Sarah Jessica Parker, an American actress and producer famous for her role in Sex and The City, paid a visit to Moscow to present her perfume brand SJP Beauty. While on the trip, she shot a video for Instagram in which she stands near a yellow Russian car (old and not very clean) and perfumes herself. “This is what happens on the road in Moscow,” Parker jokes.
But she made a mistake which several Russians considered unforgivable, putting the hashtag #Жигули (Zhiguli, Soviet and Russian car brand) on her video. Actually it was a Volga – another Soviet-time brand. Many users from Russia tried to explain it to Parker, some being pretty harsh.
“It’s a Volga, you stupid,” boriskochurov wrote. Many others, however, were more polite. For instance, reggie_kova wisely commented: “That’s a Volga not a Жигули. But close enough. Same crap. Lol. Surprised there’s actually one in Moscow.”