Originally Posted by
lefty loose
It's a useful reminder that every single Russian statement should be assumed to be a lie by default. What a messed up culture!
In Russian culture a distinction is drawn between two kinds of lies,...I am unsure of the corresponding (American) English or (British) English equivalent of vranyo or lozh …… or, am I vranyo-telling.
The western equivalent of someone who deliberately lies for personal gain or out of some sociopathic disorder is "politician".