I've spent one month in Russia Moscow. Criss-crossed Moscow on foot and every type of transportation. Day or night is the same picture, peace and tranquility. Walked from Komsomolskay to Red Square train station. From Theater Oleg Tabakov Cyxarevskaya to Mir Prospect train Station. From Paveletskata Train Station to Taganskaya Train Station . 20 thousand steps and more every day. Metro is a lifeline. Doesn't matter where you enter,you'll find connections underground. Troika monthly transportation card will give an intimated ride underground and above the ground. Pay attention to Music Grand Hall near Paveletskaya. Theaters are for every interest. Flowers sold and bought everywhere. Moscow is constantly being improved, repainted, built, rebuilt, and made accessible. Awesome way to see Sadovoe cycle is to take B BUS. From a Taganskaya to Smolenskaya , from Smolenskaya to Taganskaya. It will complete the circle. Take train #3 to see Clear Pond and along Moscow River. Don't forget the University of Lomonosov Lenin gorky. Ie ., walk , drive, fly , but get to Russia .
>>Walked from Komsomolskay to Red Square train station. From Theater Oleg Tabakov Cyxarevskaya to Mir Prospect train Station Oh, in summer I walk these routes too )
Hi! We eat ice cream at -25 because this ice cream is only - 5 Celsius from the refrigerator, it's warmer than outside, we get so warm from the inside)))
Do you know. I've spent about 7 weeks in Russia. And I can say that I agree with you. So much crime is happening in England. And I've not seen anything wrong during my visits to Russia.
@hansschwartz1480 So I've spent my time in Saint Petersburg, Shushary. And during my visits. I never saw anything bad. Of course. I'm not saying that crime doesn't happen. But I just haven't seen it yet.
My Russian wife lives and works in Moscow and I will be soon but I will be riding one of my custom built (by me) bicycles that I will bringing with me to get around.
Love from NYC I'm absolutely disappointed with what's going on in the UK overall I have never been there and I always felt like even though no society is perfect you always had this charm about you and I couldn't wait to visit.. I still do but I'm absolutely disappointed that actual Britain's are not in control of their own culture anymore.. Same reasons here in the US I'm not sure which one is worse But regardless I can't wait to visit Russia.. CHEERS! ❤🇷🇺💪
The most interesting thing is that not only Moscow looks like this. I also recommend visiting beautiful St. Petersburg, Kazan, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Sochi, Kaliningrad, Vladivostok, Altai Territory and many other cities and regions of Russia! Crimea has also changed a lot since 2014 (for the better)!
Part of the historical center of Moscow is called "Kitay-city". This name has nothing to do with the country of China. "keta" or "kitA" is a kind of piles that reinforced this part of the bank of the Moskva River up to the XIX century! Back in the XIX century, under this wall of piles, on the very bank of the river, there was a whole town of houses of the poor. There were frequent fires here.
Well, the name of the China country in Russian means “The kita country”, meaning “The wall country”. The country behind the wall. So, there is a relation between “kita” and China. :)
@@KVentz ,No, it's not like that. If you pronounce how I just spelled "Kitay". Then in Russian it is similar to the eastern country of China. But if we are talking about the ancient part of Moscow called "Kitay-city", then this means only one thing: this quarter of Moscow was once fenced off from the side of the Moskva River with special wooden piles called "kita" in Russian.
Hello! I literally discovered you a few hours ago and watched most videos (granted, they're not many yet 😅), liked, subbed, easy decision because two things i love very much are already on your channel title: Scotland and Moscow! (And imagine i haven't been to any yet! Hopefully Moscow within the year!) I am greek and i was happy watching this video in particular, as i already know all the brands mentioned, and all the russian words mentioned 🙂 I've been learning russian since December on Duolingo (+ ASMR and a podcast for listening) and yeah, before anyone laughs i have to say, nobody's gonna learn russian on Duolingo, however it's good enough for the basics. I've known russians almost all my life (and i'm 40), both online and in life, and all of them are some of the kindest people i've known. Happy to have found your channel!
It's amazing!, russian people are very open heart, honest and pure🙏! And I learning few more languages too!!! Duolingo is very helping tool, helps to bring people together ❤
Look how clean and orderly their cities are. Everything is well-maintained and properly regulated, from the metro to other public transport services. There's no graffiti, offensive remarks on the walls, or posters sticking around, which I believe is the main reason for the city to preserve its own character. Moscow looks safer and more secure than our cities. Most importantly, there's no fear of getting robbed or stabbed in the streets, which I believe is a ginormous plus point for Moscow.
Moscow is a head above all other russian cities. I also liked Tokyo a lot. Better train system, nicer streets to look and walk around, better parks. Food is super tasty and a lot of time it's cheaper than in Moscow
I am from Moscow, but have been living in another country for a few years. Sometimes miss Moscow (and StPete) so much that watch general walking tours or metro rides. Your videos are pleasant to watch and to listen to.
Why don’t you come back from time to time? I’m Ukrainian who ran from all what’s happening there to Europe, and I also miss my Odessa. And wish I could go back from time to time, but I can’t. Why don’t you utilize such freedom?
you are not serious compare Toronto with Moscow. the biggest toronto ice skating is like one on the worst Moscow edge made by few neighbours to entertain their own few kids. Moscow is simply different universe.
You have to look at the meter-high garbage in major German cities 😅 More and more homeless people on the streets, thieves, drug addicts and people armed with knives...
Just discovered your channel, subbed already.. I am too old to leave Birmingham, yes the UK one.. were I younger I would love to live in and around Moscow, Russia in general would be OK too.. I have been travelling around with Serge (Russian)through his videos, also an English teacher through his videos.. so now I am travelling with you and your videos I'm 72, love the way you are making these interesting, fun and wish you huge success with growing the channel ...going back over your other videos tomorrow.
I absolutely adore your comment. It feels as though you've gracefully descended from the pages of Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine. Much love from from Belarus.
I am Breton and I lived in Edinburgh for 2 years 71/72 I immediately recognized your incredible accent. I'm going to come to the capital for 20 days this fall for the first time and I'm hunting for videos like yours to immerse myself in the place my friend! Cherrio .Isambard
Nice to see you here, Andre. Also try some videos by an Australian man named Russell with his gastronomic tours. Shabolovka is far from being the best places in Moscow.
@@musicclassic5938 so funny to find you there too Igor! As you can see, I'm hunting all the videos from Moscow! Russell's videos I also watch them. Thank you
Watching from Canada my neighborhood that I grew up in the 90s, narrated by a Scottish guy is surreal. Thank you for this. It changed quite a bit, so clean and beautiful ❤️
Thanks for the nice walk. Important facts about the urban environment in Russia and the former USSR. You are a young man and you probably don't have children, so kindergartens, schools, hospitals, etc. are not shown in the video. Your neighbourhood in the video has 3 kindergarden and 4 schools, 2 big hospitals. In Russia, according to the rules of urban construction, a kindergarten or school should not be located further than 500-800 meters from each house, so that each child can walk to study by yourself without parents. Every school of 60s - nowadays are located in the middle of block avoiding crossing busy roads to protect safety of kids. Hospitals usually are located at a distance of no more than 15 minutes by public transport or 60 minutes of slow walking. Public transport starting at 4 am to 1 am, in towns at 6 am to 9-10 pm, time interval is not more than 15 min. So you don't need a car if you live in Russia. According to these rules, 80% and more of apartment buildings in Russia have been built. Each apartment in the houses has central heating. Оne boiler plant heats 10-30 thousand people. That's why apartments are so popular with Russians. It's just convenient. If you go to work in the morning, you do not need to turn off the heating and follow kids to school in the morning if they are at age 8 or more. If your kid is small just take him in a stroller to the nearest kindergarden in 5 min. Every morning you go out of your appartment and come back evening after but you always 24/7 have your room temp +21-26. And all utilities are cheap, on average no more than 30-100 USD per month for all inclusive. Everyone in the USSR had the right to receive an apartment for free from the state as property after of 10 years of work experience no matter what kind of job it was. For 70 years of USSR, the state has been building multi-storey typically buildings in cities and towns, because they are more convenient to maintain and cheaper if the government pays for it, and not you :) But socialism ended, and all people remained living in multi-storey buildings and received full ownership of housing as a gift from the state. So Russia is a country where about 80% populations has an own property without mortgage at all.
