You'd think if they wanted to bring expats together they'd just... Say "Expat party" or whatever the Russian equivalent would be and not "Face control: White." I mean, I'm also not racist (like...
You'd think if they wanted to bring expats together they'd just... Say "Expat party" or whatever the Russian equivalent would be and not "Face control: White."
I mean, I'm also not racist (like they claim to be) and I would never say "Only white people come to my party." When wanting to meet like minded expats. Is there a language barrier going on there? My Russian is, at this point, essentially a pile of rusted dust so I've got no idea.
I'm really curious about the (possible) language gap, too (my Russian is ok). The only flyer image I could find was in English though, and the line beneath "face-control: white" was "dress-code:...
I'm really curious about the (possible) language gap, too (my Russian is ok). The only flyer image I could find was in English though, and the line beneath "face-control: white" was "dress-code: white." 'Face' in Russian is Лицо but I think it can also translate as 'person' in some contexts, and контроль (control) is a pretty flexible adjective (if you took Russian in school, you may recall контрольная работа, 'homework').... So I'm thinking probably racist?
You'd think if they wanted to bring expats together they'd just... Say "Expat party" or whatever the Russian equivalent would be and not "Face control: White."
I mean, I'm also not racist (like they claim to be) and I would never say "Only white people come to my party." When wanting to meet like minded expats. Is there a language barrier going on there? My Russian is, at this point, essentially a pile of rusted dust so I've got no idea.
I'm really curious about the (possible) language gap, too (my Russian is ok). The only flyer image I could find was in English though, and the line beneath "face-control: white" was "dress-code: white." 'Face' in Russian is Лицо but I think it can also translate as 'person' in some contexts, and контроль (control) is a pretty flexible adjective (if you took Russian in school, you may recall контрольная работа, 'homework').... So I'm thinking probably racist?