--- Andy F <andy274 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/3/07, andie nachgeborenen
> <andie_nachgeborenen at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > (nothing like reading Martial, Tacitus, Juvenal,
> > Apuleius, etc. if you want to learn the art of
> abuse),
>
> Or the Cossacks. <titter>
>
>
> --
> Andy
>
Macho warrior cultures always have the best insults. I imagine the Zulus have a bucketload.
This week's issue of Kommersant-Vlast (from which I got my stats on ethnic violence in Russia) has as its theme interethnic conflict. KV always has a section where they ask prominent politicians and celebrities some question related to the issue's theme. This issue it was "have you ever been hassled or offended on the basis of your ethnicity?" The governor of Stavropol Krai said (quoting from memory) "I am a Kuban Cossack, and nobody messes with a Kuban Cossack! We have also always been very accommodating to other nationalities -- for instance, it used to be a tradition for a Cossack to drag home women from Turkey and make them have a dozen kids. Mullatos are always the best-looking people." :)
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