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Bonus Ep 7 - A Russian's Perspective on The UK

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The Importance of Apologies in Russian Culture

I know that some people in the world think about it because we don't smile a lot. Yeah, I believe that this is the thing where we could grow a little bit. For example, if you just walk around the street and somebody touches you accidentally, not on purpose, just accidentally. And he or she not always would say sorry. It just, yeah, just like nothing happens. This is a sign of being not only rude, but also unintelligent. Oh, okay. But then does that mean that so apologizing is not part of Russian culture too much? Does it show a sign of weakness instead of politeness?Yeah, I think so.

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