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Русский мемы самый лучший Направление? Какое направление? ... 🖐🤩🤩🤩🤩🖐

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About a smile. I think it’s not customary to smile on the street also because, basically, it will not look like politeness or goodwill, but as if you are laughing at this person. And even if you don't mean it, the other person may see it differently and, let's be honest, a lot of people won't like it and might want to be rude in return.

Ha ha In my country it's just letting people know they are welcome to your place, business or office. That they are ok and accepted.

I'm American also and I hate small talk. I deliberately keep most people away because relationships are so superficial. I'm half Slavic so wondering if it's because of that.

Great goal

I trained my listening by listening to podcasts which I find interesting. Or interviews from people you find interesting such as stars, sports people etc. Or a book you already read in your language and don't mind hearing in audio again in russian.

@@saidelbiev5326 Those are great suggestions, thanks! My problem is I'm so used to watching with subtitles that as soon as the subtitles are gone I'm completely lost. I did try watching "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" a second time without subtitles and I was completely lost. The audiobook is a good idea, Metro 2033 is my favorite book series, maybe I can give that a try.

@@FunVanDriver I wish you good luck!

Idk, the Italians I met were very smiley...

Italians just a happy russians Russians just a sad italians

i saw you in tandem app

@@bilalmohsin4870 Me or the presenter?

you

La verdad y por eso me gustaba visitar tu pais..

The most smiling girl from Spain is Nuria from Badalona! Check out her channel "Когда ты Нурия", pay attention to how well she speaks Russian!

@@user-ne9rx8xi9y I have seen her videos, her Russian is awesome :D

If you do that in Russia, people will think that you are flirting with them!

I’m from Sadie and ik I will smile at a stranger all the time 😂

But at the same time, it’s hard for us to make friends in North America. Somehow we are perceived as arrogant.

Yes, it's not a rule, but it will never be bad to do =)

This is more relevant for some holidays, such as a birthday or new year's eve

Where are you from? Откуда ты? С какой страны?

I'm american and just went to russia for 3 weeks in august.. its possible now.

yeah, you can go to Russia even now. Just do the c test and go :)

It is not always like that. In Canada where people are known for being polite this happens only once in a while. For example, when we say sorry to strangers (who actually could have just hit you accidentally).

it sounds weird to me too, i live in the UK where we go out of our way to interact as little with people as possible lol, people smiling at me would make me feel very uncomfortable and like im about to be murdered

It is exhausting! But it’s what we need to do to feel not threatening and polite when passing someone in the street here. Ugh

@@ben1147 really you do this only when you are forced to (i.e. interaction with stranger) or you are passing your colleague or neighbour you don't really care for. Other than that no one smiles at strangers.

I think if you’re raised in a culture where most people smile/speak/nod to strangers it’s not that odd or draining. It’s actually more of an automatic response than anything. If you visit the southern USA you’ll find that most people will actively acknowledge everyone, whether they know them or not. We aren’t trying to do it to upset people or be nosy though. I live in a town with a lot of tourists because we have a National park and I am always speaking to strangers. Just yesterday I saw a woman taking photographs of the Mississippi River in a location that is okay, but not exceptionally pretty so I stopped my car and rolled down my window to tell her that if she was interested in BETTER places to photograph the river I’d be happy to tell her. At first I think she was scared because a stranger had stopped to speak to her but she did want to know good places to take photos so she took my advice. After that I said goodbye and I hope she enjoyed her stay. I can definitely see where this would be odd if you are not accustomed to that, but I genuinely DO want visitors to my town to enjoy their stay and feel it’s my duty to help make that happen.

Your English is fantastic! No need to apologize at all. In fact, it’s quite impressive that you speak multiple languages. I know this is common in many countries, especially in Europe, but in the USA many people only speak English and find no need to learn another language, which I find sad.

@@courtneymayfield3380 many people haven't even left usa as travelers.

@@olegpetrov2617 то же самое и с русскими.

@@Natashanjka ну в общем да. Но есть разница- для многих россиян просто дорого,а американцам просто не интересно куда там ехать за тридевять земель.

Для россиян зачастую даже в собственной стране путешествовать уже дорого, а чтобы посетить все достопримечательности уйдёт очень много времени, годы. Но все хотят увидеть стандартный набор из чудес света и рекордов Гиннеса.

Banya is great!!!

а потом орет реклама, тк звук на всю )

Welcome back here! Do you also learn the Russian language?

