@@mk6022 If you watch the video, its because he compares it to the USD and how much USD is spent on groceries, he does not review how much an average russian makes annually. If he did a little extra research on the russian side when it comes to income he would have known, its not that he is detached, its that he left critical research and statistics out. Although what i just said is common sense and its clear your comment is more from a personal distaste or hate towards tucker than actually understanding the fact he left out critical details, it would be worth while on your part to understand that rather than pulling a twisted opinion out of your ass (lol)
Tucker didn’t make his video for Russian media… ‘ it was too help Americans understand what is going on in Russia to combat the vilification of Russia and its Citizens
Plus Tucker Carlson couldn’t bring himself to say that the strong economy here in the US means a strong dollar overseas right now so it’s a great exchange rate that makes things “cheaper” for Americans traveling overseas right now.
The biggest thing here is comparing prices of groceries to average wages. The groceries are very similar in cost to America, it is the wages that are so much less. Thank you for making this clear - people need to see this.
It's not the direct result of sanctions though, not 100%, for sure. These gap between prices and average salary existed before, it just got more obvious now.
It amazes me that not everything thinks that. Like it's a running joke that tequila is cheaper than water in Mexico, that you can but a house in central America for 500 dollars etc
Tucker Carlson had obviously never been to an American super market. It showed when he thought escalators for shopping carts (or coin-released carts, for that matter) is somehow a novel idea.
Those arent actually a thing in a large part of the US. Ive lived all over the eastern US and I have never seen that before. Maybe its west of the mississippi or i just missed it, but not as common as you think.
@@heyitsauri Every Aldi's has coin-released carts and you can find them in many areas of the eastern U.S. As for the shopping cart escalators, many of the newer stores that are 2-stories (including a Walmart near Saugus, MA, on US Route 1), have these. Getting more common all the time.
@@tomhull1276 Shopping cart escalators (and coin-released carts) are still very rare--I've yet to see one or even hear of one until your comment, and, like you said, newer stores have them, so it's a new thing, apparently. We don't have these up in Northern New England, where Tucker also lives.
In my 3rd world country of the Philippines we also have that amazing technology of the shopping cart not moving on an incline walkalator ages ago. Haha!
We dont see them because our stores have a larger one level footprint, with a few exemptions ,Nyc , other high occupancy urban cities as well, but majority not needed
I love this guy!! I just stumbled onto this video because I read a lot about Russia. He's entertaining, interestingand fun and his English is incredible. I learned a lot.
@@Kevik70 The ready to drink part is now apparently a Joint Venture between Pepsico and Unilever. Pepsi withdrew from Russia, but Unilever is still going. I think it's time to start broadcasting this FACT.
A lot of underhanded stuff is going on. The French gave Ukraine some beautiful missiles to attack Russia with, and NATO talked the French not to send French troops to help Ukraine. But there are French own Super Markets operating in Russia. 😳
Remember quite a few years back President George Bush was was walking through a grocery store and he was fascinated by the scanner they used to charge the food stuffs. We all had a good laugh at that. I think you are right , somehow these higher ups get removed from everyday happenings. Regardless of party, ,I think it is a universal truth. Except for good ol Jimmy Carter.
I live in Thailand and those trolly wheel-grip escalators that Tucky is raving about have been a common sight in big-box chain stores for 20+ years. Swansong McFear Carlson is indeed the TV Dinner of "journalists".
There are some in the U.S. too, though they’re far from universal…don’t know how universal they are in Russia..I think Tucky was getting a pretty “guided” tour.
Well, Tucker never really grew up middle class. As much as I appreciate the work he’s done, he definitely does not understand how the average middle class citizen lives.
Well, Tucker doesn't live in Thailand. He lives in America where those wheel-grip escalators are extremely rare. So you're comparing apples to oranges at this point.
Tucker Carlson was excited by trolleys where you have to use coins. Just wait until 2054 when he discovers self service checkouts! It'll blow his mind! 🤣🤣🤣
We have ALDI stores all over here in the states and they use coins. Interesting you call them "trolleys". Here we call them grocery carts, or in the south they call them "buggy's".
@@ryanreedgibson There are also shopping carts that require coins. Everywhere. But it's ok, I also like jokes I can't understand, cuz I love the WHOOOOOOOOSHING sound as they go by.
@@Peter-jo6yu This just goes to show that the idea that most USians have about Russia is propaganda. Ivan is safe--he wouldn't be doing this if he wouldn't be.
Taxes are 13%! In Moscow with 50-60 USD per week you can buy all you need in groceries. Apart pensions normal salaries in the regions start from 400 USD and in Moscow from 600 USD. Unless you work as a security in a store or a cashier! So you can manage! If you are a start-up person or a specialised person...sky is the limit. For good mid-professionals 1.500-2.500 net is the norm! Bur experienced people will open their own business and bonuses for managers are playing a major role in the remuneration!
In russia they're right about it being putins fault. He's a dictator so its not like they can vote him out and he also chose to invade ukraine which resulted in massive global sanctions and a crippling of the russian economy that was already struggling before hand.
He'll be fine. He's not breaking the laws people typically get arrested for in RU, which is namely disparaging the RU Armed Forces. We always hear about dissident arrests, but if complaining were against the law every Russian would be behind bars lol.
(25:29) "I just don't feel like having explosive diarrhea." (25:33) "Cause explosive diarrhea very bad. Very bad." The entire population of this world agrees with you, Ivan.
@savagegamez1674...Seems to me it's the same here in the U.S. and in Russia. Average folk just working hard to pay the bills and buy the groceries. What was Tuckers lies?
'Tucker says groceries in Russia cost about 1/4th of what they cost in America,'He says the revelation moved him from feeling 'amused to legitimately angry' that his home country apparently charges much more for basics like food. 'What he doesn't mention is the average Russian salary is 1/5th the average US salary.'
@@trkrla5113 he lied about the affordability of the food compared to the US, however failed to mention that their salary is so low, it takes more time to earn money to make purchases. He also failed to mention high prices are a global problem and not specific to the US. Also they tend to "survive" by eating soup with unknown meat, not a fan of mystery meat myself.
Greetings from Iowa, USA! I just happened across your feed and let me tell you, I was very entertained... You definitely have a great presence on camera and you seem like just a normal guy. Also, the one thing that really made me decide to hit "Like" and "Subscribe" was when you talked about your reason for shopping at this particular store (the first one): "Because they have the cheapest CAT LITTER around" (paraphrasing). OMG! That is partly why I shop at my local Walmart! I guess people are mostly the same no matter where we come from in this world.. and why we need to be more accepting of others and less ready to make war.. Thank you for sharing your part of the world with us, Ivan and Evelina.
Agreed, i was laughing at the amount of cat litter he got. I am told to buy at least 5 10lb bags at a time. People must think I have a tiger in garage. lol We truly are the same. Whose that guy, eye balling me ??? So , funny. And sweet you did it with your wife. It is raining here in Southern California, so excuse me for answering so many posts.
Hey Ivan, looks like the TH-cam algorithms are being kind to you becaue you randomly came up on my suggested videos. I'm from the Los Angeles Metro area here in Southern California and we hate Tucker Carlson. In any case, I love the content and you are hilarious. I subscribed right away and will be following your videos. Cheers!!
Maybe he hash tagged Tucker Carlson and if you watch political stuff it made the algorithm. What ever the case, he's going to get paid. At $10usd per 1000 views, he scored big.
Ivan, I really enjoyed your video. I live near Sacramento, California and I truly believe we are all the same no matter where we live in the world. Blessings to you and your family!
If you knew some of the stuff that went on in the Stalin years you wouldn’t have to go to Chernobyl to see mutated stuff. There are radiated lakes and rivers in Russia from bomb production.
A propos toilet paper: there is an old joke from the Soviet Union (also in Soviet occupied GDR, Poland, Czechoslovakia and more) that goes: Q: why is our toilet paper so rough? A: so that each and every arse stays red.
And now they're all US-occupied. With US-kevel prices. And IDK how expensive it feels to a Russian, but I see plenty of customers there. Are all of them millionaires or something? Walgreens closes under locks ANY cosmetics, even the $1 priced ones and with one or two employees there, it's a pain you know where to get one to unlock it. I wonder what a Russian would think of OUR stores. Especially if they discover how much we pay for health insurance and copays. And FYI half the stores here close @8 or 9 pm...
@arMillennial You missed the point, mate! I just shared an old joke from the 1970s that I heard when I was touring Eastern Europe as a musician, it was part of a Cultural Exchange. And what do you mean by "your governments"? I am from Luxembourg (look it up in case you don't know where this is), and yes: we were never occupied by the Soviets. Cheers! 👋
@@tonidimitrova6078 So maybe it might be better for you to move to Russia, no? Btw: I only shared an old joke from the '70s, that's all! Bye for now...
Tucker's visit to the fast food place and supermarket remind me of Lucille from Arrested Development. "It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost, $10?"
I love this. Tucker is viewed in the US as a political shill. A talking head that spews propaganda. It's good to see a real person's point of view. Stay safe. Don't let them silence you.
@@austindenotter19 No, they're very much correct. Tucker is a propagandist and a hack. Anyone who lives outside the right-wing media bubble (the majority of America) already knows this.
@@austindenotter19Grandpa, please turn off Fox News, the nurses keep calling and telling us you are screaming about "the illegals trying to steal my medicine" and if you keep it up we will have to move you to another assisted living home. Nancy said when she visited you last week you refused to eat your fruit cup because it was infected with "the woke mind virus". Please grandpa, go back on your meds and turn the TV off.
Once you realize that the minimum wage in Russia per hour is about $6 USD, the prices are expensive. 1 kg (~2 lbs) of meat is equivalent to 40 minutes of work.
@@dianapuskina3448 The average monthly wage in Russia is less than $800 dollars if that helps put things in perspective. There's Tucker bragging about his $400 weekly shop...
@dianapuskina3448 Do you know how many Russians are paid the minimum wage? According to the Petersburg International Economic Forum at the moment, 6 million Russians receive salaries below the minimum wage, less than $200 USD per month. 12 million Russians are either self-employed or working without employment contracts.
