Ukrainian Rules

Here are some of the rules I learned from Sergey:

1. Don’t cross over two lanes of traffic in one move: the police will give you a ticket.
2. When you’re meeting someone, and when you’re saying good-bye, shake hands. Never shake hands across a doorway: you need to be in the same room.
3. When visiting family for the first time, bring gifts.
4. Vodka with vodka, beer with beer. Don’t mix them up in one meal.
5. Always have bread with a meal.
6. It’s okay to have borscht for breakfast.

I’m particularly fond of rules #2 and #5. I’m not sure how to follow rule #1 when turning right out of the PetroCan at University and Belvedere and heading toward the Farmers’ Market.

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