Things you didn't understand about Russia - 7 weird Russian habits

Dear Eli, I am from India and in the 1970s I worked with Russian engineers in the Indian Navy. My life changed for the better because of the commitment and encouragement given to me by them. Their discipline helped me to start my own company that is today impacting the Indian economy. All my success is because of my exposure to good Russian men. Your channel is so reflective of the good in Russia - That is something the world needs to know. In my opinion you are a global citizen and more specifically a global peace maker. Please keep up your remarkable videos that are a benchmark for all video producers globally. Please take care as the World needs commited professionals like you, Eli 👍❤️👍

Eli you have shown the world that the Russian culture is one of the most beautiful in the world - Intelligent, scholastic, elegant, artistic, strength and passionate. Long live Russia and all the Russian people. Cheers from Canada

I just read your video and I have to say , as a french , we have a lot in commun. And when i was a little girl , my family was interested by Russia culture : ballets , music , songs , ice sports. I never heard a bad comment on Russian and luckily the anti - russian propaganda never entered my home ! ❤

That was adorable footage from your first bell. Thank you for sharing that.

Be proud being a russian. A great , beautiful, supertalented intelligent people . ❤️

I love how Russians celebrate education & honor educators. This should be a tradition in every nation. Edit: In Texas we also flash our high beams to warn of police checking for speed. Although, it has lost popularity over the years as it could trigger road rage.

I love how the children bring flowers to their teachers. That is so awesome! They value education and respect their educational institutions. Russia seems to have a beautiful culture. I would love to visit there some day. Sending Blessings from the USA!

Eli, you are a great communicator and a fantastic ambassador for Russia!

Greetings from Sweden. The september greeting in school was lovely. It is not corrupt at all, but a very positive and respectful sign of respect for the teachers and a great bonding experience. I loved learning of this :)

Buckweed is one of the few foods on earth that has allmost everything in it to sustain you for a very long time. It is a super food that carried millions of Russians through very difficult times in history.

Eli, after just a few of your videos, I can see that not only do Americans misunderstand Russian culture, we really know little-to-nothing to misunderstand in the first place. The tradition of carrying women's bags is laudable and in some ways even heroic. The tradition of having an 11th grader carry a 1st grader on his shoulders is so purely good on its face, it's hard to imagine anyone opposing it. What a great symbol of how one generation literally lifts up another! I can't see how giving flowers to ones' teacher could be thought of as bribery! Sheesh! We have a lot to learn from each other. . . but don't look to the American public school system for anything positive. Protect your kids and stay far away from this soul destroying machine!

The best one is the story about the seat belts! We Indians are EXACTLY the same!

In Serbia we also celebrate Old new year. Someone called it Orthodox or Serbian new year.

Buying buckwheat during a perceived crisis seems pretty normal considering Russia is the largest per capita consumer of buckwheat in the world. Being a staple food that is inexpensive and non-perishable, I can see why people would stock up if they were worried about something. The panic buying of toilet paper in the spring of 2020 here in the US seems stranger to me.

I am from Australia. When i was in Russia our little niece had her 1st day for the year wow i was shocked i met all her teachers she took me all through her school and yes we took flowers and she gave them to her favourite teacher a very warm day especially for her parents meeting all the parents from over the years. We took Great Grand Mother with us, and had 5 generations at school. It was Great many photo's etc. God Bless you Eli.

I love how you all celebrate beginning of school as it such a good thing to acknowledge education as a big deal to children.

I'm 72 and from Oklahoma. I was taught to stand when being introduced to someone, give up my seat to ladies, use manners like "Yes, Sir; Yes, Ma'm" "May I?"; offer to help carry for men and women. I was taught it's from our Southern tradition back to Tennessee. And all my family are blue corllar. Having manners is a virtue. There's far too many wealthy families that have trashy culture.

What a very special tradition you have to start every school year. My wife is a teacher and she will absolutely love to be spoiled and appreciated with a bunch of flowers and just the whole celebration of a new years of learning.💙💙💙

Flowers to the teacher is a nice gesture. A mark of respect; very nice !