World Cup 2018 Russia

Any foreigners here for the World Cup? What are your impressions of Russia? What are your plans while you're here?

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It could be unsafe for Poles and Anglos. We will beat you harder than ever before.

What are you talking about, bro? I can't remember the last time I saw a football hooligan, maybe in small towns, but not where the games are gonna be played.

>tfw had plans last year to gift my dad a vacation to Russia for the world cup
Glad I didn't. Thank you slow bureaucracy

Dont you want your dad to be able to feel the joy that is watching sweden play football?

Russia is a shithole country.
Do not come here.
Otherwise i'll smash your head with a hammer and eat your brains.

Our world cup is end before start.

It’s almost time for the World Cup 2018 to start in Russia. We are an initiative Russian citizens group who wants to minimize various risks for foreign tourists with no ill intent or trolling attempts. These risks arise because of different mentality and traditions between Russian and foreign cultures. Some of them can lead to frustrations and awkward moments. Others can place your life and health in danger. Again – we don’t mean to scare you away or anything. We just understand the difficulties between us in all their glory and we want to help you in regards to contacting our compatriots. This message serves as a reminder for any foreign tourist on tour in Russia in order to minimize possible troubles. Please, cooperate within them and you’ll spend your time in Russia with pleasure and will be back home safe and sound.

Your style:
-Men don’t wear long hair in Russia. If your hair touches your shoulders you can be mistaken for an orthodox priest and people can ask you where’s your priest dress and why don’t you speak Russian. If they’ll find out that you are a foreign citizen they can decide that you’re trying to offend Russian Orthodox Church (and this is punishable by the national law). In other cases you might be seen as a gay man and you risk being beaten and submitted for police detention;
-Try to fix your hair before you visit Russia. This means that you need to have short, “normal” hair style of natural color. Any extravagant styles of hair can be seen wrongly. Please, don’t dye your hair if you are a man – you’ll be seen as a gay man straight away. Wash off your dye, style your hair accordingly and there won’t be any trouble on your way;

-Try not to smile to strangers. If you are a man and you are smiling to another man he’ll think that you must’ve mistaken them for somebody they know. And then – you’ve guessed it – you’ll be mistaken for a gay man. If you are a woman, you’ll be seen as a prostitute. It is a common belief for Russians that only prostitutes lure their clientele in using wide white smiles;

-Try not to laugh audibly while in the street. This is perceived as an uncivil way to behave yourself. Russia is the country which has lost the most of its citizens during the WWII and we have lots of memorials for the fallen on each step you take through virtually any town you’ll visit. If you didn’t pay attention and laugh near such a monument unintentionally you won’t be forgiven. It’s the same reason why you can’t point a finger in direction of such monuments;

-Please, try to conceal your tattoos. Tattoos in Russia are not meant for decoration purposes, they mostly serve as an identification within convicts and military men. There are lots and lots of symbols which are neutral in the world but are assigned a special meaning within these social groups. And they are very aggressive and they will try to make you prove that you deserve your ink.
Some tattoos are perceived as military or convict ones and others will again paint you a gay man or a prostitute (accordingly to your gender);
-There's not that much information on the Russian HIV epidemic in the media nowadays, but the problem remains as catastrophic as it was before. You are advised to either exclude any sexual contacts with Russians while you visit or use all precautions before, within and after the contact. Don't agree to have any sorts of unprotected sex and be cautios in general;

-Try to choose your clothing wisely – avoid bright colors and outspoken clothes (which can be perceived as vulgar). Men can dress in grey, dark green, dark blue and black colors. Women have better variety but they shall look for subtle approach to their clothing in order not to be seen as a prostitute. It is a common belief in Russia that you only wear bright colors or outspoken styles if you wish to make some sort of a statement. If you don’t want any problems with the police, citizen activists (think notorious “Kozaks”) you shall stick to subtle grey clothes. Men should not wear their shorts higher then their knees, women should not wear their minis. Those who do will be perceived as homo sexuals and prostitutes accordingly. Don’t wear khakis in any case! These type of clothes are for Russian military and ex-military men to wear only and you’ll be perceived as an aggressor in case you’ll wear it.

