One particular teacher, from England, was out on the town early last Saturday evening with a Russian friend. This English teacher could not speak Russian, but the Russian friend could speak English.

A policeman saw the couple walking down the street and promptly arrested the Englishman.

'Why are you arresting him?' the Russian friend asked the policeman with concern.

'He's drunk,' the policeman replied.

'No he's not, he's totally sober!' As indeed he was.

'What do you mean he's sober, he's so drunk he can't even speak!' And the policeman took him off to the station, fined him, let him go.

Yes, this is Russia.