The main downside I noticed was meals based on meat and potatoes, not many vegetables. The main downsides I noticed were the fact that it would have been compl

The main downside I noticed was meals based on meat and potatoes, not many vegetables. The main downsides I noticed were the fact that it would have been completely unthinkable to walk the streets during a major public event and, say, hand out fliers openly criticizing Batka's leadership.† Which probably explained why no one was doing so, at this certain major public event I attended. That and of course the near-total suppression of LGBT culture. The food offerings as such are quite good and reasonably diverse, if one knows where to look (there's a pretty decent nightlife district downtown, for example). And the people are quite friendly and grounded (somehow more approachable than in many Western cities I've been to). But still - it's a very different country in certain ways. † As the President is affectionately referred to by.