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And a further suggestion re: new commenting format. May there be some sort of delineation between "DorothyMantooth approved this comment" and "This comment is only 'approved' because DorothyMantooth wants 'snugbug' to pay more attention"?
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Pay more attention? To past Gawker posts, you mean? Forgive me, I have a life. For the record, I was born and raised in a Warsaw Pact country, under the shadow of the Great Sun Rising at the East. They made us take Russian in grade school, which I greatly resented at the time, but the good news is that I can still speak it. Once you learn another people’s language, they become part of you. And vice-versa. Hence you can no longer snark on ‘em with the same ignorant gusto. I also worked and lived in Russia and YES, those people love to drink, drink, and then drink some more. They even drank perfume en masse during Perestroika, when Gorby attempted to regulate the sale of alcohol, Sweden-style. I-rre-le-vant. That was not the thrust of my point, or why the post upset me.
In this light: What is it that you, Gawker commenter person, can teach me about Russians that I don’t already know? In spite of your "star" status that you so gleefully throw at my grille as proof that you are superior to me? Answer: Bupkis, with a side of blini.
Your kind of comment is why I publicly handed in my Gawker resignation today. I will stick to it too—but I figure I first need to deal with the fallout from pre-resignation comments. My kids will be reading this site one day, and I want them to know I left with dignity intact. =)
Nazdravye!
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