Check Out My Moscow Neighbourhood! 👀

#moscow #moscowtravel #russia #russiatravel #russianlanguage #learnrussian
Have you ever wanted to know what a real Moscow neighbourhood looks like. A place where people live and work away from the tourist spots. Well, come with me for a walk around Shabolovskaya, a cool little neighbourhood about 7 minutes by Metro from the centre of the city.

[@scottishguyinmoscow]

What other Moscow neighbourhood should I check out next? Какой еще район Москвы мне стоит посетить в следующий раз?

[@user-sf3fe4bh2q]

Посетите парк Сокольники: очень милое место.

[@user-sf3fe4bh2q]

СОКОЛЬНИКИ.

[@user-sf3fe4bh2q]

Почему- то исчезают мои советы: парк Сокольники: очень симпатичное место.

[@Mikhail_Zyablov]

Замоскворечье. (Zamoskvorechje) Новокузнецкая станция метро. Или Третьяковская станция метро

[@myst-2003]

Погуляйте, пожалуйста, около метро Кропоткинская по улочкам в сторону Арбата

[@nbach2202]

I've spent one month in Russia Moscow. Criss-crossed Moscow on foot and every type of transportation. Day or night is the same picture, peace and tranquility. Walked from Komsomolskay to Red Square train station. From Theater Oleg Tabakov Cyxarevskaya to Mir Prospect train Station. From Paveletskata Train Station to Taganskaya Train Station . 20 thousand steps and more every day. Metro is a lifeline. Doesn't matter where you enter,you'll find connections underground. Troika monthly transportation card will give an intimated ride underground and above the ground. Pay attention to Music Grand Hall near Paveletskaya. Theaters are for every interest. Flowers sold and bought everywhere. Moscow is constantly being improved, repainted, built, rebuilt, and made accessible. Awesome way to see Sadovoe cycle is to take B BUS. From a Taganskaya to Smolenskaya , from Smolenskaya to Taganskaya. It will complete the circle. Take train #3 to see Clear Pond and along Moscow River. Don't forget the University of Lomonosov Lenin gorky. Ie ., walk , drive, fly , but get to Russia .

[@alexanderkuptsov6117]

>>Walked from Komsomolskay to Red Square train station. From Theater Oleg Tabakov Cyxarevskaya to Mir Prospect train Station Oh, in summer I walk these routes too )

[@user-uy7nx1dn8h]

❤💯👍🤗🇷🇺

[@GregoryBamber]

My Russian wife lives and works in Moscow and I will be soon but I will be riding one of my custom built (by me) bicycles that I will bringing with me to get around.

[@user-fu2cv9xl7p]

cool!

[@Russeldope]

Great idea!

[@longarm498]

Hi! We eat ice cream at -25 because this ice cream is only - 5 Celsius from the refrigerator, it's warmer than outside, we get so warm from the inside)))

[@Apheliont]

🤣👍

[@user-qh6dh2br8t]

It's minus 27 degrees in my fridge. The temperature controller is broken, I need to buy a new refrigerator.

[@longarm498]

@@user-qh6dh2br8t Put some vodka in the refrigerator, so your soul will feel warmer)))

[@user-qh6dh2br8t]

@@longarm498 I can't stand vodka. But I really like pork. That's what I filled my fridge with. I warm my soul with a baked pork neck))

[@longarm498]

@@user-qh6dh2br8t Don't make a cult out of food! You have to eat to live, not live to eat))))

[@BritishChef436]

Do you know. I've spent about 7 weeks in Russia. And I can say that I agree with you. So much crime is happening in England. And I've not seen anything wrong during my visits to Russia.

[@evgeniygeht7494]

Скучно не правда ли?

[@user-bv3yo2qg2l]

Все нормально.

[@user-eq2zr6bk1x]

Скучно что , без криминалити?

[@hansschwartz1480]

Well, what cities are you spending your time in Russia? Were you surprised there’s a noticeable difference between levels of crime?

[@BritishChef436]

@hansschwartz1480 So I've spent my time in Saint Petersburg, Shushary. And during my visits. I never saw anything bad. Of course. I'm not saying that crime doesn't happen. But I just haven't seen it yet.

[@bulgariab.g.7952]

Streets looking better than Toronto Canada 🇨🇦 clean sweep and bigger ❤🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺❤️🌎☦️🛐🕊️

[@user-bg3mc1yo9x]

Москва-древний город. Ей почти 900 лет. И она выглядит великолепно!

[@anettemor1730]

you are not serious compare Toronto with Moscow. the biggest toronto ice skating is like one on the worst Moscow edge made by few neighbours to entertain their own few kids. Moscow is simply different universe.

[@elina33]

Moscow is indeed incredibly clean

[@MariaCarlottaNotes]

You have to look at the meter-high garbage in major German cities 😅 More and more homeless people on the streets, thieves, drug addicts and people armed with knives...

