Page 154 - 182_

relations. They wear away the keenness of opposition, and are the
most dangerous arms in English political life - handled, by the way,
with unexampled mastery by the Conservative party. No, no; the
human brain is not divided into water-tight compartments; you cannot
be honest in one cell, and a prevaricator in others. This incessant
shifting, equivocating, and guggling with values, destroy them at last.
The inborn spirit of compromise has tainted the whole substance of
the English character, and made it a detestable puzzle in the eyes of
the races that think along straight lines. What wonder that it has
engendered suspicion throughout the world, and given to England a
reputation for hypocrisy, unreliability, and double-dealing that baffles
the English themselves as much as it saps their prestige and thwarts
their well-meant efforts?.. Dear, likeable, self-fooling, preposterous
John Bull! Whoever advised him to choose the lion as his national
emblem? He should have been offered an ostrich with its head in the
sand.

***
Text 4

1
UKRAINIANS

After Yale Richmond

1. ”In private…[Ukrainians] radiate warmth, humor, and legendary
generosity. Rare is the visitor who doesn’t leave with a few new
friends, and memories of long nights feasting and drinking …
around the kitchen table (p.279).”

2. ”Ukrainians, like Russians, stand close when conversing, often too
close for Americans who may feel that their privacy is being
invaded. They also give unsolicited advice about how you look and
dress and the state of your health. Accept this advice in the spirit in
which it is given – concern for your welfare.
Social life revolves around intimate groups emphasizing mutual
self-help and comradeship, especially in times of need… Family
and friends will go to extremes to assist one another whenever help

1
Цитати друкуються за виданням Yale Richmond. From Da to Yes. New
York: Intercultural Press, Inc. 1995.

160