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May 23, 2005
My continued Russian edjumacation.
Yesterday was Russian Jew Theme Day here in New York City, at least in my small corner of it.
Mike of the blini episode took me to Brighton Beach, where I looked longingly at some ciyrki, and marvelled at the sheer number of boutiques in place to keep people dressed and shod much as they would be in Odessa. Also, I can now pronounce and identify "Lubavitcher".
In the evening we had dinner at the home of some of his family friends on the Upper West Side (which I'd never seen before and is excitingly gothic), where I found that if I chill out and stop beating myself up I can actually understand extended Russian-language anecdotes on such subjects as the problem of syringes in Australian public toilets and government measures to tackle it. My hosts were warm and charming.
Posted by michele at May 23, 2005 9:52 AM
Comments
Some time on Brighton Beach and russian-language anecdotes become instantly understandable. :-)
Posted by: Karol at May 26, 2005 3:11 PM