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У ВАС ВСЕ ХОРОШО? / "Is everything all right?"

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У ВАС ВСЕ ХОРОШО?

Несколько дней назад в ресторане. За соседним столиком четверо мужчин, одетых неброско, но очень дорого. Сидят-пьют-едят, сдвинувшись головами к центру. Разговаривают вроде бы тихо, но очень слышно и очень жалобно. Нефть дорожает, инфляция растет, инвесторы исчезают, партнеры уходят, санкции давят, силовики не дают вздохнуть, ну и вообще сами понимаете. Рецессия и ад, апокалипсис и беда.

Is everything all right?


In a restaurant, a few days ago. Four men, dressed not flashily but very expensively, are seated at the table next to mine. They're sitting there, eating and drinking, heads leaning together towards the center of the table. They are talking seemingly quietly but very audibly and very pathetically. The oil prices are rising, the inflation is increasing, the investors are disappearing, the sanctions are exerting pressure, the federal law enforcement is hardly letting anyone breathe, and in general, well, you understand. Recession and hell, apocalypse and trouble. 


Примерно раз в пять минут над ними склоняется официантка:
- У вас всё хорошо?

Approximately once every five minutes the waitress leans over them:
"Is everything all right?"

Они кивают. Она подливает им просекко. Они продолжают бубнить о полном распаде, абзаце и пи.. сами пони...

They nod. She tops up their wine glasses with prosecco. They continue to mumble about the utter degeneracy, decline, and...you underst...

А офицантка - свое:
- У вас всё хорошо?

And the waitress continues on:
"Is everything all right?"

Просто эпизод из французской комедии!
Но на самом деле у них и вправду все хорошо.
Ресторан недешевый. Цвет лиц здоровый. Просекко вообще чудо. Сейчас подадут стейки.

Just like a scene from a French comedy!
But in fact, everything is indeed all right with them.
The restaurant isn't cheap. They look healthy. Prosecco is just wonderful. The steaks are about to be served. 

(Denis Dragunsky, from his FB page, May 6, 2026)

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