[@elina33]

@@MariaCarlottaNotes all because cultural enrichment from migrants

[@ooen]

Hello! I literally discovered you a few hours ago and watched most videos (granted, they're not many yet 😅), liked, subbed, easy decision because two things i love very much are already on your channel title: Scotland and Moscow! (And imagine i haven't been to any yet! Hopefully Moscow within the year!) I am greek and i was happy watching this video in particular, as i already know all the brands mentioned, and all the russian words mentioned 🙂 I've been learning russian since December on Duolingo (+ ASMR and a podcast for listening) and yeah, before anyone laughs i have to say, nobody's gonna learn russian on Duolingo, however it's good enough for the basics. I've known russians almost all my life (and i'm 40), both online and in life, and all of them are some of the kindest people i've known. Happy to have found your channel!

[@alexpesok5892]

Спасибо за добрые слова.

[@user-qc6lo4bh7s]

Welcome!

[@NAVIOROLtd]

It's amazing!, russian people are very open heart, honest and pure🙏! And I learning few more languages too!!! Duolingo is very helping tool, helps to bring people together ❤

[@vinokurova4585]

Приезжайте в Калугу, наш город находится 180 км от Москвы, у нас потрясающе леса, много церквей и очень красивых девушек?)))

[@user-rk2xc6gs9m]

Part of the historical center of Moscow is called "Kitay-city". This name has nothing to do with the country of China. "keta" or "kitA" is a kind of piles that reinforced this part of the bank of the Moskva River up to the XIX century! Back in the XIX century, under this wall of piles, on the very bank of the river, there was a whole town of houses of the poor. There were frequent fires here.

[@KVentz]

Well, the name of the China country in Russian means “The kita country”, meaning “The wall country”. The country behind the wall. So, there is a relation between “kita” and China. :)

[@user-rk2xc6gs9m]

@@KVentz ,No, it's not like that. If you pronounce how I just spelled "Kitay". Then in Russian it is similar to the eastern country of China. But if we are talking about the ancient part of Moscow called "Kitay-city", then this means only one thing: this quarter of Moscow was once fenced off from the side of the Moskva River with special wooden piles called "kita" in Russian.

[@Iknowaboutroaches3350]

I'm American but I would love to live in Russia, the streets are clean, drug dealers are punished, the government looks out for the people, I'm tired of this "democratic" cesspool.

[@user-ku3gq2ui7d]

welcom

[@terencemalik6415]

We do have our share of problems out here as well. Uncontrolled migration, corruption on top of the government and attempts of mimicking the BS coming from your "first world countries ", such as the climate change, carbon footprint and food from those poor grasshoppers. But overall atmosphere is purer, I must admit. I've been everywhere, including 7 different states in the States.

[@Njordall]

So go. Ask Russell Bentley how the Russians like Americans.

[@user-ho9dt6tb4d]

@@Njordall В России смотрят не из какой ты страны, а какой ты человек.

[@NataliaYasnaya]

@@NjordallRussians judge people according to their personal qualities, not nationality.

[@craggyislsnd]

This kind of video gives the true flavour. Kudos for providing it, brother. All the best with the channel!

[@ConcertGrande]

I am Breton and I lived in Edinburgh for 2 years 71/72 I immediately recognized your incredible accent. I'm going to come to the capital for 20 days this fall for the first time and I'm hunting for videos like yours to immerse myself in the place my friend! Cherrio .Isambard

[@musicclassic5938]

Nice to see you here, Andre. Also try some videos by an Australian man named Russell with his gastronomic tours. Shabolovka is far from being the best places in Moscow.

[@ConcertGrande]

@@musicclassic5938 so funny to find you there too Igor! As you can see, I'm hunting all the videos from Moscow! Russell's videos I also watch them. Thank you

[@klounader]

@@ConcertGrande see @expatamerican3234

[@user-qc6lo4bh7s]

Welcome!

[@ConcertGrande]

@@user-qc6lo4bh7s спасибо, Константин !

[@fritaim]

Thanks for the nice walk. Important facts about the urban environment in Russia and the former USSR. You are a young man and you probably don't have children, so kindergartens, schools, hospitals, etc. are not shown in the video. Your neighbourhood in the video has 3 kindergarden and 4 schools, 2 big hospitals. In Russia, according to the rules of urban construction, a kindergarten or school should not be located further than 500-800 meters from each house, so that each child can walk to study by yourself without parents. Every school of 60s - nowadays are located in the middle of block avoiding crossing busy roads to protect safety of kids. Hospitals usually are located at a distance of no more than 15 minutes by public transport or 60 minutes of slow walking. Public transport starting at 4 am to 1 am, in towns at 6 am to 9-10 pm, time interval is not more than 15 min. So you don't need a car if you live in Russia. According to these rules, 80% and more of apartment buildings in Russia have been built. Each apartment in the houses has central heating. Оne boiler plant heats 10-30 thousand people. That's why apartments are so popular with Russians. It's just convenient. If you go to work in the morning, you do not need to turn off the heating and follow kids to school in the morning if they are at age 8 or more. If your kid is small just take him in a stroller to the nearest kindergarden in 5 min. Every morning you go out of your appartment and come back evening after but you always 24/7 have your room temp +21-26. And all utilities are cheap, on average no more than 30-100 USD per month for all inclusive. Everyone in the USSR had the right to receive an apartment for free from the state as property after of 10 years of work experience no matter what kind of job it was. For 70 years of USSR, the state has been building multi-storey typically buildings in cities and towns, because they are more convenient to maintain and cheaper if the government pays for it, and not you :) But socialism ended, and all people remained living in multi-storey buildings and received full ownership of housing as a gift from the state. So Russia is a country where about 80% populations has an own property without mortgage at all.

