tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post8880776908315514873..comments2023-06-12T16:10:50.655+02:00Comments on The Beet Goes On: Ding Dong Delivery! And Other Fun Moments in Foreign-Language LandThe Expatressehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127602680470789727noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-71787573305055038842009-10-17T14:11:00.964+03:002009-10-17T14:11:00.964+03:00I traveled around Europe by myself, a Eurail pass,...I traveled around Europe by myself, a Eurail pass, a pocket dictionary and large suitcase a year after college graduation. I would have been lost without the pocket dictionary (French) as my high school French did not make me fluent.Tina in CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389744278715174313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-73314916893683244762009-10-17T08:39:24.559+03:002009-10-17T08:39:24.559+03:00I LOVE how crazy the grocery store lists are in En...I LOVE how crazy the grocery store lists are in English! I've been thinking of a post about that for a while! My favorite is the "flavored toilet paper" (scented, obviously). <br /><br />What a sense of adventure you and the girls have!MoscowMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071640212219249372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-54765941250898057432009-10-17T03:40:18.317+03:002009-10-17T03:40:18.317+03:00It is so funny!
On rare occasions when we traveled...It is so funny!<br />On rare occasions when we traveled with our friends in Europe in the countries which language none of us spoke, we had the same scenes over and over again - Do you know how to say that/ Do YOU know how to say that (usually to the one who bragged the most about his or hers language skills) and so on. Most of my travel were business trips, and I usually travel alone, so I reserve to smiling a lot and learning really well how to say Thank you and even better how to say Thank you very much.<br />Do not know how it might help with laundry detergent and kitty litter.<br />Good luck.<br />OlgaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-46281233627035818412009-10-16T23:20:19.913+03:002009-10-16T23:20:19.913+03:00The prices are not much different than what I pay ...The prices are not much different than what I pay when I walk into the Sedmoy. I also have a loyalty discount card, so I get 10% off either way.The Expatressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127602680470789727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-88622587430868660042009-10-16T23:09:00.372+03:002009-10-16T23:09:00.372+03:00Why don't you just carry a Berlitz little pock...Why don't you just carry a Berlitz little pocket phrase book? It covers just about any situation short of gushing over the dogs which is a universal language anyway!<br /><br />They are cheap and lightweight and can fit in your purse or coat pocket.<br /><br />Dictionaries are sort of cumbersome. <br /><br />It is cold and gray here today. Really yucky, like Nov. not Oct! Only 43 out. On Monday I start giving midterms so I will have non stop paper marking from now on into the end of the term. I like reading them but I hate having to mark them... Teacher's bete noir...<br /><br />I am waiting for FUC. aka Friday Upwords Club which meets here every Friday at 4. <br /><br />Some of those grocery items ARE really expensive but delivery would be worth it. Can you get cat food delivered and litter and paper products, stuff which is a nuisance to schlep?<br /><br />Of course anything done by the "master" costs more! You are paying for their experience and often they are the owner of the salon. I can certainly understand your wanting a midrange haircut for Skittles! It's not like she's getting it colored or anything important! And it's short!valentinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594647719641535734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-36423473999462906042009-10-16T17:03:38.655+03:002009-10-16T17:03:38.655+03:00What cell phone provider do you use? Megafon has/h...What cell phone provider do you use? Megafon has/had a free SMS translator, but it was buried in a bunch of menus. I'm not sure if this still exists, since I'm going back 2 years... Maybe the service you use has the same?Ashirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169668167348953742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-22063623035445349012009-10-16T16:40:00.988+03:002009-10-16T16:40:00.988+03:00Englishman: Not in Moscow.Englishman: Not in Moscow.The Expatressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127602680470789727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-48813113160287926842009-10-16T16:31:20.762+03:002009-10-16T16:31:20.762+03:00The place I went for a hair cut was not a hair sch...The place I went for a hair cut was not a hair school but a hair salon. I went there as I could and have not been able to, find a normal no frills barbar in Moscow for a normal price. If you know a hair school in Moscow where I can get a hair cut on the cheap let me know, not that I'm mean or anything :-)English man In Moscowhttp://englishmaninmoscowrussia.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-5294129452158762552009-10-16T14:16:32.004+03:002009-10-16T14:16:32.004+03:00Tina: Yeah, I have a small phrasebook somewhere, b...Tina: Yeah, I have a small phrasebook somewhere, but I haven't remembered to put it in my purse in ages. In Slovakia, you could access a dictionary through your mobile phone for a small fee. It was very handy.The Expatressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127602680470789727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-44369722694459970972009-10-16T14:15:22.545+03:002009-10-16T14:15:22.545+03:00English Man: In the US, you can go to the schools ...English Man: In the US, you can go to the schools where they train stylists and get a haircut for less. But you are being used for practice. I used to be a model for a friend who was already a stylist, but was getting advanced certification in various skills (including chemical processes like color and perms). That I got for free. It was fun.The Expatressehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127602680470789727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-66219759229685390752009-10-16T14:10:49.113+03:002009-10-16T14:10:49.113+03:00Yes I had the same experience they said it depends...Yes I had the same experience they said it depends on the master when I went to get a hair cut in Moscow (see englishmaninmoscow blog) How can a hair cut depend on the master? or the masters experience? It should be one price for a hair cut and shampoo and other prices depending on what's done to your hair. It should not depend on who cuts the hair !! crazy or what!englishmaninmoscowhttp://englishmaninmoscowrussia.blogspot.com/2009/10/useful-links-in-no-particular-order.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-46915287839227257652009-10-16T12:41:19.761+03:002009-10-16T12:41:19.761+03:00Do you have a Russian/English dictionery to refer ...Do you have a Russian/English dictionery to refer to for times like you posted about?Tina in CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389744278715174313noreply@blogger.com