For a moment of levity, I want to share the following true story. My husband is in Florida, staying at a Hilton hotel. He called me yesterday to ask how to fry fish. Since he never cooks, I asked what occasioned the inquiry at this particular juncture. He told me he brought a hot plate and a frying pan with him with a plan to cook his own meals in his hotel room.
It took me a while to explain why other guests of the Hilton wouldn’t be extraordinarily grateful for somebody frying fish inside the hotel. I suggested the exotic alternative if eating at a restaurant or getting a takeout but it didn’t fly.
He’s now planning to do a chicken stir fry on the hot plate instead.
LEGAL ALERT!
Most American hotels including the Hilton chain DO NOT ALLOW guests to cook in their rooms because of fire safety concerns. N may get in legal trouble if he does so, and the hotel staff find out. I recommend that you advise him of this.
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// Most American hotels including the Hilton chain DO NOT ALLOW guests to cook in their rooms because of fire safety concerns.
In Israeli hotels even smoking in a room is prohibited because of fire safety.
A fire alarm system would start working and a customer would be heavily fined.
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Smoking is definitely not allowed in the US hotels but N doesn’t smoke.
He’s the most stubborn person on the planet, and pretty much the only person I can’t convince of anything. Which is probably why we are together. My influence on him is exactly zero.
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Since it’s a light hearted thread, want to share the amazing discovery I made a few days ago about the nature of my own country. When I see articles about 101 genders and woke madness in the West, I sometimes feel a bit envious of Americans and Europeans who are so safe and sated that they start playing those weird games for new forms of entertainment. Turns out Israelis are also normal people, or shall we say ‘normal’ ? Look:
LGBTQ community in Israel faces ‘record’ discrimination
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LGBTQ members claim to be neglected by the system, oftentimes being forced to wait an absurd amount of time for sex reassignment treatments and surgeries.
According to the report, the amount of Israelis who now define themselves as non-binary, or prefer not to define their gender at all, reached 23% this year, as opposed to only 12% in 2020.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sydwwtqeq
See, life in Israel looks pretty good. π π
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Definitely looks kind of cute at this point. And a week ago, it would have been annoying.
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Haven’t thought about it before, but may Putin keep such great distance from everybody around him, including closest people, not because of covid but since he is afraid of assassination?
“Π£Π²Π°ΠΆΠ°Π΅ΠΌΡΠΉ ΠΠΈΡΡΠΈΡ, Ρ Π²ΠΎΡ ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΌΠ°Π» ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΎΠ± ΡΡΠΎΠΌ Π½ΠΈΠΊΡΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΡ….
ΠΡΠΎ Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ ΡΡΠΎΠ».
ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΌΡΡΠ»Ρ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠ°Ρ Π΄Π»ΠΈΠ½Π° Π½Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΊ. ΠΡΡΠΈΠ½ ΡΠ±ΡΠ΅Π½Π΄ΠΈΠ²ΡΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ·ΡΡΠΏΠ°ΡΠΎΡ ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π½ Π½Π° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ Π±Π΅Π·ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ.
ΠΡΠΎΡ ΡΡΠΎΠ» ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π²Π°Π½ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΡΠ²ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π° Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡ . Π‘ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ, Π½Π°ΠΌ Π½Π΅ Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π½ΠΎ, Π½ΠΎ Π³Π΄Π΅ ΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΠΈΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π½Π°, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ·Π°Π½Π° Π·Π°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΠΊΡΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ½Π½ΡΡ “ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΡ Π»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ” Π³Π΄Π΅ ΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅ ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΠ»Π°.
Π£ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡ, Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΠΈΡΡΡΡΠΈΠ½ ΡΡΠΏΠ½Π΅ΡΡΡ Π² ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ ΠΡΡΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½Ρ ΡΡΠΎΠ»Π°, ΡΠΎ ΡΡΡ ΠΆΠ΅ Π±ΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ Π·Π°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½(ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΌΡΠ³ΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π²Π°ΡΠΈΠ°Π½Ρ Π·Π°Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠ°Π½).
Π Π°Π½ΡΡΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ Π΄ΡΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΈΠΏΠ° ΠΈΠ· Π·Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΡΡ, Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π½ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊ. ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ° Π΄Π°, Π½ΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΠΎΡ Π²ΠΈΡΡΡΠ°, Π° ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡ , ΠΊΡΠΎ Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ±Π΅Π³Π½ΡΡΡ ΠΊ “ΡΠ°Π±Π°ΠΊΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ΅”.
