Russian Fast Food is Different: Life Mart Yekaterinburg

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Do you buy pre made food, perhaps for breakfast, lunch or dinner? Maybe you buy more traditional fast food? Let me know what yours your thing. My wife doesn't like takeaway at all. Shewould much rather buy food from a store and cook at home. I have a Telegram channel, with almost 3,000 members. Come over and join me there: t.me/travellingwithrussell I am also post new and recent videos on Dzen (if your in Russia) dzen.ru/travelwithrussell Ways, you can support me and the channel 💳 (Russian Bank Deposit) Sberbank: [phone] 💳 (Set up for Everyone) www.donationalerts.com/r/travelwithrusell 💳 (Set up for Everyone) boosty.to/travellingwithrussell/donate 🛒 Shop for items on Amazon: www.amazon.com/shop/likecruiseships 💵 PayPal (Non-Russian) www.paypal.com/paypalme/ilikecruiseships

[@jimbotron70]

I never buy precooked food, I buy frozen pizza when I'm lazy 🦥

[@ulisirius9027]

Great video 💯

[@Julia-Ylia]

Ваша жена - наш человек!). Детям иногда покупаю фаст-фуд, заходим в кафе, приучаю их относиться спокойно к такой вредной еде)

[@chickenlover657]

My wife cooks every single day. From scratch exclusively. You probably won't believe it, but we don't buy anything in a "box"/"package"/"bag", except flour, oil, coffee, tea, beer and cleaning detergents.

[@shellbythesea12]

It seems to be a combination of a small grocery store and a healthy fast food restaurant. What a lovely idea.

[@TravellingwithRussell]

It's all locally owned as well. Originally from Yekaterinburg.

[@MaryMacElveen]

And no GMOs in food products thanks to President Putin's ban on them. It makes for a healthy society. 😊

[@KamBar2020]

Make KOMBUCHA Great Again 🇷🇺

[@NewAlbionTV]

In UK there is something called "corner shop". These tend to be very small though and you won't find seating or cooking facilities there. This Russian shop could be 1st class "corner shop". Or maybe a community store. I like how clean and spacious it is. And very good range of products. It also has a "cafe" feel without the high café prices...

[@medved4030]

The first time i've seen a self-service register was at a supermarket in the UK when I travelled with a friend from Germany. I think it was a Tescos and this was back in the mid 2000's. I noticed a few people put items in their bag without scanning them, especially the youth. I guess it didn't hurt the supermarkets profit margin as I hear they still have those self-service cash registers throughout the UK. They probably save more for not having to employ cashiers than they lose from people stealing groceries.

[@yourgopnikcomrade]

People have to be very honest for the self checkout concept to work.

[@TravellingwithRussell]

I think that's what makes Russia different from other places. Even in Supermarkets with multiple entries and exits.

[@lauren6889]

​@@TravellingwithRussellI do see plenty of 360° Security cameras all through the store, so they are obviously aware of risk.

[@gulia_turbo]

​@@lauren6889 естественно. При возникновении проблемы необходимы доказательства. Это защита работников магазина, чтобы на них не повесили пропажи. Если такое возникнет. В Южной Корее тоже очень много магазинов самообслуживания и очень много камер видеонаблюдения.

[@Alx_T.]

​@@lauren6889 And that too, though... luxury stores in Los Angeles also have cameras, but this does not prevent blacks from stealing up to $1,000 and running away, shouting at the same time: В.L.М.

[@thomasorchard]

​@Alx_T. It's raysis to say blacks do that. I've saw a Hispanic steal before too.

[@YakubuHaruna-xg2zm]

Wow !. Brilliant idea. In the "civilized west" , or "the garden " . Such a store wouldn't last a day . We know about the "special " group ?.

[@TravellingwithRussell]

I am trying to think, if they would even work in Australia. This format of store.

[@RusGirlVlog]

But why wouldn't?

