One of the pubs I frequent has a Russian bouncer (Ukrainian)
He looks like he's ex-Speznatz. One of the locals insists on calling him Sir Gay which leads to much violence and hilarity. He's a good bloke actually.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:15, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

are you sure his name isn't Sergei?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:19, Reply)

His name IS Sergei.
But Jeff always pronounces it with a gap in it and a definite insulting inflection. Much fun ensues.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:22, Reply)

I see

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:23, Reply)

The actual pronunciation of his name is Sergy.
He call's Jeff Chuff. All good-natured really. Even the choking out.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 11:26, Reply)

I'd be suspicious of calling a Ukrainian a Russian.
50% would be OK with it; the others'd rip off your head...
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 29 Mar 2010, 13:55, Reply)

Yup.
that's something else frequently used to wind him up.
He really is quite a chilled dude when I think about it.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 29 Mar 2010, 13:59, Reply)