Written by Maria Prus


What Americans eat: borrowed fast food, lack of calories and pepper sweets

You can eat cheap and fast in America, or high quality and expensive. There are grocery stores with very low prices, where the food tastes quite artificial, with a bunch of enhancers, flavors, and colorings that are “identical to natural.” However, there are also high-end supermarkets, and many more...


Five household trifles from the life of Americans, which should be adopted by all

For a year in America, I managed to live in ten apartments in different parts of Washington and the suburbs, and I am very happy about that. Despite the inconvenience of moving, I studied the city and the housing market. I also saw a typical American life. It would seem, well ...


Personal experience: how to survive in the USA without your own car

“Look at the car we drove around the vineyards in California,” an American colleague showed me photos of a brand new red Porsche 911 that he and a friend rented on vacation. — I’ve long dreamed of riding one of these! Listen to how the engine sounds!” I asked how they...


Coronavirus tourism: where to go to the US for residents of the northeastern part of the country

In the United States, the end of summer is officially considered not August 31, but September 20, on the autumn equinox. However, the results of summer 2020 can be summed up now: for obvious reasons, it passed under the banner of “developing domestic tourism.” List of countries where American...


Different than we imagined: what do Americans think about Ukraine

In their desire to achieve Western values, Ukrainians often downplay their worth and fail to recognize their own advantages. However, it is worth remembering how sincere and hospitable Ukraine is, and how strong and talented its people are. This is confirmed by three Americans who, without having Ukrainian...


Monument Fall in the USA: why protesters demand the demolition of historical monuments

The monument to the 26th US President Theodore Roosevelt has become the latest “victim” of the movement to remove monuments that symbolize colonial expansion and racial discrimination. The Museum of Natural History in New York has decided to demolish a bronze sculpture depicting Roosevelt on a horse, and next to him African and indigenous people on foot...


More than a salary: what help do those who lose their jobs due to a pandemic get in the US

“My friend lives in Oklahoma, she is an ultrasound technician, and together with her husband she receives $8800 a month in unemployment benefits, and now it is more profitable for them not to work,” my friend Valeria, who lives in New York state, told me. She's a dentist and...


Without a Christmas tree, gifts and expectation of a miracle: how Americans celebrate New Year

This year in Washington for the New Year, heavy rain and +11 are predicted. Needless to say, this does not carry a special feeling of the approaching holiday. There is no fairytale atmosphere, no expectation that some small miracle is about to happen. And where is the holiday? Nights with ...


Postcards and ugly sweaters: 8 interesting facts about celebrating Christmas in the USA

Happy holidays to you and your family! (“Happy holidays to you and your family!”) - this is how you can say hello, goodbye and sign emails in the USA from Thanksgiving Day, that is, a month before Christmas. Thanks to this, and many more...


Why journalists in the State Department are led through the kitchen and how diplomats behave outside the cells

“He fixed his piercing gaze on me. I looked back defiantly." These lines could be the beginning of a tearful novel, but we are talking about a press briefing by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the US State Department. Was he really looking at me...

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