[@MaryMacElveen]

I would go there. 😊 The residential neighborhood looks beautiful. Maybe you could have filmed that? Thank you, Russell. Hugs from Florida USA! ☺💖

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Thanks. Glad you enjoy the videos. I hope the weather has cleared up a little over your way. Even here in Russia they were showing things on TV from Florida and the Carolinas.

[@MaryMacElveen]

@@TravellingwithRussell The weather has cleared up. But Helene was dreadful and then we got Milton. 😢 Thanks for caring, Russell. ☺🙏💖

[@KamBar2020]

Make GATORades Great Again 😎 Ron DeSantis

[@farangutan6773]

Great self serve and pay fresh food and dining concept store Russell . In the West Russell some people would be seizing the opportunity to pick up the food not pay for it and walk out the door . It's the system ? Otherwise a good idea and definitely works in Russia seeing there are 350 locations .

[@TravellingwithRussell]

People don't have that idea to take something and walk out in Russia. It's the last thought even the stores think about. We don't have these stores in Moscow yet, but for sure they would work and be successful.

[@KoTMind]

@@TravellingwithRussell In Moscow now many stores have self-service checkouts. For example, next to my house there is a “perekrestok” store with several self-service checkouts.

[@ПророкИваныч-ф2с]

Hello from Ekaterinburg. It is not system, but in a lot of food stores you have 2 varints. You can pay like in life mart, or you can go to usually cass. It work only with food shops.

[@MashaVesta]

Hello Russell! I'm from Yekaterinburg. Very often me and my freinds go to this store for a quick lunch, or just to get a tasty coffee. There are a lot of them in the city, in some the assortment is smaller, but the most popular positions, coffee and a place to sit down are everywhere. It is very convenient and comfy🙂

[@AndreVALMER]

Bravo, very clever idea about this special and very different shop ! We thank you, for your informations, from Athens of Greece.

[@SmokeyW]

I love the vibe and the idea behind this shop, I would love to have one near me! ❤

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Me too. Even where I live in Russia, they didn't reach my city yet.

[@YoPhocFays]

Love your channel

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Wow, Thank you.

[@johannahegarty3925]

This a great idea I would love to visit a shop like this.

[@JuanPublo2023]

I would definitely use this shop if we had one in Canada. We have health shops but it looks more like pharmacy. One thing probably won’t work, self check out. I guess we don’t have this level of trust.

[@AndreiBerezin]

That's surprising. We know it here that USA isn't the safest place but we have a feeling that Canada is kinda opposite. So I guess shop theft is also a thing there. That's interesting.

[@ceeho]

​@@AndreiBerezin Things in Canada have been going down hill the last 9 years. Homelessness, shoplifting and drug overdoses have become a increasing problem, getting worse every year.

[@AndreiBerezin]

@@ceeho been through the same in the 90s, some day it should be getting better as soon it hits rock bottom

[@shvakostANKA]

The sink in the corner of the shop is a free water for drinking, you can just enter the shop, fill your bottle with water and leave without buying anything. That's why I love EKB, here are a lot of things that made REALLY for people, really for convenient life.

[@vumnik]

Мы через многое прошли, чтобы Екат стал самым комфортным и безопасным миллионником, сами знаете.

[@shvakostANKA]

@@vumnik Это верно

[@Nietzscheable]

The difference between "...the sacred right of people to speak their language, preserve the faith of their fathers and live in harmony with nature in accordance with its…Laws" and not. Thank you Russell for all of your Travels and Fairness in your presentations.

[@usernamename2978]

What?

[@littleowlbooks8514]

​@@usernamename2978 Exactly!

[@kennethlim8192]

Outstanding tour of the convenience store

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Thanks.

[@michaeljango8073]

It’s beautiful because RUSSIA 🇷🇺 they don’t have homeless that’s it’s self service and pay by your self you don’t have to see casher every one is working every have money over all RUSSIANS 🇷🇺 are faithful

[@MaryMacElveen]

I live in America and it's sad to see many shelf products now being locked up behind plexiglass. 😢

[@ИванИванов-ш1ш1й]

я видимо не в той России живу. где эта Россия о которой вы говорите я туда хочу!!! особенно мне понравилось фраза у всех есть деньги.

