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Many young boys and girls where in the west that have changed their gender, many of those have taken their life later on in life becuse they regreted it. Just remember that most young ones are insecure about small stuff like shoes, cloths and body, so too push young adult that is basicaly insecure about everything in their life to change their gender is not good at all.. It should at least be something they had to wait a long time to do so they get more mature in their thinking box.
About your first point: you shouldn't feel bad about using "you" in English, because it _IS_ the polite form. There are a lot of influences, but just like Bbl and TbI are like the French _vous_ and _tu_, the _you_ is the _vous_ and the _tu_ used to be _du_ (like still in German). In Dutch, the polite form is still _U_, and how is that letter pronounced in English? Indeed: you. So despite people not realizing it, in English they actually ONLY have the polite form. To those who are going to argue that the polite form used to be "thou", I say it's wrong. _Thou_ is the _du_ I referred to, only in a more formal form, reserved for religious texts, official addresses and poetry. In Dutch that one still exists as well, as _gij_ which is the formal, religious version of _jij_ that in old times used to be more widely used in all uses of language and currently still exists in most Flemish dialects. (which is why the Dutch consider the Flemish to be so polite, while in Flanders the very same word is considered very informal and thus not polite at all)
THIS IS RUSSOPHOBIC PROPAGANDA. IM HALF RUSSIN HALF KOREAN Lived 20 yeras in Russia and 10 years in Korea. THIS GIRL IS RUSSIA HATING SHIT LIB. DONT BUY THIS BS Im 34 i have like 1 out of 20+ of my friends who drink vodka heavily or being drunk often (more than 2-3 times per YEAR. and i gurantee that russians drink vodka much less than koreans drink soju. just for comparison. "Russian men are not pretty" - its BS. They are not more ugly than German or Polish or Finnish . Literally no difference if you put side by side. Russian women are pretty - THATS BS AS WELL. You need to go throgh 10-20-30 cows before you find and good looking normal russian girl who isnt a cheap whore. its literally easier to find good wife in EU than in russia. Dumb cheap whore mentality is insane and huge problem Russian girls are party sluts thats it (unfortunatelly) and this trend is huge. Hoe-flation. 3) Rude -its absolute degenerate LIE. Russians are most welcome and friendly and a lot of foreigners recognise it. For example french are more rude than russians. i heard it from gazillion of eu tourists. Yes we fight but no more than any americans in hood-hill billy or brits in pubs. THIS GIRL IS TYPICAL LIBERL RUSSIA HATER. And i looked through other videos and its literally true. SHE IS LOOTING MONEY FROM BLACK RUSSOPHOBIC PROPAGANDA OF RUSSIAN NATION LITERALLY PIG.
Germans have a similar reputation actually. Known for being more direct and less sociable with strangers, in comparison to my outwardly friendly countries.
@@JCW86 you are mistaken, Germans are direct and brutally honest however they don't like it when you are brutally honest with them. It doesn't work both ways.
@@JCW86 It's actually the whole world outside of the Anglosphere. *Edit:* Okay, it's not the whole world. Some non-English exceptions: Thais, Pinoys, Brazilians.
that is good comfortable in cold weather. In India we all young folks wear them in winter, more and more older folks r wearing now as well, just cheap and reliable, u know third world problems.
Dated a Russian woman for a long time , many years ago . There was some culture shock , but I got used to it . She had a strong accent like you do . She knew I liked it , and used it to her advantage sometimes , she sounded like a sexy vampire to me lol .
the annual alcohol consumption per person is actually quite low in Russia English or German people, for example, drink MUCH more I guess in the 90s alcoholism was a big problem, cause life was so hard and that's how many people coped
It was a big problem in the 1970-s and 1980-s. People had free time and money, but not much to spend it to. Plus, at the time there was a huge influx of rural people, moving into the big cities, switching from farming (hard manual labor with no fixed hours) to relatively relaxed, fixed hours jobs. Again, more money, more free time, but the old hillbilly habits. Hence huge problem with alcoholism. The problem did propagated into the 1990s, but then people going poorer, having more things to spend money at and having to work harder, the problem started to die out by early 2000-s.
I don't know how in Russia, but here in Czechia, a lot of people made alcohol at home and this illegal alcohol is probably not included in statistics. 😀
Did you notice how this playground looks like it was made by local people with materials left over from other construction projects? It seems local artists found an outlet for the talent they have by building things that looks like swans or a snowman. And finally grumpy teenage graffiti artists arrived doing the usual stuff.