Thank you so much for making this video. I just wanted to say that most of us Americans that have half a brain are aware the average Russian does not make a lot annually and that those groceries were not inexpensive. Thanks again!
@@jacktorrance2633 apparently you did not pay attention to the video, the prices are high for the average citizen. I suggest you rewatch the video and pay attention this time.
@@JustinPoland-r5r THAT IS LIFE IN PUTINS RUSSIA GOT THEM EATING HORSE AS HE EATS STEAK ........AND TRUMP WANTS THE U.S. LIKE THIS ......Only one person makes money in RUSSIA
I used to live up the road from the San Diego community where Tucker Carlson was raised. It is the most expensive by income area in the western hemisphere right next to parts of Malibu, NYC Central Park west and a few others. He went to college at Trinity College in Connecticut which is 500,000 US for an undergrad degree with a loose focus (aka "English"). It's also where Ivanka Trump went to college. Carlson has been fired from every major news network and is responsible for more lawsuit money at Fox than any other human being at any network in US history.
Yeah, Mc D's really started price gouging customers using "inflation" as an excuse. "But supply chain, it costs us 10% more to make a burger, so we need to charge 250% more!"
I refuse to eat that rat meat even if it's free, but it's still not nearly as expensive as the rock bottom low fast food in other countries... An American eating at mcdumpster might spend 8 $ for lunch, min wage in America is anywhere from 7.25 in red states to 20 in better states. That's about 1 hr of work for min wage people at worst...
That is mostly true for most of North America, but in Toronto area, there are a few 2-3 level grocery stores. Walmart in Scarborough or Markham for example.
I know this is kind of off topic from the point of the video but I have to rant about stores closing before "closing" time. If you advertise that you close at 10 but then you stop serving customers at 9:30 then you're really advertising your "go home" time. Nobody cares when you go home. We only care when you stop serving us. If you stop serving us at 9:30 then your closing time is 9:30! Imagine if stores told you they open at 6:00 but when you show up at 6:10 they tell you they actually get there at 6:00 and it takes an hour to warm up the grills and get everything ready so they don't actually seat you or start serving you until 7:00. But they "open" at 6 because that's when they start their shift.
The cheapest McDonald's combo/share meal in Australia is the "Bundle for 2", which is about $28.50 AUD (approx. $18.50 USD) depending on where you are. That's about 1.2 hours of work at the Australian minimum wage of $23.23 an hour. This bundle includes four burgers, chips, and drinks. Australians can get enough for two people for three meals at under half a day's wage. Mind you, that's at minimum wage, not the average or median, and we consider McDonald's super expensive with inflation now, to the point it's as expensive as going out to a decent restaurant.
See, comparing can console you :) $23.23AUD is $20.50CAD. Here in Canada minimum salary is $16.65CAD which is $18.87AUD, so you are not that bad ! And we are heavili taxed here. Does that make you feel better mate ? :) You just have to look "down" to be happy :D
@@michalzajic8602 I know, that's what I was pointing out - Westerners think spending an hour of minimum wage on food is expensive, when Russians would be blessed to have that.
A big Mac on its own at my local Macca's is $7.85, I never pay full price only go in when there is a special deal on there app, today I see a cheese burger, QTR pounder, cups and coke for $6.90 but they taste disgusting
The chap in this video is very courageous considering how people who've leaked military losses in Ukraine have 'gone missing', and even Russian civilians who've dared to oppose the war in ANY way have also vanished into the ether. Sir, you have my humble respect!
Well. When I get to Russia. The first thing I'm going to do is ban horsemeat consumption: Horses work and cough. They are more capable than some human beings.
Well look at his watch... He doesnt risk of getting deployed to the war 😂 and also he didnt say much bad about Russia.. leaking prices like Tucker did isnt the worst crime...
In Spain 99% of supermarket milk is UHT, therefore, it does not require storage in the refrigerator. It is just a treatment that is carried out by raising and lowering the temperature of the milk to "kill" all the bacteria. Once the container has been opened it should always be in the refrigerator, but unopened it will last for many weeks.
@@zvw444x3zefa nope, evaporated milk is made from fresh, homogenized milk from which 60% of the water has been removed, it´s more dense, in Spain is called "leche condensada" and is used for desserts. UHT milk is just milk.
@@rrn7689 Ok, I don't believe I have ever been introduced to it. We also have what we call Sweetened condensed milk which is thick and heavily sweetened which we use in making desserts. I imagine it has corn syrup or something yukky.
@@zvw444x3zefaNo it's a different product. Not condensed milk. It's regular milk ultra pasteurized and packaged in special packaging that keeps it sterile for a year or until you open it. It's also available in less stable 3 months packaging. It's heated to 280⁰f for 2 seconds, so it has a different taste.
What strikes me most of all is the lack of people shopping. I live in a provencial little city in the EU and no matter what grocery store I go to and no matter if it's on a weekday morning or afternoon, there are way more people in the store shopping and all of them have their cart actually filled where as here the store looks pretty empty and I don't notice anyone with a cart that is even filled enough to actually stand out.
Sure, but you either omit or don't know that "granny Russian pensioner" has a load of benefits and social support from the State. Which means it's difficult to compare with your pensioners in the West. Take care.
@@SvetlanaVladimirova8590 Great seeing you provide true background behind these such comments against Russia. You guys are doing much better than the west at the moment
Russian Pensioner: Free healthcare (Healthcare is free for all citizens) ~$400/month (Moscow) not to mention ~85% of Russians own their apartments so they do not have to worry about a foreign landlord kicking them out when they're 85 years old on a ventilator and unable to make rent payments. American Pensioner: No healthcare until you turn 65 and paid Medicare taxes for a minimum of 10 years, ~$943/month maximum regardless of income (not livable in 42 states hence the homeless situation) and virtually no one in the big cities owns their homes. The more you investigate it the more the homeless situation makes sense. The RU social safety net far outclasses the US. Other European countries provide the same benefits but the social security payments are significantly lower relative to individual purchasing power. Again causing a homeless crisis or emigration (usually to the US or South America).
Loved your video. The pokes at Tucker were hilarious cause we know he's such an offensive jerk who lies every time he opens his mouth. Seeing the price comparisons for food/wages was really interesting and important to the West to understand Carlson lying rhetoric, especially right now with the global insanity playing out. I have Russian friends who live here in Canada and go back to visit family from time to time, so had some idea of prices. McDonald fun tidbit - early 1970s in Hamilton, Ontario the original hamburg was CAN dollars .25cents, cheeseburger was .35cents. Same hamburg is now $1.39 with our minimum wage at $16.55. What a great conversation starter in the thread to see the inflation issue is global and we all paddling same boat in parallel ways.
i think somewhere in near past putin said " tucker was a big help for him. tucker goes and talks up russia and puts down usa on regular speech tours in Europe. Got that from TH-cam so not sure if real or not.
@@pacotaco5526 Dig a little deeper and you will see just how much pro Russian tucker is. That is ok, He has the freedom to believe and say those things. But let us not recognize that he is also anti American. not so much advertised here in usa but tucker goes arround doing Europe doing anti American speeches. Again, he has the freedom to say what he wants but WE should not see who he is in real life.
Hi Ivan, Thanx for exposing #ucker Carlson's lie regarding the impact of sactions on prices in Russia.! I have been wondering why your shows haven't addressed more meaningful subjects and I'm happy to see the change. Your baker friend: I would like to know if the prices he pays for ingredients like flower have increased. paul in North carolina
I saw a lot of things that are the same price here in the US. I saw some things that were a lot more expensive, like the butter & tomatoes. I saw a couple of things that are cheaper but, when you compare our wages to yours, it's expensive. Thank you for debunking Tuckers insanity.
My 93 year old Grandmother was shocked at 9 dollar hamburgers in Las Vegas. That’s about an hour’s minimum wage wage in the US. I can make them better at half the price at home.
Too many people have just grown up having fast food all the time. In the 1960's, we were lucky to have fast food twice a year. My dad's routine answer whenever we wanted to go to a fast food or pizza place, was 'We have food at home'. I live with my parent's frugality to this day, and learned to cook and make our own food at home. Food is not as expensive as people think, if you buy discounted things when available, and keep it frozen until you eat it. Regular working people waste tons of money on food today.
The locking shopping cart wheels on inclined moving walkway grooves were invented in West Germany back in 1976 by Wantzl Metallwarenfabrik GmbH (Patent DE2656322C2). I remember well from my childhood in Finland that we had those in supermarkets already in the 1980s. Apparently this neat German invention hasn't yet made a breakthrough in the US since it got so much attention from Carlson.
I am Australian. The locking shopping cart wheels have existed here for a long time, not as long as obviously in Germany though, yet it likely has existed here for 20-30 years. As far as the idea of putting the coin into the cart to get the cart and return the cart, this isn't used by our two large domestic giant Woolworths and Coles, however the foreign supermarket brand Aldi that made it here from Germany uses this coin thing for the carts, so most Australians are familiar with this concept since Aldi was introduced to Australia since the early 2000's. I don't know about the USA obviously. I am an Australian living in Australia. But it feels like the coin thing is a European supermarket thing, and I don't think European supermarket chains likely made it big in the USA, so the coin thing very well may be unknown to the US public, just how it was unknown to Australians until Aldi came here. However as far as the locking shopping cart wheels on the escalator, surely that exists in the USA, I find it hard to believe that doesn't exist there, so the fact that Tucker became excited about that only tells me that Tucker is likely some upper class person who has almost never had to do food shopping for himself, which is why he seemed so out of place in general in the entire video.
Got them here in the UK, ASDA Stores had them for over 30 yrs, my local Asda has them from underground carpark to outside store or a lift depending on whether you want to go into the store direct.
Just discovered you! Like your humor and you're good at reporting. I appreciate how you break prices down to one's earnings, compared to the average American's earnings.
They have those escalators all over Mexico like in Super Che which is like a Walmart in US. They have to have those types of escalators because parking is on the ground floor and the food and sale items are upstairs above the garage.
