How do they treat Russians in China? Why are Chinese women afraid of Russian husbands. About queues in China

Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of territory, but why are so few people living in Russia? Compared to China, the population of Russia looks ridiculous. It is especially frustrating that there are many lonely and beautiful girls in Russia due to gender imbalance.

“However, this situation does not greatly upset the Russians, they are happy to marry foreigners,” writes the Chinese edition of Jinzhi Toutyao.

Russia is the largest country in the world in terms of territory, its area is more than 17 million square kilometers, which is almost twice the size of the third largest country in the country - China. The population living in such a vast territory is very small and amounts to only 140 million. This figure looks tiny compared to the population of China.

Demographic problems have worried Russia for many years; attention was drawn to this issue back in the days of the Soviet Union, but improvements are still not noticeable. The Russian government has allocated a large sum as material support and encouragement to increase the birth rate, but this has not yet brought visible results.

Why are there so few people living in Russia? One of the main reasons was the Second World War, in which many Soviet soldiers took an active part. The losses suffered by the country were so enormous that in the battle for Stalingrad alone, more than a million young men - Soviet soldiers - died.

Due to such large losses among the male population, the birth rate in the country fell sharply. There is still an imbalance in the ratio of men and women in Russia. If you walk along a street in Russia, you will see that mostly young girls, dressed very nicely, will come to meet you, hoping to attract the attention of the opposite sex.

But it cannot be said that such a situation greatly upset the Russians, it is generally difficult to upset them with anything, the abundance of unclaimed Russian brides makes foreigners very happy, who are happy to marry a Russian beauty.

The second reason for the small population is the natural conditions. It is very cold in Russia, the proximity of the North Pole is felt there, and the highest temperature in the year is only 27 degrees. In such difficult weather conditions, a person is not up to the opposite sex, hence the low birth rate.

An article appeared on the website of the Chinese edition Toutiao, in which the author Mu Muse shares his observations about Russian girls. They look great before marriage and age quickly afterwards. The husband becomes a child, and the wife turns into a mother caring for him. The author is looking for the reasons for such radical changes in family traditions, culture, etc.

Russia is deservedly considered one of the countries in which a large number of beauties live. There are a lot of beautiful girls in Russia, but why does all their beauty disappear with age and they turn into aunts? Why do Russian girls look great in their youth, and after marriage they rapidly lose their beauty? In Russia, the husband never knew how to do housework, and therefore the wife gave all her strength to household chores. This is one of those traditions that takes place in the modern world.

There is one statement that in Russia, after the wedding, the husband becomes a child who needs care, and the wife turns into a mother caring for him. Excessive fatigue, which leads to aging of the body, in addition to this, insufficient attention to your appearance, leads to the fact that sometimes when you meet a girl, at first glance it may seem that she is far from young.

The Russian government helps to increase the birth rate, and also provides large families with various benefits. Therefore, Russian women usually give birth to several children after marriage. Frequent childbirth, several pregnancies and several periods of breastfeeding - all this leads to the fact that the body ages faster, and Russian women gain weight much more often than others.

It also has to do with eating habits. Everyone who has visited Russia knows that both lunch and dinner are always very satisfying here, a lot of flour from wheat. They usually consist of three courses. Soup is always the first. The choice is usually borscht or cabbage soup with cabbage. The second course must be served hot. It can be fish or meat. Fish is most often fried. The meat - beef or lamb - is prepared in the form of a steak or cutlets. In most cases, fried potatoes or mashed potatoes are served with these dishes. All food is very salty, a lot of salted fish, cucumbers, pickles. Sometimes they drink salt water after vodka. And the last dish is dessert. For dessert, they usually offer cakes, sweets, tea with sugar or coffee. Russians eat very few vegetables.

