The last time when I’ve been in Milan, I noticed that more graffiti appeared on the walls and thus, the city seemed dirtier and more unsatisfactory. I asked one taxi driver what was wrong. He, like all taxi drivers knew the answers to all the questions and thus, has willingly told me that it …
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It is often said that life is unfair, because someone is working hard all his life to earn money, and someone is born a millionaire.
This is unfair, I must agree.
But this is fair if we talk about the fathers of the heirs. They are the people who earned their …
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It turns out that people have already come up with a special term: RCS (reverse cultural shock). This is the feeling when you return from somewhere to your homeland and just fall out of the sediment with unaccustomed, or rather, from the “habit”.
Recently, I experienced this kind of RCS …
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When I have been to Italy last time, I talked with a Russian emigrant.
Her name is Irina. She moved to Italy from Moscow about 10 years ago. She married an Italian, but then divorced. She lives with her son. And she has excellent friendly relations with the ex-husband.
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In Europe, two friends can go together, one wearing flip-flops, the other – wearing boots. And it’s not just that the climate here is mild, but that there is a common mild atmosphere of tolerance for others. Nobody cares what you are wearing: a tuxedo or rags. Nobody will condemn you, discuss or make comments. This is …
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I want to praise McDonald’s.
No, hold your horses, supporters of healthy food! Do not throw in your eco-friendly tomatoes!
I am also against harmful fast food.
It’s not about that.
I’m about the managing the business. What kind of …
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I noticed an interesting detail: in Italy, sitting at a table of a restaurant or a cafe, we, as usual, took our phones and started communicating with virtual friends, but not with each other. We are already like zombies, obsessed with the Internet and smartphones. And when I casually looked around I have suddenly found …
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Recently I was given an opportunity to ride an Italian train.
To begin with, I bought tickets on the Internet. Well, this is not surprising for us, Kazakhs. Our KR (Kazakh railway) has been selling them through its website for a long time.
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Once a friend asked me to recommend him a reliable construction team. As I a kind person, I advised my masters checked by several repairs. A couple of months later, when I met my friend, for half an hour he complained to me about my protégé, about his irresponsibility, disorganization, unprofessionalism, etc. I listened to him and …
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In the beginning you are young and ambitious, you want to stand out from the crowd. You think you are trendy. You go the bazars of big cities in order to buy clothes which are absent in your village or town. You are proudly wearing sport costumes of “Abibas” or “Naike”, sweater “Guchi”, talking with …
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