Pirates in the Gulf of Aden

[Baddegg]

You are rather well informed BE you got shares or something. joke.

Ha ha I wish! Spent many years working on ships as a stevedore (second generation) trust me once they put the piracy barriers on and replaced the crew with some seriously hard Russians the piracy rates dropped rapidly

 

[Baddegg]

You are rather well informed BE you got shares or something. joke.

Ha ha I wish! Spent many years working on ships as a stevedore (second generation) trust me once they put the piracy barriers on and replaced the crew with some seriously hard Russians the piracy rates dropped rapidly

 

[Pete999]

Ha ha I wish! Spent many years working on ships as a stevedore (second generation) trust me once they put the piracy barriers on and replaced the crew with some seriously hard Russians the piracy rates dropped rapidly

Agree now that is one country that doesn't take many prisoners either. Got locked up there once my self Scary times back in the mid 80s, only for a few hours mind you, for a motoring offence, still scary though.

 

[Baddegg]

Agree now that is one country that doesn't take many prisoners either.

Met many people from all over the world on them ships Pete and the Russians were without doubt the hardest/coldest people...

 

[Pete999]

Met many people from all over the world on them ships Pete and the Russians were without doubt the hardest/coldest people...

I had 17 Russian staff to supervise, most of them were Ochin Harisho OK in Pidgeon Russian.

 

[Squid]

Met many people from all over the world on them ships Pete and the Russians were without doubt the hardest/coldest people...

I have a major dislike for them.

 

[Pete999]

I have a major dislike for them.

Why is that SW? Genuine question. I found most of the Local Guys I worked with were OK just from a different culture, just wanted the same things we wanted, It's the system they lived under that is at fault, I respected their views and they reciprocated, I think. Before you ask "No I aint a Commie either"

 

[Baddegg]

Never met a polish man that did like a Russian either SWD.....things used to get a bit frosty if some of our polish boys had to spend to long with them in the hold of a ship! Got many polish friends and not one of em is a fan of mother Russia....the Russians were always cagey as well cos the older poles could all speak Russian very well

 

[Baddegg]

Why is that SW? Genuine question. I found most of the Local Guys I worked with were OK just from a different culture, just wanted the same things we wanted, It's the system they lived under that is at fault, I respected their views and they reciprocated, I think. Before you ask "No I aint a Commie either"

Agree there Pete the system was/is strange...

 

[Pete999]

Never met a polish man that did like a Russian either SWD.....thing used to get a bit frosty if some of our polish boys had to spend to long with them in the gold of a ship! Got many polish friends and not one of em is a fan of mother Russia!

Don't suppose many folk wouldn't have a dislike for anyone that annexed them for so many years.

 

[Pete999]

WW2 Pete..

We were Allies in those days Mate, and remember, the ---- Regime was just as bad as they were, and now we are best of mates, well almost.

 

[Baddegg]

Having said all that they were always respectful and polite and never caused us any problems

 

[Pete999]

Agree there Pete the system was/is strange...

Never a truer word .

 

[Pete999]

Having said all that they were always respectful and polite and never caused us any problems

Probably scared whit less of the prospect of a few years in Siberia made the them tow the line. I f by the odd chance you holiday in the former USSR be sure to book a visit to Dzerzhinsky Square. the Lubyanka Prison, an interesting experience.

 

[Baddegg]

It’s on the bucket list Pete, the place has always fascinated me...