Rauf Aliev

February 05 2016, 14:28

Passed!!!! They will send the license within seven days

February 05 2016, 11:44

Learning American English through placards)

February 05 2016, 01:01

Bought an old but in good condition Raleigh R600 road bike. Great for sports and commuting – light and fast.

http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?Year=2002&Brand=Raleigh&Model=R600&Type=bike

Rode it around the garage, will take it to work tomorrow. But today, tried to get to work on a board in the morning – complete darkness. Roads around here are not for longboarding. But for biking – they’re okay.

Victor Romanovsky, Petr Didenko, Анна Паршина, Tatiana Egoshina, Alexander Kroll;-)

Larger views: (1) https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/47606/31950017.d2/0_d4493_3366e040_orig

(2) https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/47606/31950017.d2/0_d4494_dfc9ddac_orig

February 04 2016, 17:23

Being a Russian-speaking IT professional is very profitable: not only a huge English-speaking internet opens up for you, but also an equally vast Russian-speaking one. Just consider Habrahabr alone. For a German, Indian, Spaniard, Italian, only half of all this is accessible (and that with difficulty) – the English-speaking part, since they will not learn Russian, but we have to learn English. The situation with the Chinese is complex – Google is blocked there, and therefore they have a lot inside their own internet. How much exactly – I am figuring out.

Currently, in the neighboring Skype chat, there is a lively discussion where Ukrainian, Russian, and English are being mixed. One asks in Russian – they reply in English or Ukrainian. And it’s fine – everyone has adapted, using the language that’s convenient for them, and if it comes to a misunderstanding – they switch to some common language.

A few words about the American internet from my fresh perspective from within: there is less competition among the giants here, and more among all sorts of small players. The “giants” here are significantly more advanced in terms of functionality. Choosing a car or insurance online here is considerably more pleasant.

February 03 2016, 22:53

In American apartments, there are two downsides: (1) noisy neighbors and (2) in the evenings you have to speak softly and not stomp around, otherwise they will complain where necessary

February 02 2016, 23:57

Lisa unpacked her backpack. The kefir smuggled from Russia in her carry-on had already died.

February 01 2016, 22:24

For example, in the States, it’s not easy to find something as simple as a cleaning rag in the stores. Whether for the table or the floor. The only store that had anything was the Korean supermarket Lotte Plaza. And it turns out, they were imported from Germany! I would have never thought that Germany supplies rags to America.