Drunken Stupor

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Clarissa

July 14, 2012

Since our plane has been delayed (Jewish luck!), I can share funny stories.
Back in grad school, people kept sharing the only bit of knowledge they had about Ukrainians which was that we were all alcoholics. I’m from a completely non-drinking family, so the discussions of “you people drink so much” started getting on my nerves. One day I finally snapped.

“Yes, I was conceived in a drunken stupor,” I said. “This is why I ended up here at Yale. Just to think how much better I could have done were my parents not such hopeless drunks.”

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9 responses to “Drunken Stupor”

el

July 14, 2012

Ukrainian Jews like your father usually don’t drink.

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1. el
  
  July 14, 2012
  
  But, I suppose, for them Russians, Ukrainians & Ukrainian Jews were all the same.
  
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2. bloggerclarissa
  
  July 14, 2012
  
  Nor do Ukrainian Ukrainians, like my mother. 🙂
  
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  1. Pooh Huffy
    
    July 14, 2012
    
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V

July 14, 2012

—Since our plane has been delayed (Jewish luck!)

Would “Jewish Luck” be a better name for United Airlines? 🙂

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1. bloggerclarissa
  
  July 14, 2012
  
  Scary! How did you know I’m traveling with United Airlines???
  
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  1. valter07
    
    July 14, 2012
    
    I did not. I just have flown a lot with United lately, and every second flight was delayed.
    On a good side – one flight was cancelled, but we were put on an earlier plane and actually got home earlier than we intended.
    
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Titfortat

July 14, 2012

I thought you were a self professed Christian?

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musteryou

July 14, 2012

A drunken stupor is good. The cultural stereotype of me is that I must necessarily be arrogant and believe myself to be of a superior race and status. People pushed this so much that I began to investigate such an option as a way of simplifying my identity — making it easier to manage. It’s better to be what people think you are, rather than what you are, in some ways.

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