Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Missing Russia?

I will soon be leaving Russia so I have thought about what I will miss and what I will not miss.

MISS:
Tea
-Russians drink tea with every meal and I have found it to be so delicious and warming on a cold day.

Crazy things happen all the time that could never happen in America.

Russian music.
-Russian folk music/roma music has some of the most interesting harmonies I have ever heard. Also, playing the balalaika has been a delight and my balalaika teacher was so wonderful.

Blinis.
-Blinis are the most delicious (and only delicious) food in Russia. They are a cross between pancakes and crepes. They can be filled with any number of delicious fillings. My favorites are mushrooms, cheese, and potatoes.

Being close to Finland.


NOT MISS:
No free water.
-You can not drink the water in Russia. It will poison you. Therefore I am CONSTANTLY thirsty and water is always ridiculously expensive at any normal produce store. I am always thirsty in Russia.

Pushing.
- I just can not get used to riding the metro with people physically fighting all the time just to get on a train. Today a babyshka literally injured me to get on a train.

Inefficient Transportation.
-It is really a pain having to walk for 2 hours a day outside just to get to the metro, especially in the old.

Mean People.
- Russians are just so mean in daily life to strangers. Service clerks are so cruel to people and if you don't have correct change, they often refuse selling you products.

The Way Russian Ladies Dress
- Some ladies here dress elegantly and nicely. But the majority of them just wear extremely revealing clothing that leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination. I'm talking a leather mini skirt, 4 inch heels with boots that go over the knee, some kind of fur on the top, 5 pounds of makeup.... and so it continues. I can't wait to be in America when I will be seen as strange if I wear 5 pounds of makeup.


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