[@suepoole8323]

Just discovered your channel, subbed already.. I am too old to leave Birmingham, yes the UK one.. were I younger I would love to live in and around Moscow, Russia in general would be OK too.. I have been travelling around with Serge (Russian)through his videos, also an English teacher through his videos.. so now I am travelling with you and your videos I'm 72, love the way you are making these interesting, fun and wish you huge success with growing the channel ...going back over your other videos tomorrow.

[@volhakorban9146]

I absolutely adore your comment. It feels as though you've gracefully descended from the pages of Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine. Much love from from Belarus.

[@user-xo9kw1oh6i]

Мы едим мороженое на улице при любой температуре потому что мороженка это вкусно! Ням - ням 😋

[@user-kb8ek1ho6h]

Да, уж, прямо- таки, при любой. Надоели шаблоны.

[@69rus42]

​@@user-kb8ek1ho6hв детстве ел и при 35-, сейчас вообще не ем

[@miamia-rk9rp]

@@user-kb8ek1ho6h ну так все по-разному, многие при любой, в Сургуте, например, при -30 нормально есть мороженое на улице

[@maddestmonarch]

@@user-kb8ek1ho6h ну в ураган, наверное, не очень удобно есть. Улетит )) Кроме совсем уж экстрима ничего не мешает наслаждаться мороженкой.

[@hunam3876]

@@miamia-rk9rp при минус 50 на Ямале даже согреваешся от него.

[@zen_XIII]

Love from NYC I'm absolutely disappointed with what's going on in the UK overall I have never been there and I always felt like even though no society is perfect you always had this charm about you and I couldn't wait to visit.. I still do but I'm absolutely disappointed that actual Britain's are not in control of their own culture anymore.. Same reasons here in the US I'm not sure which one is worse But regardless I can't wait to visit Russia.. CHEERS! ❤🇷🇺💪

[@fireflyrobert]

I live in UK and agree with you.

[@dilmara3567]

you're welcome! i've lived in many capitals, but to me moscow is the best in terms of quality of life

[@user-qc6lo4bh7s]

Welcome.

[@DontMansion]

You should stay in your best country

[@tashahersh807]

Огромное число москвичей имеет загородные дома или дачи. Они могут быть как летними, т.е. пригодными для проживания только в тёплую погоду, так и дома, где можно жить круглый год. Мои родители живут с апреля по октябрь за городом (они пенсионеры). У брата дача рядом с городом, когда начинаются летние каникулы они всей семьей переезжают в загородный дом и оттуда ездят на работу, а дети с бабушкой на даче. 🙂

[@sasch206]

you're gaining popularity fast!!! Godspeed and welcome to Russia. We're happy to have you!

[@yaolika]

I am from Moscow, but have been living in another country for a few years. Sometimes miss Moscow (and StPete) so much that watch general walking tours or metro rides. Your videos are pleasant to watch and to listen to.

[@scottishguyinmoscow]

Wow, thank you!

[@user-kn9mt5tx9w]

Я когда жила в Австрии, тоже очень скучала❤

[@captainchaoscow]

It's better then in the West. It's time to go back.

[@69rus42]

​@@captainchaoscowgovernment and laws goes crazy

[@hehmda672]

Why don’t you come back from time to time? I’m Ukrainian who ran from all what’s happening there to Europe, and I also miss my Odessa. And wish I could go back from time to time, but I can’t. Why don’t you utilize such freedom?

[@Drax458]

Look how clean and orderly their cities are. Everything is well-maintained and properly regulated, from the metro to other public transport services. There's no graffiti, offensive remarks on the walls, or posters sticking around, which I believe is the main reason for the city to preserve its own character. Moscow looks safer and more secure than our cities. Most importantly, there's no fear of getting robbed or stabbed in the streets, which I believe is a ginormous plus point for Moscow.

[@zakonoposlushnyi]

In Russia, everywhere is clean and safe.

[@climate-civilizations]

No graffiti or other signs of vandalism - that's the first thing I check in a city. In the UK they even celebrated and speculate with graffiti as a commodity. i.e Banksy or whatever the name was.

[@antonkucherov9215]

It's very convinient to buy ice cream during winter because you can just put it in your bag and effortlessly bring it to the safety of your freezer))

[@chapinrus]

😁 You are my neighbor. I'm from Latin America but living a long time here in Russia. I live just where pyaterochka is I'm sure you know where.

