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10 surprises for an American living in Russia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ย. 2018
- hey there! here are ten things that I found interesting about living in St. Petersburg, Russia as an American. These things are pretty superficial - if you're interested in a more political, intellectual, or cultural look at the differences I've noticed, let me know in the comments!
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Пожалуйста!
Ха-ха-ха-ха
Wow, you are so cute! I am also a redhead :))))))) Are you Irish?
Ребята что она говорит?
i wan studying in Russia can any one help m?
@@Nate_Higers_8814 Не за что ахахаххаахахаахахахахахаххахахахахахахахахахахахахахахах
The only reason why Russian girls wear scarves is that they don’t like winter hats and find scarves more elegant. No religious context to be honest 🤷♀️
Edit: I'm not talking about church here. I'm talking about street fashion in big cities like Saint Petersburg or Moscow. And yes, I'm Russian and orthodox, so I pretty much know what I'm talking about ✌️
Well, you still have to cover you head, when you go church, if you are a woman. So there is a religious context, if you go to church.
@@zukunftverstehen there are not so many people who go to churches
@Agnello Dei ding-dong you'r wrong. There are a lot of countries in the world where christianity is the main religion. People in these countries go to the churches much more often than in Russia. As an example: half of the Balkans area, Grece, East Africa.
@Agnello Dei Last stronghold of Obscurantism? TV works fo this more, than popes. It's not fine for living here. For tourists - may be (exotic - somewhere are cannibals, somwhere - churches), but it bad for sience and education.
@Agnello Dei I think, it's just many russians are christians on paper. They barely do anything related to the religion. But if you ask them, yes, they are christians. Opinion from inside. Also for many people tired of this "funny" stuff. www.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/world/europe/in-russia-a-watch-vanishes-up-orthodox-leaders-sleeve.html 30k $ watch was vanished from Kirill's hand. :)
Being a cold war kid, I think it's incredible that Russians come to the US to tour and party and Americans go there to do the same. Both countries are awesome.
What we both have in common, however, is that both of our governments are fucked up atm. More so ours (Russia's) than yours. Hopefully, we can both put this era behind us and relegate it into the "history" department, and, hopefully, nothing will hinder the development of our nations and the world in general.
@@maxkho00 very well said.
@@maxkho00 I sure hope so. I really like Russians.
its a lie! ...its easy for Americans to visit Russia...but its almost impossible for Russian to visit America! i cant even get my brother to visit me here! ...i have to go there! u all need to get a clue!
@@lorra4789 Russia is the big bad wolf, and America needs lots and lots of guns and missiles to make sure you Russians don't do anything bad. Lol.
It's not really "military presence" Soldiers don't patrol or control, except in facilities. You basically see youngsters in uniforms coming and going. That's all.
Yeah, they just a students!
In Russia military service is mandatory for everyone from 18-27 for one year (from 21 to 27,if they go after university). The russian army is not fully volunteer as in the USA. That is why there are so many soldiers everywhere.
@@NikoSkrbinec I would guess that recruits aren't those who make the bulk of military personnel you get to see in the streets. In my experience it's mostly students, especially if we're talking about folks in fancy uniforms. There are some, though.
These are just cadets and soldiers on short leave. The army does not have the functions of maintaining public order. This is the function of the criminal police and paramilitary police.
US military presense is occupying or invading other countries. They have been in Okinawa since the end of WW II. Not to mention the Middle East and Korea.
You look like a Disney’s princess from “brave”
Merida?
thats exactly my first thought
Shh, don't blow up her cover!
Oh, russian, hi
Я сам охерел!😱
As a Russian there is a thing I can say about the military academies in SPb. Saint-Petersburg is the place where the Russian navy was born, so military/navy academies are there a lot, while in the US, they are in remote places (West Point) or smaller towns (Annapolis), that's why military personnel is more noticeable here. plus there's a lot of policemen, national guard, etc
EgorPoint i had feeling Military was everywhere also in Kalinigrad young people wearing uniforms i seen also like 6 year old in uniform he looked like little policeman, random big guys uniforms standing on railway bridge patroling seemed like, in bus and train station also in train a lot security trough train window i saw a lot millitary vechiles near coast
You just have schizophrenia or you’ve been brainwashed that they are watching you, there is such a mental disorder as hypochondria, when a person is afraid that he is mortally ill, he inspires himself that he has something to hurt and he starts to feel pain, you are the same. I live in a small town in which there are 3 military bases and I don’t notice how many military people passed me, you are fixated on this because you were scared that they would seize and send to Siberia
@@user-et3zf6pe4d eh what? Off service they are actually really friendly guys. And I actually don't care if I see them. Notice, it was the author of the video who said there are many militaries in the city, not me, I just explained why.
@@verynice.mp4613 it really sounds funny)) nobody watches you actually, there are some policemen who patronize streets. As for kids and young guys, they are more like students of the military or navy academy. And I really doubt about the 6 y o kid in a uniform. I saw such kids only on victory parade for the 9 of May. You confused smth I guess.
Helena Bellis i said i have feeling they are everywhere i never told that im paranoid or something im just not used to see around that many people from army or something on the streets
I miss those looooong escalators. It feels like a nice transition from the underground world to the surface. You get to calmly check your smartphone as the mobile connection comes back, to look in the mirror, to gather your thoughts... I take it as meditation and some time on your own
I miss watching couples making out on the escalators
Are you a m.o.b ?
