So much for the Global Village

typed for your pleasure on 31 August 2007, at 1.16 am

Sdtrk: ‘Romeo’s distress’ by Christian death

ME: Hi, Mrs (muddling through impossibly over-syllabic Russian name)?
*pause*
GLORIOUS SOVIET MATRON: rrrrRussian. English. No.
*click*

I laughed like a drain for like three solid minutes

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  1. SafeTinspector writes:
    August 31st, 2007 at 9.59 am

    She tried. I don’t think I could speak Russian well enough to say: “American. Russian. No”
    Its barely all I can do to say, “Pee on my pillow when we’re done and extra 5000 rubles,” and I’ve been practising my whole life for that one….

  2. Davecat writes:
    September 1st, 2007 at 2.57 am

    I would assume that’s the sort of phrase the Rosetta stone programme left out…

  3. barstowmama writes:
    September 1st, 2007 at 9.42 am

    I thought you knew that was me Davecat! I just thought you were a telemarketer or something. Next time we’ll chat.

    LOL

  4. Miss Hyde writes:
    September 2nd, 2007 at 11.27 am

    LONG LIVE THE TSAR! *runs away *

  5. Davecat writes:
    September 3rd, 2007 at 12.59 am

    Do swedanje, tovarich!

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