Hi! This tradition has pretty interesting origins. It came from the Old Rus times. In slavs mythology - in Russian particulary - there is a spirit of a house, so-called Domovoy (Домовой). Many centuries ago people believed, that there are Domovoys in every house. Domovoys were patrons of a house and the family living in it. They could provide farmers with good harvest, warn people about any troubles or even guard them from illness. But they could also became angry with people, if they were doing something wrong. In that case Domovoys could hide things from people, make scary noises, eat their food. So it was very important to become a friend of your Domovoy and keep things that way. With that purpose, for example, people used to leave a bowl of milk near the camin for the night, so that Domovoy could drink it. And the another tradition was exactly sitting for a minute before leaving for a long trip (посидеть на дорожку). In that way you showed respect to the Domovoy, kind of asking him for a permission to leave the house. During this minute Domovoy could also give a sign to the person leaving the house - like loud noises or dishes falling to the floor. That meant, that there is danger waiting for him on the road, and people could even cancel the trip and stay home in this situation. Sorry for the lot of words. : )

@@user-bg2jy2lp5z Thank you so much for the explanation! I had heard a little about the domovoy before, but I had no idea it related to this. I feel like there is always so much more to know about Slavic mythology, and the influences still remaining from it today are fascinating. I'm American, and our collective "culture" only goes back a couple hundred years or so, all of which has happened within the "modern" era - sometimes I'm a little jealous of peoples, like the Slavs, who can trace their cultural roots back for over a thousand years!

Ты не один такой

1. Girls too 2. Not necessarily like this, the third one might as well be "for love" and holding a glass in left hand

Not always at all. Certain cases only.

The third toast is usually symbolic. At a wedding, for example, the third toast is for the parents, and if on military holidays, then for the dead, depends on the company and the situation. But if they drink to the dead, then they do not clink with glasses and usually stand.

Birch branches.

My husband is Russian, and all our friends are Ukrainian, and visit each other often, and I have never seen anyone do what you describe prior to a meal.

exactly. It really depends on how you are.

You have real conversations with your friends, but if you visited my house and we are casual aqueintences, we would have a very superficial conversation. If you visit a Russian aqueintence, the questions they'll ask you, or what they would tell you about themselves, would be far more personal than the normative chitchat of a social gathering here (US).

Sounded a bit outdated when i heard it lol. It would be a bit weird to expect women to dress up everywhere they go when men can wear whatever they want. Thanks for the response

Regarding roses, not necessarily. You can give just one flower as a present as well. All in all gifting an even number of flowers ia huge no because even number of flowers is prepared for burial ceremonies.

Oh no never. What do I look like bringing 12 Roses to a Birthday party. Thats like kicking people in the belly. I cant Imagine a Russian doing that. Under NO circumstances other than a funeral.

100 percent true, there is such a sign. It is believed that your road or journey will be unsuccessful, like a sign with a black cat that crossed your path.

I'd like to think that I don't believe in omens, but I kinda look into the mirror if I forget something and have to return home:D

@@CC-pi4rq There is another sign or omen, you can not put a mirror in front of the entrance door!

@@user-ne9rx8xi9y That's interesting. I never knew about this one. Also another one is that to never sleep with your legs facing an enterance.

Another one, don’t ever drop the salt 🧂

Typo of course. But a funny one lol

that is exactly what i was thinking

It's pretty much the same as in USA. You do not want to start first though. Unless the host offers you to do so. Just wait until everyone is at the table and start your meal like everyone else. The only difference between Russian and American way of dining is we do not prefer buffet style. We usually put all food on the table where we dine at. You would see a lot of deli meat, fish, salads, veggies, etc. And of course, if a plate is far away from you, you would ask other person to pass it to you or send your plate to them. Later the host would bring the main course and send it around or stop by every guest and put food on the plate. So people would just sit together for hours this way munching on stuff, drinking and conversing. Then the host would clean the table and prepare it for dessert. And again you would enjoy it for another hour or so. Of course it would not be unrare to dance or sing in between. Love Russian gatherings like this!

@@nataliak2693 Thanks Natalia for the reply.

Same!! I'm American and I get called negative all the time!! But I'm just being.....normal 🙄

That's alot of Information to give out about yourself to the internet,

And more and more I hear it is way different to have Russian girlfriend than from somewhere else right?

Oh hello, I'm from. Чебоксары too! 😄

@@olgabagildinskaia7415 cool…There are mostly Чувашию people I heard

May I know where you are from? Would you like to make another friend from Kotelnich? This is a very small Russian town

I`m from Europe & I ignore small talk no time for such nonsense.

What he left out is that banya is not just a sauna - you literally wash yourself there. Therefore, another outcome - everyone in the banya has their weiners in the open. So you really have to be close friends with someone you invite to banya - if you got invited, you're not a stranger to the host.

