Do Ukrainians use guns in shops?
At the entry point of any coalition forces camp or base, just as at the doors to various stores and shops, there’s always a sign with a message in various languages which reads: ‘Unload your weapons!’ It’s interesting, though, that the PX store (the American counterpart of the Russian and Ukrainian ‘Voyentorg’ – there is one in every camp, irrespective of the contingent) located in ‘Delta’ only has a sign in Ukrainian. It’s as if the Americans know well that you can’t enter the shop with a loaded rifle which has a round in the clip (a careless movement may trigger an ‘accidental’ shot), but our boys are the ones who like to go shooting there once in a while. Still, American saleswomen who work at the PX say they’ve never seen any such accidents. A visit to the PX is one of the few amusements for a military person in Iraq. The fun is not only in making purchases (the Ukrainians start spending massively just before they head back home, when it’s time to buy souvenirs), it’s all about loo
