“Why is the Ukrainian anthem so depressing?” the Russian asked. “It starts with ‘Ukraine isn’t dead yet.’ What’s that if not defeatist?”
“Defeatist? Depressing?” I vociferated scaring the restaurant’s patrons. “If you people would just fuck the fuck off already, we’d get a chance to come up with a more optimistic anthem! With you around, it’s already a huge achievement for Ukrainians not to be dead yet!”