@@AgentNesty Reason this is so funny, is on any international group, "creepy Russian playgrounds" is a thing. We all think it's funny (especially North Americans and Britons) because of sad soulful Russia stereotype, so after about two winters exposure everything including the cheerful happy animal made from car tires looks hauntingly bleak, demented, and demonic. Actually you know what I just realized, literally most of the enemies in Atomic Heart is just playground decoration before Russian winter, then transforms to children's playground decoration AFTER first Russian winter. ru-vid.comIwzmENsXCcc like now to think about it I am actually SHOCKED at how accurate that actually is ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_tEgeZrOOHM.html it's like the Russian devs literally just sat outside their kruschova and said "hey, what if all the playground decorations came alive. And they had KGB computers inside them with malevolent machine spirits." That entire game is basically a Soviet era playground coming to life.
It was common in eastern bloc. Local people built a lot of minor city/village infrastructure. It was called "action Z". Sometimes they built kindergardens or other smaller municipal buildings. There was also common "cooperative construction work" when were built flats or family houses. see also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subbotnik
I grew up in DC. I knew many Russian people who worked at the embassy and elsewhere. All really great people. Smart, classy, good family people, nice kids.
Yes. Very interesting people. And the ones who worked at the embassy? They seem to be particularly interested in Americans, in our government, in what we say, in our phone calls, in our fringe political parties, in the locations of our important industries -- especially the ones engaged in defense manufacturing. You will not meet people who want to know more about what goes on in American than those who work at the Russian embassy.
@clutteredchicagogarage2720 Why watch at all ? Then scroll through the comments until you see a troll opportunity. Hilarious. no need for anyone to spy on America. America is imploding all by itself
I personally love the way Russians, as well as those from many other countries, speak more "evenly" as you put it. I think here in the states we put so much emotion into the things we say, that it sort of takes away from the depth of situations that truly warrant a lot of emotions. I've always thought that, and I'm 44.
I prefer direct, here in Canada people talk around things. So when you say something direct they get offended. I worked with a Russian, she didn't hold back It wasn't malicious she had a heart of gold it just took time for her to gain trust.
The beating about the bush is an American (north, central and south) thing in general because the people tend to make decisions on an emotional basis instead of racional like most European countries do! People don't tell you things straight in your face but rather to everyone except you which many Europeans experience as sneaky or at least disrespectful! Directness like we practise in the Netherlands (masters in it) isn't rude because it doesn't involve cursing (most of times) unless you fucked up badly! You fuck up, you get a face full (it's social education to ensure you won't fuck up again which is of course in YOUR best interest)! We dutchies don't like CONFUSION and that's the reason we are so brutally direct and to the point! The ONLY thing that can kill confusion or misconception instantly is brutal directness!
I’ve watched your videos for a long time now becuase they’re fun, but I’m really impressed with how the athestic and production quality of your content continues to improve. You’re really good at this and have a bright future ahead of you!
thank you so much, growing subs motivates me a lot to improve quality of my videos, so I'm trying my best and want it to be better and better each time 😅🩷
When I see such a playground, it reminds me of a construction site 😉I liked that guy in the end, appearing like a ghost from the past with the Stalin T-shirt. Just like a vampire, they "admire" young women with a nice, white neck 😂But then he noticed your bodyguard...
“Heck you” LOL. I want that man of steel tshirt. I love your trademark little cat in the apple, but the real one sneaking behind made me jump and celebrate ❤
Great video - true points all around. I have been to 106 countries and I think stereotypes are so ridiculous although they originally started from an actual encounter. Most people in every country are good in my firsthand experience (don't believe the media) and a few bad. Same everywhere.
Everyone is brainwashed is the issue. Trying to compare the attractiveness of Men and Women on the same terms is like judging Summer and Winter or Night and Day the same way. Also it's all a matter of who's doing the judging? Men will automatically say "beautiful women and ugly men". If the women are saying it then, your nation is screwed. Like mine...
I don't know how in Albania, but we have a lot of Romanians and Ukrainians in work and they are mostly both ugly - men and even women. 🙂 Mostly fat, wearing tracksuits and white socks. 😀
I think most languages have this or had this. I ll never forget how my aunt (by marriage) told her elderly mom that, "they smelled and they should wash themselves". The contrast between the polightness to ones elders and the directness always stayed with me.
1:51 In Bulgarian "Ти" is a singular (impolite "You"), while "Вие" is the plural (proper "You") so it's not only Russians. 15:11 This has to be a buddy of yours! 😂😂
I moved back to Canada recently after 30+ years abroad and let me tell you, I’m uncomfortable with the extreme smiling and over-the-top familiarity of complete strangers. ❤️🇷🇺
I cannot digest strangers feeling free to touch me and my belongings like their own. More common in Ireland than in England which has an emotionally colder and more reserved culture.