[@scottishguyinmoscow]

Thanks for watching, neighbour! If you see me please say hello 😄

[@JohnDoe-yr4ck]

Kitay-gorod is actually coming not from Kitay which is China in Russian. The original word was Ketay (but somehow the word tranformed to Kitay years after), which is kind of circular defence structure, like a fortified fence

[@user-ew8cf2bb9e]

"Кита" по-древнерусски это забор, ограда.

[@sunx6008]

@@user-ew8cf2bb9e А "город" по старому значит крепость. Т.е. на современном станцию метро можно было бы назвать "крепостная стена". Кстати, часть той стены ещё можно обнаружить рядом.

[@trionghost]

@@sunx6008 У нас даже многие русские не знают, что китай-город - это город за стеной. Вокруг Москвы было три стены - кремль, китай-город и внешняя стена, которая вообще по сути частокол. Ну и то, что с нашей позиции "Китай" - это страна за стеной ))).

[@sasha7966]

Самая внешняя стена называлась валом, отсюда названия улиц садового кольца, как Земляной вал, коровий вал и т.д.

[@user-wo2xr3kb2o]

Люблю фильм "Храброе сердце" о народно - освободительной борьбе шотландцев против англичан. Желаю Шотландии независимости и процветания!

[@jfgkzfrttew7402]

Бурятии, Якутии, Дагестану, Чечне, Ингушетии, Татарстану аналогично с московитами

[@user-fm9bf2xm7q]

@@jfgkzfrttew7402 туловище, ты чего возбудилось-то? У нас федерация. Где ты видело федерацию в мелкобритании? британия-в таком виде не жилец.

[@jfgkzfrttew7402]

@@user-fm9bf2xm7q лапоть, РФ официально уже диктатура и без Москвы в РФ ничего не решается. Вопрос о геноциде народов в России уже поднимается в ООН.

[@user-fm9bf2xm7q]

@@user-ul5tf8ui6t Сама поняла, что ляпнула? Ты где слышала про королевство Уэльс, королевство Шотландия или королевство Сев.Ирландия? Назови мне королей этих частей мелкобритании. Пока ничего не написала, умнее выглядела.

[@user-fm9bf2xm7q]

@@jfgkzfrttew7402 Лапоть-твой партнер-глиномес, который тебя с утреца жахнул. Один вопрос-какой конкретно народ в России подвергается ГЕНОЦИДУ? Про ООН базарь со своими синими собутыльниками-здесь свободных ушей нет. Ты же в курсе-мы в рай, а ОНИ ПРОСТО СДОХНУТ. Никогда об этом не забывай.

[@Barinov30]

Ни на что не променяю такую "тоталитарную" Россию!!!! пусть всегда так будет. обожаю такой "тоталитаризм")))

[@deletedchanneI]

Главное за МКАД не выглядывать 😅

[@user-bg3mc1yo9x]

@@deletedchanneIага. Заглядывать и почаще. В Питер, Казань, Псков и далее.

[@AndreyTsukanov]

@@user-bg3mc1yo9x в кострому загляни. только лучше на чужой машине))

[@AndreyTsukanov]

часто тебя на тоталитаризме перекашивает?

[@user-cj8xk8uk3h]

@@deletedchanneIза мкад который ты видишь в интернете? 😅

[@Starbuck556]

Watching from Canada my neighborhood that I grew up in the 90s, narrated by a Scottish guy is surreal. Thank you for this. It changed quite a bit, so clean and beautiful ❤️

[@arsyfoox]

Hello Homeboy. The best hood in the city. No crime, not a lot of people, infrastructure and walking distance to 2 of circle lines stations.

[@user-vn1ps1nt3r]

Людей мало, потому что все на работе!!!вечером будет много..

[@orange1832]

Beautiful city! That's why the Moscovites I've met have been so proud of their city. Love your accent!

[@vladimirkravchenko6399]

вот Вы пример того, как мы представляем шотландцев: рыжий, высокий и мужественный.Here you are an example of how we imagine Scots: red, tall and courageous.

[@MsLS8]

а где вы увидели мужественного? Это на видео вообще не видно😊

[@vladimirkravchenko6399]

@@MsLS8 каждый видит то, что хочет увидеть, и не видит то, что не хочет

[@MsLS8]

@@vladimirkravchenko6399 ну в Вас я тоже не вижу мужественности

[@vladimirkravchenko6399]

@@MsLS8 а мне плевать, чего вы там не видите, я комментировал шотландца а не вас

[@two7736]

​@@MsLS8что ты несешь🤦‍♀️

[@taemck3946]

