From Russia, With Love Part 2

So we're safely ensconsed in our Warsaw bunker drinking too many dirt cheap pints with fellow Aussies but there were two poignant moments last night when I realised why I wouldn't miss Russians behind glass. (Bear in mind that Latvia is 50% Russian).

#1 Girl runs over to kiosk to buy something. Kiosk is closing. Russian kiosk attendant ignores girl and closes shutters. Girl tries to get Russians attention. Russian ignores girl. Kiosk shutter smacks girl in head.

#2 Bus is 20 minutes late. I ask ticket agent what time bus will come.

"You should wait."
"I am waiting. What time will it come?"
Looks at watch and then solemnly, "You should wait."

If they'd wanted to win the Cold War they shouldn't have built an Iron Curtain, a Glass Partition would have sufficed. Then they really would have frozen the world out.