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While studying Russian in Voronezh last year a fellow student wanted to ask a barwoman for another glass (daite pozhaluista eshcho odin stakan) when he instead asked for another starik, old man. Needless to say the barwoman started to laugh and then moments later we heard hoots of laughter from the kitchens when she told her workmates.

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