[@KamBar2020]

Slava KOMBUCHA 🇷🇺

[@ИванХохлов-л5ч]

Нищебпрод?

[@canniechan1321]

​@@ИванИванов-ш1ш1йнайди работу

[@ПетяФантикофф]

Интересно смотреть про свой город

[@RusGirlVlog]

Очень замечательный город! Привет из Челябинска!

[@ПетяФантикофф]

@@RusGirlVlog Привет Челябинску ! Раньше часто ездил к вам , МТС обслуживали .

[@RusGirlVlog]

@@ПетяФантикофф хах, а мы часто к вам ездим! Сейчас как раз редактирую новый в л о г про недавнюю поездку к вам. Ещё и перед Новым годом планируем приехать. У вас там много что есть, чего у нас в Челябе нет.

[@ПетяФантикофф]

@@RusGirlVlog Где можно будет посмотреть ?

[@RusGirlVlog]

@@ПетяФантикофф у меня же) на имя нажимаете и всё)) я сейчас в процессе редактирования, но плейлист "Екатеринбург" у меня уже имеется.

[@SternCorn]

Is there a walkaround Yekateribourg video? It'd be very interesting to watch the video of my city and see it from another angle

[@vumnik]

+1 bro.

[@Olga260407]

So great to see you Russell in Ekaterinburg! Its my hometown

[@adrianstevens656]

How wonderful! Thanks for sharing the convenience store in Yekaterinburg, Russell. Please say Hi to Yuri. Fun!!

[@human_support]

Вау))) вот это канал!)))) неожиданно и приятно! Екатеринбург - Лучший город! Без преувеличения. Весь 2023 путешествовали по миру, жили в Дубае, на Бали, в Мюнхене, в Берне, были в Париже и Вене. Урал шикарен своими зимами, горами, лесами и людьми.

[@olgasuvorova5424]

Do we have it in Moscow? I would love to have one in my area. Good idea

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Not yet, these are franchise stores. They do want to expand into Moscow though eventually. Did you see my video at the Yandex Lavka store in Moscow? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ65oaiZfrydg7c

[@КтобыЧтоНеговорил]

Увы, видимо не пускают их. "Помимо Екатеринбурга мы открыты: в Уфе, Санкт-Петербурге, Тюмени, Нижнем Тагиле, Первоуральске, Челябинске" Если их пустят в мск, то они убьют сеть готовой еды Милти, Самокат, Яндекс лавка. Основной доход этих компаний идет из Мск

[@annap3029]

вкуссвилл -тот же формат//я начала подумала это он

[@КтобыЧтоНеговорил]

@@annap3029 только вот еда там готовая ужасная, как и самокат. Лично для меня 1.Милти, 2.Яндекс Лавка

[@WilliamJett-n1h]

Nice place and town way to go Russell another great video and I love your long videos keep them coming

[@VanceGibson-FUcia]

Great vid! Your vids are great whether they be lengthy or shorter, anywhere in Russia! 👍👍👍 (the food in the shop looks delicious, btw)

[@tanushalada3314]

Привет из Екатеринбурга , приятно, что посетили наш город.

[@yoshkinkot9346]

Hello Russell, it's good that you stopped by our city!

[@elizabethgrinningson7730]

I like videos that are between 10-20 minutes. Watching KZbin is fun, but I also have a life to live. Nice store! I hope they become successful and spread to other cities

[@soliel8999]

It amazes me the public coat wracks. In America, that would be asking for theft, even in a small town. Amazing

[@comment6864]

Russia's big on coat hanging facilities everywhere. Not sure this is still the case, but i think some places, like museums, even require you to check your coat in. Maybe it's because a good part of the year bulky outerwear is necessary and the temperatures inside are generally kept very warm. People come first, not the anti-energy religion 🤪

[@Катя-й8ч9м]

Most shopping malls have wardrobes where you can leave your outerwear and shop without suffering from the heat. It must be understood that the Urals are not Florida or Carolina. Warm clothes are worn here most of the year.