@brexitgreens My point is regarding the territory the USSR held not the brand of politics. which you will find is what the "stereotype" is really about.
@@adrianred236 The stereotype is wrongly attached to post-Soviet countries because it is really a trait present in all of northern and eastern Europe: from Germany through Sweden to Russia. Wherever there's winter, there's cold 🥶😆.
Third comment: I dance like Nesty does every time I go to Disney World... Right outside the front gates. They never let me in. They tell me to stay away from children. I do not know why.
Fun fact: *You* in English was originally the plural form, equivalent to Вы in Russian. But English speakers are so polite we used that form constantly and lost the singular form which is *thou* ...mostly, it is used in olde timey stuff like certain translations of the Bible. This is also why in American at least we have invented other ways of expressing you plural...you all (y'all), you guys, youse, yinns.
"Вы" in Russian isn't just plural..although it can be, but it is also used to show respect to a person who is older or someone you don't know very well, or authority figure. Or sometimes even if a person has achieved great heights in what they do. Ex. There is this singer in Russia, (SHAMAN) real name Yaroslav Dronov he is so famous right now everyone in Russia knows who he is, he is very respected for some songs he did on serious topics. He's 32 now, but looks about 10 years younger at about 22, and in one video there were young guys 17-20 years old and they referred to him by "Вы" because they respect him, not because he's older. He told them that it is ok to say "Ты" when referring to him, but they refused and continued to say "Вы" out of respect. Another point is that you have to obtain permission from the higher status person to drop the "Bы" or you can be in trouble with them, or you can also get scolded if you continuously use "Bы" after being told to stop several times.
Ohhhhhhh broooo I read Shakespeare and he was using thou in his poems and I just couldn’t get the meaning several times…now I know what the heck that was 😭😭😭😭 Thanks a tons
@@dimonddust4318 That is what “you” was also used for in old times! There's a line in Shakespeare where one character is trying to egg his friend on to pick a fight with someone else, and he instructs his friend to call the other guy “thou” a few times.
@@daughteroftiaran Perhaps, but since "thou" fell out of use and "you" is now used in the same manner as "thou" was, the whole air of reverence is lost, as there is no longer any distinction. Though there is still Mr.Mrs. and Miss that denotes a level of respect when addressing someone.
Ha I was gonna say… let’s not beat around the bush here, her Russian accent is killer! Sorry Nesty, there’s a lot more going on of course but that accent is hot! 😁
Why does RU-vid keep unsubscribing me from this channel but yet fortunately still recommends it to me? Anyhoo I subscribed again thank you for helping me understand your culture better
In norway we are kind of similar. We may seem arrogant, cold and rude. But in reality, we are just people who need a bit of patience. Once people broke through the ice, we're quite warm and loving.
Omg i keep commenting but wow, im even watching the sponsored bit! Thats a super interesting tool. Also, rip to you with a journalism degree in Russia of all places 😭🙏
@AgentNesty I once heard that in Russia, it is frowned upon to drink *alone*, so people will ask random stranger to drink a bottle of wodka together, just to be not drinking alone. Is this true?
Good video. I like the difference of American vs Russian personality like Eli from Russia RU-vid said it. Western people are like peaches. Soft and friendly on the outside, but hard tough inside like the peach seed so it’s hard to really know us deep down as most never get that close. Russians are like coconuts on the outside, serious, rough personality on the outside till you get to know them but very open and kinda sweet if they become true friends…..and your bears ride bicycles!😂
A version of the "man should not be more beautiful than a monkey"-quote is in the 1975 book "Tante Jolesch oder der Untergang des Abendlandes (Aunt Jolesch or the demise of the Occident) by the Austrian author Friedrich Torberg. The book is set in the time of the end of the Austrian monarchy and early times of the Republic. The real life "model" of "aunty Jolesch" is supposed to be a Ms. Gisela Salacz, born in 1875 in what is today Oradea/ Veľký Varadín,/Großwardein in today's Romania which then was within the Hungarian Comitat Bihar and hence within the Austro-Hungarian empire. She married a Julius Jolesch in 1893 and moved with him to Vienna. In 1938 the real person moved to Prague, whereas in the book she dies in 1932. The book is a sympathetic reminiscence to the spirit of the Austro-Hungarian empire and a lot of sarcastic comments of "Aunt Jolesch" are quoted therein. The one about monkeys and apes is "Every level of a man's beauty beyond that of a monkey is luxury". Not sure, how Torberg came to this (he didn't really have an "Aunt Jolesch"), but I assume the quote might be more widely used in Eastern European / Slavic traditions....
