Oh, they WERE rude. Very much so, in fact. Они издевались надо мной, and I told them so as I was leaving. I've lost over half of my Russian vocab since coming to the US 15 years ago as a child, so I tried my best to speak Russian with the consulate but when I couldn't find the words, I began speaking English and was then immediately reprimanded for "not speaking the mother tongue of the country of which I am a citizen," among other ridiculous things.

They said it would take approximately 6 months to revoke my Belarusian citizenship if I choose to go that route. I wonder if showing up at the consulate with the charred remains of my Belarusian passport would expedite the process. ;)
包含语种1:English，语种2:Russian