Comments by "surely you joke, mein failüre" (@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531) on "USA vs Russia in an Economic City Comparison" video.

Another few who can provide interesting windows into how real Russians live and think are Vasya in the Hay and 1420 by Daniil Orain.
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Seconding the OP. I go have what adventure I can, which means 2-3 months a year on a motorcycle, camping all over, and I only come back to town to make money so I can hit the road again. I'm at home more in the winter and less in the summer. You can tell exactly what money is by the way longstanding friends treat it when they're doing stuff - when you're way past that stage of keeping score - it's just some disposable commodity you can go get more of when you need it. The experiences you have, the memories you save away, the good times you have .. all of that is priceless.
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@daniellarson3068 Back in the 90s I had a Russian office coworker. He didn't last long at the job in the information/records department of a major hospital. Not only could we not get him to show up on time and put in his hours, but he was forever putting vodka into his tea. I think he eventually reformed and became a lawyer later in life, but back then he was a train wreck. Life in the USSR did not condition him to be like what we would consider to be a decent worker.
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If anyone doesn't know the channel, Vasya in the Hay shows how people live in Russia not very far from major urban areas. Places in permanent state of destruction, as if WW2 ended only last month there.
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@snivanov Too bad Russia seems to produce such people in large numbers. Hope they can turn that around.
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Heh, I like the way he didn't mention visiting St Catherine street ;)
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