> I've never been to Nizhny, but if it's a typical
> industrial suburb, "sprightly" and "colorful" are not
> the words to describe it. "Grim" is probably too much.
> But the writer is using loose, colorful
> travel-journalism language. Haven't you ever noticed
> that whenever a British journalist describes a foreign
> country, it's always "grim"?
Hey, they always told me "Write what you know". It's good to see other writers take it to heart.
John A