Ok, in my last post, I shared a message I sent to my pretend
fiancé in which I bitch about how horrible and creepy this Russian dating site
is. And yet I keep getting on there because I get so many messages and my curiosity
gets the best of me! (And did I mention I have a lot of free time?). I got
another message from a Russian who didn’t speak any English but I guess because
I was a bit bored, I tried to have a conversation anyway. He was just speaking
Russian and I was just speaking English since the site won’t let me cut and
paste what he says into a translator…. It wasn’t going anywhere. Finally he
said one word we both know, “Skype.” I said, “How do you think we can talk on Skype
when you don't speak any English and I don't speak any Russian? Or do you just
think I'm going to get naked for you?” He managed to explain after I said this that
he could translate what I say if we spoke on Skype. Then I thought to myself, I
am bored and this could be hilarious/interesting because he doesn’t speak
English. So I decided, why the hell not? I can hang up on him if he is a creep.
Then when I got on video chat with him,
I discovered he didn’t have speakers or a microphone, but I guess not hearing
each other isn’t really an issue when you won’t understand the words anyway. It
turned out to be a really interesting experiment though. Since his translator
sucked, we had to break down our communication at times to merely gestures,
facial expressions, and the handy Skype emoticons that transcend language
barriers. It took me about half an hour to communicate to him that the video
coming from his end had a bad picture and I couldn’t see him well at all. It
ended with him saying, “she such and will be a camera in telephone bad.” Oh ok….. But we have a lot of laughs about our
inability to communicate such simple things to each other. I did understand him
perfectly when he said, “You 25. 17 max.” Hahaha, yeah I get that enough to
understand it even in broken English! Some topics were a losing battle though,
like when I tried to explain to him that I was hot (it’s pretty hot right now
in March!)and he though I meant I burnt my tongue! But we’ve managed to talk
about religion, school, drinking, pets, dating, sex, work… all to a very
limited extent though. I really wanted to pull a trick on him and maybe it’s
good that I couldn’t because it seems like it might have been a bit mean! When I
video chatted with him, I wore my Natasha wig. This morning he messaged me via
text chat and said he wanted to video chat again later. So I thought, “I’ll
wear a different wig this time and confuse the hell out of him!” Well, while I
was chatting with him it came down to having to explain why I don’t do much
other than sit at home, so I had to give away my cancer secret. I’m glad though
because now I feel like it would have been too mean to pull that wig trick on
him! So I guess Pavluntik is my friend now! Except I’m a bit concerned because
he wants to chat constantly and keeps sending me kissy and heart emoticons. We’ll
continue to get along well as long as he doesn’t think I’m somehow his
girlfriend!
My pretend fiancé is leaving for Malaysia tomorrow
so I won’t get to talk to him for a little while (he said Monday). I think his Malaysian lover
is picking him up at the airport (grrr, jealousy!) and his trip will be a
combination of business and pleasure, hehe. His birthday is coming up so I will
have to come up with some kind of birthday surprise or something for him that
doesn’t cost any money.
I’ve become an expert at mixing up fruit at the bottom Greek
yogurt. This might sound silly, but if you want it to be perfect, you have to
take your time and get it right. My life is very exciting lately! :-D
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