Ну, в Евроньюз Россию вообще почти не показывают. Так, какую-нибудь гадость выудят и покажут под рубрикой "No Comment." Совещания Медвепутов смотреть действительно занудно, но по НТВ по-моему ничего так новости -- в любом случае, то, что у них там в Европе творится тоже не всегда интересно. Ну, Греция на грани банкротства, right. Ну, англичанам чего-то не сидится, подумывают выйти из Евросоюза (был такой сюжет в начале января). Нам-то от этого ни горячо, ни холодно.Originally Posted by Basil77
In terms of language and race, ethnicity, yes. Let's not forget that Russian is part of the Indo-European language family, so Chinese is indeed very different. Russian culture was based on the Byzantian, i.e., Greek culture, so... All you have to do is look at the Cyrillic alphabet and the Latin one and compare them with Chinese hieroglyphs.Originally Posted by Оля
In terms of culture, on the other hand, I wouldn't call it an "abyss." I think it's ultimately counter-productive to set oneself apart so much. All it takes is to get to know a bit of their culture, like watch "The House of Flying Daggers" or something. Very distinct and unique and special culture, no doubt, but not so alien. I think it says something that they like "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" so much. I used to love the Japanese anime "Sailor-Moon" as a teen so, clearly, I could relate very well to the problems and feelings portrayed in it.