"Vodka and cold": the Irish about Russia and Russians
We continue to ask people in different countries of the world what they think about us and our country. It was interesting to ask Dublin residents about Russia. On the one hand, Russia is far away, and several people replied that they have no associations related to our country, and they do not think about it. On the other hand, those who thought about the question often answered that Russia has a great influence (no matter negative or positive) on the lives of people in the world and, in particular, on the lives of the Irish.
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I noticed that Russian students are distinguished by politeness. Three of my associations with Russia: cold weather, communism and hats with earflaps. (Eve, 23 years old, administrator)
I want to go and see St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad. There are books by Chekhov and Tolstoy in my electronic library. Russian writers amaze with the epicness of their works, the scope. I am happy to follow the performances of your athletes, I admire the gymnasts. Sometimes I listen to Tchaikovsky and watch Russian ballet. (Tom, English teacher)
Vodka and cold are traditional associations. Classical Russian literature: Tolstoy, Dostoevsky. They built communism, but it didn't work. (George, 25 years old, salesman)
Russia sold Alaska to America. Russian people love black bread. The Russians were the first to launch a satellite and a rocket into space. (Kells, 38, music producer)
Students from Russia have stayed at our house several times, and we noticed that Russian students are not lazy, study a lot, want to travel a lot and learn about the culture of different countries. We are watching the Russian ballet, and we are following the Russian space program with interest. We can hardly imagine the huge size of the country. (Spouses Sheila, a housewife, and Brandon, a taxi driver)
I lived and worked in Russia. I do not part with her in my thoughts, I wear a badge with the coat of arms of Russia on the lapel of my jacket. He explains the Russian soul: one eagle's head looks forward to the west, the other looks back to the east, and the body unites this knowledge. Russian Russian history, Russian music, and Russian songs are my favorite. Even when the song is cheerful and dynamic, there is a bit of melancholy in it, huge Russian expanses and distances are felt. Russians are distinguished by straightforward thinking and emotionality. (Cory, 41, teacher)
Russian vodka Russian songs and dances. "Kalinka is a raspberry, my raspberry..." (almost dances and leads the melody correctly). I am sure that there are very beautiful girls in Russia. I've heard about Lenin and Stalin. (Finn, 22, Irish tour salesman)
Matryoshka. Cossacks, especially Cossack hats. Dance "Kalinka-malinka". The Moscow metro is very beautiful. (Dermot, Director of Training)
Photos of St. Basil's Cathedral on Moscow's Red Square are surprising. Russian tourists like to buy a tour to the Irish Whiskey Museum with tasting. And Russian tourists also speak positively about Guinness beer. (Ken, 23, employee of the Tourist information Center)
I have been to Moscow and Kazan. I remember Russia with Tarkovsky's film Solaris, the tradition of drinking tea with lemon and reading Tolstoy's book War and Peace. (Brian, 40 years old, teacher)
Russian Russian chocolate is considered a good product, and I love Russian chocolate. I know about Russian vodka and that it's cold in Russia. (Isabel, 41, administrator)
Russian classical music (I like to listen to it). Kremlin. Vodka — I've heard that in Russia it is made from potatoes, but I can't imagine it. (Sam, 33 years old, teacher)
Russian russians later told me that in Russia it is not customary to smile at a stranger; I noticed that students are proud of being Russian). Moscow Metro (three times more people go underground every day than live in Dublin). Tarkovsky's "Stalker". (Joana, 36, Customer Service manager)
I've heard about the cold in Russia and about the beauty of Russian women. I know that Russia is a well—known leader in space programs. And I am grateful to Russia for the crazy Siberian huskies, of which I have two and which I love very much. (Suzanne, 40 years old)