Residents of Greenland about Russia and Russians
We have already interviewed Turks, Dutch, citizens of Spain, India, Italy, Vietnam and Denmark. This time, My Planet asked the residents of Greenland to name three associations that come to mind when it comes to Russia and Russians. Apparently, due to the fact that in the capital (the city of Nuuk) at the time of the interview it was -16 ° C, 80% of the respondents shouted “vodka” first of all. But nevertheless, in addition to vodka, there were still a lot of other interesting and unexpected statements. Read the answers in the photo captions.
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1. - Beauty. Vodka. Black bread. In the cinema, all Russians eat vodka with black bread. (Angayo Huyana, comedian, 28)
2. - Olympic Games. Maria Sharapova. Trans-Siberian Railway: train, outside the window is incredibly beautiful. Various adventures along the way. Many of my friends have already traveled on it, but for now I'm only dreaming. (Anguterak Hendriksen, hotel worker, 34)
3. - Animals. Forest. Wild nature. I like to watch a program about animals, and they often talk about Russia. And I really like the matryoshka! Looks like a pregnant aunt. (Ashiina, goes to kindergarten, 5 years old)
4. - Relatives. Tourists. Freezing. They say that the ancestors of the Greenlanders came from Siberia, which means that the Russians are my relatives… (Nils Olsen, taxi driver, 54)
5. - Beautiful nature. Eagles. Cyrillic. When I watched a program about animals, I especially remember the eagles in Russia. — What about the Cyrillic alphabet? Can you read something in Russian? - Show me, I'll try. No! I don't understand a word! Looks very intimidating!!! (Aninoak Carlsen, editor at Nuuk TV, 27)
6. - Dress. Vodka. And a handkerchief so painted, just like yours. When I hear "Russia", I always think of a beautiful dress. (Arnatsak Amossen, Sales Assistant, 22)
7. - Roads. Video. Women. I love watching videos of Russian motorists! Did you see what they are doing? (Ole Möller, photographer, 41)
8. - Churches. Such things are golden instead of a roof, I don’t know what they are called. I saw them on postcards. Snow. And best friend. My best friend is from Russia, and I can say that for me Russia is friendship. Russians know how to be friends for real. (Wyana Fleischer, actor and producer, 29)
9. - Vodka. Communism. Siberia. By the way, we have two Russians here to work. Do you want me to introduce you? True, they are very serious and do not drink. (Martin Lunge, graphic designer, 39)
10. - War. Snowstorm. Vodka. How can I pose for you? Can you curl up? (Rose Helena Alice Hansin Olsen, acting teacher, 51)
11. - Vodka. Ushanka. Borsch. I saw on TV how they cook it. (Ivik Kleist, electrician, 33 years old)
12. - Grandmother. Vodka. Cold. - Grandmother? - Yes! I love these dolls so much! - But this is not a grandmother, this is a nesting doll. — Oh, really? (In Russian) Cheers! (Kathrin Olsen, teacher of Danish literature and art, 25 years old)
13. - Hat with earflaps. Many of us wear them. Yuri Gagarin. Faberge. I remember watching one of the James Bond films, and there was a Faberge egg, it struck me then. (Peter Hendriksen, technician at the Cultural Center, age 37)
14. - Volleyball. I really like Natalya Obmochaeva. Historical Museum. Third World War. — What do you know about the historical museum? - I do not know anything. I know that it is historical and very interesting! My wife and I have long dreamed of getting into it. (Otto Thomas, student, electrician, system administrator, theologian, 30)
15. - A huge country. Oil. Arctic winter games. Only countries of the circumpolar region participate in them. Next year they will be held here in Nuuk, and in 2018 in Russia. (Erik Amondsen, student, 26)
16. - Hardcore. Vodka. Stalin. Why hardcore? - And you type in the search engine "Russian" and "video", you will immediately understand why hardcore. (Ingvar Bertelsen, store clerk, 22)
Keywords: Greenland | Foreigners