It is due to sea near the city
Nowdays mobile connection works almost anywhere in the metro. There are special underground antennas for your phone and free wifi from the city all the way around (just watch some ads).
@@mirofeya Yes it really works, as does the GSM connection throughout the metro. Although a lot of advertising in my opinion.
I'm gonna get into university to study Russian and wanna live in Russia and work there
it's my dream!!（I'm japanese ）
Woow, that's nice! Good luck, we are waiting!~^*^~
you will be sent to Siberia
@@user-wd8ty6lb8w I try to make as much effort as I can possible !!
Thank you for leaving comment!!
we love anime)))))
Wow
I am russian and pretty amazed that someone actually dreams to live and study here.
Well, welcome to the Russia ,bro!
Russia is amazing glad to see your enjoying our country thank you! 🇺🇲🇷🇺♥️
Privyet! Are you related to Dmitri? )))) He is my favorite composer in the world. If you are not related, you have a very lovely name! Love from Seattle USA.
@@gabbyhyman1246 Love from Russia to The United States of America 🇺🇲🇷🇺♥️
Russia sounds really cool. I want to go.
@Boris Notbadenov2 sounds about right. I always tell visitors to the States to leave the big cities and go see the real America. I would really love to get over to Russia and visit with the real Russians.
Visit Moscow you can see so much
I love your video! Why did you stop. Even tho I'm not American but I've been to Russia four times and St Petersburg is always my favorite. What you talked about in your video is just reminding me of all those good memories.
My tip if you want to get million views, translate that video into Russian (subtitles or dub). You will be surprised. All similar videos where foreigners are talking about Russia but for Russian people to watch, got loads of hits.
as a russian im glad its not translated and i can read foreign opinions, not bunch of russian comments ))
@@Orlington17 hater😂😂😂😂
@@Olich_kin
the tip is actually may be working well ))) thats just more interesting for me, so i am more egoist than hater )))
@@Orlington17 i was joking. I prefer not to see russians comments too sometimes
@@Olich_kin Смех смехом но американцы говорят что никто так не ненавидит Россию как русские. Выходят они правы...
Very interesting. I’m an American living in France for the last 28+ years but in a ´former’ life I was a major Russophile and spent 8+ years actively studying Russian in various capacities. Now it’s more of a hobby.
I spent a semester in Leningrad ЛГУ in 1991 as part of my Master’s program. Things were MUCH different back then. One example : hardly anything on the shelves in grocery stores and we were issued ration coupons. :)
30 years have seen a great deal of change
this was really informative. I'm becoming interested in Russian culture so this was really enjoyable. I had no idea they put dill on everything. you look beautiful in the scarf too
I’m Russian and I was adopted and I live in America but I really want to go back
За платок респект, очень красиво выглядели. А вот языка, да почему мы должны владеть английским языком? Мы уже общаемся на одном из мировых языков. Мы же не удивляемся, почему в Техасе не говорят на русском. Мы не обязаны.
На вопрос который начинается с почему ты ..., всегда можно ответить : "не обязан🗿"
чел мега хорош
You don’t have to speak English. She was just stating the differences between living in her living in the US and living in Russia
Lived there as well as Vyborg for a few months following my Italian husband's job assignment. I find the city enormous, coming from Milan, italy. Hubby would say let's walk, it's across there, but it's not, it's such a distance away!! Love their pies and mushroom soups!
Don't forget to add Sour Cream to everything )) with the Dill
😆👏❤
Сметана - это святое
I would bet money you could by an ak47 styled sour cream and dill dispenser.
@@joshp2542 lol!!
6:25. Ну не надо. 8-10 минут на эскалаторе в Питере нигде не стоим. В среднем 3-5 минут.
5 минут это где???
Elias адмиралтейская думаю может где-то около того. Давно там не был.
Три минуты. Живу в Питере, эскалатор на большинстве станций идёт 2,5-3 минуты. 8-10 минут - это бред, конечно, нигде у нас такого нет.
@@psymarshmallow3213 около 3:15 засекали в студенчестве на Финляндском вокзале (там станция одна из самых глубоких)
мб на спортивной(травалатор)
i'm russian and i actually HATE the lack of trash cans
it's SOOO annoying sometimes
I wore a backpack for this reason and many other reasons when going out for a walk as a pedestrian.
St Petersburg has a lot of army bases for training selective service recruits. Military service is mandatory and that makes for many recruits.
I LIKE dill. Also, your hair is very beautiful and you look very cute with your head scarf. Thank you for this video.
So lame.
Smip
SIMP
True
I feel bad for you lmao.
Scarf isn't only for wind protection, girls of our age use it mostly for not damaging the hair style, while hat would destroy it completely. One more thing: in our culture all married women had to cover head and hide hair, because it was a shame to show your hair to anyone except for your husband. Single girls used to wear a braid, but when they found a future husband they started to decorate braids with some nice bands, like a sign for everyone that trying to get the girl is already pointless because she already had found someone.
Рад что я не один здесь знаю об этом но про ленточки забыл))
YAASSSS mother russia! im from ukraine and i was in russia only once when i was really little before we immigrated to the US, but it's very similar. the young people and high fashion was amazing to me. they wouldn't be caught dead in sweatpants and flip flops lol. but the head scarf (platok) looks so cute on you! you can totally pass for a natural-born russian. in fact, i might start wearing plotki around here..they don't squish and frizz your hair like hats do. also, i love the curly red hair, so pretty!
