meaning of

[John Dunn]

There is a Georgian film (possibly 'Neskol'ko interv'ju po lichnym voprosam') in which the heroine is at one point simultaneously 'standing' in four separate queues.  In fact, the differences between queue ettiquette in Britain and the Soviet Union were sufficiently important (as I found out sometimes to my own cost, but at other times to my advantage), that we used to give classes in queuing to our students before they embarked on their residence abroad.

John Dunn.


-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Goldberg <stuart.goldberg at MODLANGS.GATECH.EDU>
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:47:22 -0500
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] meaning of " ochered' "

Physically a "blump," depending on the space, but just as ordered as any 
single-file line ("kto krainii?!"), at least in my experience.  The fact 
that, having established one's position, one can move around and, most 
importantly, occupy other lines -- for the same thing, something else, 
or a different stage of the same thing, is crucial to the process.  Of 
course, the lack of physical transparency can at times lead to arguments 
(stoiali/ne stoiali).

Stuart Goldberg
Georgia Tech



John Dunn
Honorary Research Fellow, SMLC (Slavonic Studies)
University of Glasgow, Scotland

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