Ivan, you are sooo entertaining. Also love how steady the camera is. Makes viewing so much better. Keep it up. Also notice your subscribers are growing - congratulations 🥂
I first encountered an Auchan supermarket in Paris in the early 1980s. These trolley-locking conveyors existed then, so 40 years ago. Tucker Carlson's astonishment was like a Monty Python sketch, except he was serious. TC needs to get out more.
The bread he is talking about is stiff, because it's the chip variety of the store made bread. After it cools down, it doesn't take long to loose taste and dry.
Food has been hitting insane prices here in Kelowna British Columbia, Canada this past year. For a loaf of sourdough bread we pay $6.00. at a dedicated bakery. For a loaf of generic sliced bread in a supermarket it is still $4.25. I would estimate a 30% hike in groceries across the board compared to 12 months ago. Salaries in Canada have risen by 3.45% over the same 12 months. The math tells the tale. This seems to be a trend around the world. The ordinary working guy keeps loosing ground here in the west.
And the kicker is: production costs have not risen 30%. I'm Finnish, we have two major chains that dominate and dictate the prices. Both made record profits. But, it is forbidden to talk about that we should be instead talking about how the unemployed and elderly are robbing the nation and need to be punished.
@@squidcaps4308 Exactly. It's not inflation, it's vulture capitalism at its worst. Profit above and beyond inflation is just greed from the top. Trickle Up economics.
@@jenkem4464 I have no idea how old you are but you’re on the right track to change the things that make the world a cesspool of inequity. I have 70 years of observation and finally feel qualified to weigh in. People are naturally averse to bad news and someone has to keep pushing. It has always been known that capitalism only works with regulations due to some greedy, underdeveloped people in positions of economic power. Only recently have people begun buying into business’ position that all regulations are oppressive and unconstitutional. That’s dangerous. Bonus round, since you’re interested in these financial and social issues. Why are the Jewish people accused of a lust for money? Early on, the Christian Churches declared it a sin to loan money for interest, taking the position that loans were a form of brotherly assistance, and ineligible for the profit motive. Christians immediately recruited Jewish brokers to handle and loan out their money, reasoning that the separation cleared them from the sin. It is a tradition that has endured for centuries, but over those centuries Christianity forgot how the situation came to be, were envious of Jewish success, and now are actually critical of Jews for a situation they created. So many people suck. But you’re on the right track, keep pointing out the bullshit because people have forgotten the reasons for many of the things we do, keep asking why. I promise that when you’re my age it will still feel good. Best.
Hahaha! That was the first thing I thought. Because in the west they do not have milk outside the fridge. And in some cases they write FAKE MILK on the shelves. Baby milk powder should be also banned! It is plastic!)))
The corporations suck, the government lacks the will to pit them in check, when we make the government do our bidding by asserting our voice we will see change
Ivan. You are such a comedian where it counts. You had me burst out laughing a few times on the remarks you made and kept a straight face. Yes on the other hand one can be grim reaper showing the expensive prices as well. The pistachios you showed would cost more here but still definitely expensive even for us at $8.00. I can imagine who can afford it there. Cucumbers and toothpaste is almost comparable to Canadian $$. Tucker Carlson seemed marveled you had to pay a coin to get a cart which you get back when you put cart back. This surprised me coz this has been around for years. Even in Greece when I went grocery shopping I had to use coin to get shopping cart. Obviously Tucker Carlson does not go grocery shopping unless he shops somewhere where coin is not needed for cart as in Walmart or Costco.
@alias7859 Luggage carts at Pearson International Airport in Toronto is free to use. No coin. However yes you are right, most places you pay with coin, whether Airport or stores
All you see like escalator holding shopping cart or cart on coin is in EU standart .BTW those stores in russia were build by EU companies thats why russians can enjoy EU standart. Same it is with airplanes Now it is over Will see in future
The shelf stable milk isn't powdered, it is "Ultra heat treated" - cooked at a high temperature and sealed in sterilised packaging. It will last less than a week in the fridge once the sterilization is broken. But as you know, boiled milk tastes quite different to fresh.
I'd be hesitant... it reminds me of the time my Dad ate yogurt that was way past the expiration date ...he broke the seal, smelled it a bit, ate a few spoonfuls and put it back in the refrigerator...he said the next day, when he opened the refrigerator and went for the yogurt again, mold had already grown over the top of the container...scared the crap out of him...
About 95% of the milk products in france, belgium spain and portugal are UHT. It is perfectly safe to keep on the shelf unless the package is defective and if it is, it is really easy to spot because it would be 100% spoiled.
Our stores in the USA have those shopping cart conveyers. (In large cities where space is limited). Usually if a store has that conveyer there is a parking garage below the grocery store..
In the Soviet years, you would see hundreds of people lined up to buy toothpaste. There were stores, known as Beriozka, that only accepted foreign currency. The average Russian couldn't shop there - even though they were desperate to do so. Not much has apparently changed.
I am an aged Pensioner single father with a teenaged child, it costs me around $300 per week for basic groceries. I often go hungry so my child can eat.
I've been raising 4 grandchildren for 10 years. They are all teenagers now. I do not spend $300/week on food. Maybe you can find a nice friend who can show you how to shop and)/or cook. Or maybe the place you live in has WAY higher prices than where I am. Good luck to you.
Hmmm--I wonder if Tucker's family business, Swanson Frozen TV Dinners, used horsemeat? Maybe that's why Tucker found the Russian supermarkets so satisfying. Tucker's biological mother abandoned the family when Tucker was 6 years old but his father remarried into the TV dinner fortune. Tinfoil, anyone?
You just gained a new American subscriber.Your sense of humor makes your video's much more watchable than others we get here. Mr. Carlson has a HUGE following in the states,but he also has those,like myself,who see him as just another disinformation provider. The interview with Putin and his tour around Moscow has just showed the world what a buffoon he is.
At least Tucker put up the ruble for the shopping cart, Ivan had to look for a free one. Tucker spent $100 US , Ivan $40 WoW Big russian spender with girlfriend.
@@tday891 Wow, American media personality with a huge budget pushing a false narratives spends a hundred bucks to promote lies vs an actual Russian citizen buying what they actually need and can afford.
A Chernobyl potato! Man, i laughed so hard about that, I just had to subscribe. Is that a Cadillac you're driving? I 'm curious to find out what your story is.
Nice video brother. Saying a friendly hello to the good people of Russia. I am sorry for all the headaches and hardships your government is causing you. The world knows you the citizens are not to blame. Keep the faith brother.
Somewhere I read that all box milk is long term shelf ready if it is stored in a box. It's interesting that after you open any milk container, the milk only last maybe up to 7 days. I was living in a third world country once and went to the local Costco like store. They had fresh milk sitting out of the refrigerator. I told one of the store supervisors that fresh milk can't be stored outside of refrigeration. He was shocked and said that he didn't know that and would put it in the refrigerator. I wasn't sure he would, but the next time I visited that store. All of the fresh milk was in the cooler. Along with the orange juice. In that country, before this new box store. All milk was in the on the shelf box milk. Which the locals called fresh milk.
I subbed immediately after your opening music! 👍🏼🥰 Your channel makes me remember a kid’s show on our Public Broadcasting Station, ‘Big Blue Marble.’ As we get older, and are influenced by our government, and our peers, we forget that Humans are pretty similar all over the World…usually kind, sometimes with a great sense of humor (Ivan!), and an understanding that if We all had the ability to communicate in a meaningful way, we’d probably all get along, for the most part. Stay safe!
Yeah, and I used to get bullied because of that show, I was the fat kid in 7th grade and for PE I'd wear these blue sweats because I didn't want anybody seeing my fat legs, they'd laugh at me and call me the big blue marble.
Thanks Ivan. I went to Russia in the 1970's with Thomsons Travel, 6 hours were allowed for us to get through Customs! I remember the bread in my intourist hotel was black so you are doing better nowadays. I've never felt so safe though. If a tourist got lost the police waved down a passing car and ordered them to take you back to your hotel as you showed the hotel card you had to take with you. I enjoyed myself though and went from Leningrad to Moscow by train, visited Sputnik and other museums where little old ladies stopped you from touching anything, went to Bolshoi Opera, Moscow Circus and went to the Kremlin at midnight in the snow.
By 2010, when I traveled in Moscow and to Berlin by train, we were leery of radiation from Chernobyl, and there was an ever-present fear that one of the ubiquitous ex-KGB would pick you up and for photographing anything and who knows where you'd end up. The train did have hot water, though, if nothing else. I got chilblains at night as the heat on the train was almost non-existent for early spring.
@@engletinaknickerbocker5380I have Russian-English phrase book/translator for KGB special edition issued in 1980 for Moscow Olympic Games to communicate with Western tourists. "Photographing is forbidden here". "Show me your papers" and such.
@@sergeygalayda2931 That is interesting. This was in 2008. Once through customs, I was taking photos of inside Sheremetyevo Airport and one of those Russian large fellows in black with silver hair --intimidating in appearance ran over waving some sort of stick and saying, "No photos'. What a welcome to town! I managed to get shots from the airport shuttle train to where we could get a taxi to ride downtown. When leaving on the night train to Berlin, because of the camera flash, I was sure that we'd be thrown off the train. And, since no one seemed to understand English and I only knew a few Russian words and some cyrillic, it was frightening to think that we'd be stuck somewhere as the visa was only good for 3 days, and I only had a 2 weeks off for vacation. I'd already heard about another pharmacist's wife being detained, plus I was responsible for a child traveling companion. While in Moscow, since I'm a pharmacist, I asked my host to introduce me to a pharmacist in a drugstore. The shop was staffed by a nurse and a pharmacy student, and there was one of those guards sitting right next to the counter in a folding chair. The pharmacy student told me that all the taxi drivers were ex-KGB, and they were everywhere, and that no photographs were allowed anywhere. I was in clothing store in GUM looking down on Lenin's tomb in Red Square and the shopkeeper told us to get out. The deliberate unfriendly unhelpfulness was the most frightening. In the train depot I went over to the main desk when my cellphone was stolen, and I could see the secretaries gabbing and filing their fingernails and occasionally looking at me, and no one even came over to ask If I needed help.Even in the hotel, there was only one desk clerk that spoke English and she stopped whenever anyone came through. Of course my host spoke rudimentary Russian as she went to the language school every week that she was there.