How are you?
@@blacksthrnbelle and how are you?
Good job. After twenty years in the USA, I was surprised how clean all cities are in Russia . The streets are swept like personal backyards. Also, people are polished and no freaks.
Americas crack heads arent missed
The last time I returned to the US from St Petersburg was 2012 and first stayed in my once favorite city, San Francisco, for a week before going up to Roseville to see my sister, I was shocked how dirty that once beautiful city was. In the city center main shopping and theater district one had to step over homeless and zoned out drug addicts shooting up on the street where they live on the sidewalks by the thousands on and the only smell was urine and human feces that was everywhere on the sidewalk. I have heard it is far worse now. On that trip I spent some time in LA and New York and LA had 10 times more homeless, 200,000 but they mostly are away from main upscale shopping districts. I could not wait to get back to beautiful, friendly and cultured St Petersburg but on the way stopped for a few days of checking out new restaurants in Moscow. Wow Moscow has changed so much over the last 10-12 years. It used to be a little intimidating and fast paced but with all the new walking streets and vista points, it is really beautiful now . My friends who live there always ask me to visit but since they come to St Petersburg often, it has been years since I spent more than a day there. They told me it was a lot more livable and people friendly now since it got the new mayor. No question is is so nice now and has become a foodie capital of Europe for fine dining yet at more reasonable prices. The food culture here in SPb has changed with thousands of chef-owned restaurants with very creative menus and quality of preparation, plating, decor and inventiveness. Since I have been here, originally there were 800 restaurants and 24 good ones and now 13,000 with 4-5 star ratings on Trip Advisor. It is harder to find a bad meal in St Petersburg than any city I have visited in Europe or the US. Even better than the food, St Petersburg is the most friendly large city I have ever been in, of the 91 countries I have spent time in. I do not travel as much simply because I think I might miss something exciting.
@@redawyoxo 😂😂
Must have only been to the major cities because a quarter of Russians use outhouses...
The “military presence” are students. I know you kind of covered it but just helping people make sure.
Plus, it is a naval port. It is mostly sailors that I ever saw there. Just to clarify what she says... there are all those servicemen, but they are not carrying weapons. Not that kind of military presence. I'be nee to St. Petersburg twice and would go back again for sure.
Rachel - thank you for producing such a well done analyzation of Russia/St. Petersburg! It isn’t always easy to get a perspective from an American. Your video was salubrious, good natured and quite charming all at the same time. Although also being educational. Great job! I look forward to more videos like this on your channel.☺️
Перевод th-cam.com/video/fGVYzJmAU6M/w-d-xo.html (хоть что-то полезное сделаю для таблетки)
перевод собрал больше просмотров чем оригинал
@@user-zo2wn3dy7c the translation got more views than the original
Yep, I agree 100%.
блин, ограничен доступ
You're a very charming girl. Be sure to make a video on the same topic after 1 year of life in Russia. You might see something that other bloggers almost never notice in this country.
I'm Brazilian and I loved St. Petersburg. Such a beautiful city with those canals, churches and parks. I'm currently living in Romania and they put dill everywhere here too! And I see a lot of grannies with headscarves or very furry hats during winter here.
Why Romania? Familiar language?
@@vlads.3865 married a Moldavan with Romanian citizenship.
Dill and sour cream are fantastic add-ons that pair well with so many things...
Я сама с Украины и недавно переехала в Россию. И что
я хочу сказать... Это самая великолепная страна. Она невероятно прекрасна.
Ты продала родину , за сомнительные плюшки.
москва столица кавказа.
@@user-ms8bq5ln7m Москва - столица РФ. А кавказ в составе России, так что здесь много национальностей, но не больше чем в Америке
You have a really great pronunciation! It's actually the first time I hear an English-speaking person sounding so natural.
I lived in a few cities along the Volga River from Jan 2001 to October 2002.
Russians do love dill! I remember it on Russian pizza often. I crave dill to this day, often put it in food, especially sandwiches.
Was very little English spoken in public in those cities, but that was fine since I speak Russian.
Nice video, thanks for posting about your positive experiences in Russia. Russian people are great and I miss them dearly. Cheers.
What a great video! You are a fortunate young lady to experience living there. I was particularly impressed with your appreciative attitude toward Russian culture. So many foreigners are caught up in criticizing or even ridiculing the ways of the country they are visiting. You have a lot of class!
Some things that you noticed about the people were actually very similar to the US prior to about 1960. We used to see many young men in uniform on the streets, and they looked very handsome. Now when young soldiers are on the street they wear civilian clothes. Women and even young girls often wore scarves for the very reason that you discovered: they are very warm in winter! Now you never see them. And lastly, the young men and women together. Well, that is not so common now either, sad to say. Women used to wear dresses all the time, and schoolgirls wore dresses and skirts too, clear through high school. Different society now, different culture, different values.
I subscribed. God bless.
I'm in the process of learning Russian
Красава!
Go to 'Bald and Bankrupt'. He is a British man who speaks fluent Russian and is travelling around Russia on a budget. He strongly advises not to bother with trying to Learn the grammar when you first start learning Russian because it will only hold you back. Good luck 🍀
Spasiba Mary. (I don't have a Russian keyboard)
Okay, I will look him up.
удачи тебе!
And word about number of people who know english in Russia.
