Just got a new job at a university in Russia. St. Petersburg to be exact
I move soon. I've never been to Russia and have no idea what to expect. Advice?
piss on portrait of putin
people will love you for it
I've actually been to st. petersburg. It was a nice place to visit but i'd never want to live there
>>58064606
spili mushku
>>58064606
do you speak russian?
>>58064606
Brebare to gulag gabidalizd zgum :DD
>>58064684
I do not. I assume people there speak good enough english that I won't need to learn russian
>>58064606
rip
>>58064763
i wouldn't bet on that if i were you, unless you gonna only interact with your collegues
>>58064763
>Russians speak good enough English
WEW LAD
>>58064763
that's very arrogant of you
>>58064763
u gon get fukd m8. Pretty much noone knows English here
>>58064763
>I assume people there speak good enough english that I won't need to learn russian
>>58064763
>I assume people there speak good enough english that I won't need to learn russian
Ahahaha
Reality is way more different
Learn some russian or you gonna be fucked
>>58064606
Prepare yourself for terrible weather.
>>58064763
>I assume people there speak good enough english that I won't need to learn russian
Americans.
>>58064791
>>58064792
>>58064797
>>58064807
>>58064813
>>58064836
That shit looks hard and i've never had exposure to it. I'm sure the russians there have been learning english since they were young, so really no need to learn another language
>>58064913
trust me, I am russian and I can tell you that most russian don't speak english
>>58064913
>I'm sure the russians there have been learning english since they were young
Why? What makes you so sure? Have you never played an online game?
>>58064913
Bro, only few students know english enough to speak it properly. And if you're to survive there - learn some fucking russian.
>>58064936
You'll be proven wrong
>>58064992
I play Dota and yeah, they mostly yell in russian or serbian or whatever but they are capable of speaking english
>>58065024
I would be very suprized.
My experience with talking with russians, beeing in russia and playing dota in russia thought me that russians cant speak english
>>58064763
>assume people there speak good enough english
ЛOЛ, good luck ameribro
>>58064913
Not really, but the people saying you can't live in Russia without speaking Russian are wrong - so long as you don't need it for your job obviously (for example you are an English teacher). It is however useful to make some bilingual friends and learn a little bit of the language, or set out a programme for learning whilst you are in the country. Otherwise your main problems will come in the first month or so when you need to set up anything like a mobile phone or the Internet, or if you have a medical emergency or something.
>>58064606
Fuck off, we're full.
all russians speak english since you won the cold war mate. ignore these shitposters - just trying to troll you.
russian culture is literally wannabe-america these days: english marketing, jeans, rock n roll and burgers etc.
>>58065063
>people saying you can't live in Russia without speaking Russian are wrong
This, basically, is lie.
>>58065048
>posts a pic of stalin: a georgian who never mastered proper russian and still became the most powerful man in russia
oh the irony
>>58065137
I'm managing fine thanks.
>>58065149
>never mastered proper russian
>spoke good russian, but with heavy georgian accent = never mastered
r u 4 realz?
How is it arrogant to assume that I don't need to learn russian to survive there? English is spoken worldwide as a second language by almost every country on the planet. People here saying that russians don't know english has to be a lie, I know they speak english even if they pretend not to
>>58065256
Here's your (You)
>>58065256
You can "survive" without learning Russian.
But without knowing that language, your only social interaction is gonna be with your collegues from university
>>58065256
Nice bait, fuck off.
>>58065256
in most countries what you're saying is true, but not russia. they've still got a lot of that "superpower" swag left over from the soviet days. they don't give a fuck about western culture. they got their own shit
I have friends that have gone to teach english in Russia and they can barely speak English let alone Russian. They seem to get on alright
>>58065256
Our adults don't know english cuz they were learning german in the school. Our students don't know english cuz "ahahah why do i need engrish i'm not going to be with pindosy hah". Our youth don't know english cuz to play dota you don't need to know it
TL;DR
Can you survive? Yes.
Can you thrive? No.
If you get the chance you should learn the language, it will significantly improve your quality of life here.
>>58065330
Are you retarded? Only English ex-colonies speak English. If you live in another country and not a tourist you have to learn foreign language. Jezys, burgers are so dumb and arrogant.