[@GeorgeHazan]

you meant "racks", yes? or hangers, I'd call them. I can't imagine coat wracking 😉

[@alienfrommarss]

Love the shop, lots of variety! Funny, as you walked in I thought "That guy looks like Russell's friend" then you said it was him 😂

[@locksmith2731]

Погнали!

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Спасибо. Рад, что вам понравилось видео. Спасибо за комментарий.

[@adkofi9785]

I like this particular city of Russia

[@garrettthompson8314]

Nice store 👌

[@queenofstars23]

Я работала в ЖизньМарте) Комфортный магазин даже для работников, понимающее руководство и отсутствие штрафов. Но воровство есть: у нашей работницы украли телефон, как-то дети иммигрантов вынесли у нас 15 кусков дорогого сыра(. Эти булочки называются Бао

[@RusGirlVlog]

Жесть...

[@MrTechnologyst]

Yes, here in Russia we also have our own blacks. We call them "churki".

[@comment6864]

Love the direct sunlight in the eating area. I would pick the table by the window and face out. Can you get a cup of coffee there?

[@TravellingwithRussell]

yes, in the back where you might have seen the staff they have a barista making coffee and tea.

[@comment6864]

@@TravellingwithRussell Yes, thanks, i figured that out later. I guess coffee isn't self-serve .. which might actually mean it's better 🙂

[@larissakoroleva]

Ekaterinburg is a great city ❤

[@RusGirlVlog]

And a really beautiful one 🤩

[@normabuccianti2681]

Your videos are quite enlightening for us westerners, thank you Russell.😊

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Wow, thank you. Glad you enjoy the channel.

[@bshthrasher]

Those buns are Chinese and originally called 包子 / Baozi / Баоцзы, which translates as "bun", but actually means these particular "stuffed steamed buns", the Chinese equivalent of Russian "pirozhok" (small pie).

[@SamsonOhsem]

Its looks like a family mart concept store

[@TravellingwithRussell]

In Russia there is nothing like this brand in other cities. There is a sort of a concept in Moscow like it, but not solely concentrating on ready made meals and takeaway.

[@soundsoflife9549]

Thanks Sam. There are some specialty cafes like this in Australia like some health food ones though they're quite expensive usually, though the ones there would probably be much cheaper.

[@illyakuryakin5024]

This honour system thing would definitely not fly in the west. Just sayin' LOL

[@bartsimpson2930]

i love your videos, thanks a lot!

[@wilfriedolemans5862]

Honestly, this is a very nice and interesting concept, but I fear that in the West this is impossible because of the mentality of the people there. It is a fine concept if you have a reliable population, but I fear that the people in the Western countries are not at all.

[@АллаФлорова]

Cool

[@susan4916]

This is not a concept I have experienced in America, where one can cook your own food. We have a lot of pre-made food in convenience stores like WaWa. Panera Bread is probably our most healthy fast food joint and that is mostly sandwiches, salads and soups.

[@GregoryBamber]

Nice one Russell. Good morning Yuri.

[@МаксимКехушка]

Hello, Russell. If you suddenly go to a similar store again, then buy a UFO burger there. I really liked this kind of Korean burgers. Thanks for the video ^-^

[@TravellingwithRussell]

A UFO Burger from this store. Thanks, i didn't even notice it in the store. For sure I am going to check it out now.

[@МаксимКехушка]

@@TravellingwithRussell at 8:50 minutes of this video, you can see it on the lowest shelf

[@expiritussante]

Рассел, посети ещё такие города как Пермь и Казань! Ты будешь в восторге!

[@techidna-h9t]

I love this idea. It's a bit like a Japanese Combini.

