At the dinner table, the Ambassador’s wife was talking with Madame Chretien; “Your husband has been such a prominent Canadian figure, such a presence on the international scene for so many years! How quiet retirement will seem in comparison. What are you most looking forward to in these retirement years?” 
 “A penis,” replied Madame Aline Chretien. 
 A hush fell over the table. Everyone heard her answer . . . and no one knew what to say next. Prime Minister Jean Chretien leaned over to his wife and said, “Ma petite, in hinglish dey pronounce dat word, ‘appiness!'”