| what we like here VS what we don't |
[Jul. 21st, 2008|08:12 pm] |
SOME LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE LIFE HAPPIER THAN IT WAS IN RUSSIA.
DEFINITIVAMENTE UN GRAN +:
1. TOILETS ! IN THE PLACES LIKE MALLS, TIENDAS, AND EVEN ON THE ROAD TO THE BEACHES - ARE CLEAN AND SMELL SOOOOO GOOD.
AND GUESS WHAT - THEY ARE ALL TOTALLY FREE IN THE MALLS.
P.S. TRY TO COMPARE IT TO ANY TOILET IN THE ZUM, FOR EXAMPLE, IN RUSSIA.
2. WEATHER AND CLIMATE AND NATURALEZA.
EVEN IF IT'S "COLD" FOR LOCAL PEOPLE AND RAINY. IT'S STILL NOT THAAAT COLD , IT'S STILL EVERLASTING SUMMER JUST WITH A LOT OF RAIN ( YOU NEED TO HAVE A CAR SURE) AND THERE ARE STILL ALL GREENY GREEN AROUND. I CAN NOT EVEN IMAGINE THE TEMPERATURE MINUS THAN 15C - THIS IS SOOOO COLD. I CAN GET COLD ONLY WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF AIR CONDITIONER AT THE OFFICE. I FORGET SOME WORDS, LIKE FURCOAT, COAT, WINTER GLOVES, WARM SWEATERS, AND FOREVER COLD FEETS AND WINTER HIGH BOOTS, AND HATS WITH A LOT OF FUR. I DON'T MISS THEM AT ALL.HEHE LET ALONE HOW MUCH MONEY THAT WOULD COST YOU THERE.....
3. PEOPLE ARE FRIENDLY, MIGHT BE NOT SO INTELLIGENT, BUT FRIENDLY TO OTHERS, TO STRANGERS AS WELL.
EXAMPLE: WHEN I CRASHED MY CAR AND WAS CRYING A LOT NEAR IT, SOMEONE OFFERED ME A BOTTLE OF WATER , WHICH I DRANK ALL, OTHER SOMEONE OFFERED ME A SOME SERVIETTAS.
P.S. EVEN NOT TRY TO IMAGINE HOW WOULD PEOPLE NEAR REACT IF YOU CRASH A CAR IN RUSSIA.
4. VEGETABLES AND FRUITS EN FERIA ARE CHEAP. I 'M FULL OF PINAS, PAPAYAS, WATERMELONS AND MELONS, LET ALONE BANANAS - 5 KINDS OF IT - HAHA,
6. 3 ROOMS APARTMENT WITH A LAVADORA ROOM AND A KITCHEN CAN COST YOU AROUND 400-500USD. YOU CAN NOT EVEN IMAGINE TO HAVE SUCH KIND AND WITH SO MUCH SPACE FOR ONLY YOURSELF IN RUSSIA, BEING JUST A SIMPLE PERSON.
7. 2- 5 HOURS AWAY AND YOU ARE ON THE BEACH OR ON THE MOUNTAINS.
8. THE POSSIBILITY OF MEETING A GRINGO AND A VERY SUCCESSFUL GRINGO WITH A NORMAL MORAL QUALITIES ARE PRETTY HIGH. YOU JUST NEED TO FIND THE PLACES WHERE THEY ARE, WITHOUT ANY LOCALS ATTACHED. AND SURE, I DON'T LOOK LIKE A LOCAL, AND WHEN I'M TELLING WHERE I'M FROM, A GOOD GRINGO IS PRETTY MUCH FALL INTO.
9. THE POSSIBILITY TO WORK FOR A BIG COMPANY LIKE P&G AND HP WITHOUT HAVING ANY CONNECTIONS THERE IS GREAT AND AVAILABLE FOR A SIMPLE PERSON. AND WORKING FOR AMERICANS HERE IS MUCH MORE BETTER EXPERIENCE THAN WORKING FOR RUSSIANS THERE.
10. THERE IS NO ARMY HERE AND NO OBLIGATION TO GO INTO IT....
PS REMEMBERING ALL MY MALE FRIENDS AND PARENTS IN RUSSIA WHO HAVE SONS.
11. FINALLY, I HAVE TIME TO DO WHAT I, AND ONLY I WANT TO DO IN LIFE TO ENJOY IT.
I WILL PLAY TENNIS, I WILL HAVE A LOT MORE NEW THINGS THAT I HAVE NEVER DREAMED TO HAVE OR DO IN RUSSIA. THIS IS COOL.
SOME THINGS THAT GET US ANGRY!
