tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post5011952399424063226..comments2024-02-23T00:27:41.196-08:00Comments on Refugees From the City: 25John the Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-76711761315867018742009-02-06T09:32:00.000-08:002009-02-06T09:32:00.000-08:00You'd better not.You'd better not.John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-20974810761003000072009-02-06T07:38:00.000-08:002009-02-06T07:38:00.000-08:00He “forgot” to tell me to spit. I swallowed.Must. ...<I>He “forgot” to tell me to spit. I swallowed.</I><BR/><BR/>Must. Not. Comment.<BR/><BR/>Must. Not. Comment.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-36327529021873265622009-02-05T10:00:00.000-08:002009-02-05T10:00:00.000-08:00But those aren't *random* things John!Those are ju...But those aren't *random* things John!<BR/><BR/>Those are just things you've done!Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-34167608262997492322009-02-05T08:50:00.000-08:002009-02-05T08:50:00.000-08:00So, you're saying you want to know the real story ...So, you're saying you want to know the real story behind the KGB detentions? Fat chance.<BR/><BR/>:D<BR/><BR/>Get enough beers in me when I visit Morgantown, and I might tell you about the time I was involuntarily drafted as a translator by the Moscow City Police, and about the other time I got screwed by one of the Deputy mayors of Moscow, though.<BR/><BR/>And I might even tell you about that thing in that bar overseas. Given Eric's advice to me, THAT'S never going on the Net.<BR/><BR/>:DJohn the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-63198260133634690252009-02-05T08:21:00.000-08:002009-02-05T08:21:00.000-08:00Hey, that doesn't stop ME does it?!Hey, that doesn't stop ME does it?!Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-36712021578957946212009-02-05T08:03:00.000-08:002009-02-05T08:03:00.000-08:00Well, Michelle, a lot of the random crap spilling ...Well, Michelle, a lot of the random crap spilling from my brain is not suitable for publication on the net. For various reasons. :pJohn the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-64179336808074741402009-02-05T05:49:00.000-08:002009-02-05T05:49:00.000-08:00I don't think you're anywhere *near* as random as ...I don't think you're anywhere *near* as random as me! <BR/><BR/>Have you *seen* the crap spilling out for my brain recently?!Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-652750749890893912009-02-05T05:10:00.000-08:002009-02-05T05:10:00.000-08:00Well, Ilya, it was also that your family had a sup...Well, Ilya, it was also that your family had a support network for things you needed. The word dostat' has no good translation in English that picks up all the connotations of the Russian experience. We foreigners had to catch as catch can, and if we didn't want to get screwed by the CPSU and the lousy exchange rate, that meant dealing with the mafia. And our dress and mannerisms usually made us stand out as foreign, too, which made for interesting times.<BR/><BR/>I got good at imitating Russian mannerisms and dress, so when I started speaking people were often surprised that I was "ne nash". It certainly cut down on the pestering by gypsies.John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-41630785171460405302009-02-05T03:41:00.000-08:002009-02-05T03:41:00.000-08:00I know quite a few "foreigners" who have better st...I know quite a few "foreigners" who have better stories about their time in the USSR than I do. Must be the function of me having left when I was a relatively young man.Ilyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379167075203188111noreply@blogger.com