There were loads of them in Bali last year.
They reinforced every negative stereotype I already held about them. One young lad I kept seeing at the temples had a giant tattoo of Stalin on his leg and 1812 down his arm.

edit: I thought I was repeating myself.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Mon 2 Feb 2026, 14:39, archived)

I've been in Phuket and got treated very well because we were white people who weren't Russian.

( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Mon 2 Feb 2026, 19:00, archived)

I dated a Finnish woman who had changed her name to one that sounded less Russian as she was having so many problems when travelling.

( Undulating Tentacles of Love getting fun down to acceptable levels, Mon 2 Feb 2026, 19:05, archived)

She was always far too early for her flight oh hahaha

(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Mon 2 Feb 2026, 20:32, archived)

SHE WAS 'RUSSIAN' [RUSHING] TOO MUCH
Jesus, tough crowd. My comic genius is wasted on you lot.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Mon 2 Feb 2026, 21:58, archived)

ge pæ
( Mr. Tea 'ulmmm'/'mmneurgh', Mon 2 Feb 2026, 22:28, archived)

lol

( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Mon 2 Feb 2026, 23:31, archived)

You're right, it *is* hilarious!

(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Tue 3 Feb 2026, 6:37, archived)