As a Brit who used to buy the supermarket burgers that caused a scandal in the UK when it was discovered they contained some horsemeat, I could never understand all the fuss. The burgers tasted fine and were around for quite a while before the truth came out and there were no complaints, but if you said that to anyone they would look at you as if you had ridden the horse to the slaughterhouse yourself before tossing the corpse on the barbecue. 😊
@@obi-ron i mean selling stuff ubder a wrong label is pretty bad. but gere we even have old butchers stores that are completely specialised in horse meat and advertise as such lol
It depends on the country. A girl I met in Sweden gave me a sandwich with horse meat about 50 years ago. Tasted just fine. In the USA horse meat is to feed dogs.
excellent video..i wish every journalist when they complain about prices they should state the price in amount labor it takes to purchase it..this makes it a more fair comparison...
Bro, for some reason, you came up as a suggestion on my screen, I took the chance… Bro, you are awesome…. And thank you for actually telling the truth. Yes, it is cheap for Carlson since he is rich…. But he never mentioned the difference in income from my country, the US, and yours! Seriously, it takes a half a day’s pay to go to your “McDonalds”…. That is insane…. Tuckfuck lies in the USA and every other place that will permit him to open his mouth. I subscribed right away… I just hope you are going to be safe…. Also, I saw the locking cart in the Dominican Republic!!🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️…. He should have said… “look mommy, I am fake shopping for myself for the first and last time, even for real”!! By the way…. Stop touching radioactive potatoes. You’re awesome dude.
Yeah, because Biden supporters just love the truth. ☠ The YT censors supporting your candidate won't allow me to say anything further...see how that works?
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First time viewer here in Texas. Very enjoyable video. Thanks. (and Tucker Carlson is the worst example of an American there is)
Try Canada, 1kg of chicken is like $22 CAD, that said our hourly wages are $15/hour, so it is dependent on the job market paying you that much too. Though for someone on disability social assistance, that is a crazy price for me, I don't know how Russia handles the disabled and unemployed. I would imagine it's dire for disabled/unemployed folk there.
It is amazing that Tucker had to travel all the way to Russia to visit a supermarket for the first time.
he says that every time, he still doesn't know what a super market is.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
he made 35 mill usd a y for 10+? y he is worth half a billion USD, why would he ever walk anywhere?
@@niklasriva7053tucker was born rich his family own the biggest TV dinner company in the US.
So, did he start out as Tucker Swanson?@@felipenunez2058
Tucker was born into a rich family, he has no idea how an average American lives. His Russia visit illustrated this well.
Absolutely! He is so detached from reality that he thinks 10 000 rubles for groceries is a cheap deal for Russians 😂
@@mk6022 If you watch the video, its because he compares it to the USD and how much USD is spent on groceries, he does not review how much an average russian makes annually. If he did a little extra research on the russian side when it comes to income he would have known, its not that he is detached, its that he left critical research and statistics out.
Although what i just said is common sense and its clear your comment is more from a personal distaste or hate towards tucker than actually understanding the fact he left out critical details, it would be worth while on your part to understand that rather than pulling a twisted opinion out of your ass (lol)
Tucker didn’t make his video for Russian media… ‘ it was too help Americans understand what is going on in Russia to combat the vilification of Russia and its Citizens
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Plus Tucker Carlson couldn’t bring himself to say that the strong economy here in the US means a strong dollar overseas right now so it’s a great exchange rate that makes things “cheaper” for Americans traveling overseas right now.
The biggest thing here is comparing prices of groceries to average wages. The groceries are very similar in cost to America, it is the wages that are so much less. Thank you for making this clear - people need to see this.
I take it America has 14 sanctions against them and that’s why the prices are the same?
@@dannystamos1920….Go back and watch it again, maybe then you will understand!
It's not the direct result of sanctions though, not 100%, for sure. These gap between prices and average salary existed before, it just got more obvious now.
Really informative video. Your great thanks🎉
It amazes me that not everything thinks that. Like it's a running joke that tequila is cheaper than water in Mexico, that you can but a house in central America for 500 dollars etc
Tucker Carlson had obviously never been to an American super market. It showed when he thought escalators for shopping carts (or coin-released carts, for that matter) is somehow a novel idea.
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Those arent actually a thing in a large part of the US. Ive lived all over the eastern US and I have never seen that before. Maybe its west of the mississippi or i just missed it, but not as common as you think.
My first job had a carriage escalator. I was 16 then. I am 68 now. Tucker is an idiot
@@heyitsauri Every Aldi's has coin-released carts and you can find them in many areas of the eastern U.S. As for the shopping cart escalators, many of the newer stores that are 2-stories (including a Walmart near Saugus, MA, on US Route 1), have these. Getting more common all the time.
@@tomhull1276 Shopping cart escalators (and coin-released carts) are still very rare--I've yet to see one or even hear of one until your comment, and, like you said, newer stores have them, so it's a new thing, apparently. We don't have these up in Northern New England, where Tucker also lives.
Brave souls to record this and put it out on the internet. I pray for their safety.
You dont have to be brave just russian 😁
Yeah I wonder how long before he gets called up for a "special Operation"
@@badlt5897 Or sent away for a while because he was a "Western Operative"
yeah about as long as Gonzalo Lyra...
I have the same thoughts and prayers for their safety.
In my 3rd world country of the Philippines we also have that amazing technology of the shopping cart not moving on an incline walkalator ages ago. Haha!
They have the cart locking incline escalators in Mexico as well. I live in the U S. in Michigan and have never seen them near where I live.
@@michelem9277most grocery stores are 1 level. they exist in places with 2 floors.
We have them here in Australia too! I can't believe people in America have never seen them!
We dont see them because our stores have a larger one level footprint, with a few exemptions ,Nyc , other high occupancy urban cities as well, but majority not needed
@@robertmcintosh9886
OK. Thanks.
Sanctioned Ivan - Dude - you rock! Your English is _EXCELLENT!_ Thanks for posting this informative video. Blessings.
I thought this was entertaining and informative.. good stuff and honest advice and fun.
I love this guy!! I just stumbled onto this video because I read a lot about Russia. He's entertaining, interestingand fun and his English is incredible. I learned a lot.
Oh Tucker. You went from being an American joke to an international laughingstock.
No actually Joe Biden is the international laughingstock
He's Putin's pet toy. Lets see him go to Ukraine and see what a monster Putin is. The GOP stands for Government Of Putin.
Loser.
Who shuved pumpkins in his Arse😂😂😂😂
Tucker is still right about many things.
"Just like Coca Cola, but very very sweet."
Oh, so it's Pepsi, then.
He mentioned Lipton which is a child company of PepsiCo.
@@Kevik70 The ready to drink part is now apparently a Joint Venture between Pepsico and Unilever.
Pepsi withdrew from Russia, but Unilever is still going.
I think it's time to start broadcasting this FACT.
A lot of underhanded stuff is going on.
The French gave Ukraine some beautiful missiles to attack Russia with, and NATO talked the French not to send French troops to help Ukraine.
But there are French own Super Markets operating in Russia. 😳
Actually I find that Coke is much sweeter than Pepsi.
@@ClarityDetermination coke is definitely sweeter...
Tucker probably doesn't go to American grocery stores. He's very wealthy and someone either shops for him or he orders online.
He wouldn't go to grocery stores. Too many eggs and tomatoes available for throwing! 😂
@@shelbyroderfeld5943 One can only HOPE! Tray tours dessert!
Remember quite a few years back President George Bush was was walking through a grocery store and he was fascinated by the scanner they used to charge the food stuffs. We all had a good laugh at that. I think you are right , somehow these higher ups get removed from everyday happenings. Regardless of party, ,I think it is a universal truth. Except for good ol Jimmy Carter.
Tuckers a pro at running away from things.
@@spacemanjupiter
cnt fuk carlson can use a phone? who knew.
I live in Thailand and those trolly wheel-grip escalators that Tucky is raving about have been a common sight in big-box chain stores for 20+ years. Swansong McFear Carlson is indeed the TV Dinner of "journalists".
There are some in the U.S. too, though they’re far from universal…don’t know how universal they are in Russia..I think Tucky was getting a pretty “guided” tour.
@@susancollender6478Nothing about it appeared guided.
Well, Tucker never really grew up middle class. As much as I appreciate the work he’s done, he definitely does not understand how the average middle class citizen lives.
Well, Tucker doesn't live in Thailand. He lives in America where those wheel-grip escalators are extremely rare. So you're comparing apples to oranges at this point.
They have escalators at target. Loaded your cart on a separate escalator meant just for them.
Tucker Carlson was excited by trolleys where you have to use coins. Just wait until 2054 when he discovers self service checkouts! It'll blow his mind! 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
There are self-service checkouts. Everywhere.
We have ALDI stores all over here in the states and they use coins. Interesting you call them "trolleys". Here we call them grocery carts, or in the south they call them "buggy's".
Wow, I would NEVER go to a McDonalds, much less the grocery store. 20 dollars a day ?
@@ryanreedgibson There are also shopping carts that require coins. Everywhere. But it's ok, I also like jokes I can't understand, cuz I love the WHOOOOOOOOSHING sound as they go by.
Ivan, you crack me up! Potato's Straight out of Reactor 2. 🤣🤣🤣
How does know about reactor 2 ? What does he know ? Very interesting !! Russian FSB control all reactors.
Chernobyl is in Ukraine. How did they get potatoes from their enemy? Oh wait, Russia is "liberating" Ukraine from skinheads LOL
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I thought that was pretty funny myself!
Reactor? They're probably grown just a few miles east of Kyshtym... 😂🤣😂
This man outed more people than Katt Williams. Salut, sir.
Now I'm concerned for his safety 😢
😂😂😂😂😂
Love Kat !
