seem to forget the general levels of rudeness and unhappiness of
Muscovites. That is the great part about me being able to type
messages on the fly... I can have those things written down so I (god
help me) don't forget to complain about something.
Dealing with random Muscovites is something of a mystery to me. I can
sometimes stumble my way through some transaction and recieve a smile
afterwards; but most times it is the exact opposite. Sone random
thiights that I have noticed:
-Riding the metro during rush hour you will get bullrushed by feable
looking old ladies.
-Even after stating, in Russian, that you don't speak Russian, people
will insist that you will magically learn that instant and so they
continue to talk to you or ask question without any physical
indication as to what they are talking about. I like to think that I
am being complimented on my snazzy 'earth-toned' clothing.
-If you are waiting in line for something you will also get bullrushed
by old ladies, then they will just go to the front of the line after
they have decided that they have inflicted enough pain on enough people
-If something says that it is open, and it is not... do not ask
questions, no reason is needed, anyone can close anything they want at
any time and call it a technical break.
I toured the Kremlin in the rain, and when the sun finally popped out
I got some good pictures and then wanted to go into Red Square and get
a few sunny pictures, since I have not seen it in the sun before. But,
behold, about 30 military flag guys were practicing for the national
holiday parade on Monday...so they closed ALL of Red Square. No entry,
so I just bought some new sandles and now I am playing cards and
drinking with Swedes.
- The Dues
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