To Russia with love: Why the Greek woman decided to live in Siberia
There is a stereotype that many Russians, without hesitation, would leave Russia to any European country. Europeans, by contrast, cannot be lured into living in Russia. Maybe this is the truth, but the life of one young Greek woman does not fit into this scheme at all.
To Russia with love
This girl with a beautiful name Evi bears a hard-to-pronounce Russian last name - Tsesmetsi. She was not at all going to move from the Greek city of Thessaloniki to cold Siberia, but fate decreed otherwise. Eva met in her homeland a young man from Russia, whose name was Alexander. They got married, and the girl moved with him to Krasnoyarsk.
Evie did not have to dispel any of her stereotypes about Russians, because she had many friends from Russia living in Greece. At first, the Greek woman thought when she watched the Russians speak that they were unhappy with something and were about to fight. But then I realized that this was just such a manner of communication. Before meeting Sasha, she even began to study Russian, hoping to get a job in the tourism sector.
What does Evie do in Russia
As already mentioned, Evie came to Russia with her new Russian husband and has been living here for a year. She found a job as a teacher of the Greek language, and at the same time improves her Russian skills. Today in Krasnoyarsk there are so few who wish to learn Greek that only one student is engaged in her class. She would like to switch to teaching English, but for this she needs to hone her Russian skills.
The girl has a lot of free time, and she is not used to sitting idle. Therefore, she remembered the craft that her mother taught her. This is the weaving of small decorative trees made of copper wire. Crafts are very original. She has already begun to sell her works via the Internet, but so far there is no turn for her products.
What Evi seemed unusual in Russia
Evie flew to Russia through the Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport. She was surprised that almost no one speaks English, although there are many foreigners here. The girl says that she had difficulties even when she wanted to order coffee.
And the Russian policeman who contacted her at the airport even frightened her and made her wary when he began to insistently ask how much cash she had. Evie panicked, deciding that he wanted to take the money from her, and flatly refused to answer him. The law enforcer waved his hand and walked away. As they later explained to her, the Russian police were ordered to warn foreigners that they would need rubles for taxis and other expenses, which they could exchange at exchange points. Some of the policemen carry out this order a little awkwardly, driving the visitors into a stupor.
Unexpected for Evi was how far Russia is technically ahead of Greece. For example, she first learned that you can make a purchase in a supermarket by attaching a smartphone. And the Internet in Russia was unexpectedly much faster and cheaper.
Comparing Krasnoyarsk and Thessaloniki, the girl considers the Russian city more modern. True, she is very annoyed by the endless traffic flows and long traffic jams. On the other hand, in Greece, drivers do not pay attention to pedestrians at all. In Russia, pedestrian crossings for the driver are sacred. Cars sometimes even stop when a person has not yet begun to cross the road, but only approaches the zebra.
On the streets of Evi's hometown, in Thessaloniki, there are quite a few scammers who are trying to crank out their schemes not only among tourists, but with local Greeks. In Krasnoyarsk, she did not notice such activity of crooks.
A big surprise for the girl was Russian cuisine, which she responds with enthusiasm:
She is absolutely delighted with the shawarma, which is sold here on every corner. She reminds her a little of the Greek gyros. The girl does not understand why McDonald's and other fast foods are needed when there is a “Russian shavuha”.
In dealing with the Russians, she is impressed that they are more straightforward. Unlike the Greeks who beat around the bush, Russians often speak directly.
Prices, income and expenses
The girl noticed that prices in Russia are almost all lower than in Greece. In Krasnoyarsk, cheaper food, gasoline, the Internet. The exception is well-known brands that are sold around the world. Here they are cheaper in Greece than in Russia.
Greek salaries are about one and a half times higher than the average in Krasnoyarsk, but eat up a lot of taxes. It is even more difficult in Thessaloniki than in Krasnoyarsk to find a job or a part-time job.
