Moscow Notes - Little Chats



"Yes, I've got three apartments in the city centre [TG - Moscow], one in the region, well, and a cottage house out Moscow. And why am I working as taxi driver? It's just a hobby."

"Dimka [TG - Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president] flew above the Russian fields last year and stated that everything is fine here. I think he must have flown above Polish fields by mistake"

"Authorities do whatever they want. I've got the apartment at Petrovka [TG - central Moscow district]. Well, it's worth a million US dollars. They can label the house as 'old to be demolished' and give me same size apartment elsewhere within Moscow borders, but hence they legitimately  double the size of Moscow last year, it well can be hundred kilometres from where it's now"

"I am a kind person, but I'm against the idea to make all poor people rich"

"My cousin is so greedy. It's better not to come to hers for lunch - otherwise you'll only have a salad"

"When my sister-in-law died, her brother from Israel came to the funerals. On the first day he gave his condolences, on the second - he took half of her apartment via court order, on the nine [TG - day of mourning according to Russian tradition] - he organised the meeting with his friends and published photos in the internet. Such an interesting person he is"

"They stole and ruined everything in Russia - education, medical services... I've got diabetes, and used to get prescribed 5 pills a day. Now I get only three. How am I supposed to feel better?!"

" - England is our enemy. And where do you live? 
 - Well, you may not like our answer...But we live in the UK. 
 - Well done for moving out of here"

Notes were from our trip to the airport earlier today, during which we learnt everything about the guy - his career, his close and related family, his thoughts, his political views...It was very entertaining 56 minute trip...

vasha Tasha