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nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
25. Nah, not really.
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 04:24 PM
Sep 2013

This is a small lesson in different cultural norms. In Eastern Europe, including Russia, kissing a kid's stomach is standard.

It might horrify Americans who have no idea that things could be different around the world, but that is NOT CONSIDERED child abuse in Eastern Europe, or among Eastern European Immigrant communities around the world.

I guess this is one more instance of we don't do this in the US, and you need to abide but what we think cause you see, we are exceptional.

I guess people are truly proud of their willful ignorance.

And a Kissinger avatar nt MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #1
truly, the reputation of kissinger has been rehabilitated at DU! KG Sep 2013 #6
Rehabilitated? Please--of course Kerry went and spoke to that POS before he went msanthrope Sep 2013 #16
No fadedrose Sep 2013 #10
Why do you hate America? MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #13
There's some kind of mixup here, Manny fadedrose Sep 2013 #17
"You rang?" - H.K. Avatar (R) Berlum Sep 2013 #14
Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #29
Not cool. bunnies Sep 2013 #33
This one, cropped, would be cool leftstreet Sep 2013 #30
Cropped PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #36
; jakeXT Sep 2013 #2
Wow! trumad Sep 2013 #11
Is there a German in the picture? Kerry and Reid talked about WW2 jakeXT Sep 2013 #12
Not before the Koch Brothers Avatar... onehandle Sep 2013 #3
LOL Scurrilous Sep 2013 #18
...make it topless. BootinUp Sep 2013 #4
OMG davidpdx Sep 2013 #5
And what of Rand Paul? MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #7
Why not a Putin Group! FSogol Sep 2013 #8
Yes, I thought you were serious... fadedrose Sep 2013 #9
I already have a shrine built for him. Dash87 Sep 2013 #15
I'm glad this thread was kicked back up Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #19
here you go (avatar collection) PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #20
LOL--Thanks trumad Sep 2013 #21
lol! bunnies Sep 2013 #32
Sort of like this, but shirtless. FarCenter Sep 2013 #22
Child Molester, Putin? Octafish Sep 2013 #23
Nah, not really. nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #25
I think Octafish was making a joke. Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #26
lol! bunnies Sep 2013 #34
Don't forget Sarah Palin... Barack_America Sep 2013 #24
Palin PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author markiv Sep 2013 #27
I totally want a Rand Paul logo! Quantess Sep 2013 #28
Why call out EarlG like this? Vinnie From Indy Sep 2013 #35
He's a big boy. If pissed he can smite trumad in a milisecond. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #41
The place for questions regarding DU is the 'Ask the Administrators' forum, link below Tx4obama Sep 2013 #37
Dont add the "sarcasm thingy", I totally understand your desire to have a Putin rhett o rick Sep 2013 #38
trumad, I found the perfect Putin Avatar. Check it. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #39
Watch out for the KGB trumad Sep 2013 #40
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