№3: Stereotypes about Russians (intermediate Russian)

My courses - https://app.gumroad.com/rws Become my PATRON and get the TRANSCRIPT - https://www.patreon.com/russianwithsasha You can support my project here  - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/russianwsasha  transcription of the episode - http://bit.ly/2m8rybj 1. русские - люди недружелюбные,  (Russians are unfriendly), грубые (blunt) и раздражительные (grumpy) - That holds true for many Russians... 2. Do you need a lot of money to date a russian girl? -  Just buy flowers in uneven numbers and pay the bill in a cafe! and you should say "девушка" to any woman of any age in Russia. 3. Russians drink a lot of alcohol. - true, but more beer and less wodka. Тосты с России (toasts in Russia) "за тебя", "за нас", "за встречу", "за именинника", "твое здоровье" (на здоровье) "for you", "for us", "for the meeting", "for the birthday", "for your health". 4. Russians are very superstisious. -  Yes, that's true. -У нас нельзя свистеть в доме  don't whistle in a house in Russia -нужно посидеть перед длинным путешествием   sit before a long journey -посмотреть в зеркало если вернулся домой, потому что что-то забыл look at the mirror when you returned home because you forgot smth -а если разбил чашку - то это к лучшему. break a glass - it's a good sign. 5. There are about 20 percent of bad roads in Russia... 6. Russians smoke a lot - true. But it's forbidden to smoke in public places in Russia! 7. We always drink tea, on any ocasion and we can drink 5 or 10 cups in a row. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/russianwithsasha/message