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Historical look at various civilisational differences between Russia and the West [159]
have you ever discussed with RuSSians about anything else besides Tolstoy, Tchaikovsky and solyanka? o_O
From your list, I recall talking about literature a lot. Music and cuisine, not so much.
Apart from that I discussed sport (mainly football), history, politics, women, cars, religion and tens of other topics that people talk about. There is not much difference in real life when it comes to social interaction that I had with Russians, Germans, the Irish, Scots, Italians or Americans.
Well, if I really had to find some characteristic points: Italians had great sense of humour, Scots were cheeky jokers too, Germans were incredibly civil (and incredibly beautiful, because - strangely enough - it was only German ladies that I met), Russians treated me almost like a member of their family, Americans were very direct but also very civil, and the Irish are by far the best drinkers of all the mentioned groups.
People are people, Paulina. I am way too old and I traveled way too much to fall for all this "orc", "SS", untermenschen nonsense. Sorry.
Historical truth shouldn't depend on your relations with other countries.
The truth doesn't. The way certain events are interpreted and presented depends very much on those relations.
In 2009 we had brilliant relations with Germany and Putin condemning Ribbentrop-Molotov pact in Westerplatte. Can you imagine this today?
