Thread: Почему распался Советский Союз? Что происходит в Прибалтике, и немного истории

Originally Posted by Basil77

I guess you see it right as it is:



Comparing Belarus to Latvia.

...have 0 times more chance of being detained and then put in jail for 15 days for clapping your hands on the street
...have 0 times more chance of being detained for screaming out such "terrible anti-state slogans" as "Long live, Latvia" (the initial one is "Long live, Belarus")

Google "silent protests" (you don't even have to specify the country - just these two words)...


Not to mention, that resource is in no way to be trusted. I tried comparing the US to Belarus, and it said you'd make 4 times more money in the US than in Belarus. This is such bullsh*t! While in the US you can hardly find incomes less than $30-40 an hour, in Belarus there're loads of people who get paid around $1 an hour or less...

Originally Posted by Eric C.

I tried comparing the US to Belarus, and it said you'd make 4 times more money in the US than in Belarus. This is such bullsh*t! While in the US you can hardly find incomes less than $30-40 an hour, in Belarus there're loads of people who get paid around $1 an hour or less...

Haven't you heard about purchasing parity? Comparing people's salaries using exchanging course makes no sence. Such researches usually compare amount of standart goods that you can buy where you live on what you earn.