Hello, my friends! I think, if you would like to go to a foreing country for a long time
(to study or to work), you should learn more about this country:
about people who live there, about their traditions. And today, in this video, I offer you to take the test,
that consists of 10 allegations, that help you to understand whether you know Russian people and their traditions well.
So, I will read the allegations, and you note which of them is true / false, and then I will tell you the correct answers.
So, the first allegations: Russians celebrate New Year 10 days:
for example, from the 31 of December to the 9 of January, and they don't work these days.
the second allegations: Russian people decorate a birch tree on the New Year.
the third allegations: when Russian people see each other, they kiss each other three times on the cheeks.
the fourth allegations: if you go to Russians' home,
Russians will give you a glass of vodka, which you have to drink.
the fifth allegations: Russians offer their guest not only tea and biscuits,
but also to have lunch or dinner together.
the sixth allegations: Russian people put up their guests-relatives in the hotel and pay the room for the guests.
the seventh allegations: if Russians sneeze, they ask to wish them health.
the eighth allegations: most of all Russians drink vodka every Friday evening after work.
the ninth allegations: Russian people eat a lot of mayonnaise, fried potatoes and herring.
the tenth allegations: if Russians go to see someone (drive or on foot (if it's close).
It doesn't matter), they will definitely bring a gift – a small or big one.
And now you will have the answers:
The first allegations: Russians celebrate New Year 10 days.
That's true! Russian people are lucky.
For example, in the coming year (2019) Russian people will celebrate New Year
from December 30, 2018 to January 8, 2019!
Belarusians celebrate New Year only 2 days: January 1 and 2.
But non-governmental organizations very often have a day off on the 31 of December.
The second allegations: Russian people decorate a birch tree on the New Year.
Of course they don't. Russian people decorate a Christmas tree, like all people in the world.
The third allegations: when Russian people see each other, they kiss each other 3 times on the cheeks.
That's not true, either. This is an obsolete tradition. Maximum: when people, who are close, say "goodbye" to each other,
they can kiss each other on the cheeks one time. I mean, relatives or close friends.
In everyday life women just greet each other, men shake hands.
In the business communities are accepted a handshake between men and women. I mean, a handshake regardless of sex.
The fourth allegations: if you go to Russians' home, Russians will give you a glass of vodka, which you have to drink.
That's not true, either. If you visit a Russian person, it's not necessary, that he / she offers you to drink alcohol.
Rather, he / she offers you a cap of coffee or tea.
But Russians can make you drink alcohol at weddings or birthday parties.
The fifth allegations: Russians offer their guest not only tea and biscuits,
but also to have lunch or dinner together.
That's true. Russian people are very hospitable.
The sixth allegations: Russian people put up their guests-relatives in the hotel and pay the room for the guests.
That's not true. Russian people settle guests at their private home and often offer them their own bed,
while owners sleep on the uncomfortable sofa or on the mattress on the floor.
The seventh allegations: if Russians sneeze, they ask to wish them health.
That's not true. If a Russian person sneezes, those around him themselves wish him good health.
For example, someone has sneezed, and I would tell him: "Be healthy!" – different options
that depends on the sex and on the age and whether I know the person:
I will say to a man "be healthy!", to woman -" be healthy! ". If this is an old man
or an unfamiliar persone - "be healthy!" The child is often told to "growing more!"
The eighth allegations: most of all Russians drink vodka every Friday evening after work.
Of course they don't, although Russians call Friday the Driver's day. Why?
Because a driver drives a car every day, and only on weekends he can "relax" (drink alcohol),
but it doesn't mean, that you will see all Russian men drunk on Friday evening.
Of course, sometimes on Friday evening you can see drunk men in a public transport, but these are not all people!
The ninth allegations: Russian people eat a lot of mayonnaise, fried potatoes and herring.
That's not true. Now people eat what they want. And many people follow the rules of healthy eating.
The tenth allegations: if Russians go to see someone,
they will definitely bring a gift – a small or big one.
That's true. For example, when I go to visit my friend, who lives not far from me,
by the way, I always bring her chocolate or fruits.
This is especially true, if you visit a friend who has a child. Children are very often given sweets.
I hope you enjoy this video and have got a lot of useful information.
If so, give me a like! And I wish you to have a pleasant communication and to be in a great mood!
Thanks for watching my videos! Bye!
The seventh allegations: if Russians sneeze… It was a shot.
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