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How old were you when you left Russia for Canada?

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Originally posted by Magnetonium I am tired ... more to come later.

yea like you said about the pics of Sochia your promises are lies.

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid yea like you said about the pics of Sochia your promises are lies.

No, they are coming. I already scanned about 15 pictures. I'll put them all up when I scan the rest of the book. I have other things to do, you know! But promises are promises - they are coming!

I came to Canada when I was 13 years old, and right now I am 21.

Ok no offense or anything, but you left Russia in what, 1992? That was like a year after the USSR dissolved so what you remember of school etc in Russia was under the Communists (which might explain why it was more disciplined for a start!) Russian society has gone through drastic changes since you left (have you been back since you left?) and I very much doubt whether your problems with Canadian society will be anything compared to what Russian society is these days...

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Originally posted by Magnetonium No, they are coming. I already scanned about 15 pictures. I'll put them all up when I scan the rest of the book. I have other things to do, you know! But promises are promises - they are coming! I came to Canada when I was 13 years old, and right now I am 21.

school wise you're absolutely correct. Little changed from the soviet area, including alot of text books that remained the same. I only did the first 3 grades in the motherland but those 3 were as you said, interesting and intruiging. kids there wanted to go to school in the morning and learn and challenge themselves.

the grass is always greener on the other side.

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Originally posted by George Smiley Ok no offense or anything, but you left Russia in what, 1992? That was like a year after the USSR dissolved so what you remember of school etc in Russia was under the Communists (which might explain why it was more disciplined for a start!) Russian society has gone through drastic changes since you left (have you been back since you left?) and I very much doubt whether your problems with Canadian society will be anything compared to what Russian society is these days...

Actually, I left in May of 1997. And I got to see a lot of things between 1992 and 1997. For example, I visited neighbouring Abkhazia in 1995, and saw the effects of the war with Georgia there. The first Chechen war - a friend of mine who I looked up to at first was sent there and died the next week. The homeless people, the execution-style mafia/business killings - I've even seen those! I learned the Russian economic system years before I took my first economics class. I've experienced the most ridiculous inflation rate ever: in 1992, a loaf of bread was 10 roubles, 2 years later it was 2,000 roubles!!!!

Need I say more?

Once again, the difference between my time here in Canada and back in Russia, is that in Russia, even though it was more difficult, I had something to look up to, someone to rely on and who can understand me, someone to help me go forward ....

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Originally posted by Michael19 the grass is always greener on the other side.

That only applies to someone who haven't been on the other side. Its a very feeble and inaccurate line for my situation.

As I said, "on this side" people dont understand me at all. I guess it has a lot to do with taking things for granted ...

As promised, here are some more images - these ones are from my Sochi book that I scanned. The book is huge, and it was difficult to scan these. So if you notice irregularities, please dont complain (I had to join some pics together)



Tea plantations:



Central Park:

Matsesta Valley:

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Originally posted by Magnetonium Once again, the difference between my time here in Canada and back in Russia, is that in Russia, even though it was more difficult, I had something to look up to, someone to rely on and who can understand me, someone to help me go forward ....

what did you have to look up to? Who were these people you could rely on and would you help you go forward? Are they still there/able to help you still do this?



Have you tired joining clubs that are of interest you? Then you might find people you get on with.

Famous hotel in Dagomys (suburb):

I lived near this street:


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Some of the common flowers you'll see around the city:

Sochi harbour:

The most famous hotel in Sochi, "The Pearl" (I translated):



This highway connects Sochi to the rest of the country:


Lake Ritsa, just above Sochi (in mountains):

A bridge to Adler from Sochi

Does anybody know the name for the below flower? It is my favourite flower. Its smell is absolutely fantastic. It comes from a tree with soft, shiny dark green leaves that flowers in summer.

A beautiful view from Krasnaya Polyana, the town in the mountains for which Russia is planning to bid on the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

The "Good News";

It looks like a beautiful city.


The "Bad News"?

This picture was taken a month ago..........and THESE are the latest fashions in "Stuck in the 70's" Russia:

no that is just Russia for you. They don't have the money too afford new clothing.

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Originally posted by donnybrasco The "Good News"; It looks like a beautiful city. The "Bad News"? This picture was taken a month ago..........and THESE are the latest fashions in "Stuck in the 70's" Russia:

First of all, this book is from early 1990s. Secondly, the people in this picture are about 40-60 years old (as for the two little kids - you cant really see what they are wearing). You expect them to dress like the kids of today? I dont think so! That would actually look SCARY!

Just to let you know, older people, particularly above 30 years of age, tends to stick to their style that they grew up in. Secondly, even if you happen to see in any other pictures any strange style of clothing, dont forget that its Europe, and not North America. In Europe some people scoff at some of the ways people look.

Kinda reminds me last week at work I saw an old lady with a bunch of goth-style pearcings on lip and nose. Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

lmao

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