German Phrase?

[di_glossia]

"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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[aim_of_destiny]

"Voll wie zehn Russen" means really, really drunk. "Auf die Fresse fliegen" means to fall flat on one's face. Both are colloquial and, as far as I'm aware, not particularly regional.

(Native speaker from the north, for reference.)

My take on that diddy of a piece of writing

[writermaven]

It seems everyone covered the translation pretty much on point.

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.

[di_glossia]

Woah. For one, the article is not related to LiveJournal in any way, shape or form. For another thing, the author has a strong Russian fanbase and has visited Russia several times.

Thanks for your insight, but I think that was a stab in the dark and you missed the mark by miles.

[writermaven]

Thank you for your insight and your comment. I stand corrected. I always like to know when I am wrong and off the mark because I get to learn something new that I have not known before.
Hugs.
W.M.

[di_glossia]

Of course. Do you speak German? I only ask because I truthfully cannot see where you read LJ into this excerpt.

[writermaven]

Shamefacedly, I have to admit I don't speak the language. I muddle through it. If I don't understand something I resort to either dictionaries and translators.

as an aside, I won't admit to speaking a language unless I am fluent in it...but,that is just me. That is one of my personal eccentricities.
I admit to speaking English (not the first language I ever spoke) and Polish.
I know enough of a few others to get by, but that is not the same -in my personal view-as speaking them.

So sorry again for my gaffe.
W.M.

[aim_of_destiny]

Um, sorry, but no.
That phrase may well contain a bit of casual racism, but it has nothing at all to do with LJ.
"Voll wie zehn Russen" in fact predates LJ (let alone its aquisition by a Russian firm) by several decades at least.

[writermaven]

I always like to stand corrected because I get to learn something New!!!!!!!
Thank you.
W.M.