tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259082628352435132.post4538288379926180577..comments2023-11-05T01:33:49.683-07:00Comments on from Russia with love: Russians getting adjusted to crisis, polls saylastochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03693705381682951810noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259082628352435132.post-77731321974043653412009-05-04T06:29:00.000-07:002009-05-04T06:29:00.000-07:00A power of inertion of people's mind.May be they a...A power of inertion of people's mind.May be they are just afraid to lose their own american dream?))<br />Nevertheless I find it very sad when someone try to avoide to face reality,acknowledge mistakes.It could lead to far-reaching consiquences, especially if it wild-scale.<br />Self-critisim, flexibility and curiosity are the main characteristics of a lot of russians. But as concernes religion and faith we are tradionalists.lastochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693705381682951810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5259082628352435132.post-7227019705269499012009-05-03T17:20:00.000-07:002009-05-03T17:20:00.000-07:00More amusing differences. Russia, still had a net ...More amusing differences. Russia, still had a net budget surplus compared to the U.S. in 2008, as well as positive economic growth, compared to the U.S. where the economy is in negative territory.<br /><br />I had a very long argument over the last two days in American newspapers, with supporters of the last president, who still insist that the U.S. has the highest standard of living in the world, the largest economy, etc, in spite of the factual data I provided (though the European Union is only half the size of the U.S., since 2005 it has had a larger GDP) etc.<br /><br />They absolutely refused to beleive that Russia has a higher literacy rate, even though Russia is higher up on the various lists that rate literacy (they were incredulous over the very thought that Cuba was at the top of the list)<br /><br />The fact that there are more Russians who speak English than Americans who speak Russians, and that the average Russian has probably read more American authors like Mark Twain, William Faulkner as well as being conversant with their own great authors far more than most Americans are consversant with their own. I know more Russians who have read Graham Greene than Americans who have.<br /><br />Oh well, reality has always had a liberal bias.Chernevoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164753602062259638noreply@blogger.com