In St. Petersburg, our guide pointed out at one point, “There are two mints in that building.” I responded, “Did you know that it’s very famous building in America.” “Really?” “Yes, everyone of a certain age knows about two, two, two mints in one.” …. When my daughter heard that the original name of natives of Belarus, Belorussian, translates as “White Russian” she queried, “They named the country after a drink?” “Yes, “I replied. “They fought a long hard war against the Martinis.”