'Now I am only friends with ours': how a failed dress quarreled a Russian woman and an American
'14.04.2020'
Source: Dumb America on Yandex Zen
Olga moved to the States at 45. Decent English, an American husband, a huge house in Beverly Hills and a cocker spaniel. Everything would be fine, but there weren’t enough friends, says Lena Lukashova, author of the channel "Stupid America" on Yandex.Zen.
Soon she received a barbecue invitation card from a neighbor. Jessica, an American of about 50, always smiled warmly at her. The women became friends.
“Jessica also had a second marriage, like me. And the 19-year-old son, desperately eager to hang out instead of studying. Well, just like mine six years ago ... So there was something to talk about, ”Olga grins.
The women went out to the ocean together, met for dinner - Ben, Jessica's husband, cooked great steaks. Olga's new friend took care of herself: a couple of times a week she swam in the pool, rode a bicycle by the ocean.
“She looked good, but only her clothes gave her age… She always put on some shapeless outdated sweaters. Those who have added instantly for five, or even seven years ... ”, - Olga shares.
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That ill-fated evening, Jessica appeared in a dress that she had caught on the site for a long time in the right size.
“God, it would be better if she was wearing a jacket and jeans ... The dress looked disgusting. I decided to tell her about it, gently. After all, we are friends. We share a lot. Honesty is also important in friendship. ”
And Olga turned to her friend:
“Look, you look good, why is this awful dress ... It makes you so fat!”
The friend looked strange somehow, but thanked for the opinion. Since then, Jessica has ceased to greet Olga. She didn’t answer phone calls either.
Climbing in America with unsolicited advice means killing friendship. Like that same steak.
“I realized this only later ... But since then I have been friends only with my compatriots. This American mentality is incomprehensible to me ... After all, who, if not a friend, will give an honest opinion? ”Olga reflects.
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Original column published on channel "Stupid America" on Yandex.Zen
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