DEFINITIVAMENTE UN GRAN -
1. LOCAL PEOPLE - ARE CRAZY, UNRELIABLE AND IRRESPONSIBLE, AND LAZY AND STUPID... HEHE. - A "LATINO" FOR US IS NOT A GOOD WORD TO USE WHEN DESCRIBING SOMEONE'S CHARACTER. THERE IS ONLY ONE STATEMENT FOR ME AND AL OTHER EUROPEAN PEOPLE - I HOPE HE/SHE IS NOT LATIN. IT'S THE SAME FOR EDUCATED AND SUCCESSFUL MAN/WOMAN FROM USA/EUROPE, WE CAN NOT DATE A 'LATIN" PERSON.
NO MAN I HAVE MET HERE FINDS A LATIN WOMAN TO BE CAPABLE OF REAL RELATIONSHIP, FINDS HER ATTRACTIVE, OR PLAN TO MARRY HER. I'VE MET GRINGOS, EUROPEANS AND RUSSIANS.
2.ROADS ARE TERRIBLE AND VERY NARROW, AND NO SIGNS OF WHERE YOU ARE GOING AT LA PISTA AND DIFFICULT TO GET SOMEWHERE AT ALL, CAUSE OF THE ALL DIRECTION SOUND SCARY LIKE: 300 METROS DE ESA TIENDA AL NORTE.... HOW I'M SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHERE THE HELL IS THE NORTH? THERE IS NO STREET NAMES AT ALL HERE. ALSO 3 WEEKS AGO THEY INVENTED SUCH A SYSTEM TO GET RID OF THE TRAFFIC JAMS, THAT BY THE LAST NUMBERS OF YOUR CARS, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE AROUND THE CENTER OF THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAYS ONE DAY A WEEK, SO I CAN NOT DRIVE ON MONDAYS, IN OTHER CASE YOU PAY A MULTA. THE ROADS ARE SO NARROW THAT I CAN NOT TURN ON THEM, I ONLY CAN TURN, USING THE SPACE ATTACHED TO ROADS, IF I CAN FIND IT OF COUSE, AND ALSO THERE ARE NO SIDE WALKS AT ALL... FORGET ABOUT IT. THE WAY THEY DRIVE, THEY DON'T SHOW ANY SIGNS TO TURN,
3. EDUCATION SYSTEM SUCKS TOTALLY. YOU'D BETTER NOT TO EDUCATE YOUR KID HERE AT ALL, OF COURSE IF YOU DON'T WANT HIM/HER TO BE A LATIN. SEE ABOVE STATEMENT. I WAS EVEN TOLD A STORIES FROM GRINGOS, THAT SOME OF THE TEACHERS, WHO TEACH KIDS AT SCHOOL WORK AS WELL LIKE A WHORES AT NIGHTS. YOU REALLY REALLY HAVE TO CONSIDER TO GROW /EDUCATE YOUR KIDS OUT OF THIS COUNTRY. AND BY LAW, THE ABORTIONS ARE PROHIBITED HERE, ALL RUSSIAN MEN WERE TELLING ME THAT AT FIRST, WHEN I GOT HERE.
4. NO CULTURAL LIFE AT ALL. AND NO CITY STYLE LIFE. COUNTRY STYLE LIFE. NO WHERE TO DRESS UP AND MAKE UP HERE. NO SOCIETY TO SHINE IN AND TO SHOW YOUR NEW EARINGS AND ALL THAT JEWELRY ON YOU. NO NEW YEAR TO CELEBRATE AND YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE A NEW YEAR COMING SOON.THEY CAN NOT CELEBRATE IT HERE, LIKE THE WAY WE USED TO DO IT. THERE IS NO PRE-HOLIDAY RUSH. LACK OF HOLIDAYS FEELING, LACK OF BIG PARTIES AND NO STEEL, GLASS, AND CEMENT MULTI-FLOORS BUILDINGS, ONLY JUNGLES AND 2 FLOORS... I MISS IT MUCH..
5. THERE IS NO WAY TO FIND A HERRING HERE OR IT'S TOTALLY OVER PRICED NOT OR THE RYE BREAD WE USED TO HAVE, NO POMEGRANATE IN SEPTEMBER ( BUT THE STRAWBERRIES IN JANUARY ! ARE GREAT TO HAVE THOUGH), AND NO GRAPEFRUIT AND POMELO.
6. FINDING A CONDOM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IS NOT WHAT YOU SHOULD TRY TO DO CAUSE YOU GOTCHA FAIL. NOTHING IS WORKING HERE 24 HOURS, NOTHING IS WORKING HERE UNTIL EVEN 1AM THERE IS NO NIGHT LIFE AT ALL, AS WE USED TO HAVE IT THERE.EVERYTHING IS CLOSED, BECAUSE OF SEE THE REASON #1 - ONLY AND ONLY REASON.
MUST BE IT FOR NOW.
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