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Alternate hypothesis: a high concentration of Americans, who are fascinated with anything to do with themselves. That's what I found interesting about it.
by bcbrown 14y ago
Alternate hypothesis: a high concentration of Americans, who are fascinated with anything to do with themselves. That's what I found interesting about it.
- RobotCaleb 14y agoIndeed. I found myself eager to get a copy and see how I really behaved. I suspect I'd learn rather a lot about Russian culture by seeing how we stand out via the descriptions in the book.
- fusiongyro 14y agoI would love to read the inverse of this book: explaining Russian minutia to Americans like myself. But I agree, if this exists in English translation it might be worth reading for this purpose just by contrast.
- chrisduesing 14y agoI started looking for the same thing myself, so far I have only found an unavailable Russian language version on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Amerika-Zhivut-zhe-liudi/dp/5699558330/ http://www.amazon.com/Amerika-Zhivut-zhe-liudi/dp/5699558330... Would absolutely love an English translation if anyone finds one.
- eclipticplane 14y agoOr educated, curious Americans that are merely curious how others portray us. Even with the short article, I'd never even second guessed interviewing a babysitter would be even remotely strange to other cultures. To be fair, I no longer do so -- my friends' kids are finally old enough to watch mine. Hey, I pay decently -- and it gives my friends a night kids-free, too. Win-win-win!