Friends who have been to Russia talk about their feelings in Russia

I lived in Russia for 2 years and worked in a Chinese restaurant. I mainly drank with Russians, which was very exciting. If it weren't for my health, I probably wouldn't. I can't come back.

I opened a Chinese restaurant in Russia when I was a kid, so it was looked after by a trustworthy person. The salary is not low, and I can barely eat and drink. My main job every day is to entertain guests and drink at night, not with him, but with Russians.

Before coming to Russia, everyone said that Russians can drink, men can drink, and women can drink. But when I came to Russia, I found that this was not the case at all. Not all Russians drink, some are teetotal, and some don’t drink.

When I walked into the restaurant that first day, I didn't. I didn't have work that day so the lobby manager greeted me. The lobby manager is a Russian and he really drinks. He drank two bottles of liquor by himself, but nothing happened. Later, he drank half a box of beer before he finished drinking, and he stopped me directly. I was so drunk that I collapsed. At that time I thought all Russians could drink this much, but later I was with more Russians.

After living in Russia for 2 years, I saw some Russian scenery with my own eyes and made some Russian friends, so I know a lot about life in Russia. Next, I will share with you all aspects.

From what I have seen and heard about drinking, Russians are really good at drinking. There is Chinese liquor in the restaurant, as well as a 56-proof liquor. Three Russian men loved it. They drank seven bottles in one meal and left without incident. They filled two bottles and said they were going home to drink. Fortunately I didn't meet them at the wine table, otherwise I would have collapsed again.

I rarely drink vodka. Vodka is a distilled spirit and has no flavor. I don't I don't like it, it's just that it's strong so I still like to drink white wine when I'm with guests. In addition, Chinese restaurants mainly serve liquor. Although I drink my familiar white wine, I am still no match for the Russians.

After all, I already have a lot of broken pieces in Russia. In fact, I have a good drinking capacity, and I have no problem drinking more than a pound of liquor. But drinking alcohol in Russia hurts my stomach, and now I often have stomachaches. My stomachache after returning from Russia was also one of the reasons, so I was really not qualified for this job.

Russia also has many smokers. One of their favorite cigarettes is LDpush cigars. I like it very much. The taste is soft and has a light coffee aroma when smoked. It feels nice and upscale. However, Russia's controls on cigarettes are strict. You can be a minor and not smoke. Maybe it's because I'm young, so every time I buy cigarettes, the shopkeeper will check my passport and confirm my age before selling them to me.

Russia does need to do better in this regard, but we are not that strict and so many teenagers smoke. They started smoking in junior high school. They are young and ignorant and will regret it when they grow up.

The tar content of Russian women's cigarettes is about 0.5, while that of men's cigarettes is about 2.0. However, the tar content of domestic cigarettes often exceeds 10, and the harm contrast is very obvious

Many People say that there are more women than men in Russia, and many women are single, so it is easy to find a partner in Russia. If you really think so, you are too naive. It is true that there are more women than men in Russia, but it is not young people.

In Russia, the ratio of men to women under the age of 30 is one to one, and the ratio of men to women begins to change between the ages of 30 and 40. There are actually more women over 40 than men, you should understand, right? There are indeed many more women in Russia than men, but the excess are all middle-aged women over 40 years old. They have passed the peak of their appearance and their figures have begun to take shape. What can they do even if they are single?

Russian women begin to age rapidly after the age of 30, and at the age of 40 they are almost the same as 50-year-old aunts in China

The legal age for marriage is 14 years old. Russia is vast and sparsely populated, and its population is too small. In order to increase the fertility rate, Russia directly adjusted the legal marriage age to 14 years old, and you can get married at the age of 14. What concept? But this is the case in Russia.

Although the legal age for marriage is stipulated in this way, I have never seen anyone get married at the age of 14. We were both children at the time and still in school, so getting married was a bit too childish. The marriage age of Russians is generally around 22-27 years old.

At this stage, prices are relatively mature and decisions can be made more robustly.

As the name suggests, the Team Fight Festival is a festival for fighting groups. This is a Russian festival established to welcome spring. At the last moment of winter, the Russians shake their heads and call out all their good friends and brothers, and start a duel with another small group. I was called once by a Russian friend when I was a kid. It was a really messy scene, but it was also fun and both parties had a lot of fun.

Although there was a referee at the scene who did not want him to fall to the ground and was not attacked, he still suffered some minor injuries during the chaos on the scene, and his glasses frame was broken. But after the fight, a group of people came to the restaurant to eat, which brought us a lot of money that day. I was very happy when I was young, so he didn't ask for glasses and gave me a big red envelope.

To be honest, when I first came to Russia, I did have some small ideas. I thought I would develop in Russia for a few years and then marry a Russian wife and go home. However, after a while, I noticed something was wrong. Although Russian girls are beautiful, they have many shortcomings that I can't stand.

I won't talk about rapid aging. What I can do about it is their body odor, which I can't describe. It's not the same as body odor. Anyway, this doesn’t smell bad to me. Some girls don't smell strong. If they put on perfume, they can basically not smell it, but some people have a very strong smell and can smell it several meters away. I can't help it.

As a fighting nation, the Russians still have a very aggressive temper. If someone rushes in, he can really endure it. On the one hand, you are in someone else's shoes; on the other hand, the person is really strong, and he may have a gun, but he doesn't have to hit it or scold it.

Of course, if there is no quarrel, Russian guys are kind and they are willing to contact Chinese people, especially Russian guys who like Chinese food. Many of them have become my friends and said they must call me when they are in China. I am looking forward to it.

