tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post1047751347228976821..comments2023-06-12T16:10:50.655+02:00Comments on The Beet Goes On: In Which a Chicken Is Not a Bird, and a Woman Is Not a PersonThe Expatressehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127602680470789727noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-55380960131926739052009-10-18T05:21:25.267+03:002009-10-18T05:21:25.267+03:00Louis Vuitton,LV Luggage,LV Wallets,LV Agendas,LV ...<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/louis-vuitton-c-6.html" rel="nofollow">Louis Vuitton</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/lv-luggage-c-46.html" rel="nofollow">LV Luggage</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/lv-wallets-c-47.html" rel="nofollow">LV Wallets</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/lv-agendas-c-76.html" rel="nofollow">LV Agendas</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/lv-belts-c-105.html" rel="nofollow">LV Belts</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/lv-shoes-c-29.html" rel="nofollow">LV Shoes</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/lv-accessories-c-79.html" rel="nofollow">LV Accessories</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/gucci-c-40.html" rel="nofollow">Gucci</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/gucci-wallets-c-41.html" rel="nofollow">Gucci Wallets</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/gucci-shoes-c-42.html" rel="nofollow">Gucci Shoes</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/marc-jacobs-c-92.html" rel="nofollow">Marc Jacobs handbags</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/marni-c-93.html" rel="nofollow">Marni handbags</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/miu-miu-c-94.html" rel="nofollow">Miu Miu handbags</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/mulberry-c-95.html" rel="nofollow">Mulberry handbags</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/prada-c-96.html" rel="nofollow">Prada handbags</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/thomaswylde-c-97.html" rel="nofollow">Thomaswylde handbags</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/tod-c-98.html" rel="nofollow">TOD handbags</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/bottega-veneta-c-99.html" rel="nofollow">Bottega Veneta handbags</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/dg-c-100.html" rel="nofollow">D&G handbags</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/dior-c-101.html" rel="nofollow">Dior handbags</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/ysl-c-102.html" rel="nofollow">YSL handbags</a>,<a href="http://www.shoppingbags1.com/coach-c-103.html" rel="nofollow">Coach handbags</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-22229453523585847302008-12-17T13:43:00.000+02:002008-12-17T13:43:00.000+02:00i'm Russian, from Moscow.and i read your blogg for...i'm Russian, from Moscow.<BR/>and i read your blogg for my interest. it's really funny=)<BR/>about Miss World: our Miss Russia is so stupid! it's shame! <BR/>вроде симпатичная, а такая тупая. правильно говорят - либо одно, либо другое...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-41035268902071515982008-12-16T10:27:00.000+02:002008-12-16T10:27:00.000+02:00Ah yes, the man purse. Far cooler to have the low ...Ah yes, the man purse. Far cooler to have the low slung shoulder strap hip bag, the “Murse” being so old school even if you’re trying to pass yourself off as a big time businessman since everyone knows big time businessmen don’t carry anything.<BR/><BR/>When I first came to Moscow lo those many years ago what I noticed first was the fact that all the business’s I walked into were run by women. I don’t know if they were owners/partners or managers but they definitely ran the show. Most of the men seemed happy enough leaning on things or at best aspired to the level of security guard. For all the male strutting I suspect it’s the same at home.<BR/><BR/>The second thing I noticed was all the beautiful women cutting around like sharks in shallow water, but my wife kept giving me shots in the short ribs. So I bought some shades.TRexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018204726663523430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-88798150230320551692008-12-16T07:52:00.000+02:002008-12-16T07:52:00.000+02:00It's common here in Korea (also a rather sexist co...It's common here in Korea (also a rather sexist country) for men to carry their wife's/girlfriend's purse as well. Given that Korea has mandatory military service, many of them are in uniform, and for awhile, I used to laugh so hard when I'd see some guy in a uniform, carrying a fancy fashion purse. Hilarious.<BR/><BR/>I have always been fascinated by the patronymic thing, personally. I'm a reenactor and one of the impressions I do is WWII Soviet (which I just posted about, actually), and when I was putting together my persona, I had a lot of fun researching all that.<BR/><BR/>- <A HREF="http://www.driftingfocus.com/blogs/" REL="nofollow">Driftingfocus</A>Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02057778340760717886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-7702160890447181452008-12-15T23:48:00.000+02:002008-12-15T23:48:00.000+02:00I'd just like to state that I am SO pro-woman on a...I'd just like to state that I am SO pro-woman on all of this. Can you introduce me to Miss Russia? Thanks.Troy Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175086038979986967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-17683742909322340322008-12-15T21:49:00.000+02:002008-12-15T21:49:00.000+02:00Maybe men who carry purses is not carrying it FOR ...Maybe men who carry purses is not carrying it FOR women. But it's their purse. It s very common in Moscow to have a womens purse, that's very "modno" (fashionable). My colleague told me that when I laughed at a guy with woman's purse :)elektrokuhinjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711177647713382474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-91338017269295237612008-12-15T21:20:00.000+02:002008-12-15T21:20:00.000+02:00The whole man smarter than woman thing came home t...The whole man smarter than woman thing came home to roost at our house a few years ago when we were installing accordian hurricane shutters. If you've ever tried to get hurricane shutters done in South Florida, you know it's an ordeal even if it goes smoothly. Our job didn't go smoothly. It took about two months of almost daily wheedling to get the company to start the job (they had a 50% deposit, mind you) and then the big day arrived. Two formidible men and a big truck showed up. One spoke no English and the other only a little. And no, Spanish wasn't their native language, either. You'll never guess--it was Polish! The shutter company had sent two Polish guys to do my shutters. The first day went ok, but I noticed that they were a lot slower in the afternoon than the morning. When I took out the garbage that night, I found out why. These guys had been guzzling beer all day long. There were about 15 big bottles in the garbage can along with chicken bones and watermellon rinds. The next day I told them I didn't want them drinking on the job. They were very wounded. My wife came home before I did and asked them something about the job. The one who had a little English said to my highly educated, licensed, managerial wife "Don't worry, I'll tell your husband he an intelligent man." My cellphone had a peculiar tone when it rang. And I swear I could hear my wife long before I got it to my ear, which in itself was a mistake. Ears ringing, my next call was to the shutter company. Next day all was glum, but the job was finished. And of course, it didn't pass inspection and it was another couple of weeks to get things straight. But now my wife and I laugh about me being "an intelligent man."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com