In Russia, affordable medicine and social policy medicines should also be available, so there are many pharmacies and they are often around the clock. There are also a lot of flower shops (I remember how in Cambridge I tried to buy a bouquet on Sunday, because we were going to visit a university professor and wanted to please the hostess of the house). In Russian cities, flower shops are everywhere, near the metro, for sure, and in nearby points they also work around the clock. And most Russians do not live in rented apartments, but in their own flat. There are completely different laws for apartments and flat (an flat is considered a living space, but apartments are not, therefore taxes are higher on apartments, but there are no requirements for the amount of direct sunlight that should fall on the windows of housing;n my opinion, it is impossible to register in the apartment). But at the same time, many Russians have a cottage with a garden outside the city, where they go on weekends. Just look at the traffic map on Saturday morning from Moscow and back on Sunday evening. Someone has a small house built by their grandfather, someone has a mansion. My family has 5 dachas - my grandmothers, my parents, my brothers, my aunts, my husband have one from his parents and my husband and I are building a new house together, by the lake. Libraries are being renovated, in addition to books, there should now be an IT-zone and facilities for master classes. We are eat ice cream not to cool down, but as a dessert.😂 And what difference does it make, if you want something? Moreover - 25C ice cream is not so cold anymore. Just try it. But I advise you to take creamier varieties in winter, "plombeer", for example, or "lakomka". I think the British will also be surprised by the question "why do you drink hot tea in the summer heat?". The weather cannot interfere with tea drinking. Yandex surprised me, they usually worked fine. 🙈

[@llmxxzbz]

greetings from the western part of Russia, Kaliningrad. very interesting video about Moscow, where I was 2 years ago. thank you and I'm looking forward to the new video! ☺️ your videos are nice to listen to!!

[@noizekiller]

The shop is called Perekryostok which means "crossroad". And you said "pererostok" which means "overage"

[@scottishguyinmoscow]

Thank you, I thought I was saying it wrong 😄

[@ltJetboy]

More like "overgrown".

[@Lahmatka]

Well I'm definitely calling it Pererostok from now on.

[@Apetrainingsystems]

Love these mate. Keep em coming 👌🏾🔥

[@scottishguyinmoscow]

More to come!

[@michaelg3671]

Cool channel i just discovered. Keen to see your experience, Moscow is my favourite city in the world and I hope to move there one day

[@user-qc6lo4bh7s]

Welcome!!!

[@transforminferno]

Man, i like to eat icecream in winter chillin in my warm and cozy appartment. Мороженое зимой наоминает о /лете. Впрочем как и цветы 24/7. Штука вполне обЪяснимая. Чел, кстати, весьма наблюдательный, его прогулочки смотреть не скучно.

[@sonechka100]

"Kita" is a bunch of long poles. They were used in the construction of fortifications. Thus, Kitaj Gorod has nothing to do with China, but with the second city wall.

[@rodjarrow6575]

К слову: Даже в середине 19 века (это, не так уж и давно), при постройке оборонительный укреплений бастионов Севастополя (в Крымская война 1854-55 годов) применялось вот-эта старинная (Китайгородская) технология постройки оборонительных укреплений: Плелись высокие корзины (даже без дна, такой цилиндр, ставился на землю и наполнялся землей, и так строили быстровозводимые бастионы линии обороны города Севастополя, которые можно увидеть сегодня на изображении панорамы обороны Севастополя - для тех, кто хочет увидеть воочию, факт о том, как на самом деле выглядело понятие стена их киты... это были составные плетёные элементы (цилиндры из плетённых жердей, наполненные землей), которые изображены на панораме бастионов обороны города Севастополя. - Что не сложно сделать в сети... А, вот, уже кирпичную «китайгородскую» стену в Москве строили позже, сохранив старинное, уже привычное на то время название этой линии городского оборонительного укрепления.

[@SQSNSQ]

@@rodjarrow6575 Плетенные корзины, наполненные землей также назывались на западный манер "фашины". Кстати, они и до сих пор используются для строительства оборонительных сооружений, только корзины из пластика.

[@Sergey_Bezhentsev]

Cool! 👍🏻✌🏻

[@VadimKraev]

У тебя смешалось вместе два выражения! Правильнее будет либо: Добро пожаловать в Москву. либо Привет из Москвы. Спасибо за видео!

[@scottishguyinmoscow]

Thanks, I’ll change it for next video 😄

[@johnroster9942]

@@scottishguyinmoscow don't listen to him, all 3 options are fine)

[@user-qo3uj9wv5s]

​@@johnroster9942no, only 2.

[@MariaOrlova-ty7bd]

10 роз?) Если решишь дарить цветы русской девушке, то обязательно помни, что количество цветов должно быть нечетным. Четное количество цветов-это мертвым, например на похороны.

[@JuliaGubankova]

Я жила рядом с этими местами раните, очень приятно видеть их в вас на фоне и подмечать изменения, произошедшие за 2 года. Сейчас там стало еще спокойнее и чище! Скучаю по этому району.

[@lyudmila166]

Мы едим мороженое зимой, потому что дома(квартира) тепло..

