George Mikes: "Apakah dia bercanda? Apakah dia bersikap sarkastik? Agr...

"Apakah dia bercanda? Apakah dia bersikap sarkastik? Agresif? Kurang ajar? Atau hanya sopan? Tidak ada yang tahu dari wajahnya yang tenang. Benar-benar negara, pikirnya putus asa. Di Rusia Anda selalu tahu. Jika seorang pria membuat wajah tegas dia mengancam; jika dia tertawa terbahak-bahak, dia bercanda."

--- George Mikes

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Versi Bahasa Inggris

Was he joking? Was he being sarcastic? Aggressive? Impertinent? Or just courteous? There was no telling from his impassive face. What a country, he thought despairingly. In Russia you always knew. If a man made a stern face he was threatening; if he was laughing uproariously, he was joking.