ÿþ <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Ruslan Limited</TITLE> <style href>a {text-decoration: none}</style> </HEAD> <BODY TEXT="#0D1B61" link="#0D1B61" BGCOLOR="#D9E6EC" alink="#0D1B61" vlink="#0D1B61"> <B> RUSLAN 1</B> <BR> 0 8 =5B <BR><BR> The words for yes and no have slightly different meanings in Russian and English. In Russian 40 means "Yes, you are right", and =5B means "No, you are wrong". <BR><BR> As a result the Russians often say yes when we would say no, and vice versa. <BR><BR> This can lead to confusion. Imagine a conversation between Khruschev and Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis.<BR><BR> Kennedy: Nikita, you are not going to press the button, are you?<BR> Khruschev: Yes, John ....<BR> He was going to say "Yes I am not", but it was too late, Kennedy had already pressed his! <BR> </BODY>