I went to the school in 1987. In school, we have two teachers who can teach french language (I believe because France has strong socialistic block in the government and was one of the non-NATO states of Europe) and one teacher who can teach german language (I believe because of East Germany was our strongest ally in Warsaw Pact), but no teachers who can teach english (maybe because there was a clod war time when they graduated). So, statistically, more 35+ people can say few words in german or french, than english ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Soviet-> Russian schools learning german language since their foundation before ww2 when USSR borned because Germany was in thr biggest market alliences with USSR.
French language is using in Russian Empire since France became Republic in tines of Napoleon. There is fan fact -> ever country wich language we learned tried to occupe us after that
My school had only english, in my city was 6 schools, one learned german, other french, mine - english, was national school with finnish. So u a bit wrong maybe.
@@alanmalan2644 French was (and maybe still is) an official diplomatic language over the world. Even Soviet (and early post-soviet Russian) passports contained translations and transliterations to French. Especially, very funny French transliterations of Russian names and surnames. "George" == "Gueorguyi"
German was the language of business and science at the end of XIX - beginning of XX century.
And, finally, St.Petersburg / Leningrad had a large diaspora of Yiddish-speaking jews, and since Tsar times, a diaspora of Germans. As we know, Yiddish is a language branched from old German.
So it was very natural to learn German as foreign language.
@@Olich_kin wow that sounds pretty diverse . What city are you from?
@@lephilosopheinconnu3952 i have relatives in different regions, was same everywhere. Depends if there any teacher. If school had teachers,then they study different languages.
Idk what guys in up talk about tbh.. I went to school in 1989. My parents passports didnt had any foreign language translation..
But was diverse here yes.
Hello, I have been watching videos from Russia for many years starting with the Car Crash genre. Those started with "they really drive like that" type reactions and just kept going until I was not able to endure the stress and horror of what they showed [mostly all from dashcam-so you could listen to the music and conversation-to CCTV]. Many excellent and very humorous videos of regular life such as ice fishing, lots of animal interactions, and strange things that pass you on the road in a Lada, like a cow. lion, and other assorted 'wild things.' I did enjoy the towns and cities and the mix of buildings and architecture as you noted. A few of these videos had English subtitles that actually distracted from what a viewer could just infer. It was easy to pick up some of the language by ear and figure out what should not be said in polite company. You are so fortunate to have this grand adventure. I do not plan to ever visit the country because of political views but I still love the people. Best wishes on your grand beginnings there in St. Petersburg, and I hope you can make it to the Hermitage if you like art.
приезжайте к нам в Россию! Мы Вас любим, такие интересные и смешные в хорошем смысле))
За себя говорите.
Cold правильно товарищ, срать мы на них хотели! Приехали они тут, понимаешь ! И срать и ссать ! ... если в подъезде хрущёвки все не оставим то на капиталистов поганых насрем непременно! Уххх !! Россиюшка мать!
@@romanz9342 кураинца порвало
@@drdnout paToB
@TheFinikShow сам удивился
Actually, the deepest metro station in the world is Arsenalnaya in Kiev, Ukraine (105 m). The deepest station in St. Petersburg is Admiralteyskaya which is 86 m, and it takes about 3.5 minutes to get down there.
славаукраине
Correct. And to get down on Arsenalnaya in Kiev, one has to take two separate escalators down..
@@kukaew не тролли. Разберутся, выплывут потихоньку.
Thanks for the video. Just to clear sth up, Russians do not add dill to everything they cook. I don’t even remember the last time I had it and nor do my family and friends. As you said, “your friends put it all the time”, I guess they just like it that way. There’s no such thing as a typical Russian breakfast as it just doesn’t exist - everyone eats whatever they find delicious; so, it varies a loooot. Anyway, it was an insightful video to learn about your experience as a foreigner in Russia.
"...there is a surprisingly lack of English here..." I wonder how many Americans speak Russian?! What kind of person speaks many languages - polyglot. What kind of person speaks only one language - American.
@@user-bo7de6by4d No, that's the norm of typical American arrogance and double standards. They go to a foreign country, expecting everyone there to be fluent in English, and remain super surprised that this is not the case. And this, given that they themselves do not know a word of a foreign language. Is this behavior of a first-world educated person? Americans also like to make fun of emigrants who speak English with an accent. But they do not think that when one speaks with an accent, it means that, unlike them, he or she knows at least one other language.
English is the de facto _lingua franca_ of the most of the world, where Russian is not, so it really is surprising.
@@TotalRookie_LV yeah try that lingua in France or Spain, you might be very disappointed :D It's rude to expect from people in their country that they will speak English to please you. As you are in their country you're supposed to learn some basics at least. People in Italy or France mostly see it this way as well and it's good. F*** yankees
@@adamLE05401
Да без пизды! I mean, people say there are little to no problems with English in France, if you behave yourself instead of playing "da dumb, entitled American" who speaks English, and "so should anyone else!"
Besides, I might shout some German and Russian obscenities at them first, to shock them a bit and make atmosphere more informal and less strained, and then switch to English. XD
@Boris Notbadenov2
That's issue of many large countries, same in China and Russia. Except, they are not really mono ethnic, there are many smaller peoples/tribes that do speak Chinese or Russian in addition to their native language. BTW, there are still people on USA who speak German at home, besides now there are many Spanish speakers.
my daughter (20 yo, born Monterey mx. teen years in Santiago, Chile) has been attending university in Moscow for 2 yrs now. She drives a Chinese pick up because she says Moscow public transit sucks, but it can at times be dangerous because of road rage and total lack of courtesy. Even though she doesn't drink, she says EVERYONE drinks, and drinks a lot.Although she is learning Russian rather quickly, she says she hates the Cyrillic alphabet....I think she will stay in Russia after she graduates....she really loves it there.