@@Peter-jo6yu This just goes to show that the idea that most USians have about Russia is propaganda. Ivan is safe--he wouldn't be doing this if he wouldn't be.
We don't have these magic escalators in western countries...🤣🤣🤣
Because in western countries we don't pack every kind of store into one to necessitate the need for multiple floors
Actually we do in the USA. They are not very common, and I don’t like them.
Plenty of them in Europe. Carlson is an idiot.
You are not including Europe in your "western countries " then,. Thèse are everyday situations for me.
@@leolechien007 saw my first one in Barcelona!
Carlson said a weeks' worth of groceries costs $103.82. He didn't tell you the average Russian earns about $330 a week before taxes.
Maybe in Moscow.. But I would say more like $330 per month for Russia. My mum’s pension, for instance, 22000 rubles (~$230) per month.
Oof
Taxes are 13%! In Moscow with 50-60 USD per week you can buy all you need in groceries. Apart pensions normal salaries in the regions start from 400 USD and in Moscow from 600 USD. Unless you work as a security in a store or a cashier! So you can manage! If you are a start-up person or a specialised person...sky is the limit. For good mid-professionals 1.500-2.500 net is the norm! Bur experienced people will open their own business and bonuses for managers are playing a major role in the remuneration!
It's funny how everybody on the planet blames their own country's leader for inflation despite the fact that it's a global issue in every country.
So what you're saying is... we should blame you instead!
Actually it's really cheap there. my son and daughter and grandkids are too.
In russia they're right about it being putins fault. He's a dictator so its not like they can vote him out and he also chose to invade ukraine which resulted in massive global sanctions and a crippling of the russian economy that was already struggling before hand.
OF COURSE ITS CHEAP. THEY LIVE OFF ESSENTIALLY 900 AMERICAN DOLLARS AN MONTH ON AVERAGE. LOL
@@TerriJacoby-w9f
Every country has a different inflation. Yes there was baseline inflation due to supply chains, but anything above that is the government's fault.
Thanks for being as real as you’re allowed/can be. All the best
Blink twice if you are being forced . lol
I fear for this young man's safety. Thank you for yor bravery, sir.
He'll be fine. He's not breaking the laws people typically get arrested for in RU, which is namely disparaging the RU Armed Forces. We always hear about dissident arrests, but if complaining were against the law every Russian would be behind bars lol.
I'd rather be afraid of his health.
He's probably just as safe as we are.
@@greenspiraldragon if you believe that, you are braindead.
He drives a Cadillac he's safe!
(25:29) "I just don't feel like having explosive diarrhea."
(25:33) "Cause explosive diarrhea very bad. Very bad."
The entire population of this world agrees with you, Ivan.
Thank you for correcting Tuckers lies.. So refreshing to hear facts instead of Tuckers propaganda
@savagegamez1674...Seems to me it's the same here in the U.S. and in Russia. Average folk just working hard to pay the bills and buy the groceries. What was Tuckers lies?
@@trkrla5113yeah no where near as bad 😂
Watch only us propaganda
'Tucker says groceries in Russia cost about 1/4th of what they cost in America,'He says the revelation moved him from feeling 'amused to legitimately angry' that his home country apparently charges much more for basics like food. 'What he doesn't mention is the average Russian salary is 1/5th the average US salary.'
@@trkrla5113 he lied about the affordability of the food compared to the US, however failed to mention that their salary is so low, it takes more time to earn money to make purchases. He also failed to mention high prices are a global problem and not specific to the US. Also they tend to "survive" by eating soup with unknown meat, not a fan of mystery meat myself.
Greetings from Iowa, USA! I just happened across your feed and let me tell you, I was very entertained... You definitely have a great presence on camera and you seem like just a normal guy. Also, the one thing that really made me decide to hit "Like" and "Subscribe" was when you talked about your reason for shopping at this particular store (the first one): "Because they have the cheapest CAT LITTER around" (paraphrasing). OMG! That is partly why I shop at my local Walmart! I guess people are mostly the same no matter where we come from in this world.. and why we need to be more accepting of others and less ready to make war.. Thank you for sharing your part of the world with us, Ivan and Evelina.
Agreed, i was laughing at the amount of cat litter he got. I am told to buy at least 5 10lb bags at a time. People must think I have a tiger in garage. lol We truly are the same. Whose that guy, eye balling me ??? So , funny. And sweet you did it with your wife. It is raining here in Southern California, so excuse me for answering so many posts.
If you are so poor, how can you afford to buy cat shit?
@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 poor is subjective. But agree, the last thing you would spend money on would be dirt for cats to sht in. lol
@@trevormiles5852 Ha! Ha! Ha! Tiger in garage.... now that's funny! 🐯
@@Wolverine1228d got the scars to prove it. We do not have dogs anymore, but lets not talk about that. lol. You and family have great Easter.
Hey Ivan, looks like the TH-cam algorithms are being kind to you becaue you randomly came up on my suggested videos. I'm from the Los Angeles Metro area here in Southern California and we hate Tucker Carlson. In any case, I love the content and you are hilarious. I subscribed right away and will be following your videos. Cheers!!
From Alaska prices $ same Wages higher than Russia $20 an hour not $20 a day
Tucker Carlson doesn't know food he is in the Swanson TV dinner family of profit yucky Swanson TV slop
Maybe he hash tagged Tucker Carlson and if you watch political stuff it made the algorithm. What ever the case, he's going to get paid. At $10usd per 1000 views, he scored big.
I dislike Tuckums also !!
Oh wow, he is SO BLESSED that you noticed his existence 🙄
Ivan, I really enjoyed your video. I live near Sacramento, California and I truly believe we are all the same no matter where we live in the world. Blessings to you and your family!
"We've got potato from Chernobyl..." 😄😄😄
That was some potato and you joking about its origins was PERFECT.
Maybe he dont know that Chernobyl is in Ukrain not in Russia lol
In 1986 when the Chernobyl accident happened, Ukraine was still part of the USSR.
Just sayin'. 🙂
Chernobyl potatoes are already baked.
This joke was crude and really not funny. It was a tragedy that affected thousands of people in many ways. Laughing about it is just stu**d.
If you knew some of the stuff that went on in the Stalin years you wouldn’t have to go to Chernobyl to see mutated stuff. There are radiated lakes and rivers in Russia from bomb production.
A propos toilet paper: there is an old joke from the Soviet Union (also in Soviet occupied GDR, Poland, Czechoslovakia and more) that goes:
Q: why is our toilet paper so rough?
A: so that each and every arse stays red.
Occupied? What a cope! Your local governments were collaborators with the USSR. You were not occupied.
And now they're all US-occupied. With US-kevel prices. And IDK how expensive it feels to a Russian, but I see plenty of customers there. Are all of them millionaires or something? Walgreens closes under locks ANY cosmetics, even the $1 priced ones and with one or two employees there, it's a pain you know where to get one to unlock it. I wonder what a Russian would think of OUR stores. Especially if they discover how much we pay for health insurance and copays. And FYI half the stores here close @8 or 9 pm...
@arMillennial You missed the point, mate! I just shared an old joke from the 1970s that I heard when I was touring Eastern Europe as a musician, it was part of a Cultural Exchange.
And what do you mean by "your governments"? I am from Luxembourg (look it up in case you don't know where this is), and yes: we were never occupied by the Soviets.
Cheers! 👋
@@tonidimitrova6078 So maybe it might be better for you to move to Russia, no? Btw: I only shared an old joke from the '70s, that's all!
Bye for now...
@@CAGED1702 that's a good idea. At least my tax money will stay where it was earned instead of supporting genocides in Ukraine and Middle East
"We got a potato from Chernobyl." I'm loving this guy!
"I'm walking here" with the hand gesture sealed the deal for me. And his clowning on the clown of clowns, Tucker Carlson.
Tucker's visit to the fast food place and supermarket remind me of Lucille from Arrested Development. "It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost, $10?"
Carlson is a clown. We all hold him in utter disdain.
Unfortunately not everyone. American Fascists love the stooge. His low-effort Twitter Videos get millions of view on Twitter.
Explosive diarrhea.
I used to like Tucker but he went off the deep end just like Geraldo Rivera 40 years ago.
I love this. Tucker is viewed in the US as a political shill. A talking head that spews propaganda. It's good to see a real person's point of view. Stay safe. Don't let them silence you.
You are wrong.
@@austindenotter19 No, they're very much correct. Tucker is a propagandist and a hack. Anyone who lives outside the right-wing media bubble (the majority of America) already knows this.
@@austindenotter19Grandpa, please turn off Fox News, the nurses keep calling and telling us you are screaming about "the illegals trying to steal my medicine" and if you keep it up we will have to move you to another assisted living home. Nancy said when she visited you last week you refused to eat your fruit cup because it was infected with "the woke mind virus". Please grandpa, go back on your meds and turn the TV off.
The only fool here is you. Congrats on falling for propaganda.
@@austindenotter19no. He is right
Once you realize that the minimum wage in Russia per hour is about $6 USD, the prices are expensive. 1 kg (~2 lbs) of meat is equivalent to 40 minutes of work.
do you know why minimum wage called "minimum"?
@@dianapuskina3448 The average monthly wage in Russia is less than $800 dollars if that helps put things in perspective. There's Tucker bragging about his $400 weekly shop...
@dianapuskina3448 Do you know how many Russians are paid the minimum wage? According to the Petersburg International Economic Forum at the moment, 6 million Russians receive salaries below the minimum wage, less than $200 USD per month. 12 million Russians are either self-employed or working without employment contracts.
@@laurateaho-white9654 yep. its very common illegal taxes optimization practice.
Yeah, and those companies pay the bare minimum.
This is pure gold. Well done. Subscribed.
"Inflation of cucumbers" made me smile.☺
Thank you so much for making this video. I just wanted to say that most of us Americans that have half a brain are aware the average Russian does not make a lot annually and that those groceries were not inexpensive. Thanks again!
Just because they have a Dictator that keeps most of the money(except for this dude driving a caddy)doesn't mean those prices are high.
