danya (asker) Apr 5, 2018:

Gentlemen, thanks for the pleasure of witnessing this exchange)

The Misha Apr 4, 2018:

Cheers to you too You know I am pulling your leg, right? And for the record, although I am indeed a bit on the heavy side these days (I mean, literally:))), by all means challenge me all you want. Otherwise, where is the fun in all that?

This reminded me of that old Zhvanetsky piece performed by Kartsev and Ilchenko: A vy argumentiruyte:)

El oso Apr 4, 2018:

Oh, come on, Misha! :) The clarification is totally redundant, as I didn't mean to challenge you (heavyweight that you are) in any way, shape or form :) I just thought the Uzun-Kulak comparison kinda fit the occasion :) Cheers, man )

The Misha Apr 4, 2018:

Uzun-Kulak lives indeed! El Oso, so that we are clear, I do not for a moment dispute the existence of that curious phenomenon. The only thing I am saying is that where the pastures are allegedly greener:))) this Uzun-Kulak would by definition constitute a total Barak-Kirdyk (and no, I do not mean that Nobel-winning Barak or ours) and quite possibly, even a complete and irreversible Saray-Kayuk.

Please take my comment for what it is, a stray observation by a zazhravshiysya pindos who is well out of touch with reality outside his reservation:)))

danya (asker) Apr 4, 2018:

@El oso ! ;)

danya (asker) Apr 4, 2018:

@The Misha Thanks for this intelligence from beyond the whatever curtain there is now) I figured that much, but a faint hope lingered. https://nsochi.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/photo/image/realty/1...

El oso Apr 4, 2018:

Узун-Кулак (i.e. квартира без ремонта) существует и с этим приходится считаться :)

The Misha Apr 4, 2018:

This would definitely be a hard one to explain to most in a Western nation. Unfurnished? Sure. Totally unequipped - such as with no range/dishwasher/fridge in the kitchen? Er, OK, I can see that although that would be fairly uncommon. But bare, unplastered walls? No functioning plumbing installed? No electric outlets? I don't think so. In fact, my guess is that in most US jurisdictions this would be considered a safety violation and thus outright illegal. So take your pick: unfinished/undecorated/barebones/unequipped. Whatever you choose, you will still need to explain why anyone in their right mind would want to even consider such an option, and, more importantly, if this is in a multi-unit setting, why the neighbors would want to put up with your private construction efforts and why the government regulator in charge would allow something like this.

I guess it's just another case of zhivotnyi raznoi porody:)