“Our peoples are close”: what did a Finnish student see Russia
Residents of Finland are frequent guests of our northern capital. Some come to work, others to study, and others to rest. And some decide to stay. This is Jenna, a Finnish student who plans to live in St. Petersburg after graduation. What she saw the cultural capital of the Russian Federation, the Finnish told the portal Ruopen.
Earlier, our country was associated with the words “large” and “closed”. But now Russia has opened up for it from a new perspective.
Jenna describes the "Northern Palmyra" as a beautiful and constantly moving city. She recommends that all visitors visit ancient buildings, impressive in their architecture and interior decoration.
The Finnish student considers the inhabitants of our second capital educated, stylish and in a hurry somewhere. Obviously, the girl was not in Moscow yet. In St. Petersburg alone, there are as many people as there are people in half of Finland.
Our distances made a special impression on Jenna. She was not really in Big Russia, but even inside Saint Petersburg alone she was unpleasantly surprised by the need to get to work on public transport for at least an hour.
Since the girl is studying in the northern capital, she drew attention to serious differences in the educational process. For example, in Finland, a student has the right to draw up a class schedule for himself, and he is responsible for his performance. Our main responsibility lies with teachers. In addition, in Russia, students listen to their teacher as a mentor, while in Finland there are much more discussions, teaching is based on dialogue with students.
But overall, student life in our countries is similar. In Russia now, as in Europe, a division into bachelor's and master's degrees has been introduced instead of the previous five-year plan at the university. How justified this is, is a separate issue.
A native of Finland is unpleasantly struck by the domestic attitude to the problem of garbage. Garbage is not sorted, it is often dumped anywhere. If it were her will, she would introduce a waste-free production system in our country instead of polluting landfills, forests and rivers with garbage. She would also advise Russians to use the bike more. You can reduce the number of bureaucratic procedures by transferring them to the Internet, which would save a lot of time and nerves.
Jenna believes that our peoples are closer than is customary to think. In many ways, this manifests itself in a similar sense of humor and love to drink, which may be associated with living in a cold climate and long dark winters. However, the Russians, in her opinion, are slightly less obligatory. In any case, the Finca explains this by the tendency to be late for meetings and sometimes even forget about them, which in Finland is bad form.
Already in Russia, a student has acquired the habit of getting up late and less rigidly planning her schedule for the day.
Earlier, our country was associated with the words “large” and “closed”. But now Russia has opened up for it from a new perspective.
St. Petersburg
Jenna describes the "Northern Palmyra" as a beautiful and constantly moving city. She recommends that all visitors visit ancient buildings, impressive in their architecture and interior decoration.
The Finnish student considers the inhabitants of our second capital educated, stylish and in a hurry somewhere. Obviously, the girl was not in Moscow yet. In St. Petersburg alone, there are as many people as there are people in half of Finland.
Our distances made a special impression on Jenna. She was not really in Big Russia, but even inside Saint Petersburg alone she was unpleasantly surprised by the need to get to work on public transport for at least an hour.
Education
Since the girl is studying in the northern capital, she drew attention to serious differences in the educational process. For example, in Finland, a student has the right to draw up a class schedule for himself, and he is responsible for his performance. Our main responsibility lies with teachers. In addition, in Russia, students listen to their teacher as a mentor, while in Finland there are much more discussions, teaching is based on dialogue with students.
But overall, student life in our countries is similar. In Russia now, as in Europe, a division into bachelor's and master's degrees has been introduced instead of the previous five-year plan at the university. How justified this is, is a separate issue.
What do not like in Russia
A native of Finland is unpleasantly struck by the domestic attitude to the problem of garbage. Garbage is not sorted, it is often dumped anywhere. If it were her will, she would introduce a waste-free production system in our country instead of polluting landfills, forests and rivers with garbage. She would also advise Russians to use the bike more. You can reduce the number of bureaucratic procedures by transferring them to the Internet, which would save a lot of time and nerves.
Russians and Finns
Jenna believes that our peoples are closer than is customary to think. In many ways, this manifests itself in a similar sense of humor and love to drink, which may be associated with living in a cold climate and long dark winters. However, the Russians, in her opinion, are slightly less obligatory. In any case, the Finca explains this by the tendency to be late for meetings and sometimes even forget about them, which in Finland is bad form.
Already in Russia, a student has acquired the habit of getting up late and less rigidly planning her schedule for the day.
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