[@Privet888]

Hi Jim! Thank you for your videos. I appreciate your positive attitude to my country. Of course, we do have problems, but it’s just nice to hear that we also have “human faces”. I’d recommend you as an idea to think about “Moscow city design”. You may notice that all names of the stores are written are the same from the technical point of view: they have the same size, kind of similar font, distance between letters, etc. You may also notice that we don’t have huge neon advertisements like in NYC or Vegas. We did have them before but it was very disturbing to the residents. All offline stores and restaurants must follow these guidelines. The guidelines were developed by “Artemy Lebedev studio”, if I’m not mistaken. None of the bloggers have ever talked about this, but it does make the “visual daily life” more comfortable. Best regards and good luck, Julia

[@scottishguyinmoscow]

Hi Julia, I have definitely noticed the lack of advertising in the metro and the city, it keeps the place beautiful. I will consider looking at this in more detail in video

[@Privet888]

@@scottishguyinmoscow ❤️

[@young_mozi]

@@scottishguyinmoscow more information: www.artlebedev.com/moscow/design-code/

[@hansschwartz1480]

Nice looking neighborhood! I’m wondering do your neighbors interact with you and each other or do most people just keep to themselves? Also how did you find your English teaching job in Moscow! Looking forward to new videos!

[@oscarpetersson5324]

In Moscow, people tend not to interact randomly, even with neighbors. We also find it strange to ask strangers such things as "How are you doing?". Although being polite is always welcomed, simple "hello", "thanks" and "goodbye" is enough. But, just like with most russians, if you actually have common topics or you are already discussing something, then people will open up to you pretty easily. You just have to remember that we take questions at face value, so if you ask people, "How was your day?", they will literally describe their day.

[@firegirl24]

hi, I live in Russia in an apartment building, there are 36 apartments in my entrance. I say hello to all the neighbors I meet when I enter the house. There may be some conversations with neighbors on the floor - 3 apartments, the apartment below me on the floor below and above me on the floor above. Separately, I can communicate with neighbors around my age and with mothers of children on the playground. You are not required to have mandatory conversations and greetings with all your neighbors.

[@mikem9892]

​@@firegirl24This is kinda sad IMO. I have neighbors even from childhood that I love like family. Russia is amazing but uptight closed people are not my cup of tea

[@firegirl24]

​@@mikem9892You are confusing the concept of friends and neighbors. In Russia, people don’t like empty talk; we are straightforward and talk mostly to the point. With relatives and friends there is confidential communication, and with neighbors there is mainly a formal greeting.

[@user-vl1ph1no7e]

В России не напряжённые люди, а скромные​@@mikem9892

[@Vldmt]

I also live on Shabolovka, it's funny to look at my street through other man 's eyes. Thanks!

[@dannye6912]

Thx for the tour.

[@keramave776]

Slavic people like sweets so they usually like ice cream.

[@sergio-er1zx]

Спасибо что показываешь миру лучший город Земли!

[@MariaCarlottaNotes]

The streets are definitely cleaner than most major European cities...

[@AzariasTM]

Well, firstly, the ice cream is delicious, and secondly, in winter the apartments are warm, and sometimes even hot, thanks to central heating or their own gas boiler rooms in modern houses, so it’s not a problem to eat ice cream at home. If consumed outdoors at -25, then these are rather refined and unique experimenters, I think. At a minimum you need to have a healthy immune system 😅

[@vladimirkorotaev9302]

@AzariasTM С С мороженым понятно. Но вот как понять тех кто на улице в мроз минус 25 пьёт пиво из алюминевых банок. Как губы не примерзают к металлу?

[@AzariasTM]

@@vladimirkorotaev9302 наверное не успевает замёрзнуть до такой степени, что губы прилипают. Я не пил пиво зимой на улице, так что точно сказать не могу. 🙂 Надо у экспертов спрашивать 😅

[@vladimirkorotaev9302]

@@AzariasTM :)) Вот и мне не приходилось пить. Но видеть, видел как мужички в мороз пили пивко из банок.

[@transforminferno]

@@vladimirkorotaev9302 похмелялись после вчерашнего))

[@klounader]

@@vladimirkorotaev9302 так это ж физика. банка не ледяная. пиво жидкое, значит плюсовой температуры, поэтому губы не примерзают. теплоёмкость тоненькой алюминиевой банки недостаточна, чтобы справиться с теплом тела и жидкости. учись, студент!

[@user-sf3fe4bh2q]

Kitay- gorod has nothing to do with China. Kita meant bundles of rods with which the Kremlin walls were strengthened..

[@lilipop6990]

Кита это кирпич из чего был построен район..это просто 😼

[@user-re3ys5jo4z]

Мы едим мороженое, не потому что жарко, а потому что вкусно. Зимой в мороз мороженое такое же вкусное, как и в жару.

[@user-kb8ek1ho6h]

"Добро пожаловать ИЗ Москвы"- так не говорят, говорят: "добро пожаловать В Москву". Можно сказать: "Привет ИЗ Москвы".

