Q&A - Russian Mentality, Dacha life & Winters

Many of your questions were answered!
This one was quite a fun one to make actually, hope you enjoy it.
What difficulties did you encounter while learning Russian?
What shocked or surprised you about the Russian mentality?
What can the British learn from the Russians and vice versa?
How did you survive your first winter in Russia?

[@allgood5215]

We developed a terrible allergy to queues in the late USSR.

[@victoriadedicova]

The thing about Russian honesty and directness ... It helps a lot with knowing yourself. No western ambiguity. Helps with mental health, you are what you are, no need to confuse or second-guess to drive yourself crazy, less insecurity too. Keeps you grounded and less likely to be fooled or propagandized.

[@vovabessarabsky2473]

Winters in South Russia are much milder than in Moscow or St. Pete. Russia is a big country, my friend. Good channel.

[@hipopotamus2625]

People can learn respect for each other from the Russians.

[@UngluedBrit]

This is incredibly true.

[@RusUrtel]

The trick for your problem with queing can often be solved by being proactive. The question you should be asking people is not "who is next", but "who is last to that office" Then you reply to the last person "I am after you". That way you don't need to follow entire line, just watch one person. Cheers

[@UngluedBrit]

Thank you very much for that advice, will bare this in mind, it certainly makes life way easier!

[@Leon__ID]

​@@UngluedBrit For more confidence - ask the person, behind whom you took the queue, - Who is next in line in front of him - then you'll need to follow 2 people, but will have much guarantee, that you shall not get lost.

[@genabasov]

Being a Russian who has lived in the West for many years, I'm still very much confused every time random people ask me he how am I doing. It just feels so weird giving them an autopilot answer 😆 Also, happy to hear you liked the datcha concept!

[@UngluedBrit]

Yes! I used to think that this was normal and that is what everybody does, though not in Russia, you get a real answer in Russia, it's become less of a greeting and more of a surprise for me as a Brit. 😂

[@klarkkant7371]

-Привет как дела? -Меня увольняют, кухня закрывается! -Это же ужасно!! -а, забей, всё будет норм, переживем.

[@UngluedBrit]

That's literally what happens. "Look at this huge problem that I face!" "Ah, it'll all work out." 😂

[@Naprimerishe]

Just got this video recommended and didn't expect it to be that entertaining because i'm not a fan of such format, but it turned out to be a very funny and interesting video, you are a very humorous guy. It's almost like watching good old observation standup comedy, but you were sitting. I don't know how long have you been here and where do you live, but want to say welcome anyway, i hope your experience here will only get better. Greetings from Podmoskovie (Moscow region)

[@hipopotamus2625]

In the south Slavic land's it's called a weekend house.

[@UngluedBrit]

"Weekend house", will bare that in mind, cool!

[@100radkat]

Красавчик!) И юмор хороший=)))

[@MetalConfederation]

Про картинку о лицензию на то, чтобы быть заколотым ножом особенно )

[@UngluedBrit]

Haha, I do want to keep the humour going in my videos, there is too much grey content out there and I hope to bring a bit of colour and light hearted joy at a minimum, though do expect some more serious and challenging topics coming up soon!

[@UngluedBrit]

@@MetalConfederation Haha, it's true though, you need a license in order to have a license in the UK.

[@hipopotamus2625]

We want that Cottage cheese and fresh eggs ❤

[@UngluedBrit]

The Eggs and cheese are outstanding, truly.

[@user-ok7dh8yk6r]

You can start commecy as land owner, for rent it to peolpe, be a president for 50 dacha houses

[@hipopotamus2625]

Greetings! Where are all the cool people? Wake up normal one's!😊

[@UngluedBrit]

They're all here, a small community, though a wonderful community and growing regardless!

[@Dixis]

I love that genre of satirical observation about countries. Almost 100 years ago Ilf and Petrov made their masterpiece "one-storied America" in a style that kinda similar to this video. Looks like you are taking their steps but in your russian adventure.

[@UngluedBrit]

Thank you very much for that I do appreciate such an observation, I do want to introduce more humour into my videos, constantly thinking of things to put together.

[@user-vw6bi3zm3t]

Русская очередь - это профилактика Альцгеймера. 😅 Тенеровка для мозга и памяти 😁

[@UngluedBrit]

After I have mastered this language I want to learn Mandarin Chinese, because if I can learn Russian, I can learn anything 😂

[@vladz6202]

Интересно. Комментарий в поддержку канала.

[@UngluedBrit]

Much appreciated!

[@hipopotamus2625]

A lot! Can be learned! Family for number 1 and man is a man period .and a woman is a woman.

[@UngluedBrit]

This is true and I don't think that there should even be any debate around absolute settled science, how the west is even debating this point is a sign of regression, not progression.

