上世纪70年代,时任美国国务卿的基辛格为斡旋中东和平来到宗教圣地耶路撒冷。在结束紧张工作回国之前,他想带领随员们到当地一家名为“芬克斯”的西餐酒吧消遣一下。这个酒吧规模不大,只有30平米5张桌子。当他拿起电话向老板申请包场时遭到拒绝。无奈,基辛格亮出了自己的名号,但还是没能奏效。老板拒绝的理由是不能为了他们而将其他老顾客拒之门外。基辛格不悦地挂上电话。第二天,基辛格再次打通老板电话。他首先为自己昨天的无礼要求道歉,申请明晚只预定一张桌子,并且不必谢绝其他客人。不料,老板以犹太人过礼拜不营业为由,再次拒绝了他。 In the 1970s, Kissinger, then US Secretary of State, came to Jerusalem, a religious shrine, to mediate peace in the Middle East. Before ending his tense work, he wants to lead his entourage to a local western-style pub called “Finks.” This bar is small, only 5 tables of 30 square meters. He was rejected when he picked up the phone and asked for his package. Helpless, Kissinger showed his name, but still did not work. The reason the boss refuses is that they can not keep other customers away from them. Kissinger unpleasantly hung up the phone. The very next day, Kissinger opened the phone again. He first apologized for his rude demands yesterday, applied for booking a table tomorrow night, and did not have to decline other guests. Unexpectedly, the boss denied him again on the grounds that the Jewish worshipers did not operate for business.