Funny story about English as a second language.
I have a few interns on my team, and they are working on a project about the footwear manufacturing process. When I was in Guangzhou yesterday, they wanted to show me their presentation and get my feedback. The presentation was actually quite good, but, during one part of it, there was a process listed that I had never heard of - a "rubber rice" treatment. I thought, "Hmmm... is this something new? What does this look like?", so I asked them to define what the process is. They commented that it was when there is a rubber finish to the footwear piece, so the piece is "rubber rice". I quickly realized that what they were trying to say was that the treatment was "rubberized"!, and said "Oh, you mean RUBBERIZED". They said, "Yes, rubber rice!". So... I wrote it on a piece of paper, and we all had a good laugh. Too funny! :)
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