-There are lots of souvenirs with Russian attributes on them for sale in Russia – Soviet Stars, Hammer and Sickle – all that stuff. But you are not advise to wear or carry it around in public – people may think that you’re making fun of their past and be very mean to you otherwise;

Behavior:
-Don’t come too close to Russian children if you don’t want to be perceived as a pedophile;
-You can only look at Russian women in case she’s alone, without her husband or boyfriend. In other case you’ll be left to explain why was you peeking at “others” women. If you find yourself in such a situation your main option is to run in case there’s no police nearby;

-We don’t advise you to visit Russian Orthodox Churches by yourselves – please, visit with a tour group of yours! The case is Russians share an uneasy history of relations with Catholics and Protestants. You can be addressed as a non-beliver in virtually any church except the most known Moscow Christ the Savior Church which is the main destination of Moscow’s tourists. Women shall wear a shawl covering their hair before they can enter or even if they are close by to a church (30 meters tops);

-Women are better to travel with men or they pose a risk of harassment. They will be asked out, they will be “picked up”, men will try to know their name, mobile phone number and all that.

-We advise you to stay within your touring destinations and to not leave your tourists groups. Please, try to stay nearby the crowds, populated areas near the center of a town you’re visiting. If you’ll go walking through a typical residence area you risk meeting some trouble just because you are a foreigner;

-Try not to lock eyes with the police. Russians evade locking eyes with them, so they view it as a sign of aggression or ill intent and they can detain you based strictly on their assumptions of your further actions;

-If you are black, try to stay within a group at all times. Russia is still a very racist place, so you need people on your side to safeguard you;

-Don’t try to mimic Russian words you hear. If you do a bad job at it, people around you will assume you’re making fun of the language in general and harassing them;

This, ladies and gentlemen of Jow Forums, is the level of self-hate Russian liberals have.

-Don’t speak of either Putin or Stalin. Given the uneasy political situation we’re in right now it is unknown how the people around you will react. They might think that you’re insulting their leaders and they will try to defend their honor the only way they know – with a fist in the face. If somebody asks you any sort of political question or tries to start a political conversation – simply tell them that you think that Crimea is a part of Russia and that Ukraine shall be the same.

-Try to avoid the following list of themes in your conversations with Russians: gay culture, feminism, WWII, human rights, democracy, Ukraine. If you somehow touched on a topic of Russian-American relations, you are advised to shift the conversation to the peaceful direction of American cinema or culture. You don’t start your conversation with it though, since the next question you’ll get is exactly what you’re trying to avoid – political relations between Russia and the US.

-You are not allowed to dismiss an invitation to drink with a Russian. If you refuse their invite you will offend them gravely. It is ok to stop after you finish your third shot, because the first goes for the Motherland, the second – for the Guest and the third goes for the one who’s paying for the booze;

-We don’t advise you to tell anyone that you came from these countries: Poland, UK, the US, Canada, France and Germany. It is better to name yourself as a Norwegian or a Swiss for example;

What a bullshit...

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И нe лeнь жe былo cтoлькo пиcaть

Oн этo yжe пocтил пapy днeй нaзaд.
Я дyмaю чтo этo c кaкoй-тo yкpaинcкoй мeтoдики т.к. кaзaк тaм чepeз o нaпиcaнo.

