I Met a Ukrainian Yesterday

We didn’t talk about the invasion

Photo by Ani Kolleshi on Unsplash

When I went to get my chemo yesterday, the nurse who helped me had a European accent I thought I recognized. I could tell it was Eastern European but I wasn’t sure what part, and I didn’t want to risk offending her. But I was curious, so I asked.

“Excuse me, I hope you don’t mind my asking, but are you European?”