I seem to fall in love with this firefox ...
Her flaming red hair is like a magnet to my heart!
Это ты снималась в "Храбром сердце"?
😂😂😂
Сто пудов. Я полчаса уже вспоминаю откуда мне знакомо лицо. Точно же!
Забавно)
Да, такой большой друг детства Мела Гибсона, не помню имени.
We in Russia speak little English because we were not your colony and thank God
@Sam Piral
no it's america the biggest con man in the world
@Sam Piral do not make me laugh
@Sam Piral
I just feel sorry for people like you less watching TV can get smarter
@Sam Piral when arguments end in stupid people, they always turn to insults
@Sam Piral
HEAD HEAD, READ MORE BOOKS,
They built the subways deep underground to act as bombshelters. Kiev subway is super deep as well.
Sour cream is also being added into everything
I was going to say that. My wife is russian from Kazan. She does like dill especially in salads and such. But sour cream is by far her favorite topping on so many things.
Because everything tastes better with sour cream. Try it. It is mostly like Greek yogurt.
@@user-nc5ep3yo1d It is just yogurt, where the hell-enics came from
and don't forget about mayo!lol
@@reginagorsky not really. I hate it and i know many ppl who don't like it either. While i dunno ppl who don't like smetana
4. Man and woman ....we have a family that's valuable..traditional relationships between men and women are important..)) we Russians ) 5. Languages....of course to know English is good, but we have a huge and self-sufficient country ...for us it is more important to know your language ) And of course St. Petersburg is magnificent ..)
Traditional relationships is good. Chauvinism and hatred toward anything diffrent, oft ending in assault, murders or robberies, is not.
@@ShadeAKAhayate Really?
@@kobayashimaruaikiken yep
@@ShadeAKAhayate who are you moralising to?
Technically speaking most of the buildings in the center are from the 19th century, actually very few ones from early 18th century survived, so the city definitely didn’t look like this back in 1703 ;)
Sumer palace in summer garden does
Rachel, Well, it's 2021 already and just discovered your channel. Very informative and interesting. i really miss the babooshkas in the U.S. They used to be quite popular and somehow, they've just completely disappeared. You can't beat them for warmth, protecting your hairstyle, and so many are very stylish and very feminine!!! We need to bring them back!!! Looking forward to watching more of your videos!!!
Great commentary! Re "people in couples", my experience was that the educated young women in St. Petersburg were complaining about a lack of suitable men. As for dill, I love it (used a lot in Poland too) :-) St. Petersburg is truly a "world city", up there with Paris, London, New York, Vienna etc.
Нью Йорк на кладбище смахивает.
А так , ну прям русская! А в платке совсем наша! Поддерживаю канал,"Таблетка для памяти!" Мне тоже в платке женщины нравятся! Хорошенькая!👍😉✌
На этой планете все русские. просто они ещё не знают об этом))))
А по мне так на еврейку похожа. Ведь такие вьющиеся волосы не характерны для славян с общем, и для русов в частности.
@@gum0193 , Тамбовский волк тебе русский!
@@user-sy5cn9cs6d неужели не видно, что волосы завиты? это не природная (естественная) их волнистость!
@@user-uj9gi3ol1f это естественные кудри, как кудрявый человек говорю. Плюс рыжие в основном кудрявы от природы
звучание слов "бибикать" и "бибип" заставляет заподозрить русскоязычного человека!
Alexandra Ostrovskaya her "babushka" also seemed too russian
листала комментарии, чтобы убедиться, что я такая не одна 😂
@TheFinikShow Забавно, я тоже заметил.
Great video. Thanks. I liked the way you structured it as well as your close attention to interesting detail that most people would probably not deem worthy of mentioning in a video, however those were very interesting things. Exactly the types of things I was hoping to get out of this video.
Hi Rachel, your remarks are very interesting, the more so that I live in Minnesota and three months ago I returned to my native city Krasnodar in Russia. So whether I want it or not but I keep comparing what I see here with what you are describing. Cars do not beep on the street at all here (I believe it's kind of not allowed, I am not sure). Garbage bins are all over the place and the city is impeccably clean. I haven't been in St. Petersburg since 90s so probably the city has really changed for the worse. Thank you very much!
Краснодар топ =)
Rachel - I've lived in Russia for 20 years and NEVER in Moscow or Petersburg. If you ever travel, visit the Ural Mountain area. I live near the mountains in Ufa. It is refered to as - Moscow with out a metro!
Hi Mike. It's really interesting that someone would move to Russia, especially around 90's. Do you plan to come back or Russia is another home for you?
Ильяс Маметов привет, I’ve lived in Russia означает, что он ещё живет в России
forgiveness forness с умничал, полиглот? Вопрос был - собирается ли он вернуться из России на Родину, или Россия стала его новым домом
424dsfdsfdsfs спроси автора вопроса, что он имел ввиду
@@TheGGMediaMemonto 424dsfdsfdsfs
все правильно перевел. Даже весело, что у вас получилось перевести по-другому.
Вам очень идёт платок! Я из Питера, вы очень хорошо про него рассказали!