-I know this point won't offer any alternative, but I must warn you: try to avoid being hurt or injured, since Russian medicine is not a thing you would like to know more about from within. In case something bad happens or you'll feel ill or sick - please, contact private medicine services where it is possible instead of the governmental ones. Private clinics and hospitals will at the very least help you based on your insurance, while the governmental clinics are overcrowded, underfunded and are a mess to look at overall;

-Try avoiding street food. If you want to have a snack on the go, please, pay close attention to your choice. Some street joints are run by migrants and they lack health certification, they can be dangerous and some meals can even contain meats of unknown origin. It's better to avoid economy type of restaurants, cafes and communal diners too. Since Russians are used to cooking at home they rarely visit such places and service they can provide is below the norm for a civilized country. Since most of our regulatory bodies are corrupt beyond belief a lot of restaurants simply pay to prolong their license off the books and enjoy their business further on. This means that no matter how the place looks and feels you run a high risk of food poisoning and poor service.
-There's not that much information on the Russian HIV epidemic in the media nowadays, but the problem remains as catastrophic as it was before. You are advised to either exclude any sexual contacts with Russians while you visit or use all precautions before, within and after the contact. Don't agree to have any sorts of unprotected sex and be cautios in general;

This is it.
We hope that the list we’ve made will allow you a comfortable and sweet time in Russia during the World Cup 2018.

WTF is that symbol? some space alien spore?

It's butthurt subhuman pasta
The linguine of anal devastation doused with the tears of liberal misery

i heard the australian team is based in kazan. whats kazan like?

Tatars are steppe jews

Russian Baghdad

I hear it's comfy

>WTF is that symbol? some space alien spore?

it a russian wolf penor

Does Russia has wolfs?

Old Islamic city, surprisingly one of the comfiest and developed ones in Russia.

Was tempted to go, but then I realized I was broke, so I'll watch it on tv instead.

50/50% Russian/Tatar city. Very decent, very comfy.

Бля, ктo-тo дaжe вcю этy хyитy пepeвёл. Boт paбoтaют люди!

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Everybody says Italy will win this world cup

That joke wasn`t funny even first ten times.

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can't wait for gopniks vs chavs fights

>Does Russia has wolfs?

i thought the russia world cup mascot was a wolf. maybe i was wrong.

so russians got along with tatars. are there many extremist tatars or only chechens and dagestanis?

Wow, that would be very retard. We have tigers tho

>are there many extremist tatars
Nought. They are usual pidorashkas

Off topic but If you know, do all belarusians and ukrainians speak russian?

Nope, tatars are tame and pretty Russian.

this

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All of them can speak Russian, maybe only the westernmost Ukranians and Belorussians speak their own languages daily.

>all belarusians
99%
>ukrainians?
85-90%

Rich Muslim city

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I wouldn't be surprised though if they start making sure their kids speak their native languages and never learn Russian so we wouldn't be able to call them Russians in denial anymore.

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why do euro countries hate russia so much? srsly are yu gay or what? russian grills are qt

I like this obvious difference

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The same reason the Virgin hates the Chad- he wants the Chad to be a comformist like him, but Chad breaks the "rules" and doesn't suffer the consequences. In short, euro countries want Russia to be as spineless and PC as them.
Doesn't make us less of a shithole though :^)

I planned to go but my boss said i had to work in those days

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wagecuck

I actually have a decent salary, just my vacations were moved to December

how much broguy?

Why are the hottest russians in the south?

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I'm only going by train the day before the games I want to see. I want to be able to get the train back immediately afterwards too.

I hope we win this

No sorry, Russia is so big. I'm afraid I'd get lost.

You do have a history of troublesome navigation in Russia, Hans :^)

no
I-I don't care about soccer, fuck you

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>extremist tatars
kek we're not even muslims (at least in your, anglo, understanding of this word)

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Impressions: shithole
plans: cheap whores

Because all of our countries have been fed the Russia boogeyman by the US for all of our lives.
It's impossible to discuss Russia with my father or grandfather, for example, as they won't listen to reason and insists it's a horrible shithole with dangerous assholes.

Based forefathers.

I Really like Russia! Sadly I am not going.
Best of luck in your games, Russia!

why dont they hire this architect more often?

Damn, this actually look really nice, really clean too.

>Belgium
>1st world country

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Russia cheat everywhere.

Britshits pooping their pants already.

I don't think so. In 2ch quite little liberals. There typing Kremlin Trolls. Who wants so that foreigners do not see the real problems of Russia.

They want foreigners to reduce their contact with the Russians. There is a great difference in mentality. The culture of Russia is rather backward. And Putin invented a fake image.

