In the United States, I was often surprised that some of the details of Hollywood films, which previously seemed to me an eccentric directorial technique, a mistake by filmmakers, or simply an obvious exaggeration, turned out to be taken directly from life. Everyday American Life. The cult of sports The plots of many youth films are based on ...
How does a Belarusian newly arrived in America differ from, for example, an Indian? Habit. We, every one of us, have the fearful look of a deer in the hunting season. We sit on the edge of a chair, looking around, ready to immediately begin explaining why we are innocent. IN…
Each nation has its own characteristics, which often confuse foreigners. Many tourists come to another country to get to know the traditions of local residents better, but leave in complete bewilderment. “Faktrum” talks about the very strange habits and traditions of US residents...
For some, America is skyscrapers, downtown full of energy and traffic jams, and for others, it is a small town with neat doll houses, in which everyone knows each other. It is not at all necessary to conquer New York or Los Angeles to feel happy and ...
A year ago, I did not even think about returning. They say that the first few years are the most difficult, and then you begin to rebuild. I kept waiting for it to happen to me, trying to somehow explain my rejection, trying to notice and appreciate the dignity ...
By God, I can’t understand when people take offense at me and accuse me of writing one-sidedly—only good things about America, only bad things about Russia. It feels like people have only one eye on my page if they see exactly 50% of the information.…
American neighbors are a much more peaceful natural phenomenon than the familiar drill man, rammstein man, and scandal man. Unless the human hero-lover dilutes the dull routine of the tenant: a minimum of drama, a lot of smiles and non-binding greetings. We lived in the fourth room. Room two ...
Moving to another country, we gain a new circle of friends, invaluable experience and a chance to start life from scratch. However, at the same time we lose something, first of all, of course, illusion. But these losses are not always worth regret. Today I will tell you ...
There is no designation of this settlement on the maps. There are no mentions of Churaevka in the guidebooks either. The once popular village of Churaevka is now part of the so-called "museum quest" - amateur local historians who study the history of their native state in local libraries and museums participate in these. We…
The founder of the Concertwith.me concert service Vitaly Myshlyaev about the development of his startup and, in particular, about the experience of living and working in Silicon Valley - about local lawyers, taxes, fines, prices and investors. A story about how realistic it is to realize the dream of raising a business in ...