Join me while I respond to the accusations that Expats (I’m not an expat) only report on the good in Russia. I will also discuss …
Rumah Untuk Pekerja Swasta
#Random #Thoughts #Russia #Good #Bad
Join me while I respond to the accusations that Expats (I’m not an expat) only report on the good in Russia. I will also discuss …
Rumah Untuk Pekerja Swasta
#Random #Thoughts #Russia #Good #Bad
Hey Kevin. I found the video interesting and enlightening on local societal norms and customs/behaviors. Yeah, I found the same on my many visits there. You think roads are bad there, you should drive in the areas east of the Estonian border between Ivangorod and St Petersburg(!). Yikes. I think I have lost a toothe filling or two on those roads. BTW that scene in the Olympic Games opening ceremony that has seemingly caused an uproar.. It was an interpretation of the Greek God [of wine and festivity] Dionysus, selected to make spectators aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings. Not the Last Supper. So, a bit of mistaken outrage. Make of it what you will. It's France at any rate. So, expected IMO. Cheers.
So Russia sounds quite bad overall given what you have said. They’re know it alls?
So you are basically saying that medicine isn’t good in Russia.
I think you leaving in Cromea. and it's only 10 years they are leaving in Russia. I heard from many people who visited the region that mentally locals still thinking as ucranians. I mean bribery and ets.
Some people going to Russia suggested to declare foreign currency you are bringing to Russia, even if it's below 10k USD or equivalent. This is in order to not have issues with taking the UNSPENT foreign currency back out of Russia. It's not necessary, but may make things easier. Hopefully, when I visit Russia myself in not so distant future, I will be able to report in all the details. Mind you, the way things are going and the fact that Belarus just allowed visa free land crossing into the country, a trip to the Russian's closest friend may be in order. Fancy a ride of 6 hours on a bus from Vilnius to Minsk? Not sure how many hours it may be on the border.
I guess it the thing about money we talk next week.
Kevin, perhaps you can do a show on scammers who call people pretending to be banks or brokerage firms? We have this in the West too, so something people can relate to and it's an important awareness topic. Just a suggestion.
Are you hearing any updates on the building of a new high speed railway from Moscow to the Black sea or Crimea ?
In the UK is not permitted to use personal bank for business purposes. Business must use a business account.
Insulation and sound proofing are very worthwhile things.
Why did you choose granite Vs say marble or quartz?
Kevin, what is your view on how long the current deposit rates will hold in Russia? Surely they cannot be sooo good for a long time?
Police hardly ever show up in London , unless you call someone the wrong gender. In this case, they will arrive with lightening speed.
Leaving many comments elevates the profile of the video. Let's get the correct algorithms to work.
I am still getting my head around when people say "I will put money on your card". In the UK the money is in the account. You cannot have money on the card only, unless it's prepaid. On a regular card, there is no money. The money is in the current account and all can be accessed with the card. If there is no money in the account, there is no money on the card. Is this different in Russia or it's just a misunderstanding of words?
Oh, my friend in Voronezh went to МФЦ today. They are open on Saturday. She is helping newly arrived relocations from Germany. Perhaps you could do n episode about МФЦ and other similar services because Russia is way ahead of other countries on that.
OTP is a Hungarian HQ bank. They are not sanctioned. I was just wondering if you had experience with them but as they are not in Crimea, it's a non point.
I was lucky to be at the Russian embassy on the day they did not have people appointments. Standing at the window with people around at other windows, would not have been a good experience. I did have to sit there for a long time whilst they were checking the documents, but I was on a nice sofa. One bad thing, the sofa was too soft! I moved to a chair after a while. 😂😂😂
Travelling to Russia with Euros, no more of that currency than 300 euro per person. We had so many instances where euros were confiscated from our members. EU sanctioned taking euros to Russia, even if you are travelling through Turkiye or another non EU country as last transfer point. USD are the most exchanged currency still if taking cash into Russia for the tourist trip.
Non residents can exchange only a certain amount in one transaction, so to exchange more money, one has to run around different banks. The bank notes have to be in excellent condition. My friend, currently in Russia is reporting that non residents with registration can exchange over 400USD in one transaction. For non residents without registration the limit to exchange in 1 bank is 400USD. Registration must be obained within the 7 days of arrival to Russia, but as a tourist, you will get registration in a hotel from day 1, so the limit of 400USD per transaction should not apply.
Today in Voronezh Sber gave 113 rubles for 1 pound sterling and 12.3 rubles for a Chinese yuan. Sber often gives the best rates. These currencies are accepted in specific branches, usually in central locations, so that needs to be checked at bank's site.
I often go on banki.ru and drool over 15-19 percent rates on deposits (VKLAD), which are available for 1 year or even more, many have options of interest to be paid monthly. The thing is, the deposits are protected by insurance only up to 1.4 million Rubles, so putting a lot more into a single bank is done at one's own risk? How safe is it to keep more than 1.4m rubles in a single bank without insurance?
I called Tinkoff bank before with questions and they were nice and helpful.
Timothy was number 2 on the likes, thumbs. He wore number 2 jersey on his rugby team. 😂
Your two days shadow looks good.
Kevin, excellent explanation at the start of the show.