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all over Russia, and each and every place I went to, be
            that a small wooden house in the middle of a Siberian
            forest, or the large luxurious office of a government
            clerk in Chechnya, I was invited to have a cup of tea,
            and with tea came, inevitably, sweets. Some of these
            sweets would be challenging not just              challenging
            calorie-wise; certain caramels would be           (adj.):
            hard as a rock and require extra effort to        desafiante
                                                              barnacle (n.):
            digest, and a certain type of candy, chewy        percebe, lapa
                                                              otherwise
            and sugary, would tend to stick to one’s          (adv.): de otra
            teeth like a barnacle. But the challenge of       manera
            Russian tea-drinking goes both ways, and it can be
            quite demanding for the host, who feels obligated to
            treat guests to desserts which otherwise could have
            been saved for solitary consumption. There is a popular
            joke about a host who serves her guest tea along with
            a plate of freshly baked jam-filled pirozhki, and seeing
            the guest quickly consuming the baked goods, she
            exclaims, “Eat, my dear guest, eat and enjoy your sixth
            pie, no one counts how many you eat!” And another
            classic joke: “How many spoons of sugar do you usually
            have with your tea?” “It depends. Two if I am at home,
            four if I am a guest.” “Then make yourself at home!”

            Yes, Russians do drink vodka. However, the next
            time your curiosity about Russian culture begins to
            arise, you might want to try asking your friend for a
            cup of tea instead. You will talk, and you will drink, and
            if all this caffeine will keep you awake all night long,
            don’t you worry. Russians have lots of stories to tell,
            and the night will pass by quickly. Just don’t forget to
            bring the sweets: cookies, chocolates, caramels. And
            maybe even a cake.



              Adapted from: https://goo.gl/twqFuA





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