Talk:Khalyava

Russian joke that produced a catch phrase
A Soviet Russian flies an American plane for the first time. A stewardess distributes drinks, but the Russian has no money, knows no ways in American planes, so he refuses a drink. The stewardess, knowing that Russians are good at drinking, is surprized, but guesses the reason and tries no explain: "This is a free drink", but the Russian with his poor grasp of English still says "no". The baffled stewardess explains the situation to the shift manager. The manager goes to the Russian and offers a drink with the words: "Khalyava, sir!"... - Altenmann >talk 20:35, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Russian sources do explain the expression "халява, сэр", but I failed to find a source which mentions the above origin yet, so I didnt add it into the article. - Altenmann >talk 20:35, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

There are some other expressions with the word "на халяву и уксус сладкий" = "Even vinegar tastes sweet, once you've gotten it as a khalyava"., "Это сладкое слово халява", a pun with the film title "Это сладкое слово свобода", etc. But I am lazy to look for sources. Maybe someone sometime somehow... - Altenmann >talk 20:40, 15 December 2023 (UTC)