After growing up with this ginger ale, Canada Dry tastes like bland sugar water, by comparison.

Learn to pronounce the Cyrillic alphabet. You might even look up why it’s called the Cyrillic alphabet. But for example Фото, ресторан, and супермаркет are the Russian words for photo, restaurant, and supermarket. I don’t know how many times I sounded those two out before I could sight-read them. Once you know the…

Alright, well, I was born in Moscow. Last time I went back was about 8 years ago. It’s different to go back as a Russian, with your family, who have their own emotional connections to the city. I don’t know anything about where to eat or the nightlife. Much of the city has changed since I lived there as a child.

Every single one of these packages say “No nitrates/nitrites added except those naturally occurring in celery” in some form or the other.