(Cultural observations: V, like many Ukrainians, is really against the use of dr

(Cultural observations: V, like many Ukrainians, is really against the use of drugs, to a degree that an american has trouble understanding the agitation of it. It’s right up there with cheating on your spouse, in the ‘very, very, bad’ department of unforgivable sins. I mean, alcohol is everywhere, but even pot is something that is pretty hard to come across. And honestly, they have it right here. I get it. The problem with alcohol is really just cars. As far as I can tell, pot culture is pacifist but more influential on behavior than alcohol-party culture. I just don’t understand why the crutch is so important in the states — wait. Yes I do. Alienation. Loneliness. The dissolution of the family. That’s why. Ukrainians have real friends and family. Westerners rarely have the same.)