Thread: Cultural Differences Between Americans and Russians

I think you mean different meanings of the word 'comrade'. It's ok to call a friend 'my old comrade', for example. Or sometimes 'comrade' means just 'a person' (but with little satiric connotation). But when you mean an address to someone, like 'sir' or 'mister', it's not a good idea.
I hope it was helpful for your collection of Russian bizarre stuff, Deborah.

Originally Posted by Paul G.

I hope it was helpful for your collection of Russian bizarre stuff, Deborah.

Sometimes, to my American mind, some things do seem a bit bizarre at first. But when I had lived in Russia for a while, they seemed quite ordinary, and in fact when I returned to the States, there were many American customs which struck me as bizarre, even though at one time in my life I experienced them as "ordinary."

Living in another culture, breathing it in and continually trying to wrap your mind around different values and ways of thinking has a permanent impact on a person. I was never the same American after living in Russia for two years. My perspective of the world was altered forever. And that is really not a bad thing!