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A job interview isn't somewhere you'd expect to raise a laugh but that's what I managed to do when I applied for my current job at China Daily.

As I was quizzed by the bosses at the paper's plush offices in heart of the City of London, I was asked about my hobbies. I'd mentioned in my CV that I liked rock music and travel. Was there anything else, they asked, no doubt wondering how I would keep myself occupied in China.

"I like gardening," I said, prompting some hearty laughs from my interviewers.