Ironic that Putin was laughing along
when Russian food can be charitably described as fucking revolting.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:09, archived)

What do you mean?!
*tucks into turnip and vodka stew*
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:12, archived)

Borsht and Russian salad are nice,
and they have some good sausage.
They are a bit overenthusiastic about FRIED STUFF, though.
( Newington, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:12, archived)

True,
but on a day to day basis they eat gristle, sour milk and cabbage stumps.

Nothing can erase the memory of ice-cold spaghetti, drizzled with a soupcon of cooking oil.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:15, archived)

Russia is the most alien place I've ever been.
In some ways it was like going 50 years back in time, but some things they've got much better than we have, like sexual equality.*

* edit: sort of. Women still have to be housewives as well as matching their husbands in careers.
( Newington, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:17, archived)

A lot of very well-read, friendly people
living in some sort of 1940s plutocracy, very weird.

It's still normal for a guy to have awife and a Mistress, too, Victorian-style.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:21, archived)

"I tell my vife I am spendink ze eefening viz my mistress.
Zen I tell my mistress I am spendink ze eefening viz my vife.
Zen I go to ze library and verk."
( Newington, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:22, archived)

hahaha

( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:25, archived)

That is the worst welsh accent ever.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:26, archived)

I went to Moscow
as an innocent 16 year old and was fed beer, crab sticks, hard boiled eggs, tinned peas and beetroot for a fortnight. Almost exclusively.

*shudder*
( Dekazer, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:12, archived)

I would have
been on a liquid diet if it were me.
( Goatworrier had your mum and she was shit, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:14, archived)

BEER

( dr_fonz, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:14, archived)

*shudder*

/the only living man who doesn't like beer
(s0WmVHAwZgpG, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:16, archived)

Because I was English
my exchange's very large, naval officer father (with whom I could only communicate in French) took it that I must love beer. And fed me the stuff for breakfast. Kept out the cold right enough :D
( Dekazer, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:19, archived)

At a guess,
it was that instead of vodka.
( Newington, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:24, archived)

I'm not a voddie fan
Although I did bring buy lots of yoghurt pots full for 50p each, for the novelty value :)
( Dekazer, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 15:38, archived)