mf.rox

My Russian co-worker likes to say this to people.¬† It’s a mix of ta ma de (‰ªñ¶àÁöÑÔºâ, which can mean goddamnit, or motherfucker, and gun (ʪöÔºâ, which means something like “fuck off.”¬† People always run away when he says it, but I don’t know if it’s because they understand what he’s saying or if they’re just surprised to hear this string of weird¬†noises coming out of a huge foreigner’s mouth.

Well, anyway, four of us, my Russian co-worker, a German co-worker, and another American went out for dinner and a some drinks last night.¬† We were hanging out in a restaurant, trying to wait out the rain, and suddenly I saw a very screwed-up looking, skinheadish-looking white guy standing around outside, spitting and text messaging on his cell phone.¬† I pointed him out to the other people, and for some reason my Russian co-worker decided to give him the finger.¬† Then he decided to go outside and chat with the guy.¬† The next thing we knew, the white guy started to try splash Vadim with his drink.¬† Vadim kicked at him, and then they disappeared down the street.¬† I went to the door to see what was happening, and saw that the white guy had stolen a broom from the Muslim kebab vendors, and was running around in the street, waving it and yelling, “Fuck off!¬† Fuck off!”¬† Eventually Vadim, who was just watching and trying to talk to the guy, came back to the restaurant, and the white guy threw the broom at him (it almost hit me!) and took off.¬† We noticed that Vadim’s face was swollen, so we asked him what else had happened.¬† He said he’d gone up to the guy and said, “Hey, bro, where you from,” at which point the guy started cursing and throwing his drink on him.¬† After the kicking portion, at some point the guy hit Vadim in the face, Vadim put the guy in a headlock, and when the guy wriggled out, that’s when he picked up the broom and started waving it around.

Actually, Vadim was jubilant afterward, and said it was the most fun he’d had in China in 1 1/2 years.¬† He didn’t hold any grudge against the other white guy, who didn’t seem to be in his right mind.¬†

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