Today we'll talk about what the Chinese really think about Russia, Putin and all of us. Unlike any irresponsible publicists and opposition politicians , I don't feed my followers with one-sided propaganda based on data (albeit truthful) from one source! Only for my beloved readers - an objective and complete picture. I had to shovel quite a few sources to figure out how the Chinese really relate to Russia.

In the eyes of the Americans, we were once an empire of evil, other countries, on the contrary, looked at us with hope. Once upon a time, the young People's Republic of China and the USSR were best friends. It did not last long: from 1949 to 1956 (this year Khrushchev came to power, and the cooling of relations began), but during this time they managed to draw many propaganda posters with a suspicious bias towards homoeroticism. Here, for example, a young Soviet-Chinese couple is looking in one direction and holding hands, and above only Lenin:

The daughters of the proletarians are also good together:

Strong male friendship leads us to a bright future:

Welding is fun:

And so on. Now these wonderful times are long gone: although the split with separate clashes on the borders remained somewhere in the foggy past, one can only dream of the old military alliance, despite the fact that now the official authorities are talking a lot about the new stage of Russian-Chinese friendship. Indeed, a lot is being done: one can recall the recent gas contract, mutual support in voting at the UN and the deployment of equipment for satellite navigation systems, and finally Russia was the first country Xi Jinping visited after becoming the PRC chairman.

However, both sides speak only of "relations of strategic interaction and partnership," and the restoration of allied relations is not even on the agenda.
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In this light, it is interesting to know what ordinary Chinese think of our country. Here again, this fucking uncertainty. On the one hand, many Chinese people with whom I managed to communicate during my travels easily named a number of Soviet and Russian works. Many people know Tolstoy's novels, “How the Steel Was Tempered” by Ostrovsky (there are as many as twenty different translations), the films “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears”, “The Dawns Here Are Quiet”, “War and Peace”, and the songs “Moscow Nights” translated into Chinese , "Katyusha", "Oh, the viburnum is blooming!" They also associate Russia with architecture (the Kremlin, Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral are widely known) and beautiful wildlife. However, such knowledge is spread mainly among the older generation, and young people are not very eager to learn Russian and get an education here (19,000 Chinese students study in Russia, and more than 100,000 in the USA), and with modern Russian culture, music and art here almost no one is familiar with what, in fact, life in modern Russia is like.

It is also interesting how the Chinese see Russians themselves. Men seem to them to be physically strong and drink a lot of alcohol, but here it is not considered something bad, but, on the contrary, indicates great endurance. The language even has a persistent phrase "great Russian strongman" (俄罗斯 大力士). The Chinese consider Russian women to be very beautiful, but gaining weight in maturity. Among the most popular Russians are mainly athletes: Dmitry Sautin, Alina Kabaeva, Maria Sharapova, and also Vitas! Where without it! (Do you still remember who it is?).

For the sake of completeness, a small digression is needed. "Putin" in Chinese is not only the name of the president of Russia, but also the brand of the cheapest and crappy beer. It is written with the same hieroglyphs. In China there is such a brand of beer "Swallow" (in Chinese "Yanjing"). The worst beer in Chinese is called Putong, which means Simple. accordingly, the worst beer of the Lastochka brand is called Putong Yanjing. Since the Chinese language tends to reduce 4-syllable words to two-syllable, then "Putong Yanjing" is reduced to "Pu-Jing", the same hieroglyphs as our president. Whether it somehow influenced Putin's 18% recognition in China, I don't know.

In China, there are a huge number of books published on GDP. The names for them, however, come up with some idiot. "Putin was born for Russia." How can a book be called that? The fool understands that Russia was born for Putin! It could not be otherwise.

But what caused such love for the head of our state? Partly because the Chinese see him as such a courageous hero in the spirit of Indiana Jones, the quintessence of a Russian strongman: pictures of Putin with a naked torso, fishing, with a tiger, with Siberian Cranes and so on are very popular. And in part, VVP is loved due to the fact that many see him as a strong leader with the enormous will it takes to resist the West: the way he acted during the conflict with Georgia, and now during the Ukrainian crisis, causes many layers of Chinese society's liveliest approval.

