I forgot to preface this whole blog with, I am a horrible writer. However, something about myself, that I am working on, is to become better at expressing myself and to be more eloquent in my writing in speech. So here is hoping that this blog thing might actually aid in that endeavor!
So, I apologize for my bad grammar and writing. I would hate to know that people are yelling at their computer screens because it is that horrible, so please just ignore it and have a little mercy on me!
Also, I learned some pretty silly superstitions and customs that Russians and Ukrainians believe, while at training this weekend!
1. Never sit on the ground! If I do, my ovaries will freeze and I will become barren!
2. If a babushka (a grandma in Russia) is yelling at me in Russian on a wintry day they are probably saying, something like, "cover up or you will die," "or go back inside with your wet hair, or else you will die!" Apparently, I might die if I do anything wrong :).
3. Whistling inside will make my money fly out the window.
4. The A-OK sign is very vulgar.
5. The letter T in American sign language, is flicking someone off there.
6. Sitting on the corner of a table will mean I will never get married.
7. If I leave the house and then forget something and go back inside, on the way out I must look in the mirror. (Something about my soul getting confused on the direction I'm going and having to catch back up...)
8. Never shake hand through a doorway.
9. They drink constantly over there.
10. Russian and Ukrainian women are pros at walking on ice in 6 inch stilettos and mini skirts.
11. When giving flowers as a gift they must always be an odd number, even numbers are for funerals.
12. If a guy is gesturing to his friend and flicking his neck with his middle finger, it means he is drunk.
So, I apologize for my bad grammar and writing. I would hate to know that people are yelling at their computer screens because it is that horrible, so please just ignore it and have a little mercy on me!
Also, I learned some pretty silly superstitions and customs that Russians and Ukrainians believe, while at training this weekend!
1. Never sit on the ground! If I do, my ovaries will freeze and I will become barren!
2. If a babushka (a grandma in Russia) is yelling at me in Russian on a wintry day they are probably saying, something like, "cover up or you will die," "or go back inside with your wet hair, or else you will die!" Apparently, I might die if I do anything wrong :).
3. Whistling inside will make my money fly out the window.
4. The A-OK sign is very vulgar.
5. The letter T in American sign language, is flicking someone off there.
6. Sitting on the corner of a table will mean I will never get married.
7. If I leave the house and then forget something and go back inside, on the way out I must look in the mirror. (Something about my soul getting confused on the direction I'm going and having to catch back up...)
8. Never shake hand through a doorway.
9. They drink constantly over there.
10. Russian and Ukrainian women are pros at walking on ice in 6 inch stilettos and mini skirts.
11. When giving flowers as a gift they must always be an odd number, even numbers are for funerals.
12. If a guy is gesturing to his friend and flicking his neck with his middle finger, it means he is drunk.