[@scottishguyinmoscow]

Thanks for letting me know 😄

[@Tsar_Sculptor]

Да, звучит так будто хочет выгнать человека из Москвы, вежливо😅

[@user-fu2cv9xl7p]

@@Tsar_Sculptor мне понравилось это словосочетание))

[@abrakadabra35873]

Это известная шутка на базе игры слов: "Добро пожаловать отсюда!"

[@user-kb8ek1ho6h]

@@abrakadabra35873 ну, да, аналогичная по смыслу фраза "Закройте дверь с той стороны, пожалуйста"

[@kevinallen2154]

Beautiful city

[@andreanagy4801]

Thanks for the walk!!

[@user-cc2sv8fp5q]

Lived in Shabolovka too, it's a quiet region. Recognised places, everything is the same. I love your cute accent! As to eating ice-cream - its just yummy. It's interesting to see our life through eyes of a foreigner, to get to know what's different.

[@victoriagorbunova1075]

Не могла понять, что за станция такая "Щевелёвская"? Шаболовская оказывается. ))) Спасибо за видео! Сейчас живу в Канаде и скучаю по Россиюшке, по Москве, по Питеру...

[@v1ncy_vinny406]

You have decent viewership for such a new channel. Keep posting

[@kevinallen2154]

City looks clean

[@ams779]

Ice cream in Russia is eaten in apartments at + 25 and at -25 degrees, it is easy to bring ice cream to the apartment so that it does not melt.

[@lanam1139]

It's soo clean, I miss it

[@nataliokk9804]

I study in that university that you showed. Yes, it's a campus of Higher School of Economics, one of the best universities in Russia. And that campus in particular is Higher School of business, where all of the management subjects are.

[@jpn369]

ВШЭ - один из лучших универов России? Спасибо, посмеялась от души.

[@user-pj6jf5es7p]

Здравствуйте,симпатичный шотландец.К сожалению незнаю вашего имени,если можно напишите по-русски как вас зовут,чтоб в дальнешем обращаться по имени.Мороженое мы русские едим в мороз потому что вкусно😂 ну,и испытываем не обычные ощущения в желудке когда при глотании кусок мороженого туда падает😂и когда рот замерзает на морозе нам тоже нравится😂.Ведь в России зима длинная, не всегда же есть его дома,хочется и на улице😂.Это как у вас в шотландии мужчины ходят в юбках(килт), мы то понимаем что это ваша культура и не все в них там ходят а определённая народность,но для наших мужчин это дикость,ну как для вас мороженое зимой на улице😊 Ну,а про самокаты и скутеры,чтоб у вас шотландии их не крали,надо менять мышление и улучшать качество жизни☝быть человеком с большой буквы "Ч" и понимать что эти новшества и блага не для тебя одного а для всех граждан,для удобства передвижения.Ведь не плохо вы проехали,припарковали на месте через приложение Яндекс,после вас другой человек воспользуется,очень удобно👍А вы всё-таки попробуйте мороженое зимой - 25 гр 💪✊♥️🙋‍♀️

[@Artbrodyaga]

Его зовут Джим

[@user-pj6jf5es7p]

@@Artbrodyaga Спасибо за информацию🤝

[@user-bp5nb4zs7q]

Hello! My husband is your subscriber and we live next you. I would recommend to visit Donskoy Monastery that's very close from your house. I would like also to recommend visiting the Danilovsky Market. It is food court where you can taste different cuisines of the world. It is also next to you.

[@scottishguyinmoscow]

hello neighbour, thanks for watching. If you see me on the street, say hello!

[@user-bp5nb4zs7q]

@@scottishguyinmoscow Necessarily!🖐🖐🖐

[@Svetaskiwi]

The name "Kitai Gorod" actually originates from old Russian and doesn't directly translate to "China Town" as one might expect. In Russian, "Kitai" (Китай) historically referred not to China, but to any distant and exotic land. "Gorod" (город) means "city." So, "Kitai Gorod" essentially means "Walled City" or "Fortified Town." The area known as Kitai Gorod is a historic district within Moscow, Russia, located near the Kremlin. It has been an important part of Moscow since medieval times, and it contains many historical buildings and landmarks. Despite the name, it has no direct connection to China.

[@tim_despair]

Ice cream is delicious in any weather, adults wouldn’t eat it outdoors, but we could take it home and have this as a dessert 🍨at home

[@hasterl3]

Nice tour!

[@user-lr7pv9yl9r]

Добро пожаловать в Россию ❤

[@mehdimalallah6868]

Thanks for mice ture

[@dariakorovkina1224]

Как можно было пройти мимо самого главного на Шаболовке - Шуховской башни. И Донской монастырь - это, конечно, не совсем Шаболовка, но все же окрестности и определенно стоит больше внимания, чем палатки с шаурмой и кальянные...Если свернуть в районе "Кусочков" налево, вы попадаете тоже в уникальное место - Хавско-Шаболовский жилмассив. ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE-%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B2

[@graywhite1529]

You haven't shown the main landmark of Shabolovskay - the Shukhov tower, just opposite the metro station 😁

[@TrashPanda101]

Hey fella. Looking forward to more of your videos!

