Ana on stamps

Part 1: Ana on wartime culture
Part 2: Ana on superstitions
Part 3: Ana on stamps

Ana: Okay, so when we enter the university in Ukraine, like after the school, we should pass the exams. And it’s usually history, math, literature, and English, I’m not sure. So there was a question in 2024 during the exam, and it gained like one bonus mark for all of the students. So we had the Ukrposhta- we have Nova Poshta and Ukrposhta. So Ukrposhta, it’s a delivery service, and they had a mark, like a postmark for the letters, and there was pictures. Usually they do it with like, any- like there was Pes Patron and some tractors or-

Vic: Russian warship go fuck yourself stamp?

Ana: Yes, stamp, sorry. So there was a question also like “which year was this mark from?” and it was like 90s, 2005, 2014 or 2022. Seriously. Well, it’s one of the bonus mark for them definitely, because I don’t think that- well, I don’t know how stupid you should be, not to answer this question. But it’s real, and very stupid for me, but I guess we have other questions like that definitely in the- well now at least, I guess, four or five questions we have in the exam that’s related to the war. Like since 2014, definitely.

Vic: So are they going to be teaching kids about Pes Patron, do you reckon, in school?

Ana: <laughs> I hope not.

Vic: Teaching little kids to say “Russian warship go fuck yourself”?

Ana: Mmmm that’s already, kids know <laughs>. I guess, yeah, everyone, seriously- I was speaking to the kids, they know about this. And, yeah, well <laughs> that’s okay. That’s our culture <laughs>