Hopefully I have not been a catalyst to a major diplomatic incident. I happen to mention to a Russian friend that I had a good bottle of Polish vodka. Scornfully, she pulled out a bottle of Russian vodka and said ‘‘this my friend is the real thing’’. Anyway feeling the benefit of a few ice-cold shots (I was instructed to down each one in one gulp) I suggested how nice it would be to be able to speak Russian. YOU ARE NOT A SPRING CHICKEN was the reply.
So the challenge is on - if Aran takes you up on your kind offer to help with SSiRussian I am offering myself as a guinea pig for ‘‘high intensity Russian’’.
Then I am going to invite my friend for some shots of vodka at my place, bring out my bottle of vodka (provocatively Polish) and break into fluent Russian.
I have a dream …
Justin