I think people think they imagine that the UK is a very formal place. But in fact, people are a lot more informal than you might expect. In London, it's like, excuse me, mate, you got the time. Oh, I love this accent. You got the time, have you, mate? Cheers, nice one. That's what you miss in Europe when you leave and come back to Russia. Well, no one smiles, no one says hello, how are you? Do you want a cupcake with that? No, even your parents,. We are very non-smiley nation because if you put your, you know, the points of your mouth upright
Nikolai Kulikov is an award-winning Russian screenwriter and stand-up comedian. This year he spent a couple of months living in London (and also briefly in Dublin) performing stand-up comedy. I saw one of his performances in English on video and thought he was very funny! So, I decided to contact him for an interview to find out more about him, his experiences learning English, his views on performing to British & Irish people, and how he feels about life in Russia these days. I hope you enjoy the episode! **Please be aware that this episode features some rude language and swearing** Click here for more information
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