A wonderful detailed comment. For many people, it can be useful who is family or planning to have a family and children. Moscow and other Russian cities are very thoughtful in terms of the convenience of life. Especially for children. And there are also many clubs, sports sections, swimming pools, stadiums, music schools and other educational organizations for children in Russia. And many of them are free.
@@Любадрель-у9з Сама поняла, что ляпнула? Ты где слышала про королевство Уэльс, королевство Шотландия или королевство Сев.Ирландия? Назови мне королей этих частей мелкобритании. Пока ничего не написала, умнее выглядела.
@@jfgkzfrttew7402 Лапоть-твой партнер-глиномес, который тебя с утреца жахнул. Один вопрос-какой конкретно народ в России подвергается ГЕНОЦИДУ? Про ООН базарь со своими синими собутыльниками-здесь свободных ушей нет. Ты же в курсе-мы в рай, а ОНИ ПРОСТО СДОХНУТ. Никогда об этом не забывай.
Kitay-gorod is actually coming not from Kitay which is China in Russian. The original word was Ketay (but somehow the word tranformed to Kitay years after), which is kind of circular defence structure, like a fortified fence
@@никтониктович-к6в А "город" по старому значит крепость. Т.е. на современном станцию метро можно было бы назвать "крепостная стена". Кстати, часть той стены ещё можно обнаружить рядом.
@@sunx6008 У нас даже многие русские не знают, что китай-город - это город за стеной. Вокруг Москвы было три стены - кремль, китай-город и внешняя стена, которая вообще по сути частокол. Ну и то, что с нашей позиции "Китай" - это страна за стеной ))).
Огромное число москвичей имеет загородные дома или дачи. Они могут быть как летними, т.е. пригодными для проживания только в тёплую погоду, так и дома, где можно жить круглый год. Мои родители живут с апреля по октябрь за городом (они пенсионеры). У брата дача рядом с городом, когда начинаются летние каникулы они всей семьей переезжают в загородный дом и оттуда ездят на работу, а дети с бабушкой на даче. 🙂
Полноценные хотя бы летние дачи есть дай то бог у каждого десятого, из оставшегося числа в лучшем случае не застроенный брошенный кусок земли на 6 соток
@@sergueirudakov6319 самое смешное, у нас в поселке есть несколько заброшек, мы их называем "графские развалины", были понастроены в конце 90-х-начале нулевых в стиле "дорого- бохато". А потом что- то с владельцами случилось... Так и стоят бельмом на глазу уже лет 15...
In Russia, affordable medicine and social policy medicines should also be available, so there are many pharmacies and they are often around the clock. There are also a lot of flower shops (I remember how in Cambridge I tried to buy a bouquet on Sunday, because we were going to visit a university professor and wanted to please the hostess of the house). In Russian cities, flower shops are everywhere, near the metro, for sure, and in nearby points they also work around the clock. And most Russians do not live in rented apartments, but in their own flat. There are completely different laws for apartments and flat (an flat is considered a living space, but apartments are not, therefore taxes are higher on apartments, but there are no requirements for the amount of direct sunlight that should fall on the windows of housing;n my opinion, it is impossible to register in the apartment). But at the same time, many Russians have a cottage with a garden outside the city, where they go on weekends. Just look at the traffic map on Saturday morning from Moscow and back on Sunday evening. Someone has a small house built by their grandfather, someone has a mansion. My family has 5 dachas - my grandmothers, my parents, my brothers, my aunts, my husband have one from his parents and my husband and I are building a new house together, by the lake. Libraries are being renovated, in addition to books, there should now be an IT-zone and facilities for master classes. We are eat ice cream not to cool down, but as a dessert.😂 And what difference does it make, if you want something? Moreover - 25C ice cream is not so cold anymore. Just try it. But I advise you to take creamier varieties in winter, "plombeer", for example, or "lakomka". I think the British will also be surprised by the question "why do you drink hot tea in the summer heat?". The weather cannot interfere with tea drinking. Yandex surprised me, they usually worked fine. 🙈
Hi Jim! Thank you for your videos. I appreciate your positive attitude to my country. Of course, we do have problems, but it’s just nice to hear that we also have “human faces”. I’d recommend you as an idea to think about “Moscow city design”. You may notice that all names of the stores are written are the same from the technical point of view: they have the same size, kind of similar font, distance between letters, etc. You may also notice that we don’t have huge neon advertisements like in NYC or Vegas. We did have them before but it was very disturbing to the residents. All offline stores and restaurants must follow these guidelines. The guidelines were developed by “Artemy Lebedev studio”, if I’m not mistaken. None of the bloggers have ever talked about this, but it does make the “visual daily life” more comfortable. Best regards and good luck, Julia
Hi Julia, I have definitely noticed the lack of advertising in the metro and the city, it keeps the place beautiful. I will consider looking at this in more detail in video
10 роз?) Если решишь дарить цветы русской девушке, то обязательно помни, что количество цветов должно быть нечетным. Четное количество цветов-это мертвым, например на похороны.
Да, русские суеверные люди и соблюдают приметы. Не сметай соль ладонью со стола, не садись за угол стола, не занимай и не отдавай деньги, давай в руки (клади на стол/полку), не свисти дома (в помещении) - денег не будет и тд
Это относится к количеству до 5 штук. 2 или 4 нельзя. 5 и более - это уже букет. И если кто-то комплексует по этому поводу - то тут какая-то повышенная степень суеверия.
greetings from the western part of Russia, Kaliningrad. very interesting video about Moscow, where I was 2 years ago. thank you and I'm looking forward to the new video! ☺️ your videos are nice to listen to!!
Watching this puts an ache in my heart. It reminds me of the United States in the fifties and early sixties. It looks so normal to me. It looks almost like I had hoped the United States would be at this point in time as I was growing up. I’m reminded of the sound system playing Sweet Georgia Brown in my high school gymnasium as the local high school basketball team warmed up before a game. Good times, happy times and the feeling of belonging. I miss it and envy you. Congratulations Moscow on holdings onto the good from the past!
вот Вы пример того, как мы представляем шотландцев: рыжий, высокий и мужественный.Here you are an example of how we imagine Scots: red, tall and courageous.
"Kita" is a bunch of long poles. They were used in the construction of fortifications. Thus, Kitaj Gorod has nothing to do with China, but with the second city wall.
К слову: Даже в середине 19 века (это, не так уж и давно), при постройке оборонительный укреплений бастионов Севастополя (в Крымская война 1854-55 годов) применялось вот-эта старинная (Китайгородская) технология постройки оборонительных укреплений: Плелись высокие корзины (даже без дна, такой цилиндр, ставился на землю и наполнялся землей, и так строили быстровозводимые бастионы линии обороны города Севастополя, которые можно увидеть сегодня на изображении панорамы обороны Севастополя - для тех, кто хочет увидеть воочию, факт о том, как на самом деле выглядело понятие стена их киты... это были составные плетёные элементы (цилиндры из плетённых жердей, наполненные землей), которые изображены на панораме бастионов обороны города Севастополя. - Что не сложно сделать в сети... А, вот, уже кирпичную «китайгородскую» стену в Москве строили позже, сохранив старинное, уже привычное на то время название этой линии городского оборонительного укрепления.
@@rodjarrow6575 Плетенные корзины, наполненные землей также назывались на западный манер "фашины". Кстати, они и до сих пор используются для строительства оборонительных сооружений, только корзины из пластика.
Hello 🎉 absolutely buzzing to see a Scottish 🏴 guy here in Moscow … I lived in Glasgow for almost 6 years but my hubby is from Moscow and due to difficulties with uk visas we decided to move to Moscow. Well I thought I would miss Scotland , frankly I do sometimes, Scotland is absolutely stunning but the cost of living, weather and work were a complete mess… got tired of it… long story short, I love it here 😂 Scotland is in my heart forever though and hearing Scottish accent here in Moscow is so much fun 🤩 glad you’re enjoying it here, mate!