[@mdkopiluddin2811]

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[@Spiritual2011life]

This is a very cool shop....

[@GregoryBamber]

Not just Moscow, my wife's hometown for the most part is similar to Moscow.

[@marlonferguson2438]

Nice concept. Never work in London. No one would pay for anything too much shoplifting.

[@TravellingwithRussell]

It's amazing to think Great Britain being a forward thinking country ands this not working.

[@KimClark61]

It's warmer there i can tell.

[@little_becky]

Wondering if it's similar to the American chain whole foods?

[@wnter3048]

Less vegan friendly. The range is more focused on the regular Russian cuisine, not some hipster food.

[@Julia-Ylia]

О, вы в Екатеринбурге). Эпичный город; не пострадал во время ВОВ и, даже наоборот - получил развитие.

[@random2829]

We had a shop very similar to this called "Fresh & Easy". But the chain of shops failed. It was a shame. The had quite the selection of prepared meals.

[@-TheOracle-]

It is good that Russia has food shops like this. In the USA we only have them in major stores chains that are in touristy areas, for instance Las Vegas. Curious, does Russia have a sin city like Vegas?

[@TheRus13]

No.

[@comment6864]

@@TheRus13 I don't think gambling is even legal? I might be wrong on that one. Never heard of a casino in Russia, although i vaguely remember there was something like that on Arbat street long ago?

[@juliap.5375]

@comment6864 In 1990-200s when capitalists seizure power, yep, casino were opened everywhere. Literally. Like shops, in each building. In 2009 they were prohibited by govt and in next several years gone.

[@ЭдуардТрубин-и3и]

​@@comment6864there are some casino areas in Russia. For example Krasnaya polyana near Sochi.

[@Supertrump447]

Офлайновые казино разрешены в городе Сочи

[@Hjgdvhhgcsdj]

Were you in the forest? We have there many forests and they all are different

[@TravellingwithRussell]

I didn't have a lot of time during my visit. I did se a lot of the city area though.

[@brianog5267]

Looks great….Why is the life expectancy in Russia like 67???

[@peterjaniceforan3080]

😋

[@NashBrooklyn]

organic food store in the country where everything is organic by default? hmmm, makes you wonder!

[@ZBot-bq7yr]

👍👍📹

[@PersClarl-re7nn]

Zelensky bot?

[@ZBot-bq7yr]

@@PersClarl-re7nn Sorry to disappoint you, but I am not him. If it was him he would use the Cyrillic alphabet. Z if short for Zed, the last letter of the English alphabet.

[@t0916118432]

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[@MichaelBaker-gp8lq]

We have of self scan and check out in UK supermarkets .

[@tanyayarochkina8889]

Чтото Рассел зачастил в Екатеринбург 😊

[@vumnik]

Мне кажется, за один визит все отснял. Сейчас контент разгребает.

[@ItanimiSempai]

Хотелось чтобы он приезжал почаще, интересно смотреть на свой город глазами иностранца. Ещё бы наземный общественный транспорт сделали нормальный и дороги широкие, не говоря о метро

[@marekokragy3341]

Nice prices. Russians got so rich they will be buying butter from other countries. Ministry of farming (exact quote) said that Russia imports ingredients for butter that's why Russia can't satisfy the Russian demand for butter with Russian production. The ministry promised that there won't shortages of butter.

[@aakasoto]

This concept would work in old Sweden. Not in a new modern multiracial Sweden.

[@TravellingwithRussell]

I am not sure myself if they would work in Australia. The open store concept.

[@brettstewart832]

It's like an automat.

[@barrysmit7180]

The audio sounds a bit hollow like you are talking into a can..

[@comment6864]

I didn't find that to be the case

[@Oomph6006]

What's new in this?

[@PersClarl-re7nn]

What's new in you?

[@ПосольствоРусскихПисателей]

So funny boy

[@johnweerasinghe4139]

If the food is in a package and last days without spoiling its not healthy.

