The Russian-Ukrainian war has lasted for more than half a month. Russia, which has been sanctioned by many countries, has caused the ruble to plummet. Some media describe it as “the devaluation of the ruble is like a wall cloth”. In fact, wall coverings may be worth more than rubles. Some people want wall coverings, but no one cares regarding rubles.
In the corridor outside a Uniqlo in Moscow, a man threw wads of rubles down like a goddess scattered flowers. If cash falls from the sky, will many people grab it? the answer is negative. Although the white bills flew under their feet, the crowd was almost unmoved, and many people passed by with indifferent expressions.
A roll of wallcloth, or even a rag, has practical value, but the ruble depreciates too quickly, holding the ruble or not being able to exchange the rag. So, the Russians have no interest in it at all.
Men who spill rubles, or want to test people’s reactions. It is also possible that he found that his bank deposits had almost evaporated and continued to evaporate, and his rubles might not be converted into US dollars, which was a waste of paper. In desperation, he poured money in anger and expressed his dissatisfaction. And people passing by in the mall, why don’t they understand their mood? Many people may be thinking, “A little bit, just a little bit, I also want to extract the ruble and sprinkle it.”
It is hoped that the war will end as soon as possible, no matter what the outcome is, the civilians of the two countries will be the biggest victims of the war.
Gao Huiran