In Russia, now a movie about a Soviet-Russian rock musician is shown in theaters. (Which, by the way, stole music from Cure). And the director of this film is in prison on the individual order of the authorities or their hangers.

So they did in the Soviet Union. But now Putin has some Kemlov trolls, which mentally fuck Russian citizens. This is totalitarianism.

>Kemlov
Kremlin
*fix

mostly bullshit. here's what's actually true

yes men usually don't wear their hair long, except for priests. it's very rare. however I know a guy with super long hair, everyone treats him normally. same deal with dyed hair.

the smiling thing is true, but I don't think anyone would think you're a homosexual for it. they'll just think you're being weird. I've never seen a women give a wide white smile, even when flirting.

Russians are quiet public. it's fine to laugh. but in general, the speaking and laughing volume is lower than America (not sure about Europe, I've never been there)

tattoo thing is true. if it's a Nintendo tattoo or something, no one will care. just look up Russian prison tattoo culture before you come.

HIV is spread through fucking people in the ass or needles. in Russia it's mostly a needle problem. just stay out if you're a needle addict.

women need to cover their heads in churches. MCSC is an exception. I was there with a girl maybe three hours ago today, her head was uncovered, nobody cared.

probably a bad idea to look at police, but Russian police are so lazy that I can't imagine them doing anything to be honest.

don't give unsolicited political opinions. but if they ask for your opinion, it's fine to criticize Putin, Stalin, whoever. Russian political conversations are very open without people getting upset. they just don't like foreigenrs going around telling them how to run their country without asking.

Soviets won the European theater, don't question it. they won't get mad, just give you a VERY extensive history lesson. easier to read Wikipedia. and 99% chance you're very ignorant about Ukraine, don't make an ass of yourself. also many Ukrainians live in Moscow.

t. American living in Moscow.

out of all the bands to steal music from they chose the cure lol

oops missed this one. yeah, just use Russian private medical care. although the standard of care is lower than in America, it is VERY cheap and very fast. you can easily get an appointment the next day. an MRI costs like $40-100. state healthcare is only for citizens.

t. American living in Moscow

basically a chart of which countries are politically friendly to Russia and which aren't.

Tatars are "Muslims" which means that they're Russians that don't drink alcohol or eat pork. usually. other than that, no difference.

If you came to Russia, make government statements, please. They will not dare touch you. Russian citizens are imprisoned for pickets and rallies.

apparently no-one wants to go to Russia from England, Also thousands of fans got banned from the shit that happened in the 2016 Euros

>Tatars don't drink alcohol or eat pork.
we do tho. seriously of 20 tatars i know only like 10 would call themselves muslims (""muslims"" actually) and only 1 of them don't drink/eat pork

But in the US, such groups are considered low-level or medium-level. In Russia this is the top, because there is nothing more.

oh well I've never been to Kazan. but the ones I know here either don't drink/eat pork, or did than quit.

really a lot of religion in Russia is in name only. it just identifies your ethnic group, really. I personally know an atheist who identifies as Orthodox because she was baptized. she's not even particularly conservative, typical Moscow chick.

i'm not from kazan. ufa. in kazan those numbers are probably a bit higher

I like these posts, they are cute and endearing

why doesnt that work for italy?

The cure wasn't ever that popular in the US but much more so here since they're local

Really? One of the few bands present in the Guitar Hiro or Rock Band. In 2017, nominated in the rock-n-roll hall of fame. Are you trolling?

He said that there were other bands, much more popular than Cure, in states. Stop playing retard, dude

But nominated The Cure.

>Ufa
I have a friend from Ufa who doesn't even pretend to be Muslim. her babushka kidnapped her when she was a baby to baptize her so lol she's a Christian now despite her father being a Muslim Tatar

seriously, religion/denomination association in Russia is a weird thing that's still hard for me to understand. at least I've figured out that the Muslims here are all Sunnis. I think.

Help Oleg Sentsov who is starving in a Russian prison