а мне не нра
ни на ком. Эт чо - действительно теперь модно в России ? дичь :>
Хорошо но не правду. Косынка к христианству никакого отношения не имеет. Печально что многие Русские не знают Славянскую культуру... Косынку надевали замужние женщины.
I’m Russian and what surprised me here in USA is that’s very little number of ppl speak Russian, New York is a little different it’s more business centre and political centre u could hear Russian there on the streets from time to time, but the rest of USA, very little Russian. So strange.
When I stayed outside Saint Petersburg for a few months, I was forced me to learn basic Russian. A whole new world of opportunities opened up.
Oh, YES, we loooove dill c:
It's very tasty in dishes and by its own)
Everyone grows it in countryside 😂
Yum-yum
Lovely video, thanks. Hi from Russian living in Cambridge :)
Standing on the escalator for 10 minutes? Really? I guess you think so because metro escalators go deeper downstairs in Moscow than in other cities in the world. In reality, they probably run 2-3 minutes in some metro stations in the center. The metro system outside of the central ring are not very deep, sometimes there are just staircases there with no escalators whatsoever. And you can always walk up or down if you are in a hurry. People usually stand along the right side of any escalator letting those in a hurry walk along the left side. And... Moscow residents always include "escalator" time in their schedule. It is fun to notice how you treat escalators ))) As far as trashcan - you are absolutely right, there are not enough of them. Best! ... and dill-dill-dill - yes! we love it and put in most salads, all types of soup, eat it with cooked potatoes, etc., etc.
lack of trashcans is because of terrorism, bomb might be in there, Japan does same thing
I wonder why foreiners are taken by surprise that a few people in Russia can speak English. Should we expect Americans speak Russian when we travel around the USA? Only people from EU countries are fluent in English in fact ... I was a bit embarassed to hear once the blame from Italian travellers that Russian don't speak English when one of them spoke it really badly. BTW when visiting Italy I could hardly find anyone speaking English to ask direction. That's ridiculous
Interesting video. Thank you for your observations. I have been visiting Saint Petersburg only as a tourist from 2014 till 2018. I have visited eight times in both summer and winter. Each visit was between a week to ten days. So it's not the same as actually living there, but I do know Saint Petersburg well. It is a very beautiful city. I agree with some of your observations, but it's interesting how you describe them. For example, before my first visit, I taught myself some Russian. When I travel, I don't expect everyone to speak English. Why would they? So I make a point of trying to learn some of their language. I thought there were more people speaking English there than I expected. But whenever there was not someone who spoke English, I had no problem communicating, since i could speak some Russian. You are correct about the people. The people there are very good looking. And very young. I really noticed this when I return to the USA and see everyone around me is so old. It's like returning to an old folks home. The metro stations are all gorgeous. To me this is what I tell people. It's odd to emphasis the length of the escalator. It didn't seem like eight minutes to me. But then, it never occurred to me to time it. I am curious as to what part of the city you are living in. In all my visits, I never noticed a military presence. On one visit in the first week of August, I saw a few guys with sailor uniforms on. I asked at the hotel and they told me it was the day they honor those who served in the Navy. I thought it was very cool, since in the US we celebrate veterans day. But we don't have a set aside day for the Navy. Having served in the Navy, I was glad to see the celebrations. Well, I am noticing my comments are getting long. So, I don't want to bore you. Again, thanks for the video. I can't say I completely agree with your observations, but everyone's experiences are going to be different. Even on observations that I agree with you though, my perspective is different. Enjoy your stay there. Saint Petersburg is a grand city and you are lucky. I would love to live there myself.
I'm puzzled by your statement of everyone around you being old in the US, since the US actually has a higher birth rate than Russia. Though I guess it would depend in your specific town or city. Anyway, that was an interesting account you gave. I'd like to visit Russia some day.
Want to see her video when she come to US after long time spent there.
A lot of what you commented on here I've found also applies for China - except maybe the shoes. The Chinese wear very practical shoes, as they often walk reasonable distances, since owning a car is still not the norm, and using public transport is very common.
But I know what you mean about the car horns - it took me the longest time to get used to the constant beeping of car horns...!
The headscarves tend to be worn here by the older women, but it is purely for warmth - it keeps the wind off your head and ears, and saves on having to carry a hat as well (and hat hair!).
my grandmother wore a headscarf all the time. she was a serb. its normal in many countries.
I'm chinese study in Russia.. My sister in Canada ...anyway good wishes for myself... the biggest commonality is the Long snow season😂
Are Russians racist against Asians? Because I would love to visit Russia one day.
@@owainkanaway8345 if you're just having a trip.everything will be ok . it's gonna be a good experience..there are many beautiful lights and girls.😂
@@juneci4322 are you studying in Moscow?
