Turkish Invasion has 45 handy hints on how to spot whether you’ve been in Russia for too long.  My personal favourite:

• You ride the marshrutka shouting ‘ostanovite na ostanovke’ EXACTLY where you want to stop, and not worrying about handing your money to the driver via 6 people
• You mutter ‘?????’ at the idiot who forgot the gherkins when they bought vodka
• ‘voda’ and ‘bezgazirovannaya’ are inextricably linked in your head

Visit Turkish Russia for these, and 42 more helpful hints on how to spot whether you’ve been assimilated.
 

Tagged as: Culture