"A Chinese entrepreneur was on the phone with his girlfriend, and quipped, quoting Shakespeare: 'The lady doth protest too much.' Upon the word 'protest,' the phonecall cut off. He was speaking in English, but this has also happened to people speaking in Mandarin, so it's not just a one-off."
3.25.2011
If You Say "Protest" On A Phone In China, It Cuts Off Automatically
"A Chinese entrepreneur was on the phone with his girlfriend, and quipped, quoting Shakespeare: 'The lady doth protest too much.' Upon the word 'protest,' the phonecall cut off. He was speaking in English, but this has also happened to people speaking in Mandarin, so it's not just a one-off."
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China
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