Necklace and Candy

Of course, the very first time I wore my Ukrainian necklace, I had to come across a scary Russian – speaking nurse. A Russian speaker in St. Louis always means a Jewish immigrant. And as much as Jews support Ukraine back in Ukraine, Jewish Russian -speaking immigrants are as Putinoid as one can possibly be.

The reason for this is obvious. Russian – speakers find it extraordinarily hard to adapt after emigration. They don’t feel comfortable in their new countries and lash back in confused anger. And what’s a better way to lash out against the United States than to adopt Putin’s Obama – hating Ukraine – bashing anti-Western propaganda?

Today is also the day when the doctor’s office chose to greet me like this:

I’m not that into candy but after abstaining from food for 14 hours and from water for 3, I’m ready to stuff any food I come across into my mouth.