Russian Guards Ordered To Smile More
[font=geneva,arial,sans-serif]MOSCOW -- Russian border guards are under new orders to wipe those scowls off their faces and smile more. [/font]
[font=geneva,arial,sans-serif]Vadim Shibayev, spokesman for the Russian Federal Security Service, said the directive was issued after complaints about surly and rude guards, the Interfax-Military News Agency reported. [/font]
[font=geneva,arial,sans-serif]"As individuals and transport vehicles cross the state border, special attention will be paid to treating passengers very politely and to preventing callous and rude behavior," Shibayev was quoted as saying. [/font]
[font=geneva,arial,sans-serif]The directive includes an order to smile more, Interfax said.
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[font=geneva,arial,sans-serif]MOSCOW -- Russian border guards are under new orders to wipe those scowls off their faces and smile more. [/font]
[font=geneva,arial,sans-serif]Vadim Shibayev, spokesman for the Russian Federal Security Service, said the directive was issued after complaints about surly and rude guards, the Interfax-Military News Agency reported. [/font]
[font=geneva,arial,sans-serif]"As individuals and transport vehicles cross the state border, special attention will be paid to treating passengers very politely and to preventing callous and rude behavior," Shibayev was quoted as saying. [/font]
[font=geneva,arial,sans-serif]The directive includes an order to smile more, Interfax said.
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