No graffiti or other signs of vandalism - that's the first thing I check in a city. In the UK they even celebrated and speculate with graffiti as a commodity. i.e Banksy or whatever the name was.
Я живу в Санкт-Петербурге и время от времени вижу граффити. Это обычно бетонные заборы, пластиковые щиты ограждения транспортных развязок и прочее. Но практически всегда они там, где их почти никто не видит. Если вы нарисуете граффити на стене дома на оживленной улице - его тут же закрасят. А вас, если поймают за этим занятием - заставят заплатить штраф и возместить расходы по его устранению (это административное правонарушение, квалифицируется как нарушение благоустройства, хулиганство и порча государственного или частного имущества).
Well, firstly, the ice cream is delicious, and secondly, in winter the apartments are warm, and sometimes even hot, thanks to central heating or their own gas boiler rooms in modern houses, so it’s not a problem to eat ice cream at home. If consumed outdoors at -25, then these are rather refined and unique experimenters, I think. At a minimum you need to have a healthy immune system 😅
@@vladimirkorotaev9302 наверное не успевает замёрзнуть до такой степени, что губы прилипают. Я не пил пиво зимой на улице, так что точно сказать не могу. 🙂 Надо у экспертов спрашивать 😅
@@vladimirkorotaev9302 так это ж физика. банка не ледяная. пиво жидкое, значит плюсовой температуры, поэтому губы не примерзают. теплоёмкость тоненькой алюминиевой банки недостаточна, чтобы справиться с теплом тела и жидкости. учись, студент!
Hello! My husband is your subscriber and we live next you. I would recommend to visit Donskoy Monastery that's very close from your house. I would like also to recommend visiting the Danilovsky Market. It is food court where you can taste different cuisines of the world. It is also next to you.
Oh, your accent! :-)))) I already forgot how Scottish accent sounds like. Yeah, Moscow is a great place to live. The only thing is cold during the winter.
Lived in Shabolovka too, it's a quiet region. Recognised places, everything is the same. I love your cute accent! As to eating ice-cream - its just yummy. It's interesting to see our life through eyes of a foreigner, to get to know what's different.
I study in that university that you showed. Yes, it's a campus of Higher School of Economics, one of the best universities in Russia. And that campus in particular is Higher School of business, where all of the management subjects are.
Man, i like to eat icecream in winter chillin in my warm and cozy appartment. Мороженое зимой наоминает о /лете. Впрочем как и цветы 24/7. Штука вполне обЪяснимая. Чел, кстати, весьма наблюдательный, его прогулочки смотреть не скучно.
Как можно было пройти мимо самого главного на Шаболовке - Шуховской башни. И Донской монастырь - это, конечно, не совсем Шаболовка, но все же окрестности и определенно стоит больше внимания, чем палатки с шаурмой и кальянные...Если свернуть в районе "Кусочков" налево, вы попадаете тоже в уникальное место - Хавско-Шаболовский жилмассив. ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE-%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B2
I’m Russian and I visited England with my mother in 2019. We really enjoyed out trip, but my mother’s wallet has been stolen after we visited London metro. We visited local police to leave a report, so maybe they could’ve check cameras to find criminal. They doesn’t seemed to care. Such thing would’ve never happened in Moscow metro. Once I forgot my bag under a seat and later that day collected from metro’s "lost and found" office. Btw after that we visited Edinburgh, it was so much better than London, at least, from a tourist’s perspective.
@@sussschokoladenkuchen я говорю что по факту есть - я из аэропорта ехал в метро с кучей чемоданов и забыл сумку под сиденьем. Ее никто не украл. А в Лондоне мать обчистили, у меня на почте до сих пор рассылка на почту приходит от лондонской полиции, поскольку мы оставляли свои контактные данные. А еще я около супермаркета забыл велосипед на пару дней, думал что его уперли, но он стоял на стоянке все эти 2 дня. В Европе велик бы и часа не простоял. Факты есть факты - уровень преступности в Европе в разы выше чем в РФ.
Здравствуйте,симпатичный шотландец.К сожалению незнаю вашего имени,если можно напишите по-русски как вас зовут,чтоб в дальнешем обращаться по имени.Мороженое мы русские едим в мороз потому что вкусно😂 ну,и испытываем не обычные ощущения в желудке когда при глотании кусок мороженого туда падает😂и когда рот замерзает на морозе нам тоже нравится😂.Ведь в России зима длинная, не всегда же есть его дома,хочется и на улице😂.Это как у вас в шотландии мужчины ходят в юбках(килт), мы то понимаем что это ваша культура и не все в них там ходят а определённая народность,но для наших мужчин это дикость,ну как для вас мороженое зимой на улице😊 Ну,а про самокаты и скутеры,чтоб у вас шотландии их не крали,надо менять мышление и улучшать качество жизни☝быть человеком с большой буквы "Ч" и понимать что эти новшества и блага не для тебя одного а для всех граждан,для удобства передвижения.Ведь не плохо вы проехали,припарковали на месте через приложение Яндекс,после вас другой человек воспользуется,очень удобно👍А вы всё-таки попробуйте мороженое зимой - 25 гр 💪✊♥️🙋♀️
Shabolovskaya is still quite central. I worked there for 5 years. It's a very nice area. Technically the metro station Shabolovskaya is outside the ring line, but you can walk to Dobrininskaya/Serpukhovskaya in 10 minutes, which are on the ring line. Oktyabrskoye is on the ring line, too. Better to show them a neighborhood like Tsaritsyno or Krylatskoye if you want to show a more "normal" neighborhood. While plain, they are still clean and quite nice.
When I was about eleven years old, I loved to pick some ice-cream from a kiosk after a school on my way to a home even when it was -20 Celsius these days. An ice-cream is really enjoyable at the deep minus because it's warmer than air you breathe.
Thank you for this video, was interesting. Please travel to Strogino - it's my home, north-west part of Moscow. Most green part. I'll hope you will enjoy walking there
9:21 but I will recommend to try their coffee, I tried some Christmas'ish one(with cinnamon, syrup and something something) several month ago and it was delicious. Exacly at that spot. And for a meal just go and have khinkali, why do you even need sausages). Try mutton khinkali, they are generally great. 9:34 it's Higher School of Economics, a citadel of liberalism, westernalism, wokeness and all that jazz in Russia. Rich kids kind of place. 10:53 I know). It's because of the main city wall, which stood there for a long time. Either from a Turcic word "kathay"(city, fortress), old Russian word "kita", which means "stake", stakes were placed to hold the ground for wall's foundation or some other words associated with walls of fortress buildings. At 'Kitay-Gorod" metro station if you go towards Varvarka street by an underpass you can see original foundations of Varvarskaya tower, which was a part of that wall - big white stone blocks, which now are incorporated in a wall of an underpass). You kind of missed Shukhov's tower - a great piece of engeneering and a symbol of the whole district. Also Donskoy monastery is not that far away, from where you have stopped, cooome ooon! Why NOT eating ice cream at any weather, really? Are you eating hot food only when it's cold, what's the logic?) Hello from the orange line, I live not that far from these places).
Great video, I’ve just discovered you. Are you the guy who came over in shorts and a Russian friend helped get a coat, a Mir card and phone? Anyway, whether you are or not it’s great. My wife is Russian and perhaps when she retires we’ll move over. She’s still got 20+ working years, though I’m due to retire in 5 years. The first time I went to Russia, I was shocked too. I went before all the current rubbish, but what I’d been told about the (SeeSeeSeePee…..as I thought it was, until that first trip when I figured it out) was bollocks too. I grew up in the 60s and 70s when the Cold War was in full swing, though nothing like it is right now. Most of what I’d been told were total lies, so no different to now, then! My ex-wife was from East Kilbride and she studied at Glasgow Dental Hospital, but moved to Little Scotland when she graduated. (Do you know where Little Scotland is? You might be too young!) Anyway, Glasgow started getting its act together in the 1980s, and up until the early 2000s it was ok. I’ve not been since 2004 because my ex and I split in 2005. It’s pretty depressing in the UK. I just watched a video about caravan/camper city in Bristol. It’s disgusting really and filth is everywhere. I don’t know how our politicians can criticise Russia and China when they expect us to live in shit, with poor schools, hospitals and roads, not to mention extortionate prices. Why don’t they sort our country out before wasting billions pretending to be a great power? It’s a joke, unfortunately a sick joke!
You missed one very important attraction in your neighbourhood - nice beer shop at Akademika Petrovskogo street. This shop is runned by a real beer fans and they offer much better selection of beers than all neighboring supermarkets ;)
As Russian who used to live in Moscow for 5 years I would say Shabolovskaya district is definitely residential but it's expensive one, close to center of city and so on. It would be event better to see districts close to outskirts, however they also would be almost identical in terms of infrastructure and safety, but buildings will be older - a lot of typical Khrushchev and Brezhnev period buildings.
20 years ago I was a reporter for NME Russia. Twenty years ago i went to Scotland to see T in The Park music festival where Oasis were headliners. Twenty years ago I fell in love with Scotland. I even spent my honeymoon there. It's nice to see a scottish guy in my hometown. I understand your accent soooooo much better than twenty years ago. But then again - you're not drunk )
hello my friend. Oasis are my favourite band. I was also in the crowd, near the front at T in the Park when oasis headlined in 2002. it was one of my favourite gigs. There are a few of the songs on TH-cam. Do you live in Moscow? th-cam.com/video/Ixi1qBH9nsc/w-d-xo.html
@@scottishguyinmoscow nice ) Then 20 years ago we were near each other, i was near the stage the whole set. Life is fun ) Yes, i live in Moscow all my life. Also i had a job in TV-center right after univercity, at Shabolovskaya where Shukhevich Tower is. So your neighborhood is very nostalgic for me )
I must say it looks fabulous there. I'm in the UK all being well visiting Moscow in early May. I'm really looking forward to the trip. Thanks for this video Scottish guy. Is it easy to get SIM only for short term visitors?
Китай-Город is one of the greatest and even The greatest spot in Moscow. Just love it all these years. And it is one of the most diverse in terms of culture
It's so strange to hear a slight Scottish accent, because I'm used to Americans talking about Russia 8-)) It will be interesting to see the Kitaj-gorod (Китай город) area through your eyes!
What other Moscow neighbourhood should I check out next?
Какой еще район Москвы мне стоит посетить в следующий раз?
Замоскворечье. (Zamoskvorechje) Новокузнецкая станция метро. Или Третьяковская станция метро
Погуляйте, пожалуйста, около метро Кропоткинская по улочкам в сторону Арбата
Yasenevo / Ясенево
Sadovod market. Do not take any money with you.
Улицу Маросейка/ Покровка от Новой площади до Садового кольца 😊
I've spent one month in Russia Moscow. Criss-crossed Moscow on foot and every type of transportation.
Day or night is the same picture,
peace and tranquility. Walked from Komsomolskay to Red Square train station. From Theater Oleg Tabakov Cyxarevskaya to Mir Prospect train Station. From Paveletskata Train Station to Taganskaya Train Station .
20 thousand steps and more every day.
Metro is a lifeline. Doesn't matter where you enter,you'll find connections underground.
Troika monthly transportation card will give an intimated ride underground and above the ground. Pay attention to Music Grand Hall near Paveletskaya.
Theaters are for every interest. Flowers sold and bought everywhere. Moscow is constantly being improved, repainted, built, rebuilt, and made accessible.
Awesome way to see Sadovoe cycle is to take B BUS.
From a Taganskaya to Smolenskaya , from Smolenskaya to Taganskaya. It will complete the circle. Take train #3 to see Clear Pond and along Moscow River. Don't forget the University of Lomonosov Lenin gorky.
Ie ., walk , drive, fly , but get to Russia .
>>Walked from Komsomolskay to Red Square train station. From Theater Oleg Tabakov Cyxarevskaya to Mir Prospect train Station
Oh, in summer I walk these routes too )
❤💯👍🤗🇷🇺
Should've walk through Golyanovo at night for an experience. Planernaya is also an attraction.
How was Berlin doing in 1943?
Hi! We eat ice cream at -25 because this ice cream is only - 5 Celsius from the refrigerator, it's warmer than outside, we get so warm from the inside)))
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It's minus 27 degrees in my fridge. The temperature controller is broken, I need to buy a new refrigerator.
@@DIOS-M Put some vodka in the refrigerator, so your soul will feel warmer)))
@@longarm498 I can't stand vodka. But I really like pork. That's what I filled my fridge with. I warm my soul with a baked pork neck))
@@DIOS-M Don't make a cult out of food! You have to eat to live, not live to eat))))
Do you know. I've spent about 7 weeks in Russia. And I can say that I agree with you. So much crime is happening in England. And I've not seen anything wrong during my visits to Russia.
Скучно не правда ли?
Все нормально.
Скучно что , без криминалити?
@hansschwartz1480 So I've spent my time in Saint Petersburg, Shushary. And during my visits. I never saw anything bad. Of course. I'm not saying that crime doesn't happen. But I just haven't seen it yet.
@catsappYes. My girlfriend told me that there was a big ban on when Alcohol can be bought.
My Russian wife lives and works in Moscow and I will be soon but I will be riding one of my custom built (by me) bicycles that I will bringing with me to get around.
cool!
Great idea!
😂😂😂 the bike is available only 5 months a year, the rest of the time it’s cold to ride
No, I and my wife ride bicycle in Moscow during winter too. You just need winter tires with spikes and special closes (especially pants and gloves).
Love from NYC I'm absolutely disappointed with what's going on in the UK overall I have never been there and I always felt like even though no society is perfect you always had this charm about you and I couldn't wait to visit.. I still do but I'm absolutely disappointed that actual Britain's are not in control of their own culture anymore.. Same reasons here in the US I'm not sure which one is worse But regardless I can't wait to visit Russia.. CHEERS! ❤🇷🇺💪
I live in UK and agree with you.
you're welcome! i've lived in many capitals, but to me moscow is the best in terms of quality of life
Welcome.
You should stay in your best country
@DontMansion
>best country
That's why he's going to Russia
The most interesting thing is that not only Moscow looks like this. I also recommend visiting beautiful St. Petersburg, Kazan, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Sochi, Kaliningrad, Vladivostok, Altai Territory and many other cities and regions of Russia! Crimea has also changed a lot since 2014 (for the better)!
Новосибирск выглядит как Москва? ха. Хорошая попытка
@@ArtemSutulov ну, Москва тоже разная :))
Part of the historical center of Moscow is called "Kitay-city". This name has nothing to do with the country of China. "keta" or "kitA" is a kind of piles that reinforced this part of the bank of the Moskva River up to the XIX century! Back in the XIX century, under this wall of piles, on the very bank of the river, there was a whole town of houses of the poor. There were frequent fires here.
Well, the name of the China country in Russian means “The kita country”, meaning “The wall country”. The country behind the wall. So, there is a relation between “kita” and China. :)
@@KVentz ,No, it's not like that. If you pronounce how I just spelled "Kitay". Then in Russian it is similar to the eastern country of China.
But if we are talking about the ancient part of Moscow called "Kitay-city", then this means only one thing: this quarter of Moscow was once fenced off from the side of the Moskva River with special wooden piles called "kita" in Russian.
Can confirm. It has nothing to do with China.
@@KVentz прежде чем нести бред заглянул бы в этимологический словарь
Hello! I literally discovered you a few hours ago and watched most videos (granted, they're not many yet 😅), liked, subbed, easy decision because two things i love very much are already on your channel title: Scotland and Moscow!
(And imagine i haven't been to any yet! Hopefully Moscow within the year!)
I am greek and i was happy watching this video in particular, as i already know all the brands mentioned, and all the russian words mentioned 🙂
I've been learning russian since December on Duolingo (+ ASMR and a podcast for listening) and yeah, before anyone laughs i have to say, nobody's gonna learn russian on Duolingo, however it's good enough for the basics.
