This weekend I had the privilege of speaking at the FBLA-PBL National Fall Leadership Conference in Washington DC. Meanwhile, across town at the White House, 20 of the most powerful men and women in the world gathered for an international economic summit.
So when I checked in at the hotel, I noticed there were Secret Service agents, police officers, and media reporters all over the hotel. I began asking around and guess who I was sharing a hotel with?
The President of China.
So with Secret Service agents swarming this fancy hotel, I came up with a list of 10 Things NOT To Do When Sharing A Hotel With The President of China…
10. Ask an agent if you can wear one of those cool ear pieces and talk into his sleeve.
9. Reach into your inside coat pocket as the motorcade is arriving. One conference attendee learned this the hard way and was detained for 45 minutes!
8. Introduce yourself as Jack Bauer and demand to speak with the President.
7. Offer the President Cashew Chicken with a side of Kung Pao, and then do a karate move.
6. In your best hick accent, say to the President, “You’ve got a big wall over there, don’tcha cowboy.”
5. Introduce yourself as MacGyver. Better yet, introduce yourself as McGruber.
4. Yell across the room, “Hey Mr. President…you’re the bomb!”
3. Go the Chinese media and tell them you’re the real Brad Pitt.
2. Tell an agent that you’re really a ninja.
1. Say to the President, “Sorry Michael Phelps beat your whole country this summer.”
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#4 IS MY FAVORITE…
YOU CAN THANK ME LATER.
Picked up a few more from some people at the conference…
- Try to show off your collection of fireworks. Trust, theirs are much cooler.
- Use the words, “Olympics,” “gymnast,” or “cheating” together in any sentence.
- Ask him if their McDonald’s toys are made in the US.
- Challenge him to a ping-pong match, unless you want to lose 173-0.
You were absolutely amazing at the D.C. Phi Beta Lambda Conference by the way…
This was hilarious :o). It was quite…. interesting… sharing the hotel with the president :o)
It was hilarious watching you in D.C. The whole packing jokes were amusing, and there was one text message sent around to all the members from my chapter. “I hate the speaker lol lol omg.” Really enjoyed hearing you speak.
Hey Grant,
Great job speaking at the FBLA conference. I also really enjoyed this blog of yours. It is so true.
Thanks.
Loved your speech at the FBLA conference!!! haha thanks for actually recognizing Vermont too
Yeah sharing the hotel with the chinese president wasn’t so great. My friend and I learned that the hard way also. I guess we got on the wrong elevator or something. We needed to get to the 3rd floor but the elevator didnt stop there, we ended up going all the way up to the 10th and when the doors opened up this big security guard rushed on and told us we weren’t suppose to be up there. So anyway, we got escorted back down to the lobby where many chinese photographers and newscasters mistook us for “important people”, they raised up their cameras in excitment but were quickly disappointed to find two FBLA teenagers standing in fear, haha.
Haha, I thought of several;
*Pretend to speak in Chinese and when you get evil looks, say “Hey, I’m the real deal.” (I actually did that.)
*Walk by an agent and say very loudly, “What’s so great about him anyway? I’m taller than him.” (I did that, as well.)
*Walk by a K-9 Unit and whisper, “Kill, Fido, kill.” (I was too afraid of what might happen to do this one.)
Grant, thank you for coming to the Conference. I rather enjoyed your speech.
Loved these - I, too, was at the hotel - wish I would have tried some of these!! Thanks for a great session with the students. They are still talking about you!
I had the privelege of hearing you speak in Washington, DC and I enjoyed it alot. You were great and so was the blog about the President in our hotel!
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