I’m sorry you feel that; I can understand pretty well. But still, you’re alive, and it’s worth celebrating. 🫂

It’s still an achievement. Yay your liver!

Depends on how low your standards are. When we survived to live another day it’s also pretty awesome!

Ah, I needed this reminder, thank you!

Not really. To be open, I don’t live in Russia for over a decade. There were minor incidents even before the big war, like people abruptly stopping speaking to me upon hearing my nationality, or asking why I support (I don’t) Putin or why I don’t stop him. One guy explained to me very matter-of-factly that all Russians are intrinsically evil and deserve supervision because of it… Didn’t know how to answer that one. Very rarely I was thrown insults in the streets. But other than a very few incidents, all people I know outside of Russia were always welcoming and supportive. Recently, I received more threats and hate speech from my pro-putin compatriots than I ever received anywhere else in the world.

I’m a Russian, hold my beer.