the main course
So the next time you’re having a meal with a Russian and he tells you he cannot eat anymore, that he’s full. Don’t believe him. This is his polite way of saying, “That was all well and nice, but it’s time for the cookies, pastries, chocolates, candies and honey and then we’ll wash it all down with some tea!” I have to confess that this boy, who grew up thinking that fruit and air-popped popcorn was desert, was surprised to learn this secret language. I’m pretty sure that they don’t even like real food, but that it’s all just preliminary to get to the sweets. They have even invented other excuses to do this: “TEA”-2 or 3 times a day. Even after all this sugar intake, they are as skinny as toothpicks! This doesn’t make much sense to me, but then, here, not much does.
