Russian people

What are the Russian people like?

Russia and its people have many positive and negative stereotypes connected with it.  This was written by a friend of mine, a Polish girl who is also Russian and Ukrainian.

Russian people in conversation

When a Russian person speaks with somebody or sits down near them, the distance between them and another people are usually shorter than in other countries.

If you meet a Russian person in the street and ask him about his life you will have to listen all about it. He will tell you all about his problems, illnesses, not only his but his relatives’.

The most favourite topic of conversation is politics. All Russians have their own views on political situation in their countries and want to share them with others.

However, they can criticise their country, their politics and life in them, but the nest day they can tell you that Russia is the best country in the world.

People of Russia

2. Russian person.

First of all Russians are romantic. He believes that there is success and happiness ahead of him, but he often does nothing to achieve them.

A typical Russian person is melancholic. He has a hope for the best, but prepares for the worst.

Russian people have a sensible perception of life. They need close relations and they are emotionally dependent on their environment.

Russians are also very dependent on the social opinion. That is why their behavior in public places differs from their behavior with friends and relatives.

3. National character of Russian people – positive traits:

- creative – they like to think in a non-standard way;
- generous;

- hospitable – they like to receive guests and to treat them;

- patient;

- frank – they can tell all their secrets and their life to an unknown person.

- very intelligent – the founder of Google is from Russia, the world chess champs are from Russia.

4. Negative traits of a Russian character:

I do not think these are true but here they are all true.

- lazy – they do not like to work.

- drink hard.

- curious. Russian people are very interested in details of other people’s life and to discuss them.

- like to complain to their life, government and their salary (this is true of Russian and Slavic countries in general).

- unpredictable. You never know what to expect from them.

- do not like to follow rules and like to break them when it is possible.

- unpunctual and always hope for “perhaps”.

Let me know what you think about Russian people.

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