It is an example of how far our country has to go to ensure the most basic conversations about race are not hijacked.
But even the most basic of conversations with "Russians" reveals how complex their concept of identity is.
For most of us, we probably haven't sat down and had even the most basic of conversations about what money may mean to our family.
But because I'm not a fluent French speaker and his English is equally as rudimentary we often run into issues in the most basic of conversations.
Now that you know the most basic way to start a conversation, learn a few phrases that will help you move it along by expressing interest in the person to whom you're talking.
By characterizing non-discrimination laws as a threat to religious freedom and personal safety, conservatives are hoping to hijack the conversation about even the most basic legal protections for LGBT people.
Banning them is actually the most basic action a website that bangs on about "serving the public conversation" can take.
It's men who don't know how to strike up an actual conversation with a woman because they are not intelligent enough that they use the most basic of sexualized commentary to try to initiate contact.
It is the most basic form of communication on text, and it's not necessarily the content that makes these conversations so beneficial; it's the consistency.
