The funniest story told about a
South Korean President is no doubt the tale of Kim Young Sam's meeting with
U.S. President Bill Clinton. As the story goes, Kim spoke little English and
worried about embarrassing himself during the pre-meeting photo-op. His aides
tried to coach him. They practiced lines: Kim would say, "How are
you?" Clinton would surely answer "Fine" and no doubt politely
return the question. All Kim had to say was, "Me too." Then the pair
could head off and speak in private, through interpreters.
What happened, the story
continues, is that, when the presidents finally
met, Kim got confused and said, "Who are you?" Clinton, figuring his
counterpart was joking, teasingly bantered back: "I'm Hillary's
husband."
Kim, who had learned at least one of his lines, confidently retorted: "Me
too…”
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