The Englishman says:
“I see you’re coming from the East, from New England? - a creaky, nasal voice came from behind me.
I have already encountered the uncontrollable curiosity that all Yankees suffer from, and therefore I considered it most prudent to immediately answer:
- No, from Staraya.
“Ah, from this small island,” he meant Great Britain. - And where are you heading, to the West?
-Yes.
— Are you traveling alone?
- No.
—Are you traveling on business? - No.
- Why then go to the West?
- For my own pleasure.
- Oh, you must have some money. Do you want to invest your capital in the West?
- No, I’m just returning, having lost all my capital.
- Ay-ay-ay! Unless, of course, you're kidding me. What a curious people you are, the British! Who on earth is the curious one?”
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru