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As in illustration, I'll relay you an actual story that I read from one Russian blogger (who witnessed it himself and I trust him that he did): The scene is a
by smsm42 4y ago
As in illustration, I'll relay you an actual story that I read from one Russian blogger (who witnessed it himself and I trust him that he did):
The scene is a couchette car in an overnight train between two Russian cities (a very popular mode of transport in Russia). It's late at night, so most people are preparing to sleep or sleeping already, so it is pretty quiet. Except for the two slightly drunk guys in one end of the train, who are engaged in a lively conversation. After a while one woman next to them loses her patience and shouts "you two over there, would you shut up finally? People are trying to sleep here!". To which one of the guys answers, not missing a beat, with innocent indignation in his voice: "And why did you think it's us?!"
That's how this culture works.
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- beebeepka 4y agoThat's nothing. I once read an actual story on a US aggregator site. The scene is a guy whose knowledge of anything outside his country is lacking. A relatively common occurrence around where he's from. After being bombarded with all kinds of propaganda for decades he'd easily believe almost anything on the topic. Especially after several months of extreme 24/7 antagonism due to a horrible war. That's how culture works. Supposedly
- mdp2021 4y agoPoint contextually not clear. "Be careful of sources?" That would be as generic as Cato's "Oh, and should I remind you that we should destroy Carthage".
- smsm42 4y agoI assume you mean me. But which country do you mean? I lived in several. I grew up in a culture I am describing. I still maintain contact with many people living there. I base my conclusions on my experiences and data I gathered for decades. You base your conclusions on ignorance and stereotypes - you have no other choice since you don't know me. But you try to mock me - unsuccessfully, of course, because you don't know anything - maybe you should spend a bit of time on gathering your own information instead.
- cpursley 4y agoOh yes, one random thing I read on the internet one time - that's absolutely how it works! As somebody who's spent time on trains there, Russians were nothing but gracious and hospitable.
- justsomehnguy 4y ago> and I trust him that he did Trust him more. This anecdote is as old as couchette cars.
- smsm42 4y agoIt probably happened many times in the past too. This culture is not new.
- justsomehnguy 4y agoYour assumption what this behaviour is exclusive for Russians is naive at best, but your relying on the anecdote (of a person you never ever met!) is borderline stupid. Also take a dive into Reddit most popular subreddits[0] - you will find such behaviour en masse and I will wait here for your explanation how Soviets could instill this culture into Americans. [0] https://old.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/ https://old.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/ https://old.reddit.com/r/entitledparents/ https://old.reddit.com/r/entitledparents/ https://old.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/ https://old.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/ Those three would have more than enough examples of an entitled behaviour.