I met a genuine Russian today!

[Mohoender]

Originally Posted by avantman42

To get back to the original subject, a friend of mine is Russian. We were discussing yesterday how we should mention her next time we're talking to my wife's grandmother (who is something of a right-winger) to wind her up

Try to made her up some common ancestry with the Czar.

[avantman42]

Originally Posted by Mohoender

Then, I see two weak points about these heavy dark brew:
- If you don't pay enough attention you can confuse them for your meal.

Pfft! It is the meal. To quote Chez Geek: "It's the meal you drink"

Originally Posted by Mohoender

Try to made her up some common ancestry with the Czar.

She was telling me about how the then-czar tried to woo Elizabeth I. Apparently he sent her some poetry, and when she rebuffed him, he started sending insulting/threatening letters instead. Apparently that's romance, Russian style