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Poll: Which is the weirdest place where you've ever worked on a translation/interpretation job? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| Other - end client offices | Aug 31, 2011 |
A very weird place indeed, the end client being, erm, someone special.
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Interlangue (X)
Angola
Local time: 15:54
English to French
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In a hospital room, waiting for my mother to come back from surgery and in the garage of a mechanic, waiting for my car to be serviced.
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On a really old laptop. I wasn't supposed to have one in the room. I had to hide it when the staff came in.
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| more than one | Aug 31, 2011 |
hospital and other "medical" waiting rooms, parked car, moving car, airport, kitchen table (not my usual work area!), in bed...
fun question!
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Helen Shiner 
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:54
German to English
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| Interpreting | Aug 31, 2011 |
Years ago, in a school for children with Down's syndrome, whilst being constantly whisked off by the children to dance with them! Not weird really, just lovely!
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Allison Wright (X)
Portugal
Local time: 14:54
| Haven't tried the kerb yet | Aug 31, 2011 |
Nor have I ever taken translation work to a party, but have translated whilst the neighbours had the party to end all parties. Ended up typing to the rhythm of the beat.
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Donglai Lou (X)
China
Local time: 21:54
English to Chinese
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| Yes, Hospital | Aug 31, 2011 |
When my wife was delivering my girl last year, I found a stand to put my laptop on and do my job in a space between two doors. What is fun was both doors were locked up during the midnight. fortunately, one of the doors is a motor-driven slide one, which I opened by force.
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| I'm desperately boring | Aug 31, 2011 |
I work only in my office!
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Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:54
French to English
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| Tennis match | Aug 31, 2011 |
whilst my sons were playing in a tournament!
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| The weirdest place on earth | Aug 31, 2011 |
My room.
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Rolf Kern
Switzerland
Local time: 15:54
English to German
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In memoriam | Dormitory of military barracks | Aug 31, 2011 |
This was my weirdest workplace.
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Zhoudan
Local time: 21:54
English to Chinese
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| Beauty Parlor | Aug 31, 2011 |
I was receiving facial service when a foreign lady came to the parlor. The reception girl immediately brought the lady to my bedside and wanted me to interpret!
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I was working 14 years as a linguist for US ARMY so now my room is weird place.
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And none of them seem particularly weird to me: if I am forced by circumstances to spend time away from my office/room, I just get on with it as best I can. I am VERY impatient and can't stand wasting time, while at the same time suffering from being a major ditherer and procrastinator!!
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