“You won’t be here”: the Russian guy was disappointed in emigration
Nikita’s life in Russia was developing successfully - a prestigious university, a good specialty, loving parents. But, like many young people, a university graduate dreamed of more. Moreover, both the media and the most ordinary people “on the street” described all the advantages that can be obtained by emigrating “to the West”. They say that salaries are higher there, and life is more comfortable and safer. So the young man formed the idea of emigration as a path to social success.
Nikita looked at vacancies in foreign companies, newspapers, publishing houses for a long time and, finally, found a suitable one - one of the French companies needed an employee just in his profile. All that remained was the technical nuances associated with the preparation of the necessary documents and negotiations with the new employer.
In May 2016, a young man was already flying to Paris. He was not afraid of possible difficulties - it seemed that it was difficult to adapt to life in another country? It turned out that you can adapt, but you cannot “become your own”:
Several months passed and the euphoria from the move began to give way to ordinary gray everyday life. It turned out that there is no particular romance in life in France - the same problems, the same worries. Only, unlike Russia, there is practically no one to even share their joys or sorrows with. The French - although the people are sociable, cheerful, but still very different from the Russian mentally. Of course, during his life in France, Nikita met numerous compatriots, but he could not communicate with them:
The material goods that Europeans supposedly possess are also greatly exaggerated. An ordinary person everywhere lives so-so - saves money, counts the days until the next paycheck, and faces many other problems. Yes, and you can’t call life safe in a city like Paris - street crime in the French capital rolls over, and numerous African and Middle Eastern migrants contribute to the criminal situation.
In European countries, France is not an exception, there are indeed many different social benefits, but on the other hand there are higher taxes, many people in their entire lives never get their own housing, especially when it comes to large cities.
At some point, Nikita realized that emigration was not for him. But until the end of the contract under which he worked, there was still a year. And he, as the young man recalls, dragged on for a very long time:
Of course, another country, its people, culture, attractions - all this is very interesting to most of us. But, being in a foreign land, we still feel like tourists who are on a protracted journey. And some go, as Nikita said, to nostalgia - this is probably how many Russian white emigres behaved. It is no coincidence that most of them dreamed of dying, or at least being buried in their native Russia.
Nikita looked at vacancies in foreign companies, newspapers, publishing houses for a long time and, finally, found a suitable one - one of the French companies needed an employee just in his profile. All that remained was the technical nuances associated with the preparation of the necessary documents and negotiations with the new employer.
In May 2016, a young man was already flying to Paris. He was not afraid of possible difficulties - it seemed that it was difficult to adapt to life in another country? It turned out that you can adapt, but you cannot “become your own”:
When I left Russia, I expected that in a year or two I would join the French society and become such a “new Frenchman”. Now you can not hide - it did not work. Maybe children, grandchildren would succeed, but I do not.
Several months passed and the euphoria from the move began to give way to ordinary gray everyday life. It turned out that there is no particular romance in life in France - the same problems, the same worries. Only, unlike Russia, there is practically no one to even share their joys or sorrows with. The French - although the people are sociable, cheerful, but still very different from the Russian mentally. Of course, during his life in France, Nikita met numerous compatriots, but he could not communicate with them:
There are probably two types of emigrants. At least I saw just such. Some live in France, but their soul remains in Russia and try to reproduce Russian life on French soil. It is such people who are crowded in Russian restaurants, caricaturely "yearn for their homeland." The second - those who hate Russia in words and are trying in every possible way to convey this mood to others
. The material goods that Europeans supposedly possess are also greatly exaggerated. An ordinary person everywhere lives so-so - saves money, counts the days until the next paycheck, and faces many other problems. Yes, and you can’t call life safe in a city like Paris - street crime in the French capital rolls over, and numerous African and Middle Eastern migrants contribute to the criminal situation.
In European countries, France is not an exception, there are indeed many different social benefits, but on the other hand there are higher taxes, many people in their entire lives never get their own housing, especially when it comes to large cities.
At some point, Nikita realized that emigration was not for him. But until the end of the contract under which he worked, there was still a year. And he, as the young man recalls, dragged on for a very long time:
I began to count the days before departure, like a soldier waiting for an imminent demobilization
. Of course, another country, its people, culture, attractions - all this is very interesting to most of us. But, being in a foreign land, we still feel like tourists who are on a protracted journey. And some go, as Nikita said, to nostalgia - this is probably how many Russian white emigres behaved. It is no coincidence that most of them dreamed of dying, or at least being buried in their native Russia.
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