I say- don't even let on that you even know how to say 'Da' or 'Net' in Russian. Plead absolute ignorance and that way it's really fun watching them getting annoyed and nowhere.Dav
Subject: Re: Expat List Random Police checks at 8am in the morning From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 20:20:33 +0400 To: [email protected] Hello!If you live in Russia, especially in Moscow, you should know that police officers want to earn money instead to doing their job well:) If you drive expensive car a police officer will stop you to check something. Probably they check you because you have red face. There isn't logical explanation why officers stop you:) Julia Отправлено с iPad 08.11.2012, в 18:22, Brian Emig <[email protected]> написал(а): Extortion is a part of many of the police officers' jobs in the U. S. as well apparently. I've experienced it first hand. Keeps the lawyers and bail bondsmen paid as well. On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Anna Razumnaya <[email protected]> wrote: The police officers are indeed trying to do their job. That job being extortion. My guess is that you have a nice car? Your stalwartness may be the best one can do. AR Sent from my iPhone On Nov 7, 2012, at 1:18, Jim Byrne <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All > > I take my daughter to school each morning by car. Now I am a little fed up > being stopped by the police early (8.00am) in the morning and being accused > of drinking. I produce documents and they realise i am a foreigner. The > accusations from the police are always the same, doesn't matter what officer > stops me. You drinking ? Then its exhale in their face. They reiterate their > accusation, where upon i become stanch and refute with many NO NO No No No ( > that i repeat about 20 times) > > Then the invitation by the officers for me to go to doctor is met by me > with... OK lets go to the doctor. Whereupon they say OK go. ! > > I then drive off, somewhat disturbed by the event. > > Can anybody say what is the procedure when met by a Russian police officer, > where he or she forms an opinion that the driver of the vehicle is > intoxicated. > > I do know that police officers are trying to do their job, sometimes in > particularly difficult and dangerous situations. But on a school run in the > morning is taking it a little too far in my opinion. > > Many thanks in advance > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
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