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When I came to Poland, the [embassy] staff immediately said to me, 'let's promote Indonesia and gamelan!' But I just had to say 'stop that.'
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The speaker recalls that embassy staff in Poland quickly proposed promoting Indonesia and gamelan. The speaker rejected that plan at once, answering, “stop that.” The quote presents a clear disagreement between the staff’s promotional idea and the speaker’s response, without explaining any further reason for the refusal.
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