I've known russians almost all my life (and i'm 40), both online and in life, and all of them are some of the kindest people i've known.
Happy to have found your channel!
Спасибо за добрые слова.
Welcome!
It's amazing!, russian people are very open heart, honest and pure🙏! And I learning few more languages too!!! Duolingo is very helping tool, helps to bring people together ❤
Приезжайте в Калугу, наш город находится 180 км от Москвы, у нас потрясающе леса, много церквей и очень красивых девушек?)))
А что это за асмр? Я, люблю асмр и мне любопытно узнать кого вы смотрите, если не секрет.
Look how clean and orderly their cities are. Everything is well-maintained and properly regulated, from the metro to other public transport services. There's no graffiti, offensive remarks on the walls, or posters sticking around, which I believe is the main reason for the city to preserve its own character. Moscow looks safer and more secure than our cities. Most importantly, there's no fear of getting robbed or stabbed in the streets, which I believe is a ginormous plus point for Moscow.
In Russia, everywhere is clean and safe.
and other cities too ) and in any corner
Even if graffity appears it is soon painted over.
Moscow is a head above all other russian cities.
I also liked Tokyo a lot. Better train system, nicer streets to look and walk around, better parks.
Food is super tasty and a lot of time it's cheaper than in Moscow
@@elesinalex may be you did not attended some parks, Moscow is a champion on green area per citiesen. More than Tokio.
Мы едим мороженое на улице при любой температуре потому что мороженка это вкусно! Ням - ням 😋
Да, уж, прямо- таки, при любой. Надоели шаблоны.
@@Вера-х5ь8хв детстве ел и при 35-, сейчас вообще не ем
@@Вера-х5ь8х ну так все по-разному, многие при любой, в Сургуте, например, при -30 нормально есть мороженое на улице
@@Вера-х5ь8х ну в ураган, наверное, не очень удобно есть. Улетит ))
Кроме совсем уж экстрима ничего не мешает наслаждаться мороженкой.
@@miamia-rk9rp при минус 50 на Ямале даже согреваешся от него.
I am from Moscow, but have been living in another country for a few years. Sometimes miss Moscow (and StPete) so much that watch general walking tours or metro rides. Your videos are pleasant to watch and to listen to.
Wow, thank you!
Я когда жила в Австрии, тоже очень скучала❤
It's better then in the West. It's time to go back.
@@captainchaoscowgovernment and laws goes crazy
Why don’t you come back from time to time?
I’m Ukrainian who ran from all what’s happening there to Europe, and I also miss my Odessa. And wish I could go back from time to time, but I can’t. Why don’t you utilize such freedom?
This kind of video gives the true flavour. Kudos for providing it, brother. All the best with the channel!
Streets looking better than Toronto Canada 🇨🇦 clean sweep and bigger ❤🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺❤️🌎☦️🛐🕊️
Москва-древний город. Ей почти 900 лет. И она выглядит великолепно!
you are not serious compare Toronto with Moscow. the biggest toronto ice skating is like one on the worst Moscow edge made by few neighbours to entertain their own few kids. Moscow is simply different universe.
Moscow is indeed incredibly clean
You have to look at the meter-high garbage in major German cities 😅
More and more homeless people on the streets, thieves, drug addicts and people armed with knives...
@@MariaCarlottaNotes all because cultural enrichment from migrants
Just discovered your channel, subbed already.. I am too old to leave Birmingham, yes the UK one.. were I younger I would love to live in and around Moscow, Russia in general would be OK too.. I have been travelling around with Serge (Russian)through his videos, also an English teacher through his videos.. so now I am travelling with you and your videos I'm 72, love the way you are making these interesting, fun and wish you huge success with growing the channel ...going back over your other videos tomorrow.
I absolutely adore your comment. It feels as though you've gracefully descended from the pages of Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine. Much love from from Belarus.
I am Breton and I lived in Edinburgh for 2 years 71/72 I immediately recognized your incredible accent. I'm going to come to the capital for 20 days this fall for the first time and I'm hunting for videos like yours to immerse myself in the place my friend!
Cherrio .Isambard
Nice to see you here, Andre. Also try some videos by an Australian man named Russell with his gastronomic tours. Shabolovka is far from being the best places in Moscow.
@@musicclassic5938 so funny to find you there too Igor! As you can see, I'm hunting all the videos from Moscow! Russell's videos I also watch them. Thank you
@@ConcertGrande see @expatamerican3234
Welcome!
@@КонстантинСеребряков-ч9л спасибо, Константин !
Watching from Canada my neighborhood that I grew up in the 90s, narrated by a Scottish guy is surreal. Thank you for this. It changed quite a bit, so clean and beautiful ❤️
😁 You are my neighbor. I'm from Latin America but living a long time here in Russia. I live just where pyaterochka is I'm sure you know where.
Thanks for watching, neighbour! If you see me please say hello 😄
Thanks for the nice walk. Important facts about the urban environment in Russia and the former USSR. You are a young man and you probably don't have children, so kindergartens, schools, hospitals, etc. are not shown in the video.
Your neighbourhood in the video has 3 kindergarden and 4 schools, 2 big hospitals.
In Russia, according to the rules of urban construction, a kindergarten or school should not be located further than 500-800 meters from each house, so that each child can walk to study by yourself without parents. Every school of 60s - nowadays are located in the middle of block avoiding crossing busy roads to protect safety of kids.
Hospitals usually are located at a distance of no more than 15 minutes by public transport or 60 minutes of slow walking. Public transport starting at 4 am to 1 am, in towns at 6 am to 9-10 pm, time interval is not more than 15 min. So you don't need a car if you live in Russia.
According to these rules, 80% and more of apartment buildings in Russia have been built.
Each apartment in the houses has central heating. Оne boiler plant heats 10-30 thousand people.
That's why apartments are so popular with Russians. It's just convenient. If you go to work in the morning, you do not need to turn off the heating and follow kids to school in the morning if they are at age 8 or more. If your kid is small just take him in a stroller to the nearest kindergarden in 5 min. Every morning you go out of your appartment and come back evening after but you always 24/7 have your room temp +21-26. And all utilities are cheap, on average no more than 30-100 USD per month for all inclusive.
Everyone in the USSR had the right to receive an apartment for free from the state as property after of 10 years of work experience no matter what kind of job it was. For 70 years of USSR, the state has been building multi-storey typically buildings in cities and towns, because they are more convenient to maintain and cheaper if the government pays for it, and not you :) But socialism ended, and all people remained living in multi-storey buildings and received full ownership of housing as a gift from the state. So Russia is a country where about 80% populations has an own property without mortgage at all.
Too few heat counters and because too expencive. Heat service is angry...
A wonderful detailed comment. For many people, it can be useful who is family or planning to have a family and children. Moscow and other Russian cities are very thoughtful in terms of the convenience of life. Especially for children. And there are also many clubs, sports sections, swimming pools, stadiums, music schools and other educational organizations for children in Russia. And many of them are free.
Люблю фильм "Храброе сердце" о народно - освободительной борьбе шотландцев против англичан.
Желаю Шотландии независимости и процветания!
Бурятии, Якутии, Дагестану, Чечне, Ингушетии, Татарстану аналогично с московитами
@@jfgkzfrttew7402 туловище, ты чего возбудилось-то? У нас федерация. Где ты видело федерацию в мелкобритании? британия-в таком виде не жилец.
@@АйратВалитов-р3ц лапоть, РФ официально уже диктатура и без Москвы в РФ ничего не решается. Вопрос о геноциде народов в России уже поднимается в ООН.
@@Любадрель-у9з Сама поняла, что ляпнула? Ты где слышала про королевство Уэльс, королевство Шотландия или королевство Сев.Ирландия? Назови мне королей этих частей мелкобритании. Пока ничего не написала, умнее выглядела.
@@jfgkzfrttew7402 Лапоть-твой партнер-глиномес, который тебя с утреца жахнул. Один вопрос-какой конкретно народ в России подвергается ГЕНОЦИДУ? Про ООН базарь со своими синими собутыльниками-здесь свободных ушей нет. Ты же в курсе-мы в рай, а ОНИ ПРОСТО СДОХНУТ. Никогда об этом не забывай.