@@jacktorrance2633 apparently you did not pay attention to the video, the prices are high for the average citizen. I suggest you rewatch the video and pay attention this time.
The level of sarcasm in this video is glorious
Prices seem similar to where i am in Canada but the wage differences makes it more affordable here when min wage here is $15..60
Yeah, you make as much in one hour in Canada as an employee in Russia makes all day for a 10 hour workday.
@@JustinPoland-r5r THAT IS LIFE IN PUTINS RUSSIA GOT THEM EATING HORSE AS HE EATS STEAK ........AND TRUMP WANTS THE U.S. LIKE THIS ......Only one person makes money in RUSSIA
I used to live up the road from the San Diego community where Tucker Carlson was raised. It is the most expensive by income area in the western hemisphere right next to parts of Malibu, NYC Central Park west and a few others. He went to college at Trinity College in Connecticut which is 500,000 US for an undergrad degree with a loose focus (aka "English"). It's also where Ivanka Trump went to college. Carlson has been fired from every major news network and is responsible for more lawsuit money at Fox than any other human being at any network in US history.
McDonalds in the U.S. isn't cheap for the average citizen either. And the prices are climbing fast. I refuse to pay that price for a stomach ache.
It was up until 6-7 years ago
Yeah, Mc D's really started price gouging customers using "inflation" as an excuse.
"But supply chain, it costs us 10% more to make a burger, so we need to charge 250% more!"
Corporate greed.
I refuse to eat that rat meat even if it's free, but it's still not nearly as expensive as the rock bottom low fast food in other countries...
An American eating at mcdumpster might spend 8 $ for lunch, min wage in America is anywhere from 7.25 in red states to 20 in better states.
That's about 1 hr of work for min wage people at worst...
I only eat red beef what I buy from Ranchers. A half cow. Cheaper, better quality, better taste.
Here in Canada I've never seen a wheel locking cart escalator because every single grocery shopping store is always 1 floor.
Here in Slovenia - just east of Italy and south of Austria we have it in the largest shopping malls so it is really nothing special.
The grocery store Tucker went to was in a shopping mall.
That is mostly true for most of North America, but in Toronto area, there are a few 2-3 level grocery stores. Walmart in Scarborough or Markham for example.
@@gregghaYes, and ours has the cart that locks (in Mississauga). Tucker needs to get out with the common man … ❤️🇨🇦
There’s a 2 story one in Calgary now. I was kinda blown away with it. But no escalator to blow my mind.
Great work Ivan! Thanks!
I know this is kind of off topic from the point of the video but I have to rant about stores closing before "closing" time. If you advertise that you close at 10 but then you stop serving customers at 9:30 then you're really advertising your "go home" time. Nobody cares when you go home. We only care when you stop serving us. If you stop serving us at 9:30 then your closing time is 9:30! Imagine if stores told you they open at 6:00 but when you show up at 6:10 they tell you they actually get there at 6:00 and it takes an hour to warm up the grills and get everything ready so they don't actually seat you or start serving you until 7:00. But they "open" at 6 because that's when they start their shift.
I know right? Doesn’t make sense at all
The cheapest McDonald's combo/share meal in Australia is the "Bundle for 2", which is about $28.50 AUD (approx. $18.50 USD) depending on where you are. That's about 1.2 hours of work at the Australian minimum wage of $23.23 an hour. This bundle includes four burgers, chips, and drinks. Australians can get enough for two people for three meals at under half a day's wage. Mind you, that's at minimum wage, not the average or median, and we consider McDonald's super expensive with inflation now, to the point it's as expensive as going out to a decent restaurant.
See, comparing can console you :) $23.23AUD is $20.50CAD. Here in Canada minimum salary is $16.65CAD which is $18.87AUD, so you are not that bad ! And we are heavili taxed here. Does that make you feel better mate ? :) You just have to look "down" to be happy :D
Just let you know minimum wage in russia is 180 USD a month so people with this salary have to work whole day + for meal in MacDonalds
@@michalzajic8602 I know, that's what I was pointing out - Westerners think spending an hour of minimum wage on food is expensive, when Russians would be blessed to have that.
A big Mac on its own at my local Macca's is $7.85, I never pay full price only go in when there is a special deal on there app, today I see a cheese burger, QTR pounder, cups and coke for $6.90 but they taste disgusting
@@lewisyeadon4046But on otherside Maybe they have cheap tanks.
So russia emirate is great country for living.
According to transvestite Putin
The chap in this video is very courageous considering how people who've leaked military losses in Ukraine have 'gone missing', and even Russian civilians who've dared to oppose the war in ANY way have also vanished into the ether.
Sir, you have my humble respect!
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Well. When I get to Russia. The first thing I'm going to do is ban horsemeat consumption: Horses work and cough. They are more capable than some human beings.
lmao its not north korea you watch too much western propaganda
Well look at his watch... He doesnt risk of getting deployed to the war 😂 and also he didnt say much bad about Russia.. leaking prices like Tucker did isnt the worst crime...
A Russian journalist with a Cadillac eating at “McDonalds” and speaking English.
Be careful brother.
In Spain 99% of supermarket milk is UHT, therefore, it does not require storage in the refrigerator. It is just a treatment that is carried out by raising and lowering the temperature of the milk to "kill" all the bacteria. Once the container has been opened it should always be in the refrigerator, but unopened it will last for many weeks.
That may be what is called evaporated milk in the us. It is used more in baking.
@@zvw444x3zefa nope, evaporated milk is made from fresh, homogenized milk from which 60% of the water has been removed, it´s more dense, in Spain is called "leche condensada" and is used for desserts. UHT milk is just milk.
@@rrn7689La leche evaporada y condensada son distintas y tenemos ambas en España. La condensada tiene azúcar añadido, la evaporada no.
@@rrn7689 Ok, I don't believe I have ever been introduced to it. We also have what we call Sweetened condensed milk which is thick and heavily sweetened which we use in making desserts. I imagine it has corn syrup or something yukky.
@@zvw444x3zefaNo it's a different product. Not condensed milk. It's regular milk ultra pasteurized and packaged in special packaging that keeps it sterile for a year or until you open it. It's also available in less stable 3 months packaging. It's heated to 280⁰f for 2 seconds, so it has a different taste.
What strikes me most of all is the lack of people shopping.
I live in a provencial little city in the EU and no matter what grocery store I go to and no matter if it's on a weekday morning or afternoon, there are way more people in the store shopping and all of them have their cart actually filled where as here the store looks pretty empty and I don't notice anyone with a cart that is even filled enough to actually stand out.
Tbf, he is shopping around midnight - it's not an average time for people to shop.
It's too cold to go out in Russia.
There was a granny Russian pensioner, she says she gets $120 a month. So if your big mac combo costs $10, to her that feels like a $60 steak dinner.
Basically yes
Sure, but you either omit or don't know that "granny Russian pensioner" has a load of benefits and social support from the State. Which means it's difficult to compare with your pensioners in the West. Take care.
@@SvetlanaVladimirova8590 Great seeing you provide true background behind these such comments against Russia. You guys are doing much better than the west at the moment
@@kashy101 Yes, we are. Thank you for having the courage and intelligence to think outside the box. Take care.
Russian Pensioner: Free healthcare (Healthcare is free for all citizens) ~$400/month (Moscow) not to mention ~85% of Russians own their apartments so they do not have to worry about a foreign landlord kicking them out when they're 85 years old on a ventilator and unable to make rent payments.
American Pensioner: No healthcare until you turn 65 and paid Medicare taxes for a minimum of 10 years, ~$943/month maximum regardless of income (not livable in 42 states hence the homeless situation) and virtually no one in the big cities owns their homes. The more you investigate it the more the homeless situation makes sense.
The RU social safety net far outclasses the US. Other European countries provide the same benefits but the social security payments are significantly lower relative to individual purchasing power. Again causing a homeless crisis or emigration (usually to the US or South America).
Loved your video. The pokes at Tucker were hilarious cause we know he's such an offensive jerk who lies every time he opens his mouth. Seeing the price comparisons for food/wages was really interesting and important to the West to understand Carlson lying rhetoric, especially right now with the global insanity playing out. I have Russian friends who live here in Canada and go back to visit family from time to time, so had some idea of prices. McDonald fun tidbit - early 1970s in Hamilton, Ontario the original hamburg was CAN dollars .25cents, cheeseburger was .35cents. Same hamburg is now $1.39 with our minimum wage at $16.55. What a great conversation starter in the thread to see the inflation issue is global and we all paddling same boat in parallel ways.
i think somewhere in near past putin said " tucker was a big help for him. tucker goes and talks up russia and puts down usa on regular speech tours in Europe. Got that from TH-cam so not sure if real or not.
@@trevormiles5852 Putin was truly enjoying himself as tucker trashed the US during tuckers recent interview.
@@pacotaco5526 Dig a little deeper and you will see just how much pro Russian tucker is. That is ok, He has the freedom to believe and say those things. But let us not recognize that he is also anti American. not so much advertised here in usa but tucker goes arround doing Europe doing anti American speeches. Again, he has the freedom to say what he wants but WE should not see who he is in real life.
Hi Ivan, Thanx for exposing #ucker Carlson's lie regarding the impact of sactions on prices in Russia.! I have been wondering why your shows haven't addressed more meaningful subjects and I'm happy to see the change.
Your baker friend: I would like to know if the prices he pays for ingredients like flower have increased.
paul in North carolina
Tucker brought his own water from ALDI just in case Putin added his special electrolytes ☠️ 😂.
Novichok flavored
This guy is hilarious, would do well in US standup
Yeah, if you like the subpar quality jokes with inappropriate references.
I saw a lot of things that are the same price here in the US. I saw some things that were a lot more expensive, like the butter & tomatoes. I saw a couple of things that are cheaper but, when you compare our wages to yours, it's expensive. Thank you for debunking Tuckers insanity.
"detailed investigation into cucumber prices" 🤣👍
I hope this man doesn’t disappear or defenestrate someday.
