Quote by one, Hannah Davis.
"Babushka" is the word for "grandmother" in Russian. It is also used in general as a term for an elderly woman, whether or not said lady is the speaker's actual grandmother. It's not exactly a term of respect, but it's a respectful word used in reference to older ladies.
Hannah, however, made a discovery this week.
"Babushkas are MEAN! The are NOT the sweet little old ladies of the South."
She's right on many levels. The 'little old ladies' of Ukraine are not the sweet church ladies that we have grown accustomed to. These ladies are tough and hardened from their years of fighting for existence. While our little old ladies will call us "Honey" and "Sugar", these babushkas will knock us out of the way without a second thought to our well-beings. If you're in line and they feel that they should be that far up in the line, you're getting bumped. If you're walking too slowly or in the way, you're going to be roughly pushed aside. Poor Hannah experienced both of these situations in one afternoon- by the same babushka!
We think this babushka has it out for Hannah...
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3 comments:
hahahaha poor hannah! watch out for those babushkas they are rough!
I am pretty sure "babuskha" means "old lady with hairy face" in Armenia. :) Yes. And some of them are mean, too!
I had a grandmother like this. And she was southern. But a seriously scary old lady school teacher.
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