I don’t make FR look bad - most of the people here don’t interact with Russians and so think of them as poor, besotted souls - or genuine capitalists - instead of the greedy, on-the-make bastards that they really are. You started this with your ignorant comments about Cooper Union - you know, hangin’ with those hobos (a word that hasn’t been used since 1930) in “the East Village” and all those great illegal rentals you’re so fond of, filled with the flotsam and jetsam of a very sad, desperate world. If you don’t want people to think you’re not a typical Russian, don’t mention illegal rentals. Just a word of advice.
Whatever. You look ignorant as hell and make FR look ignorant with your generalizations. “Cab drivers”? Come f’n on.
I came up in this world and remain connected to it. Everyone “travelling” around St Marks knows me by name and I help anyone I know I can help. Including giving free housing.
Yes, the correct modern word is “traveller” but most people not in that world dont first think of THAT kind of traveller. They think of a vacationer. “Hobo” seems to be better understood by outsiders. “Bum” implies that you sit and don’t travel. At least among people I meet. Anyway, these symantics are irrelevant and you know what I mean.
I only mentioned illegal rentals to explain why housing is cheap here for some people. Because I TALK to them. Most of them are illegal purely because of arbitrary zoning laws that should not be in such an open neighborhood.
Rebels and “illegal” things are the engine of change in society. This nation was founded by REBELLION and people acting outside the law!
I’m going out to find new ideas to change the World. Good night and stay “safe”!
I was just wondering. What possible incentive do I have for saying this if it’s not the truth?