Conference in the Ukraine

"Conference in the Ukraine"
True story by John Sturgul

A few years ago I was at a conference in the Ukraine.
I was invited to a professor's apartment for dinner.
The apartment was drab -something I would expect
a poor college student to live in the United States -
and the meal consisted of a tiny appetizer of cheese
and dry salami. The main course was a bowl of
potatoes.

The next day I was talking to a colleague who also
was invited to the apartment of a professor. He
remarked on how beautiful the apartment was -
lavishly furnished and the meal wonderful - only the
best of meats and wines.

The colleague remarked to his host, "I am surprised
at how beautiful your apartment is. I know you don't
make much money as a professor. May I ask how
you do it?"

The host replied, "It is my wife. She has a wonderful
job. She is a prostitute."
Received on Thu Jan 18 02:45:06 2007