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Originally Posted by desertblues
In Tasjkent after 23 hours of travel. Customs in Uzbekistan took a lot of time, even though I had my visa, filled out two forms extensively(....wether I had an electronic communication....filled out yes; my phone)and remained friendly even when lots of Uzbek sneaked past me to go first.... 
After a short rest and a breakfast of green tea,egg, flat bread and a blini ( small pancake) filled with goat cheese, I trapsed through Tasjkent the whole day; saw the sights, visited the Chorsu, a huge market and asked about the provenance of certain cheeses by pointing at the different animals in my "point-it" book. Nice people, but poverty in the alleys, behind the wide Soviet avenues and huge buildings.
And....21 degrees, sunny, short sleeves. 
In my cup: nescafé.
In my hand: bananas and bread.* |
Sounds great, and as far away from the shitty long weekend I'm going to have working as can be. Have a great time, keep posting updates, and stay safe.
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Originally Posted by Iridal
She hasn't shouted at me yet, but I know plenty of people who have been yelled at. Apparently she can change from normal person to screaming bitch in a second. Someone told me he said to her that he's not happy with the way certain things in his department were going. She answered: "if you don't like it, leave."
So I guess it is a hostile working environment. Rumor has it she's here to dismantle our institute, because we know certain politicians are trying to get rid of us. It's complex and has to do with a regionalization of certain domains, including traffic safety.
Another cup of water, I'm glad it's almost weekend ...
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Tell you what, have a long weekend on me, then start thinking about it again next week. Sounds like you need a rest from it
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Coffee all gone. Just about to take a bunch of screaming 11 year olds out for a Birthday dinner. Wish me luck.