Kitay-gorod is actually coming not from Kitay which is China in Russian. The original word was Ketay (but somehow the word tranformed to Kitay years after), which is kind of circular defence structure, like a fortified fence
"Кита" по-древнерусски это забор, ограда.
@@никтониктович-к6в А "город" по старому значит крепость. Т.е. на современном станцию метро можно было бы назвать "крепостная стена". Кстати, часть той стены ещё можно обнаружить рядом.
@@sunx6008 У нас даже многие русские не знают, что китай-город - это город за стеной. Вокруг Москвы было три стены - кремль, китай-город и внешняя стена, которая вообще по сути частокол. Ну и то, что с нашей позиции "Китай" - это страна за стеной ))).
Самая внешняя стена называлась валом, отсюда названия улиц садового кольца, как Земляной вал, коровий вал и т.д.
да
Огромное число москвичей имеет загородные дома или дачи. Они могут быть как летними, т.е. пригодными для проживания только в тёплую погоду, так и дома, где можно жить круглый год. Мои родители живут с апреля по октябрь за городом (они пенсионеры). У брата дача рядом с городом, когда начинаются летние каникулы они всей семьей переезжают в загородный дом и оттуда ездят на работу, а дети с бабушкой на даче. 🙂
Полноценные хотя бы летние дачи есть дай то бог у каждого десятого, из оставшегося числа в лучшем случае не застроенный брошенный кусок земли на 6 соток
@@sergueirudakov6319 самое смешное, у нас в поселке есть несколько заброшек, мы их называем "графские развалины", были понастроены в конце 90-х-начале нулевых в стиле "дорого- бохато". А потом что- то с владельцами случилось... Так и стоят бельмом на глазу уже лет 15...
you're gaining popularity fast!!! Godspeed and welcome to Russia. We're happy to have you!
It's very convinient to buy ice cream during winter because you can just put it in your bag and effortlessly bring it to the safety of your freezer))
The shop is called Perekryostok which means "crossroad". And you said "pererostok" which means "overage"
Thank you, I thought I was saying it wrong 😄
More like "overgrown".
Well I'm definitely calling it Pererostok from now on.
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In Russia, affordable medicine and social policy medicines should also be available, so there are many pharmacies and they are often around the clock.
There are also a lot of flower shops (I remember how in Cambridge I tried to buy a bouquet on Sunday, because we were going to visit a university professor and wanted to please the hostess of the house).
In Russian cities, flower shops are everywhere, near the metro, for sure, and in nearby points they also work around the clock.
And most Russians do not live in rented apartments, but in their own flat. There are completely different laws for apartments and flat (an flat is considered a living space, but apartments are not, therefore taxes are higher on apartments, but there are no requirements for the amount of direct sunlight that should fall on the windows of housing;n my opinion, it is impossible to register in the apartment).
But at the same time, many Russians have a cottage with a garden outside the city, where they go on weekends. Just look at the traffic map on Saturday morning from Moscow and back on Sunday evening. Someone has a small house built by their grandfather, someone has a mansion. My family has 5 dachas - my grandmothers, my parents, my brothers, my aunts, my husband have one from his parents and my husband and I are building a new house together, by the lake.
Libraries are being renovated, in addition to books, there should now be an IT-zone and facilities for master classes.
We are eat ice cream not to cool down, but as a dessert.😂
And what difference does it make, if you want something? Moreover - 25C ice cream is not so cold anymore. Just try it. But I advise you to take creamier varieties in winter, "plombeer", for example, or "lakomka".
I think the British will also be surprised by the question "why do you drink hot tea in the summer heat?". The weather cannot interfere with tea drinking.
Yandex surprised me, they usually worked fine. 🙈
Hi Jim! Thank you for your videos. I appreciate your positive attitude to my country. Of course, we do have problems, but it’s just nice to hear that we also have “human faces”. I’d recommend you as an idea to think about “Moscow city design”. You may notice that all names of the stores are written are the same from the technical point of view: they have the same size, kind of similar font, distance between letters, etc. You may also notice that we don’t have huge neon advertisements like in NYC or Vegas. We did have them before but it was very disturbing to the residents. All offline stores and restaurants must follow these guidelines. The guidelines were developed by “Artemy Lebedev studio”, if I’m not mistaken.
None of the bloggers have ever talked about this, but it does make the “visual daily life” more comfortable. Best regards and good luck, Julia
Hi Julia, I have definitely noticed the lack of advertising in the metro and the city, it keeps the place beautiful. I will consider looking at this in more detail in video
@@scottishguyinmoscow ❤️
@@scottishguyinmoscow more information: www.artlebedev.com/moscow/design-code/
10 роз?) Если решишь дарить цветы русской девушке, то обязательно помни, что количество цветов должно быть нечетным. Четное количество цветов-это мертвым, например на похороны.
Да это так важно !!
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Да, русские суеверные люди и соблюдают приметы. Не сметай соль ладонью со стола, не садись за угол стола, не занимай и не отдавай деньги, давай в руки (клади на стол/полку), не свисти дома (в помещении) - денег не будет и тд
@@Podyshka81 Я думаю, у каждого народа есть свои суеверия. Вы просто о них не знаете! И не стоит обобщать.
Это относится к количеству до 5 штук. 2 или 4 нельзя. 5 и более - это уже букет. И если кто-то комплексует по этому поводу - то тут какая-то повышенная степень суеверия.
greetings from the western part of Russia, Kaliningrad. very interesting video about Moscow, where I was 2 years ago. thank you and I'm looking forward to the new video! ☺️
your videos are nice to listen to!!
Cool channel i just discovered. Keen to see your experience, Moscow is my favourite city in the world and I hope to move there one day
Welcome!!!
Loveing these videos better than telly .
Watching this puts an ache in my heart. It reminds me of the United States in the fifties and early sixties. It looks so normal to me. It looks almost like I had hoped the United States would be at this point in time as I was growing up.
I’m reminded of the sound system playing Sweet Georgia Brown in my high school gymnasium as the local high school basketball team warmed up before a game. Good times, happy times and the feeling of belonging. I miss it and envy you. Congratulations Moscow on holdings onto the good from the past!
вот Вы пример того, как мы представляем шотландцев: рыжий, высокий и мужественный.Here you are an example of how we imagine Scots: red, tall and courageous.
а где вы увидели мужественного? Это на видео вообще не видно😊
@@MsLS8 каждый видит то, что хочет увидеть, и не видит то, что не хочет
@@vladimirkravchenko6399 ну в Вас я тоже не вижу мужественности
@@MsLS8 а мне плевать, чего вы там не видите, я комментировал шотландца а не вас
@@MsLS8что ты несешь🤦♀️
"Kita" is a bunch of long poles. They were used in the construction of fortifications. Thus, Kitaj Gorod has nothing to do with China, but with the second city wall.
К слову: Даже в середине 19 века (это, не так уж и давно), при постройке оборонительный укреплений бастионов Севастополя (в Крымская война 1854-55 годов) применялось вот-эта старинная (Китайгородская) технология постройки оборонительных укреплений: Плелись высокие корзины (даже без дна, такой цилиндр, ставился на землю и наполнялся землей, и так строили быстровозводимые бастионы линии обороны города Севастополя, которые можно увидеть сегодня на изображении панорамы обороны Севастополя - для тех, кто хочет увидеть воочию, факт о том, как на самом деле выглядело понятие стена их киты... это были составные плетёные элементы (цилиндры из плетённых жердей, наполненные землей), которые изображены на панораме бастионов обороны города Севастополя. - Что не сложно сделать в сети... А, вот, уже кирпичную «китайгородскую» стену в Москве строили позже, сохранив старинное, уже привычное на то время название этой линии городского оборонительного укрепления.
@@rodjarrow6575 Плетенные корзины, наполненные землей также назывались на западный манер "фашины". Кстати, они и до сих пор используются для строительства оборонительных сооружений, только корзины из пластика.