The previous Communist Party chairman, Hu Jintao, was considered by its functionaries too soft, lacking in charisma and incapable of confronting the United States and Europe. It has long been said there that the country needs a stronger hand, and two years ago they got what they wanted in the person of Xi Jinping, who immediately began to tighten the screws. Such sentiments are also popular among young Chinese: many accuse the previous administration of being too soft and inability to protect the interests of the Celestial Empire in the international arena (for example, after the shelling of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in 1999 or when resolving the territorial issue with Russia). Many parallels can be drawn between the personalities of Putin and the current Chinese leader: they are both 61 years old, they are from the same generation and are trying to take everything into their iron fist. "You and I are on the same terms," \u200b\u200bMr. Xi once said to Mr. Putin at an official meeting. Of course, all this means that the popularity of the Russian president and his policies only plays into the hands of the official authorities, and they use it.

So it turns out that despite the fact that in local schools they talk a lot about territorial disputes and conflicts with Russia that have been going on since the 17th century (the formal point on this issue was set only in 2005, but a certain sediment still remained, and in schools about this is said), thanks to the official party line in Chinese society, the idealized image of Great and Beautiful Russia, a country of wilderness, churches with huge domes, strong men and beautiful women, ruled by the strongest and most beautiful man of all, the wonderful Vladimir, is strong enough in Chinese society. Putin, who rides a bear through the forests of his mysterious homeland, gives a decisive rebuff to the West and is not afraid of anything in the world, lifting Roissya from his knees.

To support these words, let us turn to the results of sociological research. For example, the PEW Public Opinion Research Center provides an opportunity for how the Chinese generally assess different countries. The graph of Russia's positive ratings looks like this:

Thus, the positive attitude towards our country among the Chinese population has never dropped below 46%, but after the Crimea happened, Russia in the eyes of the Chinese immediately rose by 18% to the level of 66%. This is what "strategic partnership" is! In 2006, the Xinhua news agency conducted a survey in a slightly different format, it also gave a rather favorable picture for us: among the urban residents surveyed, 39.6% called Russia the most friendly country for China, and only 1.2% see Russia as a threat to the PRC ... North Korea ranked second, South Korea ranked third, followed by France, Singapore and Australia.

But this is only an official position, albeit shared by the majority. There is always a different opinion. Usually you need to look for it among the advanced public, which can often be found on open Internet sites. Indeed, quite different moods often reign here. Let's take a look, for example, at the most popular forum of jidao.baidu.com, this is something like our responses to mail.ru:

Question: Which countries are the most friendly to China? (2008).

Most popular answer: Pakistan. And also some African countries. More Israel. Despite the fact that the media of the two countries rarely talk about each other, during the 2nd World War, China helped save the lives of many Jews, so Israel has always treated us well. Secretly transferred to us all sorts of secret military technology. But China has always kept its distance from Israel in order to maintain relations with the Arab world. On the issue of the Middle East settlement, we take a neutral position and do not openly support any of the parties. North Koreans are small people, too unreliable. Russia is simply using China to contain the US onslaught. European countries are just rubbish. France was still nothing before, always supported the easing of military anti-Chinese sanctions, but the recent incident with the Olympic torch generally drove our relations below the plinth.

It is evident that not everyone agrees with the official propaganda, which only says that it is about friendship and cooperation. In certain circles, such views are quite popular. The point is that the Chinese intelligentsia is divided into two camps: they are "liberals" and "conservatives." The latter are in solidarity with the general line of the party, and the "liberals" often studied in the West and criticize Russia from American and European positions, which usually means that they do not like the aggressive policy of our country and the way it developed under Putin, but they sympathize young democratic Russia of the nineties.

