You know you have been in Russia too long when ...
You carry a plastic shopping bag with you "just in case."
You save table scraps for the cat(s) living in the courtyard.
When crossing the street, you sprint.
You are impressed with the new model Lada or Volga.
You hear the radio say it is just at or below freezing outside and you think it might be nice day for a change.
You are pleasantly surprised when there is actually toilet paper in the WC. ( On what trip in Poland, After 3 days I was shown where the toilet roll was kept, I was told by my colleague that we had now achieved trusted advisor status).
When you put the empty bottle of wine on the floor in a restaurant.
When you wear a wool hat in the sauna.
When you know more than 60 Olgas.
When your coffee cups routinely smell like vodka.
When you start thinking of bread as a good mixer for vodka.
When you move to Budapest and think you're in heaven.
When you go mushroom and berry picking out of necessity, not recreation.
When you start using "davi" instead of "yes".
You are envious that your expat friend has smaller door keys than you.
Your day seems brighter after seeing that Goon's Mercedes run into by a pensioner's "Moskvich".
You argue with a taxi driver about a fare of 30 rubles to go 2-3 miles while it is snowing.
You carry a plastic shopping bag with you "just in case."
You save table scraps for the cat(s) living in the courtyard.
When crossing the street, you sprint.
You are impressed with the new model Lada or Volga.
You hear the radio say it is just at or below freezing outside and you think it might be nice day for a change.
You are pleasantly surprised when there is actually toilet paper in the WC. ( On what trip in Poland, After 3 days I was shown where the toilet roll was kept, I was told by my colleague that we had now achieved trusted advisor status).
When you put the empty bottle of wine on the floor in a restaurant.
When you wear a wool hat in the sauna.
When you know more than 60 Olgas.
When your coffee cups routinely smell like vodka.
When you start thinking of bread as a good mixer for vodka.
When you move to Budapest and think you're in heaven.
When you go mushroom and berry picking out of necessity, not recreation.
When you start using "davi" instead of "yes".
You are envious that your expat friend has smaller door keys than you.
Your day seems brighter after seeing that Goon's Mercedes run into by a pensioner's "Moskvich".
You argue with a taxi driver about a fare of 30 rubles to go 2-3 miles while it is snowing.
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