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I visited Moscow years ago (2011, IIRC). Visited an 'American' diner - not really for tourists, but more of a place for locals. Kinda like a cross between Arnold's from Happy Days and a Denny's, but darker (I mean... low lit). I think the waitresses were on roller skates(?), and it was 24/7.

There were multiple monitors showing silent Tom and Jerry cartoons. No one was particularly watching, they were just ... on. I was told that T&J was sort of a 'thing' in Russia, but I wasn't there long enough (and didn't speak enough Russian) to ask much about it. What struck me, which I hadn't really realized as a kid, is that... it's basically silent anyway - there's no talking/voice, it's just antics, with music. Maybe there were some episodes later where they talked, but none I can remember. Very different from the Looney Tunes where the voices were half the fun. Still love me a good... I say I still love me a good Foghorn Leghorn voice.

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The non-talking was a big advantage for us non-native English speaking kids; it meant we could enjoy them fully in their native versions.

In fact, my favourite Looney Tunes cartoon was always Roadrunner vs Coyote, for the same reason.

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спасибо :)

[icebraining]

Oh, I'm not actually Russian, just from another non-English speaking nation :)