My 93 year old Grandmother was shocked at 9 dollar hamburgers in Las Vegas. That’s about an hour’s minimum wage wage in the US. I can make them better at half the price at home.
Yep
Too many people have just grown up having fast food all the time. In the 1960's, we were lucky to have fast food twice a year. My dad's routine answer whenever we wanted to go to a fast food or pizza place, was 'We have food at home'. I live with my parent's frugality to this day, and learned to cook and make our own food at home. Food is not as expensive as people think, if you buy discounted things when available, and keep it frozen until you eat it. Regular working people waste tons of money on food today.
wow, where did you find such cheat hamburgers.
And more healthy
I don't know if I've ever seen pistachios not be expensive in the US. I've always thought of them as one of the most expensive nuts.
yes it's not cheap in the USA either, the only difference is one doesn't have to work 5 hours to afford a bag of pistachios
Same in Oz but it doesn't take hrs of work to pay for them.
Go to Lidl. And everything is expensive in USa fto compare to Europe
Pistachios are not supposed to be cheap. They are very resource intensive to produce.
@@bopndop2347 not cheap ✔️
But you don't have to work two hours In order to buy a pack.
The locking shopping cart wheels on inclined moving walkway grooves were invented in West Germany back in 1976 by Wantzl Metallwarenfabrik GmbH (Patent DE2656322C2). I remember well from my childhood in Finland that we had those in supermarkets already in the 1980s. Apparently this neat German invention hasn't yet made a breakthrough in the US since it got so much attention from Carlson.
It does not exist in the US.
@@LoneStarMillennial These have existed in the US since the 70's, they are all over New York city even today
I am Australian. The locking shopping cart wheels have existed here for a long time, not as long as obviously in Germany though, yet it likely has existed here for 20-30 years. As far as the idea of putting the coin into the cart to get the cart and return the cart, this isn't used by our two large domestic giant Woolworths and Coles, however the foreign supermarket brand Aldi that made it here from Germany uses this coin thing for the carts, so most Australians are familiar with this concept since Aldi was introduced to Australia since the early 2000's.
I don't know about the USA obviously. I am an Australian living in Australia. But it feels like the coin thing is a European supermarket thing, and I don't think European supermarket chains likely made it big in the USA, so the coin thing very well may be unknown to the US public, just how it was unknown to Australians until Aldi came here. However as far as the locking shopping cart wheels on the escalator, surely that exists in the USA, I find it hard to believe that doesn't exist there, so the fact that Tucker became excited about that only tells me that Tucker is likely some upper class person who has almost never had to do food shopping for himself, which is why he seemed so out of place in general in the entire video.
Got them here in the UK, ASDA Stores had them for over 30 yrs, my local Asda has them from underground carpark to outside store or a lift depending on whether you want to go into the store direct.
@@solenoidnull9542 Have had them in Chicago for years! You need to get out more!
Please stay safe. The work you do in bringing a fresh perspective from behind the New Iron Curtain is excellent.
Just discovered you! Like your humor and you're good at reporting. I appreciate how you break prices down to one's earnings, compared to the average American's earnings.
They have those escalators all over Mexico like in Super Che which is like a Walmart in US. They have to have those types of escalators because parking is on the ground floor and the food and sale items are upstairs above the garage.
Common, you think tucker would dare go to Mexico
Ivan, you are sooo entertaining. Also love how steady the camera is. Makes viewing so much better. Keep it up. Also notice your subscribers are growing - congratulations 🥂
honeslty im kinda impressed she was able to hold the camera steady and steal his fries at the same time.
There are video stabilizer apps to give you this quality. Ivan was smart to add one, which I agree looks professional.
I first encountered an Auchan supermarket in Paris in the early 1980s. These trolley-locking conveyors existed then, so 40 years ago.
Tucker Carlson's astonishment was like a Monty Python sketch, except he was serious. TC needs to get out more.
Some bread is "stiff" by design. like sourdough bread with a crispy crunchy outside and a chewy inside :)
You damn right bro 💯
Sourdough and home made breads or fresh bagels are the best !!
The bread he is talking about is stiff, because it's the chip variety of the store made bread. After it cools down, it doesn't take long to loose taste and dry.
That, on the other hand. sucks.
@@annas4714
Food has been hitting insane prices here in Kelowna British Columbia, Canada this past year. For a loaf of sourdough bread we pay $6.00. at a dedicated bakery. For a loaf of generic sliced bread in a supermarket it is still $4.25. I would estimate a 30% hike in groceries across the board compared to 12 months ago. Salaries in Canada have risen by 3.45% over the same 12 months. The math tells the tale. This seems to be a trend around the world. The ordinary working guy keeps loosing ground here in the west.
And the kicker is: production costs have not risen 30%. I'm Finnish, we have two major chains that dominate and dictate the prices. Both made record profits. But, it is forbidden to talk about that we should be instead talking about how the unemployed and elderly are robbing the nation and need to be punished.
Im watching this from New York State USA, not NYC and the inflation is equally high
Sour dough bread long roll is $2.49 in San Francisco.
@@squidcaps4308 Exactly. It's not inflation, it's vulture capitalism at its worst. Profit above and beyond inflation is just greed from the top. Trickle Up economics.
@@jenkem4464 I have no idea how old you are but you’re on the right track to change the things that make the world a cesspool of inequity. I have 70 years of observation and finally feel qualified to weigh in. People are naturally averse to bad news and someone has to keep pushing. It has always been known that capitalism only works with regulations due to some greedy, underdeveloped people in positions of economic power. Only recently have people begun buying into business’ position that all regulations are oppressive and unconstitutional. That’s dangerous.
Bonus round, since you’re interested in these financial and social issues. Why are the Jewish people accused of a lust for money? Early on, the Christian Churches declared it a sin to loan money for interest, taking the position that loans were a form of brotherly assistance, and ineligible for the profit motive.
Christians immediately recruited Jewish brokers to handle and loan out their money, reasoning that the separation cleared them from the sin.
It is a tradition that has endured for centuries, but over those centuries Christianity forgot how the situation came to be, were envious of Jewish success, and now are actually critical of Jews for a situation they created.
So many people suck. But you’re on the right track, keep pointing out the bullshit because people have forgotten the reasons for many of the things we do, keep asking why. I promise that when you’re my age it will still feel good. Best.
"Explosive diarreha" that made me laugh,, I like your sense of humor.
Powdered MILK? What a time to be alive! Does Tucker know about this amazing technological breakthrough?
Hahaha! That was the first thing I thought. Because in the west they do not have milk outside the fridge. And in some cases they write FAKE MILK on the shelves. Baby milk powder should be also banned! It is plastic!)))
The potato from Chernobyl had me rolling. 😂 I hope things get better in Russia. Our governments suck.
Our government's suck? How many people did Biden kill? Novalny's wife might want to have a chat with you.
The corporations suck, the government lacks the will to pit them in check, when we make the government do our bidding by asserting our voice we will see change
The joke was really inappropriate. He is not very familiar with history, it seems.
@@annas4714Don't be stupid. Of course he does.
Ivan. You are such a comedian where it counts. You had me burst out laughing a few times on the remarks you made and kept a straight face. Yes on the other hand one can be grim reaper showing the expensive prices as well. The pistachios you showed would cost more here but still definitely expensive even for us at $8.00. I can imagine who can afford it there. Cucumbers and toothpaste is almost comparable to Canadian $$. Tucker Carlson seemed marveled you had to pay a coin to get a cart which you get back when you put cart back. This surprised me coz this has been around for years. Even in Greece when I went grocery shopping I had to use coin to get shopping cart. Obviously Tucker Carlson does not go grocery shopping unless he shops somewhere where coin is not needed for cart as in Walmart or Costco.
ahaha thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Dont't they have that at most airports?? Put in coin and get cart for luggage??
@alias7859 Luggage carts at Pearson International Airport in Toronto is free to use. No coin. However yes you are right, most places you pay with coin, whether Airport or stores
You believe Ivan ? The guy is more American then Russian and he is doing everything to misinform you - just another cia bot
All you see like escalator holding shopping cart or cart on coin is in EU standart .BTW those stores in russia were build by EU companies thats why russians can enjoy EU standart.
Same it is with airplanes
Now it is over
Will see in future
Excellent reporting, I just hope you don't get picked up for this. Stay safe Ivan!
You are real funny ! The chernobul (chernobyl) potato got me ! Congratulations ! I subscribed !
The shelf stable milk isn't powdered, it is "Ultra heat treated" - cooked at a high temperature and sealed in sterilised packaging. It will last less than a week in the fridge once the sterilization is broken. But as you know, boiled milk tastes quite different to fresh.
I buy it in the US for $1/quart. I don't drink milk often, but I do cook. The 1 year shelf exp. date allows me to always have milk for a recipe.
I'd be hesitant... it reminds me of the time my Dad ate yogurt that was way past the expiration date ...he broke the seal, smelled it a bit, ate a few spoonfuls and put it back in the refrigerator...he said the next day, when he opened the refrigerator and went for the yogurt again, mold had already grown over the top of the container...scared the crap out of him...
@@musicfan300yoghurt hardly ever decays. As for every kind of food: just use your eyes and nose to determine whether it's edible or not.
@@fukpoeslaw3613 yogurt has dairy in it, definitely susceptible to rot
About 95% of the milk products in france, belgium spain and portugal are UHT. It is perfectly safe to keep on the shelf unless the package is defective and if it is, it is really easy to spot because it would be 100% spoiled.
Love you! Sane Americans despise Tucker Carlson
Our stores in the USA have those shopping cart conveyers. (In large cities where space is limited). Usually if a store has that conveyer there is a parking garage below the grocery store..
"Chernobyolean potato straight out of reactor #2" I just LOVE this guy! Nice work, Ivan.
In the Soviet years, you would see hundreds of people lined up to buy toothpaste. There were stores, known as Beriozka, that only accepted foreign currency. The average Russian couldn't shop there - even though they were desperate to do so. Not much has apparently changed.
I am an aged Pensioner single father with a teenaged child, it costs me around $300 per week for basic groceries. I often go hungry so my child can eat.