[@hipopotamus2625]

Nice snow shovel ❤

[@UngluedBrit]

It does the job (Sometimes), but we have a very old soviet one that never breaks for backup.

[@evl3894]

In fact, in order to sell something from your farm en masse or supply it to grocery chains, you need licenses and a lot of all sorts of veterinary things. And in small volumes, this is not necessary, but in case of any problems, all responsibility falls on the seller, the seller must inform the buyer of all information about the product and how to obtain it, and the buyer himself decides whether he agrees to it.

[@hipopotamus2625]

Unglued Brit is a cool name ❤

[@UngluedBrit]

Thank you, I am glad that you think so!

[@user-ts2ok1bb1j]

Fantastic

[@UngluedBrit]

Thank you very much!

[@user-ts2ok1bb1j]

@@UngluedBrit no problem I just randomly plug in English words that I know

[@AndreiBerezin]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="215">03:35</a> God, he was pretty INDIRECT with his hand movements and all! If he would act DIRECT by Russian standards, he would say you were fat and in need to cut your dinners in half and forget the path to the foodstore!

[@natalya793]

It's not the suffix that changes in various cases. It's the endings.

[@pantyukovk]

за тапки сразу лайк ❤

[@UngluedBrit]

Tapki are too important to miss out.

[@mihailraskin2912]

@@UngluedBritЯ смеялся, когда в субтитрах "тапки" все время переводились "tap key" 😂

[@Gobs-oh4bm]

That "directness" comes from people's diversity and urgency of so many situations. There are certain "unwritten" limits people nearly never cross (in order not to be/seem hostile or offensive, in case they do not want that), but within those limits there's a big variety of people's humors and ways. It's the matter of territory and selection. Anywhere in Europe, for centuries actually millenia, a duke burped some decree in the evening, and next morning they've been cutting off the heads of everyone who didn't fit, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. Then these very much 'vetted-in-this-way' crowd settled in North America. Whatever much they vet, there still appear "varieties" among the people due to individual brain-morphology mutability, yet they kept "trimming" it on time, due to the same density of population and the speed/quality of decrees' enforcement. The share of "diversity" was and is quite low, yet still there of course. It was otherwise in Russia. Thus, this great variety within quite homogenous people (they are trying to achieve in the West through importing total aliens, unnatural extremes never do well together, it's the matter of moderation).

[@UngluedBrit]

It would seem to me that this is also another reason why we are where we are, because Russia works well as a civilisation and her inhabitants can all drive toward a common purpose and goal, in America and the entire west is rampant individualism and they're now seeing the fruits of the tree that they've grown for themselves. Bitterness and scarcity are the fruits in which this tree bares, however, rather than amend their own ways they seek for the world to have such trees just like theirs.

[@BritishChef436]

To be fair. I have never worn my shoes inside the house. Or anyones house. We have these things called slippers if you wish to wear them. Or wear socks to keep your feet warm. But I agree with everything else you have said. I'd even say that when you get home in Russia. You need to take a shower and change into different clothes before you sit down on the sofa. 100% agree with queuing.

[@UngluedBrit]

Well, it seemed like common sense to me, but it seems to be absolute law in Russia, usually when I enter someone's house in the UK I get "Nah we've got Dogs! Keep them on don't worry!", just take them off anyway because it's just strange and uncomfortable.

[@BritishChef436]

@UngluedBrit Yeah, very different. But like you say. It's a nice practice. I remember the first time I visited my girlfriend in Russia. We got to her apartment, and I went to sit on the sofa. She yelled at me, saying I needed clean clothes to sit in the sofa. I am always a very clean person. But now I take about 5 showers a day in Russia 😅

[@UngluedBrit]

@@BritishChef436 Yeah my wife does that! Apparently now I've got to change into "Indoor clothes" which I can't quite get on board with if I'm honest. Especially with the fact that she could shout "KURIER" any moment and muggins here has to run for the gate to go and collect something.

[@BritishChef436]

@@UngluedBrit 🤣🤣😅 glad it's not just me

[@redamerkeliene4387]

It was really nice to watch it James! 🎉 Please tell us more how and why You have decided to move to the Russia? P.S. As I remember you, you always did not seem to me as a typical english guy, I remember that you could even speak in lithuanian which was really surprising to me! Keep doing the videos, James! 🎉😊

[@UngluedBrit]

Thank you very much Reda, I still remember when we worked together at Spectrum and we went out with friends at Yates's, what times they were. I uploaded another video within the "Q and A" section that you may be interested in on "How" precisely, I do hope that you enjoy future videos. :)

[@alexandrasokolovskaya8422]

I loved it. Go on!

[@UngluedBrit]

I certainly will! Please do ask any questions if you are interested in any answers, I'll try to include them in future videos!

