May 10, 2009
It was gonna happen sooner or later...
We were on our way home from grocery shopping and the gas station (they pump gas for us at the gas stations here). We were driving happily listening to Counting Crows when we noticed a police officer in the distance. Darron made sure he wasn't speeding but the police officer starting waving his big stick at us to pull over. This happens often in Moscow--the random checking of passports, visas, and proper driving documents. Thank Goodness Darron remembered to take all of the above with him! Plus, we lucked out and the officer was very nice and even spoke to us in English a bit. That was a good thing since I don't know if my newly learned Russian vocab words of meat, refrigerator, saucepan, and bedroom would have helped the situation! He merely asked to see Darron's passport and driving documents... then told us to have a great day! WHEW!
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Do you have to get a Russian Driver's license there or can you exchange your US license? We haven't gotten our UK licenses yet....need to get on that soon!!
ReplyDeletePoliceman: "may I please see your passport and visa?"
ReplyDeleteJen: "meat?"
Policeman: "huh? your passport, may I please see your passport, ma'am?"
Jen: "ooohhhh, refrigerator. refrigerator, saucepan."
Policeman: "ok, have you been drinking? please step out of the car!"
Darron: "bedroom?"
Policeman: "What? No not bedroom, I don't swing that way fella"
Darron & Jen: "Meat! Meat. Saucepan meat."
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ReplyDeleteMy Russian is about as good as yours, although I can say, "Sorry, I only speak a little Russian."
You know to mess up saying "I don't understand" so it comes out "I am not Monday," right? (The words are very similar.)