Five cons of living in the West through the eyes of a Russian girl
Many girls dream of visiting France, which they consider the most romantic country in the world. A simple Russian girl Vika lives here. She was born and raised in Latvia, but recently moved to live in France. Now she is trying to adapt to new living conditions, but far from all she likes here.
She decided to share her observations with us. Vika identified five features of life in France that she did not like.
1. Strikes
The French are constantly protesting and fighting for their rights. This process began from the time of the capture of the Bastille and does not stop to this day. Vika respects these people and their demands, but continuous strikes and demonstrations cause terrible inconvenience and even sometimes force to change plans.
In France, there is even a special website that publishes information about upcoming protests. In this country, it may be as necessary as the weather forecast. For example, during a strike by air traffic controllers or railway workers, flights or trains will be canceled.
It is also important that peaceful protests can easily develop into clashes with the police. And then you will be "lucky" to be at the epicenter of events, feel the aroma of burning tires, hear the sound of police sirens or the sound of breaking shop windows.
And on the other hand, the French thanks to the protests have a 35-hour work week, 1500 euros of the minimum wage, as well as many other benefits.
2. Feminists
Fortunately, Russian feminists continue to be women, not turning into aggressive asexual and shapeless creatures. They simply believe that the fair half of humanity should have freedom of choice.
Vika shares feminist views, but does not share the aggressive manner of behavior of the French "sisters of reason."
3. Communication with the French
Vika notes that the French are very polite. This is very nice when no one is rude to you anywhere. But on the other hand, this politeness is not supported by sincerity. It’s hard for you to understand how you are treated, it’s disorienting.
4. A lot of dirt
For Vicki, France is not the first foreign country where she visited. She visited Russia, Poland, Belarus, Estonia, Germany. But such an abundance of dirt, as in France, she did not see anywhere. Of course, there is no perfect cleanliness on the streets in any city in the world, but Paris and Nantes have no competitors in terms of clutter.
And the Seine embankment is so saturated with the smell of urine that it is unclear how it can be located.
5. French banks
Vika was terrified of the level of service in French banks. She says that the service is organized so badly that resolving any issue of a client who has contacted a department of a financial institution involves a huge waste of time and nerves. Apparently, everything is different in Latvia.
Probably, she has not yet encountered service in one large Russian “green” bank. There she would have to stand an hour in line for a coupon, then wait another hour for her to be called to a specialist who might not solve the problem. And it’s better to remain silent about solving complex problems.
Yes, Russians are not only Russians. They live a lot in countries neighboring Russia. And the Russian girl Vika is not too different in her mentality from the young residents of our country.
She decided to share her observations with us. Vika identified five features of life in France that she did not like.
1. Strikes
The French are constantly protesting and fighting for their rights. This process began from the time of the capture of the Bastille and does not stop to this day. Vika respects these people and their demands, but continuous strikes and demonstrations cause terrible inconvenience and even sometimes force to change plans.
In France, there is even a special website that publishes information about upcoming protests. In this country, it may be as necessary as the weather forecast. For example, during a strike by air traffic controllers or railway workers, flights or trains will be canceled.
It is also important that peaceful protests can easily develop into clashes with the police. And then you will be "lucky" to be at the epicenter of events, feel the aroma of burning tires, hear the sound of police sirens or the sound of breaking shop windows.
And on the other hand, the French thanks to the protests have a 35-hour work week, 1500 euros of the minimum wage, as well as many other benefits.
2. Feminists
Fortunately, Russian feminists continue to be women, not turning into aggressive asexual and shapeless creatures. They simply believe that the fair half of humanity should have freedom of choice.
Vika shares feminist views, but does not share the aggressive manner of behavior of the French "sisters of reason."
3. Communication with the French
Vika notes that the French are very polite. This is very nice when no one is rude to you anywhere. But on the other hand, this politeness is not supported by sincerity. It’s hard for you to understand how you are treated, it’s disorienting.
4. A lot of dirt
For Vicki, France is not the first foreign country where she visited. She visited Russia, Poland, Belarus, Estonia, Germany. But such an abundance of dirt, as in France, she did not see anywhere. Of course, there is no perfect cleanliness on the streets in any city in the world, but Paris and Nantes have no competitors in terms of clutter.
And the Seine embankment is so saturated with the smell of urine that it is unclear how it can be located.
5. French banks
Vika was terrified of the level of service in French banks. She says that the service is organized so badly that resolving any issue of a client who has contacted a department of a financial institution involves a huge waste of time and nerves. Apparently, everything is different in Latvia.
Probably, she has not yet encountered service in one large Russian “green” bank. There she would have to stand an hour in line for a coupon, then wait another hour for her to be called to a specialist who might not solve the problem. And it’s better to remain silent about solving complex problems.
Yes, Russians are not only Russians. They live a lot in countries neighboring Russia. And the Russian girl Vika is not too different in her mentality from the young residents of our country.
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