This decade of our history is generally a very sore subject for the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire, as an example of the development of a country that has abandoned communism. Despite the external stability, the need for reforms in China is becoming more obvious, so local intellectuals are carefully studying the experience of other countries. The two camps agree on one thing: in this sense, Russia is, unfortunately, a negative example for China.

Let's turn to the first article we came across in a search engine, which fully reflects the sentiments of a large part of the Chinese "liberal society": "Those whom we consider to be friends treat China the worst, and vice versa!" ...

Its main meaning:

“We know that if we are talking about the Chinese, about the Chinese diaspora, about businessmen from China who are allowed to operate more freely, then the most comfortable country in this regard, whether you like it or not, and everyone knows about it, is, without a doubt , America! " Immigrants from China integrate very well into American society, hold high positions, become prominent professors and scientists. There is no such thing in Europe, but even there the Chinese live well, while China's relations with all these countries are rather cool, at least officially. And what about Russia? And in Russia, the Chinese are not doing very well: many are afraid of skinheads, it is widely believed that Russia is the most corrupt CIS country, the incident with the sinking of a merchant ship by Russian border guards was condemned by the general public and called inhumane. Therein lies the paradox: China has the coolest relations with countries where Chinese visitors are treated best, and vice versa. Rumor has it that the peculiarity of Chinese national diplomacy is that it calls its friend and ally the one who sticks his tongue deeper into the eye of the Chinese leadership and best portrays the deepest sympathy for the Chinese authorities, and the Russian Foreign Ministry has done well in this, unlike everyone else. ...

Where is the Russian-Chinese friendship heading? For a long time, fortunately, not towards a bright communist future, but not towards discord and conflict like the one that occurred in the sixties. The attitude towards Russia in this country is ambiguous: for the broad masses we are a mysterious land with strong men, beautiful women who are getting fat by middle age, and tall pines, where wild birds live in large cities, and people sing "Katyusha" and "Moscow Nights ". Someone sees us as an example to follow, someone, on the contrary, tries to learn from our mistakes, some still remember territorial disputes, while others just like Russian films, songs and the image of a strong ruler. And each of them is right in some way. Don't fall for one-sided interpretations!

I have already addressed the topic of Sino-Russian relations, however I would like to talk about it again. In light of the fact that the Chinese themselves think about this friendship, and who are Russians for them? This is all the more interesting given the rapprochement of the two countries that has begun now.

Whether we are good or bad for the Chinese, there is no definite answer.
I also talked with the Chinese themselves, and my son, who is studying Chinese in foreign language, also talked with them. He has many Chinese acquaintances, including a native speaker. Even on New Year's Eve, a friend of his from Taiwan, who is studying Russian in our country, comes to visit us.
In addition, a Chinese-Russian family lives next door to us.
And of course I shoveled through Internet forums where Chinese people express their opinions about our country, about ourselves, and about our relations.

As elsewhere, these relationships are different. How many people, so many opinions.
And given the fact that the Chinese people are cunning, in their own minds, and in almost every Chinese there is an ancient belief that he is better and smarter than any foreigner, including a Russian, these relations are extremely curious.
For example, they call all foreigners among themselves "Yangui" (overseas devils) and "Daobizi" (big-nosed).
On the whole, the Chinese are quite friendly towards Russians. All the same, the historical past of our countries is making itself felt: during the time of socialism, China considered the Soviet Union its big brother.
Moreover, Chinese men really like Russian women. They have this expression: 俄罗斯 美女, beautiful Russian girl! Moreover, they say this only about Russian girls, other nationalities do not have such a privilege. Moreover, marrying a Russian is the cherished dream of any normal Chinese man.

What else do the Chinese think of us?
And they think they are quite interesting, and sometimes funny.
For example, the Russian language, as they believe, has no rules, and therefore it is easy to learn. And the greatest Russian poet, whose name in Chinese sounds like Pu-Shi-Kin (普希金), is the universal hope for gold, and it is translated from Russian as Da-Pao, that is, a big pistol. Pushkin, the Chinese write, loved to show off his sexual abilities, while Catherine II, for example, did not need to brag.

