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I will be in "the transit zone of a Moscow Airport" tomorrow morning... (Original Post) brooklynite Jun 2013 OP
Watch out in the bathroom KamaAina Jun 2013 #1
If you want to pick me up some Iranian pistachios while you're there... (nt) Recursion Jun 2013 #2
Mmm...pistachios Aerows Jun 2013 #5
Nothing's quite like an Iranian pistachio Recursion Jun 2013 #6
Never had one Aerows Jun 2013 #10
The Vodka in the duty-free shop ?... n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2013 #3
don't be mistaken for the snowden guy and get yourself black bagged to gitmo dembotoz Jun 2013 #4
Beware of anyone offering you money to check in a large suitcase railsback Jun 2013 #7
stinky nerd with four laptops arely staircase Jun 2013 #8
Somebody trying to sell you HappyMe Jun 2013 #9
cuban cigars nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #11
Beluga caviar Recursion Jun 2013 #14
isn't Iran the only place that's allowed to sell it? geek tragedy Jun 2013 #15
Right, any legal Beluga is Iranian, which means you can't buy it in the US Recursion Jun 2013 #16
Look for this guy. randome Jun 2013 #12
Matryoschka dolls and floral shawls in the gift shops Tanuki Jun 2013 #13
 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
15. isn't Iran the only place that's allowed to sell it?
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 01:04 PM
Jun 2013

I thought Russian beluga caviar was banned, due to the fact that it's leading to the extinction of the beluga sturgeon.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
16. Right, any legal Beluga is Iranian, which means you can't buy it in the US
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 01:05 PM
Jun 2013

But you can buy Beluga caviar in countries that don't embargo Iran (like Russia).

There's a running gag in the foreign service that you always get another country's diplo to officially "host" your party, so that you can serve Iranian caviar.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
12. Look for this guy.
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 12:57 PM
Jun 2013

I hear he's a whistleblower.



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Tanuki

(14,920 posts)
13. Matryoschka dolls and floral shawls in the gift shops
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 12:59 PM
Jun 2013

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Whatever you do, DO NOT misplace your transit pass---trust me on this!

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