Posted on 10/08/2014 3:35:59 AM PDT by wetphoenix
An outpouring of Russian patriotism has accompanied the war in Ukraine and Russian support for the rebels fighting the Kiev government's forces in the east.
In some cases, Russian antagonism towards the Kiev authorities and the West has spilled on to the streets. And Muscovites themselves have been the target.
Journalist Anna Ratafyeva was travelling on the Moscow metro when she was slapped in the face by an elderly woman who didn't like the picture of cartoon character Snoopy waving a Union Jack on the front of her sweatshirt.
The incident happened in September, Ms Ratafyeva wrote on her Facebook page.
"(The woman) approached me, called me 'an American whore' and slapped me in the face. Welcome to the new reality," she wrote.
Anna Ratafyeva's decision to wear a union jack Snoopy sweatshirt prompted an unprovoked attack
That new reality involves a Russian ban on many food imports from the European Union and the US, in response to Western sanctions imposed on Russia for its actions in the Ukrainian crisis.
Another unpleasant incident emerged during the annual Moscow marathon on 21 September.
One of the runners, Alexandra Boyarskaya, was wearing a T-shirt in the yellow and blue colours of Ukrainian flag and carrying the word "Ukraine". When she stopped during the race for a drink, she was attacked.
A woman leapt from the cheering crowd, knocked the cup from Ms Boyarskaya's hands, spat in her face and shouted: "You bastard! Go back to your country. You dishonour my city and have no right to run in our marathon!"
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Thanks. I know a couple of friends who speak 7 or 8 languages, and mostly quite fluently - it’s humbling :)
Personally, I think Russians have the best-sounding curse words.
Nothing beats Yiddish foul language. I mean the way insults are composed in this language, even when the wording is translated to other languages.
One may not even catch he has been just cursed unless he seriously thinks into wording he has just heard.
You can easily recognize a Yiddish speaker by these insults, even if he is cursing in Russian or English.
“On a lighter note, French, a fantastic language, is my favorite language to curse with! :-P”
“Personally, I think Russians have the best-sounding curse words.”
Not as ‘classy’ as French. To demonstrate the point a few mins only, hope the link works. — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX8nMTuMHWY
I have a friend who is a chef. Trained under some French hotshot in LA. He learned some fantastic curses. And a simple “merde” works wonders.
Ah oui, c'est ça, simplement.
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