Of course, he eventually revealed, he lived in a city of 1.5 million, as opposed to a West Texas city of 116,000 or so. That might well explain why he knows only vehicular chaos. Our Russian visitors viewed it as a homebuilder's paradise, easily eclipsing visits to a Prairie Dog game, the Sunburn Grand Prix and the Fort Griffin Fandangle. Their trip through Lowe's reportedly left them with their eyes bugged out. At one point, when Boris Yelsin was mentioned, locals were surprised to learn a couple of the Russians knew nothing about their president undergoing heart by-pass surgery some months ago.
Hot tea is a very traditional drink in Russia, even during the warmer months.
But iced tea is a very strange thing for us. We're not used to that. It might've been strange, but with temperatures rising to the broiling point in West Texas, I sure didn't notice any of our Russian guests turning down the stuff.