As for Russian names, I’m really speechless. A name is like a tongue twister, completely testing my memory. For example, Alexander Sergeyevich Ivanov, Natalia Sergeyevna Ilinova, Ivanov Ivan Ivanovich are all very wordy and difficult to remember. live. I can't remember them anyway, so I gave them nicknames after I got to know them better.

Economic status and income Russia is not an economic power, and their income is not very high. In a big city like Moscow, the monthly income of an ordinary person is about 110,000 rubles, which is 10,000 yuan when converted into RMB. But the income in some small cities is even lower, basically more than 40,000 rubles, which is more than 3,000 US dollars. It feels like the domestic income is not as high.

There is less money, but this does not mean that living conditions are poor, because prices in Russia are relatively low. Here I mainly introduce some of my favorite foods, but I don’t know what I don’t know. I don't like it. First of all, pork only costs 12 yuan per pound in Russia, followed by beef, which only costs 25 yuan per pound. The cheapest is chicken, which costs 3 yuan per pound.

Because chicken is very cheap, our restaurant has invented many chicken dishes. The cost is very low, but they can sell high prices, such as mushroom stewed chicken, beggar's chicken, three-cup chicken, Kung Pao chicken, steamed chicken, boiled chicken and so on. Russians like it very much and are willing to spend money.

Russian people like to eat chicken, but they never eat chicken and chicken feet, so I cut off the chicken head and feet every time I cook, so that I can chew the chicken feet every day and drink some wine. If I don’t like big dishes, I like this bite]

House prices in Moscow are basically more than 10,000 yuan, and the core area is slightly more expensive. According to the economic level of most Russians, they do not have the ability to buy a house by themselves, so they like to build their own houses. After all, the land is vast and sparsely populated, so everyone can have a place to build a house, and build whatever they want. Even building a villa is very comfortable without spending a lot of money.

Traffic Congestion in Russia Many people think that Russia is the largest country in the world. With such a small population and a vast land and sparse population, there will definitely be no traffic jams. This is completely wrong. It is precisely because of its vast territory and sparse population that everyone lives together and stays in groups for warmth, so Moscow has become one of the most congested cities in the world.

There was a traffic jam and I walked 2 kilometers in an hour.

My grandparents walked with a limp faster than they drove, so I was helpless.

Heating supply Russia is very cold and close to the North Pole. When I first arrived in Russia, I didn’t have anything I wasn’t used to. The temperature here remains at -40 to 50 degrees below zero, which is colder than in the Northeast, but the place where I live is very good and has heating supply. Moreover, Russia has too many natural gas and oil resources, so they are also very generous in heating. Each heating period lasts for half a year, from September of the first year to May of the second year. Change

It’s warm inside, isn’t it? Over 24 degrees, it's very comfortable.

The diet is monotonous. Russians like to eat bread and cheese and drink milk for breakfast. They almost always eat meat, steaks, and chicken steaks for lunch and dinner, without any fancy. The most important thing is that Russians do not cook vegetables and rarely eat vegetarian dishes, because Russian vegetables are very expensive and many are imported.

It may also be because the local food is monotonous, so many Russians like Chinese food and come here every day to take care of business. I think the advent of Chinese food opened a new door for Russian taste buds.

Russian goods The heavy industry in the United States is very developed, but the light industry and manufacturing are not outstanding. In Russia, you can find that many small commodities are imported from China and are domestically produced. These small commodities have entered the lives of Russians and promoted our economic development. Of course, there are also some small commodities that are bought back by Chinese tourists at high prices. They didn't look carefully when they didn't buy souvenirs, they only saw it when they took it home to show off. Aren't they made in China?

Welfare education is free and medical care is free. Although the economic conditions in Russia and the United States are not good, people in the United States invest really well in education. From kindergarten to university it is free. Not only is school free, the school also provides free lunch at noon. Some people always say that there is no free lunch in the world. As a result, the saying won't work in Russia.

Russian public hospitals are free, but not all cases support free treatment, and there is still time to spend money. Moreover, Russia’s medical facilities are completely incomparable to ours and are not on the same level. Private hospitals are the ones with really good conditions, but of course the fees are also very high. Only rich people can get medical treatment in this kind of place.

You have to pay electricity bills almost every month, but Russians never care about this. Although water bills also cost money, arrears are allowed. Let's put it this way, I have a Russian friend who doesn't. t has paid electricity bills for three years and has been in arrears, but there has been no power outage. This is the case in Russia, where there are no power outages due to arrears. Isn't it strange?

At first, in the first year, he did not owe much in electricity bills. He thought about taking the time to pay it back, but he forgot. In a blink of an eye, he was in his third year. When he thought about it again, he found that there was already a lot of money owed, which was a large amount of money. He felt very distressed and simply kept owing money. I can see that the more he saves for electricity bills, the less willing he is to pay them, and he doesn’t know what he will do in the future as I do.

Children’s subsidy not only costs a lot of money to have a child, but you can also get a large subsidy. This is also a way that Russia thought of to increase its population, but the effect is not very good. No I don't want to have children. If you don’t have children with such a small amount of money, no one will get rich by having children.

However, maternity benefits have greatly eased Russian family finances. In fact, the income of Russians is not as good as ours, and it is difficult for us to raise a child, especially for them.

In general, I have a very good impression of Russia. The scenery is very good and the Russian people are simple and enthusiastic. Especially at the wine table, the enthusiasm can be fully demonstrated.

I lived in Russia for 2 years. I really made some money and saw the world, but my health was broken. It really took me many years to recover from my stomach issues. Alas, it’s uncomfortable.