6/2/14
When i traveled to Russia a few years back, i remember that almost no one spoke English. Getting directions or assistance of any kind was a drawn out and sometimes difficult affair. Often people would just ignore me altogether because they had neither the time nor the inclination to deal with an annoying tourist. Rather than being frustrated by this aspect, i actually enjoyed it immensely.
Being in Russia gave me a taste of invisibility. Many times in my life i have wanted to posses the power of invisibility. To become invisible is to free oneself from the public eye. The general public can't get anything from you when they can't understand you, so you become marginalized, unseen. When you cannot understand what other people are saying, you become impervious to any of their narrow thinking and caustic derision, thereby enjoying a kind of sound invisibility.
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