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They greet each other with what took a shower, honestly and comprehensively respond to the question "How are you?", Do not smile and strangers can immediately become friends with someone you just met.

Very nice about Russian habits that seem strange to Americans.

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1. Dress up before going to the store.

Russian, especially Russian city, love to dress up. For example, a nice dress and heels - the perfect outfit for a casual walk.



2. Crouch for a moment before the trip.

When the bags have been collected, many Russian usually pause to sit quietly a minute before the trip.



3. To speak really long and complex toast.

Only the lazy Russian will tell a simple toast to "the health" or something like that. Really. Be prepared to hear jokes and a lot of text in them.



4. tell jokes as often as possible.

They can tell a story in the middle of saying, "Oh! It reminded me of one adekdot ... "and then tell him, even if he is not the topic.



5. congratulate each other after a shower or sauna.

They say, "Enjoy Your Bath!". (Short for "congratulations with a light steam»)



6. Answer honestly and deployed to the question "How are you?».

how are you? In Russian it assumed the real answer, and not just, "Well, thank you!".



7. Do not smile at strangers.

Russian people do not smile, which just happened to meet his eyes. Smiles must be sincere, with just friends.



8. Celebrate the New Year in a big way, than Christmas.

Christmas tree - the New Year. Gifts for the New Year. Forget Christmas. New Year - this winter holiday!



9. Constantly review the old Soviet cartoons.

"Well, wait!" (Russian version of Tom and Jerry), "The Bremen Town Musicians» (The Musicians From Bremen) and "The Snow Queen» (The Snow Queen) - my favorite.



10. Calling all women "girl» («girl»).

If you want to call the waitress, you shout "Girl!", If you want to refer to the 50-year-old woman, you might call it "Girl." If you want to invite a girl, you can also use the "girl." Any woman to a state old grandmother - the girl.



11. To sit down at the table for dinner and sit for hours.

When Russian company gets together for dinner, they sit down at the table, dinner and talk. Then they just talk more.



12. Never throw bags.

Seriously, Russian never, never throw bags. In the case of "because you never know when you will need one more."

13. To prepare more food than you need, when friends come.

And most of it will contain tons of mayonnaise.



14. Living with parents.

Very often it happens that the whole Russian family - parents, children, grandparents, live in the same apartment.



15. Meet the stranger and instantly become friends.

And invited him to tea after a 10-minute conversation.



16. And never walk away without a gift.

It may be a dessert or wine to dinner, or chocolate, or colors (with the proviso that they are not an even number). In fact, no matter what, the main thing - something to bring.

via mumuka, source: www.buzzfeed.com/azazello/16-things...ld-find-we-cqjf



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