Okie doke Mr. Bubbles you got it!
The story goes like this.
I was sitting in the MountainLair with some guys from my floor taking advantage of the "sobriety program" they have (or at least used to have) where they offer free food late nights on the weekends. While we were sitting at the table a group of Ukranians walked by speaking in their native language and one of the West Virginia natives remarked "what the hell language is THAT?"
*side note this was the year and I think two weeks after 9-11. I had seen a LOT of white bigotry on campus, because of the whole issue, this was pretty much commonplace for me to witness at the time.
I answered his intolerant remark, trying to educate as always, by trying to enlighten him to some facts. "Actually he is speaking Ukrainian. You see he is from Ukraine, I actually knoe that because I met him and one of his friends the other night at my Deutsch Klub meet..." Rudely cutting me off. So he speaks Russian!
Me: "Nooo, Ukranian.. An easte.."
Him: "No he speaks Russian?!"
Me: "what?!? what he... ok and How the fuck do you even knoe?" Not wanting to even get started at how many things were just wrong with this whole argument at this point."
Him: "Because Ukraine is Russian, and everyone from Russia, and every country around Russia speaks Russian." Very passionately spoken I might add. Why he cared.../shrug?
Me: "Soooo the people of China speak Russian then eh Mac?"
Him: "Russian ain't anywhere near China Dave!"
Me: To the guy next to him from the same hometown. "Sooo, Do they actually have like, WORLD Maps in West Virgina public schools Jarrod?"
Jarrod: (Jokingly) I think we got, but no one looks at em.
So there you have it. He went on to assert that Russia (or so he thought was "between France and Germany")
At least he can get their names right.
"Let justice be done though the heavens fall." - Jim Garrison
"Ask not your horse, if ye should ride into battle" - myself
