Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
I know I know.. I'm hardly going to be prime candidate for political correctness but,
Watching the news, apparently hundreds of Russians have died, and thousands in hospital due to moonshine/poison vodka.
Although its a warm-hearted running joke that all Russian cameras are made with a hearty portion of vodka, maybe we should be respectful and not mention it for a while. Not very respectful to joke about it when people are dying.
Just a thought.
Watching the news, apparently hundreds of Russians have died, and thousands in hospital due to moonshine/poison vodka.
Although its a warm-hearted running joke that all Russian cameras are made with a hearty portion of vodka, maybe we should be respectful and not mention it for a while. Not very respectful to joke about it when people are dying.
Just a thought.
Jocko
Off With The Pixies
Ash, in the immortal words of Samuel Goldwyn. "Leave the messages to Western Union".
Cheers, Ian
Cheers, Ian
ywenz
Veteran
Why this post? was someone making russian/vodka jokes?
Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
Not since yesterday, but I thought I'd before someone says it again
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Whoops ... I think that was 'moi'.
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
That wasn't the only case of industrial poisoning. In Panamá, a state run lab made a mistake in the formula of a cough syrup and over 100 people went to the hospital. Several died. I think it was someone trying to cut costs who ordered the wrong chemical ingredient.
So, no more jokes on Russian cameras and vodka for a while!
So, no more jokes on Russian cameras and vodka for a while!
peterc
Heretic
An ongoing problem in the FSU. The media picks up on it every year or two. As I remember the life expectancy of a Russian male is about 59 and he's most likely to die of something alcohol related.Ash said:
Alcohol and alcohol poisoning are serious problems in Russia and have been for years. And I don't think refraining from a few drunken assembly line worker jokes will change anything.
Peter
Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
Fair enough Peter, I was only thinking from the point of view that it's best not to stir up anything with a harmless joke taken the wrong way. Tis up to other people though. I've only ever known 2 people from Ukraine, and other than that the closest to Russia I can think is friends with Polish roots. I'm not exactly going to get offended, but someone here might.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Jocko said:Ash, in the immortal words of Samuel Goldwyn. "Leave the messages to Western Union".
Cheers, Ian
And I can't remember who it was who said "Don't shoot the messenger".
Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
Keith novak said:And I can't remember who it was who said "Don't shoot the messenger".
Well it's not important, as they died shortly after
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Long long ago in the land known as New Zealand, when I was a young starry eyed apprentice motor mechanic, I worked with a delightful man called Ted Brazcec, he was Polish or Russian, I don't remember! I noticed that every day with his lunch he would drink a large glass of what looked like water to me. When I asked him what it was he promptly poured me a glass and said in his thick accent .. "Drink this boy ... it's good for you". Putting the glass nervously to my lips I couldn't help but notice that they immediately went numb! I thanked him but declined to go any further. It turned out that it was home made potato vodka, which I suspect, could alternately be used as paint stripper.
David Murphy
Veteran
Perhaps he is referring to the Fed 8 thread, which I found hilarious
Nachkebia
Well-known
Keith novak said:Long long ago in the land known as New Zealand, when I was a young starry eyed apprentice motor mechanic, I worked with a delightful man called Ted Brazcec, he was Polish or Russian, I don't remember! I noticed that every day with his lunch he would drink a large glass of what looked like water to me. When I asked him what it was he promptly poured me a glass and said in his thick accent .. "Drink this boy ... it's good for you". Putting the glass nervously to my lips I couldn't help but notice that they immediately went numb! I thanked him but declined to go any further. It turned out that it was home made potato vodka, which I suspect, could alternately be used as paint stripper.
First, vodka is made of potato, if you ever drink vodka with orange just don`t think you are driking vodka, second
? it is almost same to say German or Dutch
Brazcec is definetly polish and third I don`t think russians or any slavich countrys drink as much as europians do, specialy youth, quality of alcohol might not be that great but Georgian wine is the best (don`t even read, even I don`t understand what I wrote )
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Nachkebia said:First, vodka is made of potato, if you ever drink vodka with orange just don`t think you are driking vodka, second ? it is almost same to say German or Dutch
Hey Nachkebia,
My own origins are slavich. My original family name was Novakovic which my grandfather, for some strange reason, decided to shorten when he emigrated to NZ as a young man ... not sure why and I wish he hadn't actually ... he was a Croation Dalmation!
That same workshop where I was apprenticed had a Russian (Anton Varoy) ... Ted (Polish) a South African a Samoan, three Indians, a Chechoslovakian a Brazillian tea lady and two mechanics from Great Britain. New Zealand had a very expansive migration programme in the 50s and 60s.
It was great, and to this day I believe it to be one of the most racially tollerant countries in the world!
Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
I'm not sure whether Britain is that tolerant, but we have a helluva lot of immigration currently!
S
Socke
Guest
Nachkebia said:First, vodka is made of potato, if you ever drink vodka with orange just don`t think you are driking vodka, second ? it is almost same to say German or Dutch
I happen to know some german descendant russian imigrants and they drink Vodka like I drink water. A bottle Smirnoff per person and evening is about right for the girls, the boys drink more.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Socke said:
I got incredibly/stupidly drunk on vodka as a teen and threw up for a day after. Now ... the smell of vodka almost makes me dry reach!
Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
Keith, you wuss!!
I guess the UK is worse than Russia, we have binge-drinking and violence. To be fair, it was a great night after 6 vodka shots, 3 pints, a bottle of bud and a pint of cider. I dont remember getting home.
I haven't drunk since then, and that was a month ago
I guess the UK is worse than Russia, we have binge-drinking and violence. To be fair, it was a great night after 6 vodka shots, 3 pints, a bottle of bud and a pint of cider. I dont remember getting home.
I haven't drunk since then, and that was a month ago
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Ash said:Keith, you wuss!!
I guess the UK is worse than Russia, we have binge-drinking and violence. To be fair, it was a great night after 6 vodka shots, 3 pints, a bottle of bud and a pint of cider. I dont remember getting home.
I haven't drunk since then, and that was a month ago
Ooh lad .. when I was young I would drink 8 vodka shots .. 5 pints .. 2 bottles of Bud and a gallon of cider and work in t'gravel pit all next day after sleeping in shoe box on motorway .. but we were 'ard!
Ash
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Liar