By Marie Jego, Le Monde, July 22, 2011
MOSCOW—Is it because it’s so difficult to pronounce the Russian word for “hello,” (zdravstvouite) that it does not come to mind easily? When said to a neighbor, the word usually receives no answer, not even a nod. Thus, the writer of this article, who has…
So true! The Western stranger’s smiling tendency really surprised me when I first moved
hahahaa oh mother russia, most
My favorite part of this: ‘A one-liner sums up this Russian attitude: “In the United States people’s faces show false...
When I was in Russia we had what we called our “Moscow Faces” for the subway. It was a look that mixed boredom,...
every plane trip OVER...every plane trip BACK...my lovely...
reason for my love for Russians. I belong...world that doesn’t make elevator small talk.
Best part of the article: A one-liner sums up this Russian attitude: “In the United States people’s faces show false...
True though I don’t know whether it is sad or just right…
this is really interesting. honest.
An interesting article…click
interesting cultural bit about “smiling...Russia.” Also, we
This is really interesting. One thing that legitimately worked to get me to cheer the fuck up like so many people think...
“I hate the way American people smile, they are like machines,” says 45 year-old Macha, a psychologist for an NGO....