Teffi - "Marquita" - данцингы

[Sibelan Forrester]

Perhaps here "sallow" would be better than "yellow"? Not having rosy 
cheeks. (Interestingly different from the English stereotypes about 
Englishwomen's skin!)

Sibelan


On 11/30/12 9:47 AM, Sentinel76 Astrakhan wrote:
> Yes, "дансинги" are just dance halls.  "Yellow" has to do with a Russian
> stereotype that English women have bad complexion because of the climate.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Vadim
>
>  > Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:27:00 +0000
>  > From: kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM
>  > Subject: [SEELANGS] Teffi - "Marquita" - данцингы
>  > To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU
>  >
>  > Dear all,
>  >
>  > This is 1920s Paris. The heroine is remembering her husband, who has
> abandoned her and their little son Kot'ka.
>  >
>  > Вспоминала мужа, красивого, нехорошего: «Котьку не пожалел. Танцует
> по дансингам. Видели в собственном автомобиле с желтой англичанкой».
>  >
>  > Are these дансингы (данцингы in another edition) simply dance halls?
> Does anyone have any ideas as to why the anglichanka might be yellow?
>  >
>  > All the best,
>  >
>  > Robert
>  >
>  >
>  > Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD
>  >
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