A good friend of mine was asking me the other day:
Friend: ‘You’re French, why would you want to communicate on the ‘net in English?’
Me: ‘Well, most of my clients are in the English-speaking world nowadays’
Friend: ‘…’
Me: ‘Most of my income comes from foreign companies or entities’
Friend: ‘…’
Me: ‘I have to talk to my real clients, what else can I do? Anyway, I mostly translate into French, so English-speaking people are the ones who need me most, if they want to communicate to their French clients!’
Friend: ‘Well, I suppose so…’
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