1. You are a remarkably attractive young woman. Does it worry you that this might affect the attitude of patients to you?
Do you mean if I worry I won't be taken seriously? Well, yes, the thought has struck me once or twice, though more for the simple fact of being a young woman rather than an attractive one. Yes, I think there's an extra little bit of pressure to make sure I'm a really good doctor. Because if one patient decides I'm a bimbo, it's all downhill from there...
2. What are your tastes in music?
My musical tastes are quite varied. I spent my teenage years listening to nothing but rock, so there's a fair bit of that, but I later got into a whole lot of other stuff. I'm slowly discovering classical music, and even more slowly starting to get into a bit of jazz.
My favourite bands, which I know I've raved about in my LJ, are not too well-known: there's a jazzy little Aussie band called The Whitlams which I absolutely love. And more recently, I got into Jack Johnson, who basically writes sweet, mellow acoustic songs that always seem to calm me down and put me in a good mood. Highly reccomend his album "Inbetween Dreams".
3. Do you speak English with any Russian accent at all?
Yes and no. If I have an accent, it's very faint and not easily recognisable as Russian. People do tend to notice that I have an accent of some sort, but they can't quite place it. A lot of people don't notice at all. If you heard me speak, what you'd hear most clearly is Aussie. :)
4. Tell me about something really silly that happened to you in real life, or something which made you feel silly.
Hmmm, which story to tell? There are so many. Usually when I haven't quite caught on to the drift of a conversation and say something completely out of place.
For example, quite recently, I was talking to abunch of Mike's friends, and somehow the conversation turned to supermodels and dieting, and how they lose weight. I had tuned out a little, and came into the conversation just as one of the guys was saying "Yeah, and they snort Coke." I didn't hear the "snort" part, and thought they were talking about Coca-Cola, so I made my little correction. "Diet Coke," I said.
They all cracked up laughing. For a few seconds I thought they were all laughing at my joke, which I thought was a bit strange since it wasn't all that funny, but I was pleased all the same. Then finally it dawned on me what they actually had been talking about. I felt like Luna Lovegood or something.
And this is the only tale I'm willing to tell in a public LJ post. :)
5. Tell me one dish that you really love, and if you can, give me the recipe.
My brother made the most awesome curry the other day. Unfortunately, I don't really know the recipe. I don't think it's anything complicated - he just bought the sauce in a jar, and I think followed the recipe on the jar, with a few modifications of his own. But maaaan that was good curry. I wish he'd come over more often.
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Date: 2006-01-09 11:16 am (UTC)Do you mean if I worry I won't be taken seriously? Well, yes, the thought has struck me once or twice, though more for the simple fact of being a young woman rather than an attractive one. Yes, I think there's an extra little bit of pressure to make sure I'm a really good doctor. Because if one patient decides I'm a bimbo, it's all downhill from there...
2. What are your tastes in music?
My musical tastes are quite varied. I spent my teenage years listening to nothing but rock, so there's a fair bit of that, but I later got into a whole lot of other stuff. I'm slowly discovering classical music, and even more slowly starting to get into a bit of jazz.
My favourite bands, which I know I've raved about in my LJ, are not too well-known: there's a jazzy little Aussie band called The Whitlams which I absolutely love. And more recently, I got into Jack Johnson, who basically writes sweet, mellow acoustic songs that always seem to calm me down and put me in a good mood. Highly reccomend his album "Inbetween Dreams".
3. Do you speak English with any Russian accent at all?
Yes and no. If I have an accent, it's very faint and not easily recognisable as Russian. People do tend to notice that I have an accent of some sort, but they can't quite place it. A lot of people don't notice at all. If you heard me speak, what you'd hear most clearly is Aussie. :)
4. Tell me about something really silly that happened to you in real life, or something which made you feel silly.
Hmmm, which story to tell? There are so many. Usually when I haven't quite caught on to the drift of a conversation and say something completely out of place.
For example, quite recently, I was talking to abunch of Mike's friends, and somehow the conversation turned to supermodels and dieting, and how they lose weight. I had tuned out a little, and came into the conversation just as one of the guys was saying "Yeah, and they snort Coke." I didn't hear the "snort" part, and thought they were talking about Coca-Cola, so I made my little correction. "Diet Coke," I said.
They all cracked up laughing. For a few seconds I thought they were all laughing at my joke, which I thought was a bit strange since it wasn't all that funny, but I was pleased all the same. Then finally it dawned on me what they actually had been talking about. I felt like Luna Lovegood or something.
And this is the only tale I'm willing to tell in a public LJ post. :)
5. Tell me one dish that you really love, and if you can, give me the recipe.
My brother made the most awesome curry the other day. Unfortunately, I don't really know the recipe. I don't think it's anything complicated - he just bought the sauce in a jar, and I think followed the recipe on the jar, with a few modifications of his own. But maaaan that was good curry. I wish he'd come over more often.