In addition, according to the Chinese, Russians pay great attention to the cultural education of their children. Russians have many talented inventors, but all of their inventions are eventually used in other countries.
The Russians defeated the Germans, defeated the Japanese, and their army is still the most powerful in the world. For example, they can defeat Japan in two weeks, England in a week, and Germany in a month.

The Chinese write a lot about Russia on the Internet. For example, in the Chinese equivalent of "Twitter," that is, "Sina Weibo", there are many comments about us. There you can find reviews of the Chinese who often visit our country. They especially love Moscow, St. Petersburg, Irkutsk, Vladivostok. Moreover, everyone compares the two countries not in favor of their homeland. In their opinion, Russia is a very clean and tidy country.
They are surprised that we have cheap utilities and that there are also benefits. For example - "To all elderly Russians who have worked in a real job, the government gives out a dacha for rest ..."
Plus free medicine and education.
In addition, the Russians have very friendly police officers. But they just do not know how to express themselves in Chinese and English.

In the opinion of the Chinese, the Russian people have no traditions of democracy, but they have a striving for individualism. Moreover, Russians are so contradictory that, with their individualism, they differ at the same time with slavish obedience.
There are also opinions on the Chinese Internet: "Let the east wind blow, let the drums of war rumble, let's see who is afraid of whom in this world! Do not be afraid of the southern tiger (USA), but protect yourself from the polar bear!"
Many Chinese consider Siberia to be theirs and call it the northern territories. So, for example, in the same Chinese Twitter there are conclusions regarding the resettlement of the Chinese to the northern territories. I'll probably quote it in full:

"There will be no war between the United States and Russia, between China and Russia, too - we cannot knock our heads together, and this is the root of the problem. China cannot use nuclear weapons to fight Russia, but Russia also cannot use nuclear weapons to fight It is clear that the Russians will put all possible obstacles in the way of the migrants, but what can they do? Completely ban the entry of Chinese into Russia? Completely stop Sino-Russian trade? Expel the Chinese in large numbers? At the moment, China and Russia are temporary strategic partners and act in the name of mutual interests, therefore, the “hour” of immigration has not yet arrived, since both sides cannot “lose face.” But still, if such actions are carried out as spontaneous people, and normal relations are continued at the government level, it will not affect the confrontation with the United States and Japan in the Asia-Pacific region and unification with Taiwan. "

As I said above, the Chinese have different opinions and attitudes towards us. However, as we have to them. But still there are more pluses than minuses. And there are positive dynamics.
For example, on the Chinese Internet, and in society as a whole, the following calls and slogans have increasingly begun to appear:
- Russians, I support you! I look forward to the revival of your country!
- The Russian brothers, even when it was difficult for them, helped us in our dashing years. We must do everything in our power to help them now.
“The enemy of my enemy, my friend.
These are the Chinese ...

Boris Tkachenko, a leading researcher at the Institute of History of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, got hold of the brochure "Piercing Russia", published in only 135 copies. It collected translations of excerpts from Chinese books and newspaper publications. Its author set out to understand the Russians.

According to the Chinese, the Russian people, due to a long period of life in slavery, do not have traditions of democracy, but there is a striving for extreme individualism. Moreover, Russians are so contradictory that, with their individualism, they are distinguished at the same time by slavish obedience. “Russians are always vacillating between these two extremes. Having received freedom, they know no boundaries, they are ready to destroy everything. "

The Russian people are not capable of anything without foreigners: “... Russia's achievements have always been associated with foreigners. As soon as the Russians got down to business themselves, everything quickly fell apart. The reason was their inability to control themselves, to control themselves. Russia has always worshiped the West. "

Russians are patient people, they do not know how to protest, and if they protest, then gently and little. Life under Yeltsin is cited as an example: “Under Yeltsin, the standard of living of ordinary people fell catastrophically, they were robbed and deceived as best they could, but the people had only spoiled a little.