POCCИЯ
O
C
C
И
Я
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAvtSANtlao
>>58065377
do average russian students know the word "pindosy?" i thought only vatniks in the 1990's called us that
>>58065449
it's like a irl meme
>>58065422
nigger pls. nobody denies that english is the lingua franca in 2016. it's spoken all over the world. that's not "american arrogance" it's a fact. most of the credit goes to the british empire anyway, so how is it american arrogance to state a fact?
>>58065330
>they don't give a fuck about western culture
Lol, don't think that's true desu senpai. Most of their politics seems revolves around being butthurt at "The West".
>>58065449
That is basically the only word they call americans. Not all of them, but average student now is vatnik tbqh. Also this >>58065507
t. student
>>58065494
>lingua franca in 2016
Only rich and very educated people who travel a lot speak English here.
It's American arrogance because Brits don't make staements like you, niggas. Because Brits travel around Europe and know that almost nobody speak English there.
How are gays treated in Russia? Is it acceptable to hold hands or kiss in public?
>>58065494
The fact is if you gp to random shop in Moscow and you don't understand rudsian you will be fucked.
>>58065377
you are totally wrong. everyone here can speak at least some basic english
>>58065590
Are you gay? Eewwwww
>>58065566
i don't know any brits who vacation in moscow every summer. stop posting
>>58065599
no, if i go to a random shop in novosibirsk i'll be fucked. if i go to a random shop in moscow i'll be just fine because the signs are all bilingual. do you faggots realize there's something called "google?" we know what your dumb country is doing. the iron curtain is down, you have no more secrets
>>58064913
You could probably survive with just english, but it would be very hard. Not many people speak english and those that do suck at it. You absolutely must learn the cyrillic alphabet though, many words are the same or very similar and you will be able to recognize those at least. For instance pecтopaн turns into restoran and you can figure out what that means.
>>58065676
Google translate won't be very useful unless you know how to type in Cyrillic.
>>58065590
yes. no one cares if you are gay
>>58065606
хaхa лaндaн из зe кэпитaл oф гpeйт бpитaн хaхaхaх
That's all they're capable of.
>>58065590
They're not liked here. But if you dont behave like a Blue Oyster Club visitor you'll be just fine
>>58065676
>the signs are all bilingual
>>58064606
Full of junkies, churkas and hipsters, but very safe
t. SPB anon
>>58065752
>safe
Biryulyovo is safer than any Piter's district.
>>58065629
Brits go to Spain and France, shitskin idiot.
What is Moscow like?
>>58065776
kek, you can go out in the night and the possibility that you'll be attacked is very low
>>58065850
70% of the population are shitskins
>>58065724
>great britain
>britain
>england
>uk
i cant even tell them apart
>>58065879
>the state duma passed a law requiring all signs in moscow to be bilingua
proofs?
>>58065879
>Brighton Beach Av., Brooklyn, NY
>>58064606
fuck off americunt. we are full
>>58065748
ready to stop lying?
http://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/25/world/moscow-journal-the-latest-signs-of-change-russify-that-name.html
>>58065994
I am a moscovite, mate. Literally just been in a cafe for lunch, the menu is in russian. Street names are in russian, The only billingual signs are around red square. Also on subway maps you gonna get small labels like Tverskaya for station names.
>>58064763
You can survive but your life will suck without speakin rusky
>>58064606
Im truly sorry for americans if this is the type of peoples who represent their country on a daily basis in foreign countries.
Fuck, the prime way of integration to anywhere is to speak the fuckinglocal language. I lived in beijing and just like the locals i LOATHED those who lived here and refused to speak mandarin. Not to say you'll ostracize a good part of the local population and restrain your activities. Learn the fucking language, don't be an utter dick.
>>58064606
Oh you are back again huh? How many countries have you visited and worked till now??
>>58064763
no need to even check the flag
>>58065748
It's true in St Petersburg though
>>58065377
But I see a lot of Russian posters here so there must be some English proficiency ,at least in the higher learning Uni circle that he'll be hanging out with.
>>58064913
Don't be an arrogant American or you will have an especially hard time there,even more so than in West Europe. Learn at least some basic phrases, carry a Cyrillic-latin equiv so you can at least make out street names and whatnot.
Also,are you White?
>>58064606
It's gonna be pretty hard for you.
Another american in Russia.
>>58064763
include me in the screenshot please /r/4chan
>>58064763
Why did you take a job in a country where you can't speak the native language
