Episode #1. You've learned Lithuanian and your friend from Vilnius says, "Let's go abroad to pick mushrooms tomorrow. I know some woods with lots of mushrooms." Or "Let's go to Jerusalem right now. I know a cheap canteen there."Episode #2. A woman is selling mushrooms in the market and says with a sweet smile to you, dear potential buyer, "I picked them near Chernobyl."Puzzled? OK, to understand the first episode you need to know that Abroad (or Uzusienis in old-fashioned Lithuanian) is an area south of Vilnius. Jerusalem (Jeruzale in Lithuanian) is a quarter of northern Vilnius which you c...
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