Living with a Russian, it always gets to this:
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Clarissa's Blog 
Excuse me, never met a Russian during all my years on active duty in NATO. I remember that Europeans in general didn’t bathe as often as Americans. but don’t get the joke.
What am I missing?
Dreidel
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Back in the 19th century, when a Russian merchant or aristocrat would get an unexpected sum of money, he’d be likely to go to a drinking establishment and hire gypsies to entertain him while he drank. “Going to the gypsies” means spending money in an outrageous, decadent way.
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Hey, Clarissa, why is your damn website refusing to post my innocuous comments for the hundredth time??
What does WordPress have against an old man like me?
Dreidel
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“always gets to this”
I’m a little confused… from what you’re written previously, I’d assume you were the one more likely to go to the gypsies, but the comment in green is a very mom thing to write…..
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I might go to the gypsies but I’d never call it that. I’m not Russian, after all. 🙂
In actual reality, “going to the gypsies” entailed buying a toy she wanted and I refused to purchase and then going to Applebee’s to celebrate. Even our gypsy visits have become incredibly tame.
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“I’d never call it that. I’m not Russian”
I can’t even think of a similar expression in Polish…. There might be a regional one in the East where russian influence is stronger but where I am if someone gets a windfall the last thing they want is for anyone else to find out…
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Ukrainians don’t need to go to the gypsies for entertainment. We entertain ourselves and others all day long. :-))) Russians need to be extracted from their gloomy self-immersion by an external force. Hence the Gypsies.
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