ΠΡΠΎ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎ Π±Ρ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π»ΠΈ ΡΠ±ΠΈΡΡ Π‘ΠΠΠ. ΠΡΠ΅ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΡ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π΅, ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π·Π° 4 ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ½Π΄Ρ. ΠΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈ Ρ Π²Π°ΡΠΈΡ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π½Π΅, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ 100% Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡΡ Π² ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ, ΡΡΠΎ Π±Ρ Π·Π°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡΡΠ°Π²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΡΡ.
ΠΡ ΡΠ°Π½Π° ΡΡΠΎΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌ ΡΠΎ Π²Π·Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ. ΠΡΠΎΡΡΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ° Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π½Π°ΠΌ Π΅Ρ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ.”
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β Π Π°Π·Π²ΡΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ½Π΅ ΡΡΠΊΠΈ, β ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π» Π ΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠ°.
ΠΡΠ΅Ρ Π¦ΡΠΏΠΈΠΊ Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅Π½ΡΠ»ΡΡ ΠΈ Ρ ΡΠΎΠΌΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π²Π°Π» Π³ΡΠ±Π°ΠΌΠΈ. ΠΡΠ°Ρ ΠΠ±Π° ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠ½Π½ΠΎ Π·Π°ΠΌΠΎΡΠ°Π» Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ.
β Π? β ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π» Π΄ΠΎΠ½ Π ΡΠ±Π° ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π» ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π° Π½Π° Π±ΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΠ±Π°, Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ Π½Π° ΠΎΡΡΠ° Π¦ΡΠΏΠΈΠΊΠ°. β Π― Π²Π°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ, Π΄ΡΡΠ·ΡΡ ΠΌΠΎΠΈ. ΠΠ΄Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ Π²ΠΎ Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²Π°, ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠ½ Π ΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠ°, Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎ, Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°Π΄ΡΠ²Π°Π΅ΡΡΡβ¦ β ΠΠ½ Π²ΡΡΠ°Π·ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ Π²Π·Π³Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ ΠΎΠ±Π²Π΅Π» ΡΡΠ΄Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΄ΡΡΠΈΠ½ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΎΠΌ. β Π Π°Π·Π²ΡΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅ Π΅ΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΊΠΈ, β ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π» ΠΎΠ½, Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΡΠ°Ρ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠ°.
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ΠΠΎΠ½ Π ΡΠ±Π° ΡΠΆΠ°Π»ΡΡ Π·Π° ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΌ, Π³Π»Π°Π·ΠΊΠΈ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠ³ΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΈ. Π ΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°Π», ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΌ ΠΎΠ½ ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΠ» ΡΠ°ΠΊ Π±Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠΊ ΠΊ Π³ΠΈΠ±Π΅Π»ΠΈ. ΠΠ°ΡΡΡ ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΡΡΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΡΡ. Π Π΅ΡΠ°Π»ΠΎΡΡ, ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ Π±ΡΡΡ Ρ ΠΎΠ·ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΌ Π² ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ΅. Π ΡΠΌΠ°ΡΠ° Π½Π°ΠΏΡΡΠ³ΡΡ, Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΡΠ³Π½ΡΡΡ. ΠΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ΅ β Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅, Π½ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ΅Π»Π° β Π½Π΅ ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ ΠΌΠ³Π½ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ. ΠΡΠ° ΠΌΡΡΠ»Ρ ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΡΠΏΠΈΠ»Π° Π½Π° ΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠ½Π° Π ΡΠ±Ρ. ΠΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΈΠ΄Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΊ Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π» ΠΆΠΈΡΡ.
P.S. ΠΡΡΠ΄ Π»ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ ΡΠ°ΠΌ ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π» Π‘ΡΡΡΠ³Π°ΡΠΊΠΈΡ , Π½ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠΉ Ρ ΠΎΠ»ΡΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π», ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π», Ρ ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠΎΡ ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΊ ΠΌΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ.
The first comment to this post has a true painting representing Russian realities:
https://mi3ch.livejournal.com/5303261.html?view=comments#comments
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Another funny comment to this post flies the theory Putin competes with Biden whose table is longest π π
https://mi3ch.livejournal.com/5303261.html?thread=631750621#t631750621
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Oh, of course. He’s been like this for a long time. Totally paranoid. It’s gotten worse a couple of years ago but I do seem to remember that it was actually in 2019 that he started deteriorating into greater paranoia.
I might be mistaken on this one, though. So much has happened that I can’t say where I heard of his growing paranoia and when.
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