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  • #31
    I've been looking for but have failed to locate a political cartoon in three panels, first panel is a Russian worker with hunched shoulders sitting at a bar with a vodka bottle and the caption "Russia under the Tsars," second panel is identical but the worker is further hunched over and the caption "Russia under Communism," third panel the worker is passed out and the caption "Russia under Democracy."
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    • #32
      Originally posted by bumfister View Post
      Clearly you are not a real Russian and you're part Chechen or something.
      Now that's an insult I'll never forgive.
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      • #33
        Originally posted by JEELEN View Post
        Most sensible assessments: liquor is Russia is cheap (often homebrewed).
        "In the 1990s, Russia experienced a resurgence of tuberculosis, considered a disease of poverty."

        Ummm, no: tb is a medical condition, caused by bacteria. The spread of tb is most likely connected with the collapse of the health care system, as mentioned in the last paragraph of the OP.
        I'll be charitable and assume this is a language issue. "Disease of poverty" means that the disease is very highly correlated with poverty, not caused by it.

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        • #34
          Originally posted by Japher View Post
          Where's that? Running a casino?
          As a matter of speech...

          Indians very often come on as extremely hierarchical but once you make clear that they need you more than you need them working relationship drastically improves.

          Russians OTOH have transformed being arrogant disrespectful SOBs into an art. Too bad for them I don't need them as much as they need me...
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          • #35
            Originally posted by Boris Godunov View Post
            No.



            I say it's because of Russian gloominess. Russians have to have the most depressing culture in the world. Their art is all about pessimism, sadness, angst, etc. Nobody leaves a Russian opera whistling the tunes cheerfully, they leave needing a stiff drink...

            Russian gloominess? How very intelligent of you. QED.

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            • #36
              jeelen is fast shaping up to be my favorite new ****poster
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              • #37
                He must be Nordic.
                "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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                • #38
                  Originally posted by JEELEN View Post
                  Russian gloominess? How very intelligent of you. QED.
                  I apologize for not being able to muster the intelligence to believe someone was actually suggesting that TB was caused by being poor and not bacteria.
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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by Asher View Post
                    He must be Nordic.
                    Dutch.
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                    • #40
                      Poor people cause bacteria. - FACT!
                      Monkey!!!

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                      • #41
                        Originally posted by Wezil View Post
                        Dutch.
                        Same ****, different border
                        "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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                        • #42


                          Found it after Googling "alcoholism in Russia." Don't know how reputable the site is though. Personally, I think it's that they live in Russia, which has got to be the most craptacular place in Europe outside of the Balkans. Actually, maybe even including the Balkans. The climate's terrible, and their government has been an endless chain of jackbooted-thug aristocracies since ten minutes after Cyril and Methodius left.
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                          • #43
                            Culture. I probably know more non-drinking Russians than the rest of you put together.

                            Think of alcohol the way Americans drink pop. It's ubiquitous.
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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by Elok View Post
                              http://www.learn-about-alcoholism.co...in-russia.html

                              Found it after Googling "alcoholism in Russia." Don't know how reputable the site is though. Personally, I think it's that they live in Russia, which has got to be the most craptacular place in Europe outside of the Balkans. Actually, maybe even including the Balkans. The climate's terrible, and their government has been an endless chain of jackbooted-thug aristocracies since ten minutes after Cyril and Methodius left.
                              Cyril and Methodius? Have they ever even been here?
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                              • #45
                                Originally posted by Ben Kenobi View Post
                                Culture. I probably know more non-drinking Russians than the rest of you put together.

                                Think of alcohol the way Americans drink pop. It's ubiquitous.
                                Americans don't drink pop, they drink soda.
                                "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                                Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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