[@user-my6ed5no5x]

One Soviet journalist wrote a whole chapter in his UK book ( Всеволод Овчинников "Корни дуба") about a British penchant for queueing. As I Russian I dont like standing straight in order in a queue, it feels very forced like in the army.

[@user-ok7dh8yk6r]

Джеймс, предлагаю сделать обзор на пляжный сезон. К примеру, в западно-сибирском регионе это всего лишь месяц, с середины июня до +/- конца июля

[@user-ry8vc3xw5r]

Видео получилось очень веселым и интересным, а главное с юмором у вас 👍 Какой тип юмора вам ближе и понятнее британский или русский? Что бы вы улучшили на ваш взгляд в России и чего вам не хватает( будь то какая то еда или что то ещё). Какие города вы посещали или хотите посетить? Какие блюда нравятся и какие вы больше ни когда не будете пробовать? Какие странные на ваш взгляд или смешные ситуации с вами были в России? Отличаются ли русские бабушки от британских?😂

[@user-ob2ne5kj2h]

Комментарий богу комментариев!

[@UngluedBrit]

May he count your blessings.

[@l.j4670]

You made me laugh

[@v1ncy_vinny406]

New subscriber here. You touched on unusual things. Being from another country, it's interesting.

[@user-ok7dh8yk6r]

Queving.. иногда для нас это излишне. Чаще выгоднее построить очередь на доверии и присмотре друг за другом, чем терпеть боль в спине и кашель в затылок, занимая очередь к терапевту. Хорошо, что сейчас талоны и онлайн запись, даже в очередь на разлив крафтового пива

[@user-bi2os1wu7o]

Преподаватель без образования - это так модно и молодежно!

[@UngluedBrit]

What makes you so certain that I am uneducated?

[@MetalConfederation]

Джэймс, вот как раз говоря о всяких там потрясениях, несчастиях, не думали ли Вы, почему русские немного настороженно относятся к людям, посещающим психиатра? А ведь на Западе - это нормально считается. Интересно Ваше мнение по этому поводу. Ещё мне интересно мнение о подштанниках. На Западе их не носят, но попадая в Россию, начинают понимать что это и зачем это)

[@Gobs-oh4bm]

"wearing layers" is perfectly ok in the north

[@UngluedBrit]

Underpants? Well we have a saying in England "All shirt no knickers", Perhaps it's applicable to the current happenings in which are unfolding across the west. 😂

[@hipopotamus2625]

Unglued Brit! Have a good weekend! I need to watch Saved to Serve Brother Henriques is LIVE now about present truth end time's Bible Prophecy. Latter

[@UngluedBrit]

Brilliant, we're certainly coming close to the time, although no man knows the day or the hour, many signs are appearing in this time.

[@v1ncy_vinny406]

You solicited for new questions at the end so I want to ask why you decided to start a yt channel?

[@nadezda6490]

Я живу в Лондоне. Люди не знают, что из кислого молока можно сделать простоквашу. Здесь молоко не закисает, а протухает.

[@nicholasthebest9993]

Hi, i'm from Russian Far East. I heard on the news that there was a strong hurricane in Moscow for the first time in 120 years. How did you survive it?

[@UngluedBrit]

I just stayed indoors, it seems easy enough to avoid, though watching it unfold outside, it seemed that the laws of gravity no longer applied.

[@Gobs-oh4bm]

You look very similar to a friend of mine, physically and mimically, who's self-nicknamed "goblin" indeed. I subscribed as I am quite surprised, lol. It's a rare type of people, I guess you are quite short in height as well lol.

[@UngluedBrit]

Who is he? I feel like it would be appropriate to meet the Goblin at a local Pub.

[@Gobs-oh4bm]

@@UngluedBrit he lives in Belgorod. One day hopefully, lol. Grow the channel, get some bussiness and/or other email, I'll manage something maybe, at least some pics of a real "look alike" (let alone look, "mimics" are ridiculously similar) lol

[@UngluedBrit]

@@Gobs-oh4bm I need to meet this man, how we can organise it is still unclear, though, he’s in Belgorod, if there is any potential of him being in Moscow at any point let me know, this sounds like the making of something big.

[@user-mr7mr9xb4o]

I can hardly hear what you were saying. Could you install a microphone on you next time, please? <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1008">16:48</a> in metro we use this concept: “кто раньше встал, того и тапки”. Imagine: there is only 1 pair of slippers (тапки). They will be grabbed by a person who got up earlier.

[@UngluedBrit]

I'll certainly consider it!

[@hipopotamus2625]

Food standard's my smelly foot!

[@UngluedBrit]

You can't breathe without them in the UK as the Food Standards Agency makes out. 😂