Thread: FOR RUSSIANS: ANOTHER GOOD QUESTION

Hello everybody!

Here is one more question of my 20 questions....

WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AWAY FROM HOME, WHAT ASPECTS OF YOUR CULTURE DO YOU MISS MOST?

Thank you for all your answers.... (Viva Russia!!) :P

Angelica

I don't miss anything when I'm travelling away from home. I haven't ever been to a country that is completely different than Russia. I think this is the chief reason why I don't miss anything when travelling away from home.

What did you ask that question? Do you miss something when travelling?

Isn't a general answer to this:

Europe and America can differ greatly, so the things you miss most are the things you can't get in your home country.

I am not sure what is meant by 'aspects' in this context...

I think that angelica wants to know what things you miss. I mean to say she wants to know the names of these things...

When I travel abroad, I miss my car. I hate having to travel everywhere on foot and I hate getting ripped off by taxi-drivers.

There are no fast-food restaurants in Ukraine - except for McDonalds and the food there is not the same. The McDonalds in Ukraine do not use 100% beef so the hamburgers taste like shиt. I think they mix some pork and chicken in the burgers. Ugh.

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Originally Posted by kwatts59

When I travel abroad, I miss my car. I hate having to travel everywhere on foot and I hate getting ripped off by taxi-drivers.

There are no fast-food restaurants in Ukraine - except for McDonalds and the food there is not the same. The McDonalds in Ukraine do not use 100% beef so the hamburgers taste like shиt. I think they mix some pork and chicken in the burgers. Ugh.

I think they taste like sh*t anyway

Originally Posted by angelica

WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AWAY FROM HOME, WHAT ASPECTS OF YOUR CULTURE DO YOU MISS MOST?

My cozy bed. Actually, there are many aspects of my culture that I don't miss when traveling. I try to forget as much as possible while away. It's the other cultures I miss when returning home.

It's the other cultures I miss when returning home

Very true... It's the other cultures that you miss! I quite agree with you, Moongazer! While away I sometimes very much want to come back home because I'm tired of new experiences. But when I come back home I realize that I want to go away again because it's so boring at home!

You'd better ask: "what is love", "why sky is blue"...
I don't like anything in my country, but i can't live without it. How can you explain to an Africa's native how does winter looks like ?

Originally Posted by kwatts59

I think they mix some pork and chicken in the burgers.

Best case scenario. .....not likely........

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

I think that angelica wants to know what things you miss. I mean to say she wants to know the names of these things...

That was the point. You got it ReDSanchous (ReD what?...)

You do not miss anything, don't you??? Ooook.
That is your point of view, I won't interfere in your answers....

Again, Thank you.

Angelica

Originally Posted by ReDSanchous

What did you ask that question? Do you miss something when travelling?

Well, I do miss something of my culture....(I am not American )
- The food
- The people
- My language (that's the thing I miss most!)
- The landscapes
- The guerrilla (I'm just kidding)
- My friends
- The comfort That I am in my own country (home).
- The music! (That crazy and amazing music)

I think that's it!

Thank you for reading me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You guys are the best!!!!

Angelica

Where are you from then?
You're right that I don't miss anything while away. I may miss something a little bit, for example, my family and friends but I know that I'll see them soon, so I don't worry too much over it.

When I travelled to russia and stayed with a host family, the thing I missed most was my personal freedom when it came to eating. Every morning was the same routine - I try to explain that I never eat breakfast, because i'm not hungry and it makes me sick. And every morning the family I was with would prepare massive amounts of food and expect me to eat every last bite, because if I didn't i would not be healthy or something like that. And when I couldn't finish all the food, its like they would get mad at me or something. I hated that part.

tdk

tdk, maybe you looked too skinny to them? :)

When in America I miss everything Russian (food, customs, my home, etc.) and when in Russia I miss everything American. Living in two cultures is not so easy .

Originally Posted by JB

when in Russia I miss everything American.

I wonder if you miss American food.. Are you used to living without Russian soups?

Originally Posted by tdk2fe

When I travelled to russia and stayed with a host family, the thing I missed most was my personal freedom when it came to eating. Every morning was the same routine - I try to explain that I never eat breakfast, because i'm not hungry and it makes me sick. And every morning the family I was with would prepare massive amounts of food and expect me to eat every last bite, because if I didn't i would not be healthy or something like that. And when I couldn't finish all the food, its like they would get mad at me or something. I hated that part.

tdk

Hah, I was in this exact scenario. I found that being assertive (as Russian men characteristically are, so I'm told) is the way to go. I just cannot eat food for at least an hour after I wake up. Not that I got away without eating anything. I was still expected to eat a yogurt and a cheesecake chocolate bar (those things are amazing! I actually miss them, sad). The woman with whom I was staying with accepted the fact that I don't eat a lot in the morning, but of course she'd still look at me as though I were crazy (with a smile though!). Russian hospitality has to be some of the world's best.

This is certainly weird. I eat very little in the morning if any, and so do most of my Russian friends. Is is possible that your hosts were prescreened by the government for the food intake? Only fat and healthy were allowed to represent the country?