Always right

Before he was appointed the new German ambassador to India, Martin Ney told his wife he wished his next posting would be in a country that offered him either a bagful of adventure or a huge helping of challenge. When he was chosen for the India posting, his wife told him helpfully, "Now you have both." Narrating this episode at an event a day after he presented his credentials on September 2, 2015, Ney said his experience in the country showed that "German wives were always right". He then stopped for a moment and asked his audience if the same held true for Indian wives as well.