In 2002, about 80% of the population lived below the poverty line. There are many dissatisfied people, but there is no organized protest. The Russian people once again demonstrate tremendous patience and tolerance towards the authorities. This is the main tradition that he inherited from the slave past.

The Russian people were constantly at war, so they developed a tolerance for cruelty.

They also consider themselves superior to other nations: “Russians consider themselves superior to others. This is reflected in the theory of the superiority of the Slavic race. Russians look with disdain not only at the backward East and South, but also at the more developed West. They always want to be the first, to be the leaders. The idea of \u200b\u200bseniority has penetrated deeply into the psychology of Russians. " Russia's foreign policy is built on hegemonism: "... Even now, when it cannot even be considered a second-rate country, it is difficult for it to hide its hegemonic psychology."

Further we read: “No matter how hard the Russians tried to Europeanize, they do not look like Europeans. In many ways, they are more similar to the Tatars. More precisely, according to formal criteria, it is a civilized society, but inside there is a purely Russian filling. Behind the external decency, the true coarse nature is easily visible. Russians are Slavs. "Slavs" in Latin meant "slaves".

Morality among Russians is upside down: “Russians have a disregard for traditional morality. Inconsistency has become a feature of the Russian nation: on the one hand - Eastern obedience and servility, on the other, licentiousness, licentiousness; on the one hand - fear of authority, on the other - contempt for traditions, rejection of the generally accepted principles of morality and ethics. This leads to the fact that they take rudeness for valor, laxity and chaos - for democracy, servility - for virtue. "

Russians do not know how to value their history, as if they deny the very historical memory: “... Their attitude to history is also extremely radical. For example, they believe that everything old must be rejected, no continuity is needed. All traces of the past must be washed away, erased in one night. And not only in form, but also in essence. Perhaps the most ridiculous is their desire to change the names of cities, streets and squares, to demolish monuments, as if there were no events in their history worthy of memory. "

Terrible bureaucracy is flourishing in Russia, there are long queues for officials. “It doesn't matter how many people are waiting in line - 10 or 100 - employees will work in the same mode: not in a hurry, being distracted by conversations and not forgetting to drink tea. Nothing will force them to change their regulations, no cataclysms. "

Since the Russians only did what they fought, they had no time to improve their native language: “... the famous expression of the English poet Johnson“ Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel ”in translation into Russian looks like this:“ Not everything was lost even with the most lost person, rejected by friends and society, if the feeling of the Motherland is preserved in his soul, his last hope and salvation are in it. "

Russians had no time to improve their language - they fought and fought more. Even cultured people with higher education can argue endlessly about the spelling of a simple word or sentence. And even many Russians could not pass the exam to obtain Russian citizenship. "

There is no love in Russia, but there is a cult of sex that replaces love. Russian schoolgirls, of course, consider prostitution to be the most attractive profession; society condones this. Newspapers have openly advertised the hiring of girls for sex work. Russian society does not understand at all what is good and what is bad.

As for politicians, they “not only are not afraid to tarnish their reputation on this basis, but, on the contrary, use sex as a tool to achieve their goals. Many of them, including members of parliament and governors, openly contain several mistresses, Zhirinovsky's party suggests opening brothels. "

All this is a historical fact. Pushkin, the Chinese write, loved to show off his sexual abilities, and Catherine II did not need to brag.

Russian people cannot help drinking. “You can not eat, but you can not drink - this is another striking feature of the Russian people. The Russians will tolerate the lack of bread, but will rebel in the absence of vodka. Vodka has become an important part of the culture of Russian society. Alcohol is something that Russians cannot and do not want to do without. If in other countries they say: "He who gets up early, he earns his bread", then about Russians we can say this: "He who gets up early will have something to drink." The Chinese remind that Yeltsin was an alcoholic.

