Or, I suppose, I should say they “rap.” Which I guess is what they’re doing. I don’t understand any of it, since I don’t speak Sputnik, but I’m sure it has something to do with pierogis and snow.
Oh, hang on. This article here says they’re rapping about how awesome it is to be a customs official, because they get to steal shit and take bribes all day I guess. Huh, imagine that, government officials taking bribes? Who would have thought?
Well, pretty much everybody who has any sense, since Russia is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Is it really surprising that the people put in charge of rummaging through all the valuable shit that comes into the country decided they could make a little money on the side by forcing people to pay extra money before they’ll actually do their job? I understand that’s pretty much par for the course in Russia anyhow, but since customs officials deal with importers and other wealthy people trying to get goods into the country, they can command especially high bribes, apparently. Enough to pay for lavish music videos bragging about how much they steal from people!
What exactly is the purpose of Customs, anyhow? Can anybody answer that? Why are there government people stationed at the border of most every nation empowered to rummage through your belongings? What’s the purpose of this?
By the way, the fat Batman in the video? He rules! I haven’t any idea what any of it means, but I know I love that part.
Three things.
First: pierogis are polish. I think you mean vodka and snow.
Second: in re: Russian customs agents stealing because Russia is notoriously corrupt: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bags_tsa_agents_busted_checked_jfk_FRka1bq83wcuV1xwkEwUJK
Third: The purpose of customs is to enrich the government. No, really, it is. They’re officially there to make sure that anything valuable that gets imported or exported is suitably taxed, and that anything coming in that’s banned becomes the property of the only class of people not subject to bans (i.e., the government). Unofficially, they’re also there to skim a little off the top for the benefit of the ruling class.
All I know is, if you want to see this seventh card, you’re going to stop speaking fucking sputnik!