the very first semester i taught i had a russian student with a thick accent who was prone to saying outlandish things that would make the other students laugh. i thought he enjoyed this but one day under his breath he said “everyone always laughing at ivan”
@bartlebytaco Ah yes, Ivan the Terrible’s origin story
@bartlebytaco Ivan if u r out there pls know I would have befriended u IMMEDIATELY and become your best American friend
@bartlebytaco Imagine not befriending the russian guy
@bartlebytaco Everyone says Ivan the Terrible, nobody asks why Ivan the Terrible
@bartlebytaco Alone, watching TV, I just said "everyone always laughing at ivan” to myself in a Russian accent and laughed at myself. Ivan is doomed.
@bartlebytaco Pretty much the story of Russia as a whole.