I just was in Berlin with a bunch of Russians. All of them were surprised by the polite people in Berlin.
A statement any German laughst about. Because in Germany people in Berlin are well known for beeing rude.
However, back in Moscow I tasted the difference. I staied in line for the passport control after arrival when a guy came up and just stayed with his family in front of me just when it was my turn to be checked.
So I asked him 'vi shutite' means, 'are you jocking'.
He holded up a green passport right before me and told very rude 'do you see this passport, I am a diplomate' with a strong I-am-better-than-you-attitude.
I replayed polite: 'from which country you are'
He said: 'Russia'
I said: 'I see, in other countries diplomats are supposed to be polite'.
His wife was pretty embarrased and did event want to let me go first. I doubt he got the point, the concept to have a status and to be polite is to far from him.
Anyway, i know I am back home.
:)
Friday 24 October 2008
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This blog is a close up on Russia
I would anyway fail. I am too long here. So beauty & decay, education & corruption, high culture & kafka-style administration are meanwhile normal for me.
So this blog is like a painting from from Roy Lichtenstein... when you are with your nose on it :) You will just see the dots, not gaining any understanding of the whole.
I would anyway fail. I am too long here. So beauty & decay, education & corruption, high culture & kafka-style administration are meanwhile normal for me.
So this blog is like a painting from from Roy Lichtenstein... when you are with your nose on it :) You will just see the dots, not gaining any understanding of the whole.
Most things will look strange in this blog. But you can be sure, I would not live here, if there would not be a lot of great things here. Unfortunately, the weired stories are more interesting to tell & read.
Don’t judge
Gilles
1 comment:
My name's Alex. I'm just too lazy to create an account here)
How long have you been living here, in Moscow? You still wonder at such attitude)
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