$300 a week. LOL. Those teenagers sure can pack it away, huh?
I'm not saying you're lying, I just don't believe you.
Having kids late in life....
I've been raising 4 grandchildren for 10 years. They are all teenagers now. I do not spend $300/week on food. Maybe you can find a nice friend who can show you how to shop and)/or cook. Or maybe the place you live in has WAY higher prices than where I am. Good luck to you.
stay strong brother
Thanks for taking us along👍
Hmmm--I wonder if Tucker's family business, Swanson Frozen TV Dinners, used horsemeat? Maybe that's why Tucker found the Russian supermarkets so satisfying. Tucker's biological mother abandoned the family when Tucker was 6 years old but his father remarried into the TV dinner fortune. Tinfoil, anyone?
You just gained a new American subscriber.Your sense of humor makes your video's much more watchable than others we get here. Mr. Carlson has a HUGE following in the states,but he also has those,like myself,who see him as just another disinformation provider. The interview with Putin and his tour around Moscow has just showed the world what a buffoon he is.
Tucker informs. As always, think for yourself and develop your own opinion.
@@garyakirsch
No, Tucker misinforms as proven his Russian propaganda video that Ivan is basically debunking here.
@@garyakirsch I have formed my own opinion after watching Tucker. And I realized he's untrustworthy.
At least Tucker put up the ruble for the shopping cart, Ivan had to look for a free one. Tucker spent $100 US , Ivan $40 WoW Big russian spender with girlfriend.
@@tday891
Wow, American media personality with a huge budget pushing a false narratives spends a hundred bucks to promote lies vs an actual Russian citizen buying what they actually need and can afford.
interesting video brother, thanks for sharing and allowing people in America and other country's to see things from different perspectives.
Lipton a British company has pulled out of Russia. I expect it's being shipped in from Hungary. Easy to do as its a light weight product to ship.
Looks like being a vegan in Russia these days is not a deliberate choice.
I enjoyed your video. Entertaining, witty, informative and analytically incisive. Thanks Ivan! 😂😁👍
A Chernobyl potato! Man, i laughed so hard about that, I just had to subscribe. Is that a Cadillac you're driving? I 'm curious to find out what your story is.
Nice video brother. Saying a friendly hello to the good people of Russia. I am sorry for all the headaches and hardships your government is causing you. The world knows you the citizens are not to blame. Keep the faith brother.
As a portion of their income Americans pay less for food than any place in the world. Look it up.
You are correct R Dude !! Very good !
The saying is, "look Ma, no hands"! 🤣🤣🤣
Somewhere I read that all box milk is long term shelf ready if it is stored in a box. It's interesting that after you open any milk container, the milk only last maybe up to 7 days. I was living in a third world country once and went to the local Costco like store. They had fresh milk sitting out of the refrigerator. I told one of the store supervisors that fresh milk can't be stored outside of refrigeration. He was shocked and said that he didn't know that and would put it in the refrigerator. I wasn't sure he would, but the next time I visited that store. All of the fresh milk was in the cooler. Along with the orange juice. In that country, before this new box store. All milk was in the on the shelf box milk. Which the locals called fresh milk.
If it's UHT treated it's shelf stable, like Parmalat.
Yeah...what's with that...I seem to remember having those in a K-Mart in the late 60's.
@@rwh777Parmalat is still around, I don't see them much though. I like the cold stuff 😄
I subbed immediately after your opening music! 👍🏼🥰
Your channel makes me remember a kid’s show on our Public Broadcasting Station, ‘Big Blue Marble.’ As we get older, and are influenced by our government, and our peers, we forget that Humans are pretty similar all over the World…usually kind, sometimes with a great sense of humor (Ivan!), and an understanding that if We all had the ability to communicate in a meaningful way, we’d probably all get along, for the most part.
Stay safe!
Yeah, and I used to get bullied because of that show, I was the fat kid in 7th grade and for PE I'd wear these blue sweats because I didn't want anybody seeing my fat legs, they'd laugh at me and call me the big blue marble.
Love your Tucker comments comrade !
Thanks Ivan. I went to Russia in the 1970's with Thomsons Travel, 6 hours were allowed for us to get through Customs! I remember the bread in my intourist hotel was black so you are doing better nowadays. I've never felt so safe though. If a tourist got lost the police waved down a passing car and ordered them to take you back to your hotel as you showed the hotel card you had to take with you.
I enjoyed myself though and went from Leningrad to Moscow by train, visited Sputnik and other museums where little old ladies stopped you from touching anything, went to Bolshoi Opera, Moscow Circus and went to the Kremlin at midnight in the snow.
Black bread is rye bread.
@@sergeygalayda2931 L😂L
By 2010, when I traveled in Moscow and to Berlin by train, we were leery of radiation from Chernobyl, and there was an ever-present fear that one of the ubiquitous ex-KGB would pick you up and for photographing anything and who knows where you'd end up. The train did have hot water, though, if nothing else. I got chilblains at night as the heat on the train was almost non-existent for early spring.
@@engletinaknickerbocker5380I have Russian-English phrase book/translator for KGB special edition issued in 1980 for Moscow Olympic Games to communicate with Western tourists. "Photographing is forbidden here". "Show me your papers" and such.
@@sergeygalayda2931 That is interesting. This was in 2008. Once through customs, I was taking photos of inside Sheremetyevo Airport and one of those Russian large fellows in black with silver hair --intimidating in appearance ran over waving some sort of stick and saying, "No photos'. What a welcome to town!
I managed to get shots from the airport shuttle train to where we could get a taxi to ride downtown. When leaving on the night train to Berlin, because of the camera flash, I was sure that we'd be thrown off the train. And, since no one seemed to understand English and I only knew a few Russian words and some cyrillic, it was frightening to think that we'd be stuck somewhere as the visa was only good for 3 days, and I only had a 2 weeks off for vacation. I'd already heard about another pharmacist's wife being detained, plus I was responsible for a child traveling companion.
While in Moscow, since I'm a pharmacist, I asked my host to introduce me to a pharmacist in a drugstore. The shop was staffed by a nurse and a pharmacy student, and there was one of those guards sitting right next to the counter in a folding chair. The pharmacy student told me that all the taxi drivers were ex-KGB, and they were everywhere, and that no photographs were allowed anywhere. I was in clothing store in GUM looking down on Lenin's tomb in Red Square and the shopkeeper told us to get out.
The deliberate unfriendly unhelpfulness was the most frightening. In the train depot I went over to the main desk when my cellphone was stolen, and I could see the secretaries gabbing and filing their fingernails and occasionally looking at me, and no one even came over to ask If I needed help.Even in the hotel, there was only one desk clerk that spoke English and she stopped whenever anyone came through. Of course my host spoke rudimentary Russian as she went to the language school every week that she was there.
Youre absolutely right, I don't have to work that long to pay for those things. But pistachios still cost an arm and a leg in America too.
Main difference is here in the US I can buy about 2.5 bags of pistachios with 1 hour of work.
You are kind and delightful to listen to. Thank you for taking us shopping and showing how you truly live.
After filming this, I hope he stays away from windows and not get forced into army and sent to the meat grinder( Ukraine war).
as a swiss, I always find it funny when people are shocked about horse meat. it's a pretty normal thing to eat here and is considered pretty good meat
As a German living in Canada I never ate and never will eat horse meat. My main food is red meat: beef, Moose, Elk.
@@magistradox39 horse meat is red meat, too. it has a slightly sweeter taste than beef
As a Brit who used to buy the supermarket burgers that caused a scandal in the UK when it was discovered they contained some horsemeat, I could never understand all the fuss. The burgers tasted fine and were around for quite a while before the truth came out and there were no complaints, but if you said that to anyone they would look at you as if you had ridden the horse to the slaughterhouse yourself before tossing the corpse on the barbecue. 😊
@@obi-ron i mean selling stuff ubder a wrong label is pretty bad. but gere we even have old butchers stores that are completely specialised in horse meat and advertise as such lol
It depends on the country. A girl I met in Sweden gave me a sandwich with horse meat about 50 years ago. Tasted just fine. In the USA horse meat is to feed dogs.
My mom used to make me bread pudding with the older bread in the fridge.😊
so did mine, i wish i knew how to make it now, i just remember there were raisins in it, god damn i use to love it 😂
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Thanks for the real life experience. Please do more! People need to see this. They need to remember to count their blessings.
excellent video..i wish every journalist when they complain about prices they should state the price in amount labor it takes to purchase it..this makes it a more fair comparison...
Bro, for some reason, you came up as a suggestion on my screen, I took the chance… Bro, you are awesome…. And thank you for actually telling the truth. Yes, it is cheap for Carlson since he is rich…. But he never mentioned the difference in income from my country, the US, and yours! Seriously, it takes a half a day’s pay to go to your “McDonalds”…. That is insane…. Tuckfuck lies in the USA and every other place that will permit him to open his mouth. I subscribed right away… I just hope you are going to be safe…. Also, I saw the locking cart in the Dominican Republic!!🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️…. He should have said… “look mommy, I am fake shopping for myself for the first and last time, even for real”!!
By the way…. Stop touching radioactive potatoes. You’re awesome dude.
Your English is very good better than some in the U.S.. Thank you for showing the truth, not that it would matter to Trump supporters.
You got that right.
Biden supporters care about the truth. ☠ delete your YT account and stop making me pay for your EBT card.
Trump for PRISON 2024.
Yeah, because Biden supporters just love the truth. ☠ The YT censors supporting your candidate won't allow me to say anything further...see how that works?
First time viewer here in Texas. Very enjoyable video. Thanks. (and Tucker Carlson is the worst example of an American there is)
Try Canada, 1kg of chicken is like $22 CAD, that said our hourly wages are $15/hour, so it is dependent on the job market paying you that much too. Though for someone on disability social assistance, that is a crazy price for me, I don't know how Russia handles the disabled and unemployed. I would imagine it's dire for disabled/unemployed folk there.
He is also playing this cleverly and exaggerating prices heavily. That pork was under 5 dollars for 5kg package, not 1kg.