Dear Kranikan II

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I know you come from a time and a place where Cash is King and Bribery Talks (your words, not mine!).

However, here in America as much as I wished it worked that way sometimes, it just doesn't. No way no how.

Esp. over something has stupid, cheap and easy to find as a fishing license.

I know you're excited to go fishing but please be aware that the 20 minutes it will for me to get you to town to grab a license will save you about $300.00 in fines and a hassle from the DNR. Afterall, even though the DNR man is my neighbor, despite your request, I can't just slip him a few Ben Franklins (your words again, not mine) to solve the problem.

This isn't really a problem, just a fact of life.

Thanks.

LOL...girls..I love Kranikans! Kranikan II is really fun and we love him but he comes from a lot of money back in Russia and he's definitely used to getting his way with it.

And I am also entirely entertained that the only slang words Kranikan II knows at this point are money related!

[mrs.jacinthe]

LOL. Does he have a driver's license? If so, I sure hope he never gets pulled over.

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May 31, 2012 11:07:51 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

LOL. Does he have a driver's license? If so, I sure hope he never gets pulled over.

LOL...not yet. We don't trust him to have one or let him near any vehicle I pay insurance on just yet.

He went to driving school in Russia (and he's proud of that) but I'm pretty sure it was taught by a) NASCAR drivers b) stuntmen c) A combination of both.

I trust him to tame his driving at this point, but I don't trust him to not backtalk a cop just yet!

[mrs.jacinthe]

Egads! I'm picturing the dukes of hazzard with farm vehicles. (Can tractors successfully jump a ravine? Let's find out!)

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May 31, 2012 11:32:50 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Egads! I'm picturing the dukes of hazzard with farm vehicles. (Can tractors successfully jump a ravine? Let's find out!)

LOL...he's actually quite good at farm implements. He's never driven one before so when H and I taught him, it was our way and that's the only way he knows. They're also a lot bigger than him and he's a bit scared of them in a good (read, this thing could kill me, I better be safe) way...I trust his tractor driving way more than his vehicle driving.

[housegeek]

What's the story with kranikan? I must've missed something

[emoflamingo]

I am DYING that the only slang he knows is money related. I always imagine he sounds like Ziva on NCIS, who messes up every English phrase she tries to use.

Officer Ziva David: Well, you know what they say. You cannot make an omelet without breaking a few legs
Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: She's never making me breakfast.
Special Agent Timothy McGee: Uh, Ziva, it's 'without breaking a few eggs.'

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May 31, 2012 12:13:16 GMT -5 emoflamingo said:

I am DYING that the only slang he knows is money related. I always imagine he sounds like Ziva on NCIS, who messes up every English phrase she tries to use.

Officer Ziva David: Well, you know what they say. You cannot make an omelet without breaking a few legs
Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: She's never making me breakfast.
Special Agent Timothy McGee: Uh, Ziva, it's 'without breaking a few eggs.'

LOL! Bingo. Kranikan IIs English is horrid TBH. And he's learned British English at that so he twists everything around, knows very little slang and the little bit he does he busts out at inappropriate times.
We're working on it...telling my MIL to F*ck Off when she was gently teasing him isn't so great! (He was joking back...but hasn't quite caught on to time and place yet).

[tarheels]

May 31, 2012 11:32:50 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Egads! I'm picturing the dukes of hazzard with farm vehicles. (Can tractors successfully jump a ravine? Let's find out!)

Haha!

This guy is awesome!

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May 31, 2012 17:19:45 GMT -5 tarheels said:

May 31, 2012 11:32:50 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

Egads! I'm picturing the dukes of hazzard with farm vehicles. (Can tractors successfully jump a ravine? Let's find out!)

Haha!

This guy is awesome!

Yeah he really is. America is a learning experience for him but he's geniunely happy to be here and fun to talk to! Our last Kranikan was a sweetheart too but he wasn't that much fun. He was a bit depressed and serious more times than not.

I took Kranikan II to Walmart today to return some stuff and he was all nervous. When the transaction "went down" without incident and he got his money back, he was all, "I love America."

(Apparently you can't return stuff in Russia and store clerks are super rude. Which Kranikan II can be very blunt and to the point so we're working on how a bit of Please and Thank You usually gets what he needs...and it worked! That and it's Walmart..what don't they take back).

And even though I had an acceptable experience at Walmart..I hate that place still btw. It smells like tires, strawberries and bread with some Mr. Clean thrown in for good measure.

[adhdfashion]

Your Kranikan stories always crack me up! Keep then coming Dairy. :beer: