But how can I tell an eight-year-old boy that his father is a politician?" (Laughter) Now, as a politician myself, standing in front of you, or indeed, meeting any stranger anywhere in the world, when I eventually reveal the nature of my profession, they look at me as though I'm somewhere between a snake, a monkey and an iguana, and through all of this, I feel, strongly, that something is going wrong.
Taču kā gan lai es pasaku astoņus gadus vecam puikam, ka viņa tēvs ir politiķis?” (Smiekli) Man kā politiķim, stāvot jūsu priekšā, vai satiekot kādu svešinieku jebkurā pasaules vietā, kad es beidzot atklāju, ar ko nodarbojos, viņi skatās uz mani it kā es būtu kaut kas pa vidu starp čūsku, mērkaķi un iguānu, tajā pat laikā, es ļoti jūtu, ka kaut kas noiet greizi.