tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post9200527077056380044..comments2023-10-08T05:00:23.559-04:00Comments on Clarissa's Blog: Forest Fires in Russia: When Will the Russian People Finally Have Enough?Clarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-83091961318400681122010-08-12T17:54:29.452-04:002010-08-12T17:54:29.452-04:00Oh and guess the mayor's comment regarding the...Oh and guess the mayor's comment regarding the situation? <br /><br />No comment was offered because he left the city to go on vacation! haha :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-58851450305722496492010-08-09T20:43:50.330-04:002010-08-09T20:43:50.330-04:00That's a characterization I have to agree with...That's a characterization I have to agree with 100%.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-73084399318524048152010-08-09T20:41:45.440-04:002010-08-09T20:41:45.440-04:00The Russian people appear to be intent on making l...The Russian people appear to be intent on making life in Russia hard. I visited Russia in 1998 and it was in chaos. Street vendors were refusing Rubles while accepting any other currencies offered, most of the cops were drunk and a menace to civilians, and the water was dangerous (life threatening) to drink. We revisited Russia in 2005 and found that the currency situation was more or less in order and the cops were less of a threat (bribery was still the way to deal with Russian cops). On the other hand the Russian people continued to passively put up with conditions that would not be tolerated any where else in Europe. Dealing with Russian locals on many different levels (my wife, like many Poles, speaks excellent Russian) we found them inflexible, incurably suspicious, and completely at sea when forced to act independently.Richardnoreply@blogger.com