LJ Idol 9 - Week 13 - Open Topic

[marjory]

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[kehlen]

Ah, cultural differences.

In Russia, we are much like the Germans. I felt like an idiot when I had to buy tickets at train station in Amsterdam, and there was this huge gap between the counter where you do, and the start of the line. And this thick yellow line denoting "line here". I had to ask the person behind that line, if he was, well, first in line. (The same line here in Moscow? That would be a nice joke everyone's going to ignore, even if repeatedly asked to please stand back.)

[marjory]

Oh blimey! Well the German thing seems to be that they'll do it if it's the rule in a particular spot, but if not...

[kickthehobbit]

You had me hooked from the first line.

This is brilliant.

[marjory]

Thank you! Nothing like the absurdity of a near death experience! ;)

[mallorys_camera]

This is great. I did the exact same thing once when I had a reactive airway attack brought on by wasabi at an oh-so-expensive-restaurant -- held the door open (as I was running outside to fall unconscious on the sidewalk) for some human X-ray who just glared at me like, What? They let people like you into the restaurant?

I can laugh about it now...

[marjory]

Ugh! We are psychic twins!

[bleodswean]

Heh. So nicely written. I have had all these experiences, too. Have you seen how they queue in Russia? *bewildered*

Your Brit-to-American translation was howling funny.

[marjory]

Thank you! And I've never been to Russia, but I've heard some things...

[halfshellvenus]

This was marvelous, especially the sense of politeness now being so hopelessly ingrained that you invoke it rather than save yourself.

And your translated Coke request" was hilarious. :D

[marjory]

Thank you!