The Russian people have no shame. “The most amazing thing is that they never feel ashamed, no matter what they do. On the contrary, they always find excuses for everything. " In Russia, deception flourishes at all levels.

Russians live in constant fear. Everything around them is enemies. An atmosphere of general suspicion reigns in Russia. The role of the FSB is still great. "Almost all telephone conversations are tapped, and if they wish, the special services can always present dirt on you."

In another article, Comparison of China and Russia, the Chinese conducted a direct comparative analysis of the two countries. If wise China, according to the authors, following Japan and South Korea, has adopted the Western model, then Russia has moved along the African path, in the best case, the Latin American one.

The following material, "Opening the Map of Russia", describes the character of the Russian people from the point of view of the Chinese.

According to analysts, the Russian nation is completely thieves, cowards, robbers; the main traits of their character are anger, greed and admiration for violence. The authors summarize: “The greatness” of the Russian nation consists of 30% theft and 70% of banditry. "

Everything presented above does not pretend to be controversial. It doesn't matter if the Chinese think right about us or not. What matters is what they think.

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- What shocked you the most right at the entrance to China?

Beauty, roads ... They have very smooth roads. They put them in concrete. Very flat, very wide roads. There are few cars, and none of the drivers follow the traffic rules.

- Why are there few cars? Not every Chinese can afford a car?

Maybe yes. Most of them ride bicycles, scooters and mopeds. A lot of things.

- Is the contrast really so noticeable?

The contrast is noticeable right at the entrance to the country. We drive literally 100 meters - and construction has already begun. At the entrance to Manchuria (they are preparing for the Olympics), there is a street on which matryoshka dolls are laid out everywhere. There are a lot of nesting dolls, just a parade of nesting dolls. There are nesting dolls in human height, nesting dolls somewhere five meters in height ... Awesome!

- Is there any myth about the Chinese that you personally dispelled for yourself?

No. I have not dispelled any myths. Struck them ... some kind of freedom ... They do not complex because of their appearance, they are not shy of some natural factors. They can calmly spit on the ground in the street, they can say whatever they think ... It is easy for them, somehow at ease. That is, we are ashamed of it, we do not do it openly ... They do it openly.

- And what about the relationship between guys and girls? Have you had the opportunity to observe how they behave together?

I saw couples, a girl, a guy was rollerblading ... I didn't notice much difference between them and our couples.

- Also kiss on the streets?

No, they still behave a little more modestly. They hold hands, ride together ... They kiss, but they are rather light kisses, not like ours. That is, a modest kiss - and they continue to ride, communicate ...

- What about alcohol in China?

They hardly drink. Their alcohol is very cheap. They get drunk very quickly. It is generally not customary for them to drink especially. This is probably why they get drunk ...

- Tell me, how do they relate to the Russians, and specifically to you? I don't mean how the shop assistants treat you, but just people ... Do they pay extra attention to you?

They constantly paid increased attention to me because of my height ( Oleg - 196 cm tall - ed.), and, probably, due to the fact that I have long hair, they said "Wow!" all the time. They, I noticed, even the girls have worse hair than ours. They have very bad hair. Their attitude towards Russians is, in principle, bad ... They even call us "big noses" behind our backs. It all came from history.

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I don't remember exactly this myth, the translator said, that during the Great Patriotic War, for some reason, they began to call us "big noses." I know that they think our girls are ugly. They say that "they have big eyes and they look like frogs." In my opinion, these are their problems with beautiful girls. During the whole time I saw, probably, only 10 pieces. There were Russian girls in our group, but the Chinese did not look at them with lust. On some subconscious level, I felt that they did not understand our beauty as much as we do not understand them.

- It's strange, I always thought that the Chinese treat us well ...

They are, in principle, not so bad. But personally, I came to the conclusion for myself that the Chinese will first do for himself, and only then for the tourist. That is, when we were accommodated at the hotel, it was just ugly. It took us a very long time to get from hotel to hotel ... And there were also many different nuances.