[@Dfsk580]

Nice video. Good luck!

[@montecarlo2021]

Regards from Spain Mate ! Keep posting !

[@alexanderparshin5979]

when it's -25 you can actually use ice cream to warm up to -5 so it's pretty cool haha

[@karimedinburgh]

Nice video , hope you have an amazing time !!!

[@user-cl9ue3jl9p]

It was very interesting to listen to the scottish accent. I understood 95%. Thanks a lot for the video and wish you a pleasant stay in Russia!

[@klee7840]

The most interesting thing is that not only Moscow looks like this. I also recommend visiting beautiful St. Petersburg, Kazan, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Sochi, Kaliningrad, Vladivostok, Altai Territory and many other cities and regions of Russia! Crimea has also changed a lot since 2014 (for the better)!

[@alexanderparshin5979]

Great content mate

[@bigshot8231]

Ранее в том месте стояла каменная стена, ее разобрали не так уж и давно. В древне русском языке "кий"-это камень, "тай"-это конечная граница, конечная точка. Другими словами, китай это просто район обнесенный стеной. Именно по этому настоящий Китай (страна) так называется у нас, так как ранние границы Китая шли по границе Китайской Стены.

[@EdReddish184]

The Scottish accent rocks😊 So rough and harsh, I love it.

[@arsyfoox]

And on the question of ice cream, there are some Russian that believe ice cream is the first cure for sore throat.

[@user-ts2ok1bb1j]

Nice

[@soliel8999]

Russian ice cream is incredible.

[@user-sy4br8wo7z]

Ice-cream is cool! It's delicious! It doesn't matter if it's could or hot outside when you eat it 😁.

[@sodinc]

Oh, you are almost a neighbour of mine. Just a few stops away on the tram 26

[@user-sm5mc9xq4i]

The name of the Kitay-Gorod metro station is not related to Chinatown (where the Chinese live or have lived)..😅 The name of the area comes from the old word "whale", that is, the binding of poles, which were used in the construction of fortifications. According to the "Dictionary of the Russian language of the XI-XVII centuries", the word "whale" means something braided, tied in a bun, in a braid.. But there are other versions of the origin.. Read Wikipedia!

[@user-mn6sq3is4t]

Big fan from India❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@KirillFrolov77]

Oh, your accent! :-)))) I already forgot how Scottish accent sounds like. Yeah, Moscow is a great place to live. The only thing is cold during the winter.

[@musicclassic5938]

Listen to George Galloway show to have a dip into real Scottish accent

[@KirillFrolov77]

@@musicclassic5938 ah yeah! :-))

[@user-sf3fe4bh2q]

I never tasted shaurma either.😂

[@JoeBriben]

We call it food for gods

[@mimasam5528]

You should taste it, it is delicious.

[@soliel8999]

In the 1980s in the USA, they didn't lock the churches, so you could always go in and pray. Those days are gone. 😢

[@sergeykazantsev1]

As a possessor of English as a second language, I love different English accents, and of course love your Scottish accent, bro. Keep it, be glad and proud of it, we need to celebrate differences.

[@DM-fd2os]

Great video! I used to live in this area when I was a student (nearby,Akademicheskaya) . Very nice.

[@machetas]

There is an old monastery across the street from shisha place.

[@dumay_govori]

17:48 я к такому велосиеду подошел и немного подергал его за ручку, а он мне говорит: - не толкай меня :)))

[@user-cz4wf8rf2h]

😊

[@taonow369]

So clean

[@alex-E7WHU]

Looks really very nice 👍

[@jimmybirtles3800]

Sounds a great city.

[@johnroster9942]

As Russian who used to live in Moscow for 5 years I would say Shabolovskaya district is definitely residential but it's expensive one, close to center of city and so on. It would be event better to see districts close to outskirts, however they also would be almost identical in terms of infrastructure and safety, but buildings will be older - a lot of typical Khrushchev and Brezhnev period buildings.

[@ams779]

There is car sharing, you can also drive a car

[@vmur612]

OMG, showing kebab and caraoke instead of main place of intetest in this area - the famous Shukhov Tower.

[@milasaba]

Живя в Шотландии, Вы бы все достопримечательности знали? Сомневаюсь. В своем глазу,бревна не увидать...

[@vmur612]

@@milasaba если бы я снимал ролик о своем районе для широкой аудитории, я бы предварительно подготовился и почитал в интернете о достопримечательностях. А уж 160 метровое сооружение загуглил бы сразу как увидел его. Уверен, он тоже готовился как-то, думал что покажет людям. Всё-таки дело в интересах, а не бревнах.

[@milasaba]

@@vmur612 ну не каждому иностранцу интересна чужая история и достопримечательности. А он показал район, в котором на сей день обитает. Показал, как мог, а может показал именно то, что хотел показать