They are afraid to make mistakes and do not know how to reason: Russian students through the eyes of a professor from the USA

The Tyumen University conducted a course “Writing, Thinking, Analysis, Interpretation.” Shortly after this, a Harvard professor shared his impressions of Russian students. Lyudmila Prima talks about this on her Facebook page. The most important theses. 1. The habit of looking for something ready Students are given the task of reading...

Understanding Americans through Films: What to See to Feel the Realities of Life in the USA

Probably, almost the entire generation of post-Soviet viewers under 40 grew up in one way or another on American films. However, being overseas, it is impossible to fully understand why certain phenomena and plots could have originated only in the United States. And on the contrary, living ...

Five national traits that unite Russians and Americans: the opinion of an immigrant

National identity is a set of unique codes: historical, cultural, social. The characteristics inherent in certain peoples are formed from many factors, recalls the author of the “Queen in the USA” channel on Yandex.Zen. The history of the 20th and current 21st centuries has developed in such a way that the political elite of the United States and...

'Russians are like coconuts, Americans are like peaches': the opinion of a US resident about people from Russia

The author of the channel “On the Fingers” on Yandex.Zen talks about an American whom his friends introduced him to. The young man lived in Russia for several years and made his own conclusions about Russian people and their differences from Americans. Next - from the first person. I have…

'The worst type of rich on the planet': how the inhabitants of Russia surprised the traveler from the USA

American traveler Donovan Nagel spent a lot of time in Russia, he traveled around the country and learned the language. And then he shared his impressions of the Russian people, Russian culture and Russia in general. About what surprised, interested and amazed Nagel in Russia ...

Personal experience of an immigrant: why Americans are easily deceived

Americans can be as gullible as children. And this is quite understandable, because in their society it is simply not customary to lie about small things, says the author of the Made in USA channel on Yandex.Zen. Next - from the first person. Many Russians, for several years now...

Why are Russians so poor: the opinion of an American who has lived in Russia

The author of the “Russian in America” channel on Yandex.Zen talks about his travels, life in the USA and stories related to Russia. I recently talked with my friend, who managed to live for some time in Russia, and asked him one very interesting question: “Here’s what...

Great and powerful: what shockes Americans studying Russian

“Almost every rule of the Russian language that I explain to my American students ends with the phrase: “But there are exceptions,” writes the author of the blog “Russian in America” on Yandex.Zen. According to her, some of her American students “cry” at the difficulties of the Russian language. So with which ones...

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