- Is this problem of overpopulation in China so noticeable?

In the city I was in, it was not noticeable at all. I even forgot that it is there, because I expected to see “rivers” of people's heads on the streets, and there you walk absolutely freely.

- And the prices? How much will a dinner for three people cost in a Chinese restaurant?

The prices are quite low. Again, there are cities that are cheap and there are those that are expensive. But eat once ... A family of three can easily order an excellent set menu in a restaurant for 75-100 yuan, which, in Russian money, is no more than 350 rubles. And eat at the same time. This lunch will include a salad, a side dish, for example, french fries (very popular now in China) or rice with an egg. There will also be two meat dishes, or meat and some seafood. Wine and beer will also be served, followed by coffee. That is more than a set meal.

- I was alarmed by French fries ... Has fast food started to develop in China?

Yes, they have fast food, which is well developed. In the city we were in, I noticed three McDonald's close to each other. They are no different from the usual McDonald's.

- And the Chinese visit them?

Yes, some people sit during the day, but most of these restaurants are visited by Russian tourists, or tourists from other countries. The Chinese don't go there yet. They have their own fast foods, I think they are called "Mr. Sammy", that is, they are like an alternative to "McDonald's", but the food there is not exactly hamburgers-cheeseburgers, the cuisine there is still closer to their national, Chinese.

- And how do the Chinese treat the Americans?

I have not seen a single American, I do not even know how the Chinese treat them.

- Well, what do you think, is the "Americanization" of China going on?

No, this is not at all ... They are great in this respect, they have everything of their own.

- What about publicity in the country? Will a person burn to disapprove of the authorities on the street? Or do they respect the authorities so much that they themselves do not allow themselves to do so?

I, unfortunately, do not know the Chinese language ... I only know that they still worship Mao Zedong. Each of their banknotes, from the smallest to the largest, bears a portrait of Mao.

- In general, do they easily let strangers into their culture?

They have now started to make very good money on this. They literally make money out of everything. They turn some of their cultural values \u200b\u200binto museums and take tourists there. For example, I was on the Great Wall of China. The part of the wall called "Dragon's Head" is now a props, that is, a reconstructed wall. Once upon a time there was a real one in its place, but it is already all destroyed. I saw only 5 stones from the real wall, so big, they are hidden under the plexiglass.

- Their official religion is Buddhism, huh?

Yes, they are Buddhists.

- Have you seen a Buddhist temple yourself?

I myself have not seen, but I have seen two Buddhist monks.

- And the very first impression of the Chinese? How is he dressed, how does he look?

The Chinese dress normally enough. Some slippers, trousers, T-shirts. They are hot enough in summer, so they don't show off too much. Their young people dress quite naturally: shorts, bright T-shirts. By the way, they dress quite stylishly. If you go to supermarkets with clothes, then all the things there are of the European standard. That is, trousers, sweaters ... Although I personally have not seen Chinese people dress in what is sold in supermarkets.

- That is, European clothing is not popular?

No, it doesn't. Bright colors are popular with the Chinese, but in such a way as to dress like Americans: a shirt, a collar from under a sweater ... Although they have it hanging in stores, they don't wear that way.

- Do Chinese girls take good care of themselves?

Chinese girls do not wear makeup at all, that is, as I understand it, they may not be allowed to do it until a certain age ... I don't know. In principle, they all look good, that is, they are all pretty cute, although their appearance is not attractive to my taste. I was a little embarrassed that Chinese women neglect to shave their armpits.

- Are the Chinese guys handsome?

Oddly enough, with guys they are doing better than girls. I have seen a lot of handsome Chinese guys. By the way, it's very cool that the Chinese really like the vegetation on the male body. That is, hairy arms, legs, beards, mustaches ... If a Chinese man has a thin beard, he will take care of it like the apple of his eye.