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[Bergwein]

Got some tips for Moscow?

Me and my girl are going to visit a friend there in about a month for a weekend.

 

Our main goal is to spend time with him and have a peek into his life in the city, so I'm not really planning to go on a gigantic sightseeing trip. But if you guys have anything in mind like OH MY GOD YOU HAVE TO DO THIS OR DIE, then please - let me know.

 

I'll give you a bit of inspiration as to what I've been thinking about:

http://vid.pr0gramm....4f73246238e.mp4

[nepacaka]

find a bear, play balalaika,
drink vodka, eat borsch,
buy a samovar and matryoshka.

thats all what u need.

Edited by nepacaka, 27 September 2016 - 05:52 AM.

[dorobo]

go see Lenin mummy 

 

edit: and try not to wonder into shady parts..

 

edit: what a contradiction lol

Edited by dorobo, 27 September 2016 - 05:47 AM.

[nepacaka]

i tink u friend who live in russia know about some places :3

[Gabbahead]

find a bear,
drink vodka, eat borsch
buy a samovar and matryoshka.

thats all what u need.

You're forgot something. What about PLAY BALALAIKA?

[nepacaka]

You're forgot something. What about PLAY BALALAIKA?

ok tovarisch, :C

Edited by nepacaka, 27 September 2016 - 05:52 AM.

[DerMax]

Tips:

 

1. Try to not get stabbed

2. Use subway to get around

3. Don't visit Moscow

[Bergwein]

Tips

 

I'll keep that in mind.

[Sp3ctrr]

Stay in Austria they have nice sausage.

[nepacaka]

[dorobo]

 

 

omg! what is this monstrosity!?

Edited by dorobo, 27 September 2016 - 11:37 AM.

[Ukabix]

The taste of strawberry kompot brings the taste of my holidays I have spent at my grandma's place far away from Warsaw as a really small runt :) 

 

I might not be Russian, but as being a slav ???? desendant, having met some Russian, Belorussian and Ukrainian folks and having some experience exploring Moscow and Crimea some years ago I would like to indulge Berg with some personal recommendations:

 

1) You should try kompot with cold noodles (eaten like a soup) if you get a chance - it is great for hot afternoons.

2) Watch the traffic in Moscow man. It is a sight to see if you are used to German traffic :)

3) Learn "blin" and "blyat" terms. You will hear that a lot in different context. Using them properly by yourself will yield you a lot of hugs and drinking invitations.

4) Be sensible. It took me some time and stress to grasp the amount of Soviet Union sentiments of older folk there. Poland has been in the Soviet area of influence after WWII what almost led to a civil war and made us invest more than 50 years into a failed political project called communism (yep, I am very biased here since some of my family was killed in that turmoil). I was really put off with this and confused at this fact, but then started exploring this bias. And the point that everything revolves around here is that Americans have their good old days defined as the '60s or '70s while Russian good old days are the communist era. If you understand that and show respect due the fact that Soviets sustained the heaviest losses in WWII - you have a common ground for mutual understanding. 

Holding onto something bigger to find your comfort and your inner strenght when facing not so ideal reality on everyday basis is the survival tactic of humankind since tribal times - this is what personal experience of drinking both with easterners and westerners has taught me. Due respect and a some genuine interest in Russian way of life will open their hearts broader than Mussorsky's great gates of Kiev.

5) Embrace the experience - Russians on the general are a bunch of wonderful people with great history and will treat you as an honoured guest unless you behave like an intruder.

6) If you can still buy vodka in plastic 200 ml yoghurt containers with tinfoil caps - buy a bunch of them and take home. You get a very fun and rare gift fitting for every possible event on the go! 

7) Plenty of places to see there. Kremlin and the Red Square are a must.

8) And this one is crucial! Always stay cheeki breeki :)

[nepacaka]

3) Learn "blin" and "blyat" terms. You will hear that a lot in different context. Using them properly by yourself will yield you a lot of hugs and drinking invitations.

 

blyat can be offensive word if you use it incorrect or with bad intonation (it mean sometimes it can be "funny blyat" or "sad blyat" or "any other emotion blyat")
and this is actually "badwords", if we talking about etiquette. don't tell it when small kids are near (even if they know this word xD)
despite fact that always funny when Foreigners say something like "blyat" with accent :D

but instead better use "blin", this mean "something goes wrong, or frustration, or just high emotional statement" (and many other sense)
but "blin" can be a more soft than "blyat", and not offensive word, people use it sometimes like combo-phrase when their emotions are high (fun or not).
 

usually polite people not to use such words (even "blin"), you should know what type of people belongs your partner and how it relates to the bad words.

it's like the difference in speech between the president and the car-mechanic, for example. If "blyat" is a normal speech for mechanic, president never say something like this on public.

o, if you say "blyat!" without any reason, you may look like a "gopnik" for other people xD

[Onebullit]

If you come across these guys, you run, don't look back and run as far as possible.

 

 

Look, this is a matter of life and death ok, Hapken is already doing not well and Reloaded just can't afford to

lose an other player.

 

Say hi to Putin if you see him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All jokes aside, have a nice trip.

[Bergwein]

 

you may look like a "gopnik" for other people

 

I'm so ready.

 

[nepacaka]

you are nice gopnik xD

[dorobo]

I'm so ready.

 

 

you need a shitty car behind you for that pose to really shine.

I'm no russian btw. But here they usually strike that pose next to some old bmw that has some shitty tunning on it :)

Also you need clearer branding on all of that clothing and shoes. 

 

edit:stripes good start

Edited by dorobo, 28 September 2016 - 10:48 PM.