2008/12/06 Odessa
Portions
Thin
On Thursday night I went out with three (female) translators from Odessa and two American men from Missouri and Virginia.
After dinner the guy from Virginia said to the guy from Missouri: “Did you notice the portions? Now I know why people are so thin here.”
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Not a German nor American style dish, eh.
I visited the former USSR once, I remember I ate a lot of tomatoes and drank a lot of Russian pink champagne.
I visited the former USSR once, I remember I ate a lot of tomatoes and drank a lot of Russian pink champagne.
Arnon
Forgive my curiosity, but what are you doing in Odessa?Arnon
Do you think a foreign affair is more interesting than a domestic one?Mieke
I have a mission. Does this answer satisfy you?Teresa
No. Why?Arnon
Is Odessa your mission?Your whole life is a mission. But I'll ask no more.
Mieke
Are you jealous?Arnon
I was wondering whether you prefer to be surprised by places/ people or whether you look for what you recognize beneath the different exterior.I am jealous, but should I be?
Teresa
In general I prefer surprises as long as they don't interfere with my deadlines.Dens
Why are you jealous? Do you want to double date with me?Arnon
Jealous about what? About the fact that you are in Odessa? Slightly, I have never been there and I always like to go to new places.Jealous about the fact that your whole life is a mission? Yes, very much so.
Greedy for life
Arnon, you should realise by now , that I am a very jealous person. Not that I think it necessarily to be a negative thing. Jealousy shows me what I yearn for in life.[ Add comment ]
