Steinbeck

Steinbeck traveled to Russia several times, but never mastered the language. Traveling with photographer Robert Capa in 1947 he wrote, "... I admit our Russian is limited, but we can say hello, come in, you are beautiful, oh no you don't, and one which charms us but seems to have an application rarely needed, 'The thumb is second cousin to the left foot.' We don't use that one much."