Thanks for your explanation 😅 Very informative, especially about the connection with Puritanism.

Agreed!!! But I do smile with strangers a lot...Why? Here is the truth. I'm scared of being disliked because of my own insecurities. I smile to diffuse any possible conflict. I smile because I feel weak in character. It is better not to smile. Be polite. Be respectful. But do not smile with strangers. Many will see it as a weakness. Not as a virtue. It is the ugly human condition. I also noticed that 90% of women do not smile. And I also noticed that 50% of men do not smile. Women do not smile as a self-defense mechanism because they do not want to be accosted and taken advantage of or being approached by sexual perverts and predators. When a woman does not smile she is trying to say don't don't mess with me. When a man smiles he's trying to say please like me. These men that smile usually smile at women and the women do not reciprocate the smile. Now there is a small percentage of women that do smile they usually married.

@@damianlopez7630 I don’t smile either too signal weakness. I heard that smiling is seen as more feminine and women tend to prefer men who look serious. Also, I heard this is true especially in Eastern European cultures and Middle Eastern cultures that women don’t smile at men so they don’t get the wrong idea.

Yeah that's something we say quite often :D

However it is not rude to answer: "Not good" in Russia. People just prefer to be honest. Yes Russians would say Great or OK in most cases. But if it is someone more close like a colleague at work they would not hide if something bad happened in the family or you feel sick. You just say how you feel.

Alcohol can always help you to make friends

@@I_bring_the_pain_like_ 😂👍

Conversely, I live in the Deep South and it’s considered rude to not smile and/or wave to everyone, even strangers. It’s so interesting to see the cultural differences not only across international borders but also within our own country.

Ironically, I moved to the deep south about 7 weeks ago with military family. The culture shock is real.

@@courtneymayfield3380 in NE a half of bus drivers don't smile they don't even reply for hi..funny

@@olegpetrov2617 New England is over 1200 miles (2000 km) from where I live. My town is on the Mississippi River not far from New Orleans. It is similar to the distance between St. Petersburg and Sochi.

@@courtneymayfield3380 I meant "northeast" but It's almost the same.

The south is the best place trust me there’s nothing more more annoying then a danm yanke form the north They still like to shit on the south

​@@tailsprowerfan2729 💯 percent correct!

To smile could mean `approval` of someone that they like you but randomly & routinely smiling @ people is mindless & I don`t give them that.

Those are the real places.

A common Slavic culture.

@@Natashanjka Im not much of a smiling person myself so its ok to me haha.

Its considered corteous but personally I don`t do it to people I don`t like or strangers I`ll not give them that. I view it as a psych thing & vinegar gets the same back from me.

Snow is just snow. I'm white and also dislike to jump in the snow from banya but you must to experience this feeling no matter your skin colour. Just for self educating and after effect of "rebirth".

@@olekscap4620 skraight onnat

If your buying flowers never buy even numbers. Especially for roses, even number roses is for funerals.

Я не понял вашу мысль. I cant understand you.

You always need an odd number of flower stems, not buds or open flowers. Let's take chrysanthemum for example. There're usually a few buds on one stem, so the number of buds doesn't count in Russia, only the number of stems.

Sometimes yes.

They might think you are an idiot. The worst that can happen they might ask Why are you smiling/staring at me? And of course nobody knows what can happen if you smile at a crazy one. However it can happen everywhere in the world. You do not want to come across some crazy in LA for example. LOL

ему literally means "to him"

@@Natashanjka Oh cool! Do you have a vid on this!? Ему тридцать лет. Это пицца для он.

@@richsamuel2922 I have a lesson about the ages, but not about для yet: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZqcdqqBtZjQZp8.html

@@richsamuel2922 пицца для . "Эта" - one, about things. "Эта ручка" - this pen; "Эт случилось" - It happened. "Него" - him. You can use Yandex translate to get convenient translates, Google Translate works a little worse

No, because you are bound by some kind of interaction: the salesperson is providing you with a service, you are a customer of the store. so smiling and thanking the salesperson would be considered quite acceptable and polite. we don't smile at random people with whom we don't interact in any way. If the interaction has taken place, a smile is appropriate. You just shouldn't smile all the time when interacting with a person, smiling for no reason is perceived weird

@@Sanmanu thanks for the clarification!

Why smile if there`s nothing behind it? I see no reason to give that to anyone unless I like them.

An even number of flowers can even be insulting.

Just wear what you would wouldn't hesitate to wear to a job interview.

@@gindullin ah ok. Спасибо

@@blcksh33p84 Всегда рад помочь!