[@user-uz9nq3hk7c]

This store has fresh deliveries every day. If you take packaged food and it is expired, the voice assistant at the checkout will warn you about this. You will not be able to buy food that is expired because its barcode is not valid. Food is also delivered to the store in small quantities so as not to throw it away at the end of the day. That is, fresh food is completely taken away during the day

[@Danil-yz7wy]

Great video! If you don't go to the cafe, then the cafe will come to you! 🙂

[@Adinkydude]

It must be nice to live in a country without shoplifters.

[@marekokragy3341]

No dishes under 1$? Not even a sandwich under 1$. Russian were lying in your survey about 1$ dish?

[@Veronica-wi3tb]

Really cool content- awfully sorry, Russell, but your new thing with leaning back and making semi circular motions with your body makes me sea sick 😢 😅

[@ItanimiSempai]

Рассел, ждём тебя снова в нашем городе :) за год проживания в МСК (учеба) я понял что Екатеринбург роднее и уютнее и цены на недвижимость гораздо лучше. Жизньмарт достойная альтернатива Вкусвиллу, когда работаю курьером, бесплатно заряжаю телефон. Есть столики, кресла и розетки, вроде бы стандарт, но как же их не хватает в других магазинах

[@ИванИванов-ш1ш1й]

проходили мы уже магазины самообслуживания, не пошло))

[@TravellingwithRussell]

Есть интересный в Москве от 5ka. Полностью автоматизирован. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3-4fnWEjd1lsKc

[@gulia_turbo]

Из какой вы страны? В России очень много появилось таких магазинов и всё отлично.

[@ИванИванов-ш1ш1й]

@@gulia_turbo хм.... интересно в какой части России их много в тайге?) что та в питере ни одного такого ен знаю. лет десять назад в мАскве запускали сеть таких магазинов чуть больше месяца продержались.

[@PopovIgorEKB]

Вкусвилл в Москве. В Екатеринбурге Жизньмарт работает несколько лет и всё в порядке. В любой Пятерочке кассы самообслуживания и как-то работают, не разорились.

[@bernib8353]

Are there any stores with self-service checkouts in St. Petersburg? Maybe you don’t go to stores and that’s why you haven’t seen that they are everywhere. This store works exactly the same way. I took the product. Scanned. Paid. The concept is the same.

[@mdkopiluddin2811]

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[@SchitzoNewsNetwork-wu7zd]

This would never work if blacks lived anywhere near. Or arabs.

[@TravellingwithRussell]

I think race has nothing to do with shopping habits.

[@Sergey_Bezhentsev]

@@TravellingwithRussell It does...

[@K2teknik.]

Maybe it have more to do with social status in society, and in some society's colored people range lowest for whatever reason, and if you live there you may think it is due to skin color but in reality is has more to do with position in society? It is interesting in Russia, some places people that ten years ago were the poorest is now gradually raising in income, more fancy clothing, new cars, private individual education for their many children, times are changing.

[@IngenuousSoprano]

​@@Sergey_Bezhentsevif that were the case, then there would be too many exceptions to explain away. I think it has more to do with culture and belief systems. If one believes that they could or should or even have a right to take what belongs to someone else, then of course they'll be more likely to. If they do not, then they'll be far less likely to. Now, what those theft-facilitating beliefs are and who taught them to the people are two different questions that and may have some very different answers depending on the individuals. In my small, American city, I actually have a disproportionately high number of Latino and black neighbors and this area is exceptionally quiet and much safer than my parents' neighborhood in the next city over. So, I agree with Russell.

[@Sergey_Bezhentsev]

@@IngenuousSoprano You can argue a lot and a long time on this subject, but statistics are a very stubborn thing.....

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I like One Price and Cofix ☕🥐❤️🇷🇺🫂

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@Nizam47 This store does have coffee, but the bigger emphasis is on the food and readymade meals.

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@КтобыЧтоНеговорил Да, по всему Уралу есть магазины этой марки. Даже в родном районе моей жены, в Уфе.