Thread: Travel Blog; CIS/ex-USSR countries (i.e. Russian speaking)

Well, I actually don't have a very good impression of Moscow at the moment.
I suppose it's a matter of personal taste but the things I have learnt from this forum and from upmarket magazines etc shows a picture that is not very attractive to me..

Too many cars, too crowded, corruption, lots of disgustingly rich people being superficial, arrogant and throwing money around them. Lots of really poor people, possibly dishonest/dangerous. Extremely commercial and very generally very expensive and flashy.

Of course, the history, culture and architecture etc interest me, and some nice people from this forum live there. But those other things are quite offputting.

Originally Posted by Hanna

corruption, lots of disgustingly rich people being superficial, arrogant and throwing money around them. Lots of really poor people, possibly dishonest/dangerous.

Народ, с какой нахрен коррупцией она может столкнуться в Москве? Запугали девчонку. Я последний раз давал взятку (пузырь водки) оценщику машины в 1993 году!