J: “So how was your flight?”

V: “Not so bad. I fly a lot – Novosibirsk to Moscow every weekend, 4 hours flight, 4 hours time zone”

J: “That’s insane.”

V: “It’s not so bad. When I was small, we could not afford flight so had to go by train. 48 hours. Each way.”

J: “!”

V: “My coach would give me lessons on the train. With rolled up newspaper.” [Makes parry-riposte gestures]