Interesting, Clansgian; you confirm what the Russian refugees I sponsored
told me.
When I took the first one, actually he was a Byelorussian, and his wife
Ukranian, for the first shopping trip 2 days after they arrived, it was an
interesting experience for us both.
First, she refused to go to the store. That was something for MEN to do,
not women. OK, so I told them to make a list of what she wanted. This was a
long, drawn-out chore because she didn't know why you would want to write
down what you wanted. She said, in Ukranian/Russian, "flour!" I said, in
English, "flour" and then asked what kind of flour. Blank stares. I said,
in Russian, "Do you want it for bread, cake, blinis, or what?" "Just
FLOUR." I said, "What kind?" More blank stares. "Self-rising, regular,
white, whole wheat, rye, pumpernickel?" "JUST FLOUR!!"
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