@@owainkanaway8345 I'm studying in St Petersburg
@@owainkanaway8345
we love chinese )
I lived in Leningrad for a semester back in 1991 - let's just say that "things have changed". Ha! '
memo 1943
They have, a lot! 😂
About headscarves , in Orthodoxy, a woman can not go to Church with her head uncovered , and a man can not go to Church in a hat or other headdress. Everything that is done in Russia and that at first glance does not make sense actually has a deep and practical meaning. On account of the garbage cans , take a closer look , next to each store and along every street there are boxes for garbage. As for English, in fact, foreign languages are taught in almost every school starting from the fourth grade , and in some schools from the second grade. But why should we walk and speak English at home? By and large, when you go to another country is you have to know a little bit of the language of the country and its customs so as not to get into an awkward situation. In Russia there are therefore about saying it is not necessary to carry your Charter in another monastery . It's like I'd be surprised why so few people speak Russian anywhere in New York or Los Angeles. And we are learning the language of a potential enemy , in the 19th century we spoke a lot of French and the Russian army took Paris and displaced Napoleon , in the 20th century we learned German and ended it all in Berlin and the red flag on the Reichstag. So be glad that very few Russian knows English )))
Hello, my name is Blake, and I am from Denver, Colorado and I have lived in Moldova for the last year. I speak Russian and I am moving to Moscow in a couple months and planning to stay; I came across your video, thanks for posting.
i'll not think that you're an american if you spoke russian for the whole time in the video but a native russian just based on your looks.
oh my god I found your channel today and love your video. I actually want to move to Russia but no idea how to start...
Start what?)) First do visa and get tour xD maybe u will change ur mind :)
Here a lot of bloggers who live in Japan (i guess u from Japan? If not, then sry xD), maybe u can find some, and ask them xD
First of all, think twice before moving to Russia. A lot of Russians are looking forward to migrate to another country, because living here means that you are just another one worker (not a person, not a human) who can pay taxes regularly, who can't have his or her own opinion, who can only dream about democracy and high standard of living. Besides living in a constantly angry, disrespectful and ill-mannered society will bring only depression.
I must remind as well that St. Petersburg and Moscow are not Russia. If one wants to see a real Russian picture welcome to a small town.
Yes, in the US and Canada I rarely see women wearing high heels on the streets unless it is for an important occasion like wedding, graduation ceremonies, film festivals.
ATTN RUSSIANS: I grew up with an expatriate Russian next door to me here in America. He was my friend and his parents were very inviting and nice and made dinner for me constantly; I was only 13 years old so it's been a while. My question is: his momma use to make this large meatball with what I think what a vodka/tomato sauce similar to our BBQ sauces for the meatball(this thing was the size of a soft ball). What is that sauce? I've been trying to find it on for years now. I've found what I thing it is, but not 100% sure. Any info is appreciated. Edit: They were Jewish if that helps.
DILL, oh yes (or oh shit), "ukrob" in Russian, a horror for me. They put it into and onto each part of any dish, so the only taste you perceive is the dill. As I hate that particular taste, it took me some time to find a trick how to avoid it to a certain degree: when ordering food at a restaurant I mentioned for every part of the order that it shall be without dill (which usually got ignored or forgotten), BUT in the end I asked a coke without ice and without dill :-) This made the waiter/waitress laugh and it significantly improved the chances, of my no-dill request to be communicated to the kitchen.
Ykrop
7:41 номер 9, почему в New York мало говорят по Русски меня это удивляет!!! все должны говаривать по русски
Это ж очевидно, ведь все должны говорить только по английски, чтобы исключительной нации было удобно путешествовать.
Ну вот ты не умеешь по русски говорить, - а им зачем?
Eta ne pravda. Ya v New Yorke Ruskii vezde slyshu. Tam ochen mnoga RUskih. U mneya tam luchshaya padruga jivet i ona liubit v Ruskih magazinah pokupat edu tak kak oni deshevle.
@@never_give_up90 я имел в виду что вы приехали в Россию и хотите что-бы с вами разговаривали на Английском языке?! Это вы к нам приехали и будьте любезны хоть малость учить Русский язык, и с кем вы там общались по русски в New York? Это не случаем эмигранты из России или постсоветского пространства? и были ли среди них хоть один коренной Американец который говорил по Русски?
@@spooni69 Ya pro amerikantsev gavarila. Moi byvshi Boss advokat był Amerikanets i gavarit na Ruskom. Ruskii yazyk uchat v nekatarykh shkolah I ya brała Ruski v Universitete.
Thanks for this great video
I was under them impression that the extremely deep Soviet subways were less about geology and more about nuclear war.
Probably true for Moscow, but St. Petersburg metro is deep because of geology. The city is built on swamp, so, you have to go deep to more stable layers
Russia born living abroad here and i miss dill 😭🥺
Same here i born in Russia too .Where are do you live now?
Interesting video from a different angle, and what a fantastic head of hair you have! 👌🏻 Some Celtic blood in there for sure. Would love to visit Russia, but the language is so hard too learn.
Ya think? Her name is *Wallace* Can't get anymore Scottish than that)
As for Russian language, it only looks daunting because of Slavic alphabet.
If you visit cities, no Russian skill is needed. Here in St Petersburg the street signs, menus, and announcements for bus or tram stops are in Russian and English. Some English known by most people. Many are conversational in English and some are fluent.
Also note St Petersburg used to be called Leningrad which is why you'll likely see more statues of Lenin then you would normally as a lot of his statue were taken down after the cold war
Who can explain me... What's wrong with dill?.. I put it everywhere because it makes food tastier,.. doesn't it?🤔
Вот она удивиться количеству просмотров), подписчиков то 200 человек и канал она похоже забросила. Лайк всех её видосов в поддержку, пусть продолжает, контент у неё годный получается, если о России и субтитры включить популярность быстро наберёт.
