“It’s not generic therefore you cannot make a generic statement about it.”
“Hey a gift must be appreciated. Haven’t you heard the timeless proverb - it’s the thought that counts not the value of the gift.”
“Hamm.”
“What?”
“Chancellor Merz needs to go on a course on selecting the most appropriate gift for a specific individual.”
“Where?”
“To an Arab state to learn what gift to give whom?”
“Why not to Adiala jail.”
“Excuse me?”
“The Third Wife can provide spiritual guidance as well as material guidance in what gifts to give to whom? She has experience and…”
“She has experience in receiving not what to give whom?”
“Right but remember she only ever accompanied The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless to Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, nowhere else, and these countries give very, very, expensive gifts.”
“Don’t be facetious –– she only went to Muslim countries.”
“Not true, she never visited Turkey or Oman or….”
“That is true but why does Merz needs some lessons from her?”
“He gave President Trump a T-shirt of the German football team at the G7 meeting which said 47, Trump is the 47th president….”
“But he is also the 45 president, that wasn’t there?”
“Nope – Merz also needs some lessons in social engineering. Why give your country’s football colours to someone who is rooting for his own team!”
“Hamm and don’t forget the last gift that President Trump received, or at least that was publicised was a luxury plane….”
“I agree, Merz needs some….some refresher courses…..”
“Yep he needs to learn how to interact with the Man with the Power.”
“Perhaps not, don’t reckon he will be there for very long.”
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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