A Ukrainian friend and I like to drink beer together and share stories, humorous anecdotes and jokes about our respective cultures. Tonight he told me a good one. And while this particular anecdote isn’t entirely accurate (I’ve never felt unsafe walking around my eastern Ukrainian city in my nearly two years here), there’s always a bit of truth to every jest, right?
He said: “In Donbass, when you leave your house, you bring a knife with you in case you see someone you know.”