There is a joke in which a Russian, a Ukrainian, and a Belarusian enter a train compartment and sit down simultaneously. The Russian and Ukrainian immediately jump up with shouts of pain. After a stream of invective, the Russian exclaims, “Someone put a tack on my seat! I’m a Russian citizen, damn it, there’s gonna be hell to pay!” The Ukrainian likewise lets fly a barrage of salty language, but then picks the tack up from his seat, turns it thoughtfully in his fingers, and mutters, “Hmm, I could probably sell this…” The Belarusian, for his part, remains seated in …read more
Source:: The American Interest
