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jonny__b
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 Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject: I am a Brit who takes an interset in russia |
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| Hi there I am a Brit, my name is jon and I find Russia a very interesting place, however I know very little about the language, culture or history. I would someday like to visit russia however like some other people I have heard stories that I would likely be the target of crime over there so kind of decided against it but recently came on to this site and have decided to start finding out about it so please feel free to tell me anything. I realise I probably sound ignorant when I say about my worries of becoming a victim of crime but obviously I have never been there and only know what people tell me so please tell me the truth about how safe it is and how good the police are and if there are lots of westerners and anything interesting I might do. Of course I would be travelling there alone so please anyone comment on this and tell me anything useful. Thanks |
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Rick
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Location: Касабланка
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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One useful comment might be: write your text in a way that makes it more readable. Your sentences are way too long, everything is cramped up in one paragraph..
In my experience Russia is safe enough. There are areas in cities that people will warn you for, don't come there at night etc. And you might consider to stay away from drunk people.
Russians are friendly people once you get to know them, they may look a bit unfriendly in public though. Mostly this means they simply ignore you. There are quite some xenophobic people in Russia though. Even in a metropolis like Moscow I was surprised at how much attention a foreigner can get from people walking in the streets.
But there's no reason to be paranoid about things: as long as you take the proper precautions you always take when travelling to a foreign destination you should be okay. My street in Holland can seem pretty scary too at night, especially for people that don't know it... |
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surfguy
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| Well you won't have any problems in Russia. It's best always to keep a low profile when ever you travel. I think the US has far more scarier places at night. I plan to be in Russia with in the next couple of months...if you don't go you'll never know. |
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Rick
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| It's not such a big deal really. What makes it hard for some people is the language barrier. Buying train tickets and such can be a real test. If I look up the website of my foreign ministry, it will say for Russia: 'carefree travel'. That is: for most of the country, esp. the western part. |
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nigelinleeds
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| Going to Russia is pretty much like going anywhere else. Get a phrase book, learn the usual basic words (hello, please, thanks, beer etc) Don't be too afraid of the different alphabet, learn how to pronounce the letters. Theres plenty of good advice on here about visas and changing money. I've been to Siberia twice and Moscow once. It's the usual difference of big versus small city attitudes. Just like here, where people in London are a lot less friendly and less likely to give a stranger any help. It takes more preparation to visit Russia but should be an experience to remember, certainly better than two weeks of getting pissed with thousands of other Brits in Spain, eating English food, and learning nothing about other cultures. My advice....DO IT !! |
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Kaltmann89
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| nigelinleeds wrote: | | Going to Russia is pretty much like going anywhere else. Get a phrase book, learn the usual basic words (hello, please, thanks, beer etc) Don't be too afraid of the different alphabet, learn how to pronounce the letters. Theres plenty of good advice on here about visas and changing money. I've been to Siberia twice and Moscow once. It's the usual difference of big versus small city attitudes. Just like here, where people in London are a lot less friendly and less likely to give a stranger any help. It takes more preparation to visit Russia but should be an experience to remember, certainly better than two weeks of getting pissed with thousands of other Brits in Spain, eating English food, and learning nothing about other cultures. My advice....DO IT !! |
how many times did you have the trip to russia? |
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Daria
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Location: Canada
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| Kaltmann89 wrote: | | nigelinleeds wrote: | | Going to Russia is pretty much like going anywhere else. Get a phrase book, learn the usual basic words (hello, please, thanks, beer etc) Don't be too afraid of the different alphabet, learn how to pronounce the letters. Theres plenty of good advice on here about visas and changing money. I've been to Siberia twice and Moscow once. It's the usual difference of big versus small city attitudes. Just like here, where people in London are a lot less friendly and less likely to give a stranger any help. It takes more preparation to visit Russia but should be an experience to remember, certainly better than two weeks of getting pissed with thousands of other Brits in Spain, eating English food, and learning nothing about other cultures. My advice....DO IT !! |
how many times did you have the trip to russia? |
| nigelinleeds wrote: | | I've been to Siberia twice and Moscow once. |
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