Beautiful city! That's why the Moscovites I've met have been so proud of their city.
Love your accent!
Love these mate. Keep em coming 👌🏾🔥
More to come!
Hello 🎉 absolutely buzzing to see a Scottish 🏴 guy here in Moscow … I lived in Glasgow for almost 6 years but my hubby is from Moscow and due to difficulties with uk visas we decided to move to Moscow. Well I thought I would miss Scotland , frankly I do sometimes, Scotland is absolutely stunning but the cost of living, weather and work were a complete mess… got tired of it… long story short, I love it here 😂 Scotland is in my heart forever though and hearing Scottish accent here in Moscow is so much fun 🤩 glad you’re enjoying it here, mate!
Hello Homeboy. The best hood in the city. No crime, not a lot of people, infrastructure and walking distance to 2 of circle lines stations.
Людей мало, потому что все на работе!!!вечером будет много..
да 15 миллионов людей жиущих в москве это определенно мало XD
No graffiti or other signs of vandalism - that's the first thing I check in a city. In the UK they even celebrated and speculate with graffiti as a commodity. i.e Banksy or whatever the name was.
Я живу в Санкт-Петербурге и время от времени вижу граффити. Это обычно бетонные заборы, пластиковые щиты ограждения транспортных развязок и прочее. Но практически всегда они там, где их почти никто не видит. Если вы нарисуете граффити на стене дома на оживленной улице - его тут же закрасят. А вас, если поймают за этим занятием - заставят заплатить штраф и возместить расходы по его устранению (это административное правонарушение, квалифицируется как нарушение благоустройства, хулиганство и порча государственного или частного имущества).
I also live on Shabolovka, it's funny to look at my street through other man 's eyes. Thanks!
Cool! 👍🏻✌🏻
Well, firstly, the ice cream is delicious, and secondly, in winter the apartments are warm, and sometimes even hot, thanks to central heating or their own gas boiler rooms in modern houses, so it’s not a problem to eat ice cream at home. If consumed outdoors at -25, then these are rather refined and unique experimenters, I think. At a minimum you need to have a healthy immune system 😅
@AzariasTM С С мороженым понятно. Но вот как понять тех кто на улице в мроз минус 25 пьёт пиво из алюминевых банок. Как губы не примерзают к металлу?
@@vladimirkorotaev9302 наверное не успевает замёрзнуть до такой степени, что губы прилипают. Я не пил пиво зимой на улице, так что точно сказать не могу. 🙂 Надо у экспертов спрашивать 😅
@@AzariasTM :)) Вот и мне не приходилось пить. Но видеть, видел как мужички в мороз пили пивко из банок.
@@vladimirkorotaev9302 похмелялись после вчерашнего))
@@vladimirkorotaev9302 так это ж физика. банка не ледяная. пиво жидкое, значит плюсовой температуры, поэтому губы не примерзают. теплоёмкость тоненькой алюминиевой банки недостаточна, чтобы справиться с теплом тела и жидкости. учись, студент!
Ни на что не променяю такую "тоталитарную" Россию!!!! пусть всегда так будет. обожаю такой "тоталитаризм")))
Главное за МКАД не выглядывать 😅
@@deletedchanneIага. Заглядывать и почаще. В Питер, Казань, Псков и далее.
@@ЛарисаФедосеева-ъ9к в кострому загляни. только лучше на чужой машине))
часто тебя на тоталитаризме перекашивает?
@@deletedchanneIза мкад который ты видишь в интернете? 😅
Very impressed with the overall cleanliness and order.
Thx for the tour.
Hello! My husband is your subscriber and we live next you. I would recommend to visit Donskoy Monastery that's very close from your house. I would like also to recommend visiting the Danilovsky Market. It is food court where you can taste different cuisines of the world. It is also next to you.
hello neighbour, thanks for watching. If you see me on the street, say hello!
@@scottishguyinmoscow Necessarily!🖐🖐🖐
17:48 я к такому велосиеду подошел и немного подергал его за ручку, а он мне говорит:
- не толкай меня :)))
😊
You haven't shown the main landmark of Shabolovskay - the Shukhov tower, just opposite the metro station 😁
It was very interesting to listen to the scottish accent. I understood 95%. Thanks a lot for the video and wish you a pleasant stay in Russia!
You have decent viewership for such a new channel. Keep posting
Спасибо что показываешь миру лучший город Земли!
Ice cream in Russia is eaten in apartments at + 25 and at -25 degrees, it is easy to bring ice cream to the apartment so that it does not melt.
У тебя смешалось вместе два выражения! Правильнее будет либо:
Добро пожаловать в Москву.
либо
Привет из Москвы.
Спасибо за видео!
Thanks, I’ll change it for next video 😄
@@scottishguyinmoscow don't listen to him, all 3 options are fine)
@@johnroster9942no, only 2.
Oh, your accent! :-)))) I already forgot how Scottish accent sounds like.
Yeah, Moscow is a great place to live. The only thing is cold during the winter.
Listen to George Galloway show to have a dip into real Scottish accent
@@musicclassic5938 ah yeah! :-))
Lived in Shabolovka too, it's a quiet region. Recognised places, everything is the same. I love your cute accent! As to eating ice-cream - its just yummy. It's interesting to see our life through eyes of a foreigner, to get to know what's different.
I study in that university that you showed. Yes, it's a campus of Higher School of Economics, one of the best universities in Russia. And that campus in particular is Higher School of business, where all of the management subjects are.
ВШЭ - один из лучших универов России? Спасибо, посмеялась от души.
ВШЭ - гнездо лберастов от экономики, сектанты не имеющего отношения к предмету.
Man, i like to eat icecream in winter chillin in my warm and cozy appartment. Мороженое зимой наоминает о /лете. Впрочем как и цветы 24/7. Штука вполне обЪяснимая. Чел, кстати, весьма наблюдательный, его прогулочки смотреть не скучно.
when it's -25 you can actually use ice cream to warm up to -5 so it's pretty cool haha
Как можно было пройти мимо самого главного на Шаболовке - Шуховской башни. И Донской монастырь - это, конечно, не совсем Шаболовка, но все же окрестности и определенно стоит больше внимания, чем палатки с шаурмой и кальянные...Если свернуть в районе "Кусочков" налево, вы попадаете тоже в уникальное место - Хавско-Шаболовский жилмассив. ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE-%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B2
It's soo clean, I miss it
Beautiful city
The Scottish accent rocks😊 So rough and harsh, I love it.
City looks clean
I’m Russian and I visited England with my mother in 2019. We really enjoyed out trip, but my mother’s wallet has been stolen after we visited London metro. We visited local police to leave a report, so maybe they could’ve check cameras to find criminal. They doesn’t seemed to care. Such thing would’ve never happened in Moscow metro. Once I forgot my bag under a seat and later that day collected from metro’s "lost and found" office.
Btw after that we visited Edinburgh, it was so much better than London, at least, from a tourist’s perspective.
Ой, уж прям никогда бы не украли) Не надо преукрашивать, в Мск тоже хватает таких типов)
@@sussschokoladenkuchen я говорю что по факту есть - я из аэропорта ехал в метро с кучей чемоданов и забыл сумку под сиденьем. Ее никто не украл. А в Лондоне мать обчистили, у меня на почте до сих пор рассылка на почту приходит от лондонской полиции, поскольку мы оставляли свои контактные данные.
А еще я около супермаркета забыл велосипед на пару дней, думал что его уперли, но он стоял на стоянке все эти 2 дня. В Европе велик бы и часа не простоял. Факты есть факты - уровень преступности в Европе в разы выше чем в РФ.
У меня воровали кошелек в метро Спб! Благо, в кошельке было всего 100 рублей 😂
Looking very good and clean. .
The streets are definitely cleaner than most major European cities...