There's three kind of people:
those who beware of dill,
those who beware of coriander, and
those who beware of basil. :)
Oh gosh I hate coriander, can't stand it at all
so I'm the fourth kind, I love them all :)
@@solaccursio Me too. As usual, forgot to count myself ))
I am the second one, then. Although we use dill very rarely in our cuisine, I like it a lot
Victoria Vasilyeva that’s racist!!! Lol! Nothing wrong with dill, “cilantro” or pesto! Lol
Hi Rachel, the main reason why the underground in St. Petersburg is so much below the ground level is that it was designed to serve as a bomb asylum if required (not just to carry the passengers). Kind of dual function, same with Moscow btw. The swampy ground in Spb could be another reason, but I guess it's not the main one. Cheers.
У нас в Минске запретили звуковые сигналы без крайне нужных оснований и сразу стало так тихо,чуть ли не в один день,что по началу людям стало непонятно и удивительно! Но мы Беларусы дисциплинированные и приняли новые правила!😂 И ,о боже как же стало хорошо без этого шума!👍👍😄😄👏✌️✌️🕊️🌍🌍🇧🇾🇧🇾💐❤️❤️😄
Great video, very interesting 😁
Always wanted to go to Russia, but visa stress can be exhausting 😭
What county are you from ? Getting a visa to Russia from the U.S is pretty easy.. only took a few weeks , a few documents and a few hundred dollars.. My last visa I had was a 3 year visa with unlimited arrivals and departures. On this visa, I could actually stay up to 6 months in Russia, then I only had to leave for one day and then could return for another 6 months without leaving except every 6 months I would have to leave for one day and could return when i want.. its quite practical and helps the person stay up to 6 months at at time if they like.. I have been to Russia 5 times now
jonnyangl I was born and live in Germany, but I’ve a Chinese citizenship. Due to the German Residenz permit, I can travel to the Schengen states (like Italy, France, Spain, etc.) without paying any money for visa or spending time in embassy. So I’m just going to these country’s if I want to without having extra stress. So in comparison, I’ve to do a lot to go to Russia 😅
@@guang.dai_ Thank you for writing. The reasons for my visits to Russia was that I was married to a Russian woman. Russia is very interesting and if you ever have a chance to visit,, go for it.. Saint Petersburg and Moscow are the big tourist destinations to visit. Stick to the major cities such as this, but if ya want to be a little daring,, visit some of the smaller cities as well.. without a tour guide or knowing someone who lives in the smaller cities would make it easier for you if you have someone to help guide you..
jonnyangl okay, thank you :)
@@guang.dai_ *If you are a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, then you will not have any problems with obtaining a visa, China is the closest ally of Russia and between us a simplified visa scheme, if you speak Chinese you will not have problems with navigation, since almost all signs are duplicated in Chinese, as well as in almost every historical building there are plates with a QR code, which will give you the opportunity to get comprehensive information in all official UN languages!*
I'd love to visit Russia, but in terms of living there, I'm not sure if It's my cup to tea...
Why? Most people who visit are very impressed with it and some do move here amd those who do move, love it.
I love that every place I saw vising Russia was clean streets and no litter.....American streets are full of litter and the people are very well dressed...also no homeless.
Too cold to be homeless here tbh xD
Yeah, as an American military brat I can tell you, if you're in a city with a base, you're gonna see a lot of soldiers. Fort Knox KY, Hopkinsville KY, Savannah GA etc. And any super patriot Americans please don't jump on me; I'm as Constitutionalist as it gets. Just stating a fact.
3:48 It's safety measure so that your hair won't be caught on fire, which is taken as a tradition, which is only applied to women because men don't have long hair. I don't go to churches because of that, I almost got caught on fire.
Что за чушь 😀 голову покрывают по религиозным причинам. Что ж попы́ бороды не прячут от свечей? Борода уж поближе к огню будет)
@@Nitrogenmonoxid Ваш вопрос лжив, и лишён здравого смысла, но я тем не менее поясню: бороды по ветру не летают, а лицо в свечи никто совать не станет.
@@user-ke8rf2vs8t а женские волосы стало быть по ветру летают (в помещении то)), и свечи им в голову пихают)))) ахаха!)
@@Nitrogenmonoxid Мне уже нечего сказать кроме того, что вы дура бестолковая.
@@user-ke8rf2vs8t как говорится, когда спор проигран - время переходить на личности 🤣
Very cool. I've become very interested in Russia (especially St Petersberg) and world travel in the past few months. The movie Andrei Rublec inspired me... I'm learning some Russian, little buly little.
I'd like to talk to you about your experience
C'mon FSVR54, you could care less about her experiences, you just want to get next to her, you nasty man, shame on you!!!
@@billw2710 if this were true (which it isnt) why should a man feel shame for regular biological impulses; which have been manifest in human life through the ages in manifold ways? Anyways my man, it hints at some deep seated insecurity in yourself to reply to my comment as you did.
I'm just a man who wants to travel to Europe and enjoy life's many fruits.
You look very elegant in your scarf! Thank you for sharing your impressions. By the way, dill is great in food. Maybe you just have to get used to it.
That's so interesting to hear something about Russia from foreigners. I really liked it. Now, I can't stop thinking about bloody dill and that true - it's everywhere:-). After a few years overseas I would like to go home but now it is a little bit complicated. Anyway, great video!👍
Девушка классная))) Вот сейчас просмотров будет от таблетки)))
Your hair is so gorgeous!
Queen Elisabeth is often seen wearing headscarf. Yeah, it is practical.
Saint Petersburg has very old military Academies. It would be sort of like walking around Annapolis and West Point. I'd personally love to explore Krondstant, but I doubt I will ever get the opportunity.