If anyone wants to trade cars, I haven't been stopped for a random check in years in my fine Japanese produced mini-van.
On Saturday, November 10, 2012, Dieter Koester <[email protected]> wrote: > that advise is dangerous, it can sometimes work, but it can turn out very bad as well > > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 12:45 AM, davina garrido de miguel < [email protected]> wrote: > > I say- don't even let on that you even know how to say 'Da' or 'Net' in Russian. Plead absolute ignorance and that way it's really fun watching them getting annoyed and nowhere. > Dav > > ________________________________ > Subject: Re: Expat List Random Police checks at 8am in the morning > From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 20:20:33 +0400 > To: [email protected] > > Hello! > If you live in Russia, especially in Moscow, you should know that police officers want to earn money instead to doing their job well:) If you drive expensive car a police officer will stop you to check something. Probably they check you because you have red face. There isn't logical explanation why officers stop you:) > Julia > > Отправлено с iPad > 08.11.2012, в 18:22, Brian Emig <[email protected]> написал(а): > > Extortion is a part of many of the police officers' jobs in the U. S. as well apparently. I've experienced it first hand. Keeps the lawyers and bail bondsmen paid as well. > > On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Anna Razumnaya <[email protected]> wrote: > > The police officers are indeed trying to do their job. That job being extortion. My guess is that you have a nice car? Your stalwartness may be the best one can do. > > AR > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 7, 2012, at 1:18, Jim Byrne <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All >> >> I take my daughter to school each morning by car. Now I am a little fed up being stopped by the police early (8.00am) in the morning and being accused of drinking. I produce documents and they realise i am a foreigner. The accusations from the police are always the same, doesn't matter what officer stops me. You drinking ? Then its exhale in their face. They reiterate their accusation, where upon i become stanch and refute with many NO NO No No No ( that i repeat about 20 times) >> >> Then the invitation by the officers for me to go to doctor is met by me with... OK lets go to the doctor. Whereupon they say OK go. ! >> >> I then drive off, somewhat disturbed by the event. >> >> Can anybody say what is the procedure when met by a Russian police officer, where he or she forms an opinion that the driver of the vehicle is intoxicated. >> >> I do know that police officers are trying to do their job, sometimes in particularly difficult and dangerous situations. But on a school run in the morning is taking it a little too far in my opinion. >> >> Many thanks in advance >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Expat mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat >> http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list
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