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Not really a story of a comeback but growing up in communist Russia the battles were all about surviving the day to day basics: getting food/clothes, taking car
by tinbad 9y ago
Not really a story of a comeback but growing up in communist Russia the battles were all about surviving the day to day basics: getting food/clothes, taking care of family members, but most importantly not having any chance to do anything creative or work on something and knowing that there will be some sort of return.
Experiencing this early on in life definitely made me a lot more appreciative of all the opportunity one has growing up in a country like the US. Opportunity to be able to do whatever you want, learn whatever you like, live however you want...
- serg_chernata 9y agoSame here, though I grew up in post-soviet Ukraine. Looking back, I think it was rather fortunate that I had a chance to grow into my early teens in Ukraine before moving to the US. Got a really good understanding of how different life can be.
- lanius 9y agoThat really puts things into perspective. I was shocked when my Russian coworker just casually mentioned growing up without running hot water.
- rblion 9y agothanks for sharing. I'm first generation American, family grew up in India. I try to be grateful for everything I have right now, sometimes I forget. thanks for the perspective.
- taway_1212 9y agoSimilar story here, grew up in communist Poland, where you would get (at best) a blank stare if you told someone you wanted to "follow your dreams"... Makes me grateful for how much different Poland is now.