Random Facts about Russia:
1) Women, they all dress WAY nice, no matter what. I am amazed by how well they walk around in High Heels in this snow and how they stay warm in just their tights and a knee length coats.
2) A Bus fare costs 10 Rubles (about 30 cents).
1) Women, they all dress WAY nice, no matter what. I am amazed by how well they walk around in High Heels in this snow and how they stay warm in just their tights and a knee length coats.
2) A Bus fare costs 10 Rubles (about 30 cents).
3) A loaf of bread costs 20 cents! :D side note: Their bread is AMAZING!
4) You know how Americans imagine Olga as a huge scary woman with a mole? Yeah, like every other woman here is named Olga lol and they sure as heck are some of the most beautiful women I've ever seen.
5) There were three whole isles dedicated to Alcoholic beverages at the grocery store I went to this morning haha :)
6) They believe that rubbing vodka on your feet and putting on wool socks cures the common cold.
7) If a woman sits on the ground it's believed that she will become barren because her ovaries will freeze. hehehe
8) Everyone here LOVES cats, and they even have many-a-Kitten Club that most people in Voronezh are members of!
9) How you say grandmother in Russian is Babushka. How you say great great great Grandmother in Russian is Ba Ba Ba Babushka :)
10) Kiev, Ukraine used to be Russia's Capital.
11) Cashiers don't like to deal with their smaller coins (like pennies) so they just roundup to the nearest ruble and give you that. :) I don't mind.
12) Your boogers Freeze! That's how I gauge how cold it is.
13) They drive CRAZY! People completely ignore sidewalks and just walk through the streets, cars drive into oncoming traffic on a more-than-my-heart-can-handle basis, Don't have a place to park? we've even found cars parked on the sidewalk, and two inch distance between you and the other vehicle is quite normal!
14) Oh and they have cigarette, and alcohol vending machines!
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