Здравствуйте,симпатичный шотландец.К сожалению незнаю вашего имени,если можно напишите по-русски как вас зовут,чтоб в дальнешем обращаться по имени.Мороженое мы русские едим в мороз потому что вкусно😂 ну,и испытываем не обычные ощущения в желудке когда при глотании кусок мороженого туда падает😂и когда рот замерзает на морозе нам тоже нравится😂.Ведь в России зима длинная, не всегда же есть его дома,хочется и на улице😂.Это как у вас в шотландии мужчины ходят в юбках(килт), мы то понимаем что это ваша культура и не все в них там ходят а определённая народность,но для наших мужчин это дикость,ну как для вас мороженое зимой на улице😊 Ну,а про самокаты и скутеры,чтоб у вас шотландии их не крали,надо менять мышление и улучшать качество жизни☝быть человеком с большой буквы "Ч" и понимать что эти новшества и блага не для тебя одного а для всех граждан,для удобства передвижения.Ведь не плохо вы проехали,припарковали на месте через приложение Яндекс,после вас другой человек воспользуется,очень удобно👍А вы всё-таки попробуйте мороженое зимой - 25 гр 💪✊♥️🙋♀️
Его зовут Джим
@@Artbrodyaga Спасибо за информацию🤝
Welcome to Russia! Love to see so many people from the world are travelling our beautiful country.
Regards from Spain Mate ! Keep posting !
Ice cream is delicious in any weather, adults wouldn’t eat it outdoors, but we could take it home and have this as a dessert 🍨at home
Shabolovskaya is still quite central. I worked there for 5 years. It's a very nice area. Technically the metro station Shabolovskaya is outside the ring line, but you can walk to Dobrininskaya/Serpukhovskaya in 10 minutes, which are on the ring line. Oktyabrskoye is on the ring line, too.
Better to show them a neighborhood like Tsaritsyno or Krylatskoye if you want to show a more "normal" neighborhood. While plain, they are still clean and quite nice.
Slavic people like sweets so they usually like ice cream.
There is an old monastery across the street from shisha place.
When I was about eleven years old, I loved to pick some ice-cream from a kiosk after a school on my way to a home even when it was -20 Celsius these days. An ice-cream is really enjoyable at the deep minus because it's warmer than air you breathe.
Thank you for this video, was interesting. Please travel to Strogino - it's my home, north-west part of Moscow. Most green part. I'll hope you will enjoy walking there
"Добро пожаловать ИЗ Москвы"- так не говорят, говорят: "добро пожаловать В Москву". Можно сказать: "Привет ИЗ Москвы".
Thanks for letting me know 😄
@@Tsar_Sculptor мне понравилось это словосочетание))
Это известная шутка на базе игры слов: "Добро пожаловать отсюда!"
@@abrakadabra35873 ну, да, аналогичная по смыслу фраза "Закройте дверь с той стороны, пожалуйста"
@@abrakadabra35873 завуалированное "чемодан, вокзал, аул"
My daughter (5 years old) says - Icecream is the best food in the world. She can eat it in a winter. But in winter we buy it and eat in at home.
2:20 You said Oktyabr'skaya perfectly.
But my gut tells me it's ShabOlovskaya with stress on the first O.
2:51 - Peyrek Rostok kinda.
Мы едим мороженое зимой, потому что дома(квартира) тепло..
9:21 but I will recommend to try their coffee, I tried some Christmas'ish one(with cinnamon, syrup and something something) several month ago and it was delicious. Exacly at that spot.
And for a meal just go and have khinkali, why do you even need sausages). Try mutton khinkali, they are generally great.
9:34 it's Higher School of Economics, a citadel of liberalism, westernalism, wokeness and all that jazz in Russia. Rich kids kind of place.
10:53 I know). It's because of the main city wall, which stood there for a long time. Either from a Turcic word "kathay"(city, fortress), old Russian word "kita", which means "stake", stakes were placed to hold the ground for wall's foundation or some other words associated with walls of fortress buildings. At 'Kitay-Gorod" metro station if you go towards Varvarka street by an underpass you can see original foundations of Varvarskaya tower, which was a part of that wall - big white stone blocks, which now are incorporated in a wall of an underpass).
You kind of missed Shukhov's tower - a great piece of engeneering and a symbol of the whole district. Also Donskoy monastery is not that far away, from where you have stopped, cooome ooon!
Why NOT eating ice cream at any weather, really? Are you eating hot food only when it's cold, what's the logic?)
Hello from the orange line, I live not that far from these places).
Great video, I’ve just discovered you. Are you the guy who came over in shorts and a Russian friend helped get a coat, a Mir card and phone? Anyway, whether you are or not it’s great. My wife is Russian and perhaps when she retires we’ll move over. She’s still got 20+ working years, though I’m due to retire in 5 years.
The first time I went to Russia, I was shocked too. I went before all the current rubbish, but what I’d been told about the (SeeSeeSeePee…..as I thought it was, until that first trip when I figured it out) was bollocks too. I grew up in the 60s and 70s when the Cold War was in full swing, though nothing like it is right now. Most of what I’d been told were total lies, so no different to now, then!
My ex-wife was from East Kilbride and she studied at Glasgow Dental Hospital, but moved to Little Scotland when she graduated. (Do you know where Little Scotland is? You might be too young!) Anyway, Glasgow started getting its act together in the 1980s, and up until the early 2000s it was ok. I’ve not been since 2004 because my ex and I split in 2005. It’s pretty depressing in the UK. I just watched a video about caravan/camper city in Bristol. It’s disgusting really and filth is everywhere. I don’t know how our politicians can criticise Russia and China when they expect us to live in shit, with poor schools, hospitals and roads, not to mention extortionate prices. Why don’t they sort our country out before wasting billions pretending to be a great power? It’s a joke, unfortunately a sick joke!
You missed one very important attraction in your neighbourhood - nice beer shop at Akademika Petrovskogo street. This shop is runned by a real beer fans and they offer much better selection of beers than all neighboring supermarkets ;)
Sooo clean!
Very intresting
Thanks for the walk!!
As Russian who used to live in Moscow for 5 years I would say Shabolovskaya district is definitely residential but it's expensive one, close to center of city and so on. It would be event better to see districts close to outskirts, however they also would be almost identical in terms of infrastructure and safety, but buildings will be older - a lot of typical Khrushchev and Brezhnev period buildings.
Мы едим мороженое, не потому что жарко, а потому что вкусно. Зимой в мороз мороженое такое же вкусное, как и в жару.
Very similar to my experience in Minsk, everything is cleaner and tidier with less crime than pretty much every western city I've been to!
I’ve been to Minsk many times, amazing city
I enjoyed that mate (Scott, Glasgow (in a swamp in nigeria right now though).
Nice video. Good luck!
Thanks
Nice tour!
Don't know why, but I just love the sound of scottish accent =) Best wishes to you and have a good time 🖐
20 years ago I was a reporter for NME Russia. Twenty years ago i went to Scotland to see T in The Park music festival where Oasis were headliners. Twenty years ago I fell in love with Scotland. I even spent my honeymoon there. It's nice to see a scottish guy in my hometown. I understand your accent soooooo much better than twenty years ago. But then again - you're not drunk )
hello my friend. Oasis are my favourite band. I was also in the crowd, near the front at T in the Park when oasis headlined in 2002. it was one of my favourite gigs. There are a few of the songs on TH-cam. Do you live in Moscow?
th-cam.com/video/Ixi1qBH9nsc/w-d-xo.html
@@scottishguyinmoscow nice ) Then 20 years ago we were near each other, i was near the stage the whole set. Life is fun )
Yes, i live in Moscow all my life. Also i had a job in TV-center right after univercity, at Shabolovskaya where Shukhevich Tower is. So your neighborhood is very nostalgic for me )
So clean
Nice
I must say it looks fabulous there. I'm in the UK all being well visiting Moscow in early May. I'm really looking forward to the trip.
Thanks for this video Scottish guy.
Is it easy to get SIM only for short term visitors?
You only need a passport, you can buy a SIM card at the airport.
@@adjinaabrek thank you
Китай-Город is one of the greatest and even The greatest spot in Moscow. Just love it all these years. And it is one of the most diverse in terms of culture
Great content mate
It's so strange to hear a slight Scottish accent, because I'm used to Americans talking about Russia 8-))
It will be interesting to see the Kitaj-gorod (Китай город) area through your eyes!