It has been 30+ in Moscow all week. On Sunday Maria and I took Spazz out for a long walk.
We stopped for food and drinks at a little store outside the local amusement park. It was there I learned that the word for water (вода) is almost the same as the word for cotton candy (вата — cotton). This resulted in some confusion when I, expecting a bottle of water, got cotton candy.
This took a few minutes to clear up, but buying water turned out to be a good decision because Spazz got too hot and sat down. He liked the water but still didn’t want to walk so I carried him the rest of the way.
when we got home, Maria put a wet towel on Spazz, which he seemed to enjoy.
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Yes, and the stress in the word is important). Cute pics of Spazz.
Cute Spazz.
Vata is a very old word. I think it is same in Sanskrit.
Yes I looked it up and it does originate in Sanskrit!
So, it is very ironic how Ukrainian “Aryans” use it as a derogatory for Russians.