"Man legt sich Kontaktsperren auf, die man sowieso nicht einhält, deutet aus jeder veränderten Facebook-Statusnachricht eine bevorstehende Apokalypse und das Einzige, was in dieser Zeit auf Eis liegt bist entweder du selbst, wenn du voll wie 10 Russen auf die Fresse fliegst oder deine sozialen Kontakte, weil man ja im ach so schönen Selbstmitleid
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Quick googling doesn't really spit up anything in regards to the origin of the phrase, apart from the fact that there apparently is a similar phrase in French which substitutes "like a Pole".
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Strangely, English uses a bunch of animal names for this: drunk as a skunk, fox, fish, monkey, bat, etc. You can say you "drink like an Irishman" but that's, in my experience, typically said by those of Irish descent.
Thanks so much for your help!
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(Native speaker from the north, for reference.)
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I have a feeling the person who wrote that piece is having issues with Live Journal and blaming the Russians who bought it from the Americans who created it.
I think this person has forgotten that a lot of Live Journal users had issues with Live Journal while it was owned by the Americans and rejoiced when the Russians bought it outright from the Americans.
Live Journal will survive.....It is one of the longest running journalling sites....Most likely it still will be around long after we are no longer around.....
W.M.
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Thanks for your insight, but I think that was a stab in the dark and you missed the mark by miles.
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Hugs.
W.M.
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