Why I Avoid Elevator Rides with Americans: The Experience of a Russian-Speaking Immigrant

Author of Americano channel | Americano on Yandex.Zen talks about one feature of Americans that has been annoying him lately. Further - from the first person. To understand the essence, I will tell you a short background story. I moved to the USA a few years ago, recently I rented an apartment, ...

How to live and work without English in the USA: personal experience

Nikolai, the author of the channel on Yandex.Dzen, tells how Russian-speaking immigrants manage to live in Los Angeles and work for years, practically not understanding English and not trying to learn it. I'll tell you on the example of people with whom I work - but I work in Russian ...

What a betrayal is for the Russian is a concern for the American: an instructive story of the clash of mentalities

What is a concern for an American, is a betrayal for a Russian. The consequences of this concern are devastating. Therefore, it would be funny if it were not so sad, writes the author of the channel Mashka Amerikashka on Yandex.Zen. Further - from the first person. Our friends, emigrants ...

Eight stereotypes about Russians in the USA

“We all think that Americans hate us,” Vadim Sovitsky, a Russian living in the United States, revealed 8 of the most common, in his opinion, stereotypes of Americans about Russian people. The first stereotype is the lethargy of the Russian people, Vadim writes for the Open Russia Livejournal community. Surely you ...

What do immigrants save on in the first year of life in the USA: personal experience

On her channel “Queen in the USA” on Yandex.Zen, a Russian-speaking immigrant talked about how she had to save money during the first year after moving to the United States. Further - from the first person. The first year is the most difficult. The hardest thing was morally: ...

Three cities in the USA where our people move if they do not want to learn English

Is it possible to move to the USA, live there for 30 years and not learn English? Of course, it is possible if there are Russian cafes, restaurants, shops, Russian-speaking neighbors, sellers, doctors, etc. around, writes the author of the "Blog about the United States" column on Yandex.Zen. Further - from the first ...

Why our immigrants face problems in the USA: can this be mistaken for Russophobia

The United States has traditionally been considered the most immigrant-friendly country. Almost every American is related to those who came here in search of a better life: several years, decades, or even a couple of centuries ago. It is difficult to surprise someone here with an accent or national diversity. ...

Five quintessentially American problems that our tourists and immigrants do not understand

In Russia, we do not face such difficulties and do not even think that these situations can create difficulties in life. US citizens live with them every day and are already used to it, but for me personally, after visiting the States, everything ...

Russian New Year is a mixture of Christmas, Fourth of July and Thanksgiving Day: Americans about us

Even far from Russia, it is impossible to celebrate the New Year without a grand bowl of Olivier salad, which in Russia is a modern national dish. It is believed that such hearty dishes as salad, salmon and bacon, as well as traditional black bread, protect the stomach from alcoholic ...

15 significant disadvantages of living in the United States, according to a Russian-speaking immigrant

The author of the Doodle in the Margins channel on Yandex.Zen shared his view on the disadvantages of life in the United States. Further - from the first person. 1. The first minus is that American society, social environment, mentality and lifestyle are very different from ...

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