When people ask me how I am, instead of say, I'm blessed, I always say, I'm terrible. When they inquire as to why I'm terrible, I replied, because I'm not retired yet. They always say back, oh, me neither. Then I ask them how they are doing and they walk away saying, they are terrible, also. 😮 Big 🤠 Texas 🤗 hug
Well, regarding the whole "smiling" thing, we Americans hear this from foreigners from all over the world. Apparently, we must smile a lot. I don't know why. Maybe we are just happier? A common saying here in the USA is, "If you see someone without a smile, give him one of yours!"
@@coreym162I haven’t heard that saying either. Maybe a generational saying - but would have to be an old generation. It’s not common with millennials and newer generations. Like at all.
Here in Finland, it is often said of someone who smiles or is somehow visibly happy that he is either drunk or American. The former will eventually sober up while the latter is beyond rescue.
The rudeness/politeness is very similar to the French culture. People are not rude, they're straightfoward. If you dismiss the cultural minimum "bonjour/hi" before engaging with a stranger/shop owner, you're rude, so in return French are a bit rude. But French are so kind hearted, and we also have a polite way of addressing to seniors, teachers/people we just met with the pronoun "vous", very similar to russian's "vy" (actually pronounced with a french accent it's pronounced exactly the same lmao, now I remember French was very influencial in Russia centuries ago)
Sweet video Nesty! I'm an American living in Germany and Germans have a Formal language form when talking to older people or your boss at work and they tried to tell me we don't have that in English. I would argue that we do have it in English and like you said it is definitely your tone of voice and choice of words to show respect. Really liked your vlog Nesty!! Keep up the good work :)
There always is a grain of truth in the stereotypes, but that does not mean EVERYONE in a country is that way. Just keep an open mind and enter the situation with respect.
Agent Nesty is a jewel, I love listening to her speak on whatever her topic of the day is and she handles situations that come at her with such grace and humor. (And nary a rudeness!) Hello from Idaho, USA 🙋♂😊
Sweden here, about the whole "you" thing. You might perhaps be lagging behind a bit.. but go back a few decades and it was the same here. It would often be perceived as being overly familiar and/or disrespectful, especially towards the elderly.
It has been removed from the language in a most artificial way as well as you very rarely (or at all) hear people using titles or “Herr” and “Fru”. It was pushed by the socialist to get social hierarchies less obvious.
I have a lot of russian friends, and used to visit russia often. They are indeed very friendly, warm, funny, people and the most hospitable hosts if you are a guest there. I hope this current shit ends soon and I can visit St Pete's and Moscow again.
I think several languages have polite and casual second-person forms; German certainly does with du and Sie. You shouldn’t worry about your English because you’ve obviously had excellent formal training and therefore express yourself better than most English speakers (especially Americans, who are unaware of the indefinite article ‘an’).
1:50 Russian вы = _you._ Russian ты = _thou._ So English speakers are even more polite than speakers of every other language: they address everyone "вы" 😆.
Actually, directness is something I LOVE about Russians and Russian culture. It's so refreshing and it seems like it is almost never meant in a mean way. Love it.
1:53 If it makes you feel better, "You" is actually the English equivalent of "Vy" English used to use "You" like "Vy" and then "Thou" like "Ty". But somewhere along the way when ideas of equality among people started to spread, English speakers dropped "Thou" and only used "You"
I work with a Russian and have a large population of them in my town in the USA. I have learned not to talk about Polititics with them and they have warned me not to.
my husband is moldovan and he has been telling me for the last year that "man should only be a little more beautiful than a monkey" and i thought he was just saying this as a joke but seeing you say this makes me laugh and realize he was not joking hahaha
I lived in the land of the smile Thailand for 5 years and cemented a smile on my face. Then suddenly moved to Russia, you won't believe the looks random people gave me because of the permanent stupid smile on my face. Even my Russian wife started to tell me smile less in public spaces 😂
Women are very similar all over Europe. I don't try to attract ladies, my wife has an unaccommodating attitude. I can however attract cats with a chichichi, similar to what you say.....but i have special talents and can get elephants to come near, along with penguins, just had to turn the babe magnet down to a minimum to achieve this.😊 Another great video Agent,
straightforwardness = candor. She is very candid. She uses candor when she talks. Here is another phrase for straightforwardness; "doesn't mince words." She is very candid; she doesn't mince words. Funny phrase to someone being unexpectedly candid; "Now tell me how you really feel." Old American game show: "Smile you're on candid camera!"
