-How do you say "Labor day" in Russian?
-Another cold and snowy day...
-What is the traditional wish for the 1st of May in Siberia?
-"I wish I had not put my summer tires back on last week."
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A compilation of deep, deep daily thoughts from deep, deep Siberia
I am posting here my day-to-day life in Novosibirsk, Siberia. The goal is to make this blog educational and informative, so that each time you visit this link, you feel you are learning valuable lessons and you are not wasting your time. You can use my material as part of geography lectures for young children, convicts or pro-Siberian therapy groups...Comments are welcome!
-Bruce.
-Bruce.
4 comments:
Were these actual jokes before translation?
Russian phrases tend to leave a lot to the imagination. We recently learned that the Russian equivalent to "Kill two birds with one stone" might actually be "To kill two rabbits." The key part about killing them with one shot, or stone seems to be not necessary. I guess that explains why you don't see any rabbits in this part of Siberia. The kids learned the phrase in school and just went out and started killing rabbits two by two (kind of a reverse Noah's ark)
Wow! Skiing in May... Lucky you ;-)
Good images!!!
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