Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

In vino veritas

Sunday morning was devoted to food shopping for the Italian cooking-class day.

I had the chance to practice a lot my Russian with Marshrutka drivers, sellers, passers-by, beggars, drunk people.

A police officer in plain clothes - after checking my documents - praised my good Russian. A small girl selling juices did the same with a very good English. Also a miller commended my use of his difficult and fascinating language.


Unfortunately, on the Marshrutka, a drunk guy thought a stranger was worth to starting some kind of chat. After a while his speech became at once more complicated and woolly, plus I had no intention to open any kind of debate with someone whose breath is vodka-branded. As result, he dismissed me saying my Russian is "ocegn plocha", very bad.

The policeman, the young seller, the miller: when it comes to sincerity, they all worth less than a drunk guy...

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