For a year, a young Greek woman got comfortable in Siberia and wants to spend her whole life here next to her beloved.
To Russia with love
This girl with a beautiful name Evi bears a hard-to-pronounce Russian last name - Tsesmetsi. She was not at all going to move from the Greek city of Thessaloniki to cold Siberia, but fate decreed otherwise. Eva met in her homeland a young man from Russia, whose name was Alexander. They got married, and the girl moved with him to Krasnoyarsk.
Evie did not have to dispel any of her stereotypes about Russians, because she had many friends from Russia living in Greece. At first, the Greek woman thought when she watched the Russians speak that they were unhappy with something and were about to fight. But then I realized that this was just such a manner of communication. Before meeting Sasha, she even began to study Russian, hoping to get a job in the tourism sector.
What does Evie do in Russia
As already mentioned, Evie came to Russia with her new Russian husband and has been living here for a year. She found a job as a teacher of the Greek language, and at the same time improves her Russian skills. Today in Krasnoyarsk there are so few who wish to learn Greek that only one student is engaged in her class. She would like to switch to teaching English, but for this she needs to hone her Russian skills.
The girl has a lot of free time, and she is not used to sitting idle. Therefore, she remembered the craft that her mother taught her. This is the weaving of small decorative trees made of copper wire. Crafts are very original. She has already begun to sell her works via the Internet, but so far there is no turn for her products.
What Evi seemed unusual in Russia
Evie flew to Russia through the Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport. She was surprised that almost no one speaks English, although there are many foreigners here. The girl says that she had difficulties even when she wanted to order coffee.
And the Russian policeman who contacted her at the airport even frightened her and made her wary when he began to insistently ask how much cash she had. Evie panicked, deciding that he wanted to take the money from her, and flatly refused to answer him. The law enforcer waved his hand and walked away. As they later explained to her, the Russian police were ordered to warn foreigners that they would need rubles for taxis and other expenses, which they could exchange at exchange points. Some of the policemen carry out this order a little awkwardly, driving the visitors into a stupor.
Unexpected for Evi was how far Russia is technically ahead of Greece. For example, she first learned that you can make a purchase in a supermarket by attaching a smartphone. And the Internet in Russia was unexpectedly much faster and cheaper.
Comparing Krasnoyarsk and Thessaloniki, the girl considers the Russian city more modern. True, she is very annoyed by the endless traffic flows and long traffic jams. On the other hand, in Greece, drivers do not pay attention to pedestrians at all. In Russia, pedestrian crossings for the driver are sacred. Cars sometimes even stop when a person has not yet begun to cross the road, but only approaches the zebra.
On the streets of Evi's hometown, in Thessaloniki, there are quite a few scammers who are trying to crank out their schemes not only among tourists, but with local Greeks. In Krasnoyarsk, she did not notice such activity of crooks.
A big surprise for the girl was Russian cuisine, which she responds with enthusiasm:
Russian sour cream! I adore her, I can eat her every day! I love dumplings, dumplings - in short, everything that makes us fatter and fatter.
She is absolutely delighted with the shawarma, which is sold here on every corner. She reminds her a little of the Greek gyros. The girl does not understand why McDonald's and other fast foods are needed when there is a “Russian shavuha”.
In dealing with the Russians, she is impressed that they are more straightforward. Unlike the Greeks who beat around the bush, Russians often speak directly.
Prices, income and expenses
The girl noticed that prices in Russia are almost all lower than in Greece. In Krasnoyarsk, cheaper food, gasoline, the Internet. The exception is well-known brands that are sold around the world. Here they are cheaper in Greece than in Russia.
Greek salaries are about one and a half times higher than the average in Krasnoyarsk, but eat up a lot of taxes. It is even more difficult in Thessaloniki than in Krasnoyarsk to find a job or a part-time job.
For a year, a young Greek woman got comfortable in Siberia and wants to spend her whole life here next to her beloved.
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