Strange Superstitions?

[belarus1 0]

Hello all,

Just curious if any of you have found that your SO has some rather strange superstitions?

My Sweetie is from a small town in Belarus and she has aquired some pretty funny ones.

1. I cut my own hair at "Le Garage Salon" and one day when I was throwing the clippings out in the yard Sveta comes running and askes "what you do!!!?" She says if the birds get my hair I will have headaches.

2. Sitting one evening and munching some cookies in front of the TV when done I start to eat the crumbs from the plate and again I get a slap on the hand and asked "what you do?" I guess that by eating the crumbs from the plate I will always be poor. She ate her cookies over her cup of tea. I told her she is eating her crumbs as well from the cup but of course thats different;)

3. Im not supposed to show how someone else has been hurt on my own body like saying "my friend broke his arm" and then point to my arm and say "crack", I get the slap on the hand and "what you do" plus she says some sort of prayer and then the sign of the cross to undo the harm Ive done:)

There are quite a few others but these are the few that come to mind first.

Oh, how interesting it is this mix of cultures at our house;)

[When2RNLove 6]

Hello all,

Just curious if any of you have found that your SO has some rather strange superstitions?

My Sweetie is from a small town in Belarus and she has aquired some pretty funny ones.

1. I cut my own hair at "Le Garage Salon" and one day when I was throwing the clippings out in the yard Sveta comes running and askes "what you do!!!?" She says if the birds get my hair I will have headaches.

2. Sitting one evening and munching some cookies in front of the TV when done I start to eat the crumbs from the plate and again I get a slap on the hand and asked "what you do?" I guess that by eating the crumbs from the plate I will always be poor. She ate her cookies over her cup of tea. I told her she is eating her crumbs as well from the cup but of course thats different;)

3. Im not supposed to show how someone else has been hurt on my own body like saying "my friend broke his arm" and then point to my arm and say "crack", I get the slap on the hand and "what you do" plus she says some sort of prayer and then the sign of the cross to undo the harm Ive done:)

There are quite a few others but these are the few that come to mind first.

Oh, how interesting it is this mix of cultures at our house;)

Not my SO, but I remember my Mom believing in Number 1. LOL

[Martyshk 137]

Hello all,

Just curious if any of you have found that your SO has some rather strange superstitions?

My Sweetie is from a small town in Belarus and she has aquired some pretty funny ones.

1. I cut my own hair at "Le Garage Salon" and one day when I was throwing the clippings out in the yard Sveta comes running and askes "what you do!!!?" She says if the birds get my hair I will have headaches.

2. Sitting one evening and munching some cookies in front of the TV when done I start to eat the crumbs from the plate and again I get a slap on the hand and asked "what you do?" I guess that by eating the crumbs from the plate I will always be poor. She ate her cookies over her cup of tea. I told her she is eating her crumbs as well from the cup but of course thats different;)

3. Im not supposed to show how someone else has been hurt on my own body like saying "my friend broke his arm" and then point to my arm and say "crack", I get the slap on the hand and "what you do" plus she says some sort of prayer and then the sign of the cross to undo the harm Ive done:)

There are quite a few others but these are the few that come to mind first.

Oh, how interesting it is this mix of cultures at our house;)

There was a nice long thread about it a while back...

[Joe_&_Nadiya 1]

1) It's a no-no to whistel a song indoors.

2) When going on a trip, always sit on the couch for a few minutes in silence before leaving the house.

3) Always holding the glass with the left hand when making a toast (or is it the right hand? I never know).

[Dana-Mića 51]

Lol i believe in # 3 and i've been in america for half of my life...i also believe that

1. if you are single and you sit on a corner of something you will have bad luck

2. black cat = bad luck

3. if you sneeze or fall by accident what ever you said last or thought is true hence i say "istina" which means true

there are others but those 3 I am stuck with

oh one that my sisters mother in law believes and we find hilarious

- keep all the doors and windows closed do not exit or enter the room once you have stared baking bread lol

oh yeah and don't whistle in the house it'll bring mice hahaha

[Steve S 2]

Never, ever share out a bottle and then set it empty on the table. I am not sure what trouble will supposedly befall you (you will be thirsty? sober?) -- it is just a major faux pas. I made this mistake a couple of times. I guess it does not apply at a restaurant, or maybe you are supposed to wait until the server comes by to finish the bottle.

[Brad and Vika 129]

Hello all,

Just curious if any of you have found that your SO has some rather strange superstitions?

My Sweetie is from a small town in Belarus and she has aquired some pretty funny ones.

1. I cut my own hair at "Le Garage Salon" and one day when I was throwing the clippings out in the yard Sveta comes running and askes "what you do!!!?" She says if the birds get my hair I will have headaches.

2. Sitting one evening and munching some cookies in front of the TV when done I start to eat the crumbs from the plate and again I get a slap on the hand and asked "what you do?" I guess that by eating the crumbs from the plate I will always be poor. She ate her cookies over her cup of tea. I told her she is eating her crumbs as well from the cup but of course thats different;)

3. Im not supposed to show how someone else has been hurt on my own body like saying "my friend broke his arm" and then point to my arm and say "crack", I get the slap on the hand and "what you do" plus she says some sort of prayer and then the sign of the cross to undo the harm Ive done:)

There are quite a few others but these are the few that come to mind first.

Oh, how interesting it is this mix of cultures at our house;)

#2 is a new one on me, but Vika says she has heard them all

[Martyshk 137]

#2 is a new one on me, but Vika says she has heard them all

Yeah, I never heard of that. I know so many though, it's not even funny

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hello all,

Just curious if any of you have found that your SO has some rather strange superstitions?

My Sweetie is from a small town in Belarus and she has aquired some pretty funny ones.

1. I cut my own hair at "Le Garage Salon" and one day when I was throwing the clippings out in the yard Sveta comes running and askes "what you do!!!?" She says if the birds get my hair I will have headaches.

2. Sitting one evening and munching some cookies in front of the TV when done I start to eat the crumbs from the plate and again I get a slap on the hand and asked "what you do?" I guess that by eating the crumbs from the plate I will always be poor. She ate her cookies over her cup of tea. I told her she is eating her crumbs as well from the cup but of course thats different;)

3. Im not supposed to show how someone else has been hurt on my own body like saying "my friend broke his arm" and then point to my arm and say "crack", I get the slap on the hand and "what you do" plus she says some sort of prayer and then the sign of the cross to undo the harm Ive done:)

There are quite a few others but these are the few that come to mind first.

Oh, how interesting it is this mix of cultures at our house;)

Ukrainians and Russians have NO strange superstitions. This is exclusively a Belarussian thing.

I suggest her buy her a wrist watch for Women's Day.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

1) It's a no-no to whistel a song indoors.

2) When going on a trip, always sit on the couch for a few minutes in silence before leaving the house.

3) Always holding the glass with the left hand when making a toast (or is it the right hand? I never know).

Are you sure about the whistling? I know Brad's in-laws got nervous about it, but he was whistling "show tunes" and they probably thought he was gay.

[slim 1,525]

Show tunes? Come on, Brad!

[AKguy 1]

3. if you sneeze or fall by accident what ever you said last or thought is true hence i say "istina" which means true

Heard this one last night while on the phone.

[Joe_&_Nadiya 1]

Are you sure about the whistling? I know Brad's in-laws got nervous about it, but he was whistling "show tunes" and they probably thought he was gay.