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Dorohaya Tyota Mareea,
Yak tam kolo vas?


Too uh nas now shitko OK no yah mala takee scary situation zhe yah dumala zheh yah ushee dostanyu heart attack. Tak peeshlo. Me next door neighbor poklikala me na telephone ee zvedala me chee yah be so kind as to take a bus trip to New York "as we need to fill the seats." Yah kashyu yeh OK if ohna me not leave boh yah never been to New York. Ohna duma long time then povela me alright Yah zaplateelay hroshee ee me peeshlee na trip.


First, me peeshlee shopping. No yakto me next door neighbor ee yeh dear friends ee yah got separated. Yah hlyahdala ee hlyahdala no neh find them. Yah neh znala yak find halluy. Yah bulla taka scared yah neznala shto robitee. Yah taka panickovala zhe yah zabula name of show and hall.


Yah peshla nah vonka Na sidewalkee yah shtopuyyuh people. Asking: "Mr. chee Mrs. where is hall for show. Ohnee me nech neh kazhut. Yah became frantic. Yah neh znah yak yehm povestee me message. Then came to me idea! Yah kazhu "Mr che Mrs. You know dance hall." ee yah started to do small dance tam nah sidewalku. Yah dostala takee action. Oden cheloveek me kaskey: "You crazy lady." Druhee mladee me doll dolyara uh hand ee kazhe: "You remind me of my poor mother. Go get yourself another beer." Two zhenee povee: "Isn't it a shame. She doesn't look the type. You never can tell." Yah dumam zhe yah scrazuyu. Yah taka nervous yah dancing faster ee faster ee kretchyu; "Dance hall, dance hall."


Policeman preshol ee kazhe ludyam around me: "Keep moving." Ohn take me zah elbow ee kazhe: "What's wrong mama?" Yah taka glad to see him. Yah started to plakatee ee poveela yehmyu me story. Ohn kazhee: "I think you're looking for Radio City Music Hall. It's two blocks straight ahead."


Yah tam nashla me group ah me neighbor said: "Ann, we missed you. What happened to you? Were you delayed by the disturbance two blocks from here? We couldn't see what was happening there were too many people."


Yah yeh answered: "I had very different experience. I'll never forget it."


Learned a lesson, never travel without ticket.


Budthey Zdrovee,
Hanya


Alexandr

He forgot to change his format to English.

CDL

Chto?,

Me nye mame Rusnaki tu?

If I translate it, it is no longer funny! Am I the only one who understands it? How do the Babyshki in your Church talk? Or is this just a Pittsburgh phenomena?

Alexandr

Good one! Reminds me of being on a bus here and listening to 2 Italian Grandmothers chatting in Italianish. I go the basics of the conversation alright.

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Ja zalafoval moju dupu ostala nA flooru.


ROFLMAO

Alyosha, vozljublennyj ot boha.....blahoslovi....

I read this "column" every month and die laughing. It reminds me of my Babcia on the phone with one of the neighbor ladies when I was growing up! Thanks for this!

Brought a tear to my eye - This was my Baba - I could almost hear her voice again.