@Phuk Hyutoob university dorms , in Bucharest especially ,have really shitty furniture and few utilities, so you have to bring your own stuff or make some imoprovisations
@@blurryface_1589 Actually for the most part, its not her sense of humor, just the application of certain words that are technically somewhat correct, but just not in the way we native English speakers are used to hearing them used in that context or that way. Sometimes it just comes out sooooo cute!
@@johnstudd4245 well she used expressions like "welcome to my humble abode" so she probably used "sacrifice" intentionally, she seems to know English very well and that seems to be her humour, so I think it's a bit condescending to assume that she doesn't know the diffetence just because English is not her native language...
I’m an old grandmother from Texas in the USA. Good job with your English and you have a great sense of humor. You have made a cute, charming, colorful home. Just wish you were warmer in winter. Keep collecting things from other countries. It’s a wonderful idea. Please visit Texas.!😊❤️🇨🇱
For those who are wondering In Russian We have 25% percent of people under the level of poverty 65% are just lower class 7% are middle class and 3% are uppers
@@volgariver6426 I is a capital letter and you / us / our is a lower case. Or “Me before you”. If you think about others first, you’ll be missed from your own life.
There is such a feature in the post-Soviet space. my grandmother bought 200 kilograms of potatoes every fall and cooks them all year, next fall she do it again. This is because the price is different at different times of the year, and she save money.
Thank you, Natasha, for this excellent tour of your life at University and your student home. Your English is very good indeed, and you are to be congratulated for your industriousness and your accomplishments. Good luck to you in your studies. I am amazed that you not only do this so well in English but now you are also taking on Chinese too. Wow!
Humor is dry as a martini. "There will be many exciting things on this tour, for example, this snowman" (Pans to pathetic, forlorn snowman) Hahahaha! 💜
I'm from Hungary, I always smoked from the window of my shared dorm room, the other two guys were fine with it, just had to make sure the smoke detector doesn't go off 👍🏼 Nothing special same as in Russia.
This video was so artistic, I felt like I was watching a short film in a festival. You have an incredible sense of humour! Good luck to you, you’re wonderful ❤️
What really impresses me about your videos is that you seem to have a positive outlook on everything, with no evidence of resentment. If you can keep this optimism always, you will forge a good life for yourself. It seems to me that you deserve nothing less. Please keep the videos coming. My heart reaches out to you.
I guess it is because she doesn't know anything else... anything better. She thinks that these conditions are actually normal. Of course, for people from wealthier countries, it is not normal at all. To me, the dorm looks terrible and depressive. In my country, students would protest and complain and require either lowering their payments for the dorm rooms, or (and that is more probable) repairing everything that doesn't work. Actually, no. I'm wrong. In my country, such a dormitory would not get a permission to accommodate anyone. It would get closed for not keeping legislative requirements for living in them.
@@danapertile106 No, she doesn't think that. That's the whole point of the video, to show that it's not very nice. Poor doesn't equal stupid, you know?
I am from Brazil, and in my entire life, I never thought I would see my country's flag in a RUSSIAN dormitory (????)Btw, you're an amazing girl, I love your sense of humor. Thanks RUclips for sending me this video. Ps: I think your country is amazing, I want to visit you one day
The condition of your dormitory is abominable by any standard in US or Western Europe. It’s amazing that you are able to function as a student or a person in this situation. My prayers are with you,
Pshh... These buildings were built by commies. Solid reinforced concrete. Small rooms, but sturdy. New american dorms are built of wood... Five stories of garbage.
I think all American students should spend some time in a Russian university. Maybe it would help give them some perspective and help them realise they should appreciate their country.
Thank you for sharing! Your English is great and please don’t pay attention to negative comments, we do not all choose where we are or sometimes what we do, but can certainly choose our attitude towards life and the empathy with which we see and treat people around the world and across cultures. Great videos! Keep it up!
Young people in america should look how the world works outside of the USA, actually. Everytime I speak with my american friends they just can't understand what is being actually poor.
Ok, lets compare -she has not so good dorm room for 11 dollars a month and her university education is probably free of charge or nearly free. The American students have better living conditions combined with huge university taxes covered by student loans. After they finish they will become debt slaves, and she will receive her education debt free. Which one will you choose?
whenever i go to a different country, i always want to see things as a resident of the area. i absolutely love these videos! i've never been to russia, but your videos give me a 10 minute window everyday to view russia from your eyes. absolutely love it, pls do keep posting!
When I lived in Russia as a teacher in the 1990's, most of the apartments that I visited were quite comfortable but the common areas [halls, stairs, elevators, front yard] were in disrepair. At that time, nobody owned their apartments so they only cared about their personal space and all the rest was just not their concern. With little money for maintenance, nothing was done to fix things up. I am afraid that this mentality still exists among many people. My personal opinion is that things could be much better if the central government spent less on the military and more on the needs of the average person.
@@boblacks945 I visited Russia 4 years ago and we stayed in a flat, it was kind of new on the inside, but the the common areas like you said were so horrible. The entrance smelled of urine. I will never forget that :/
@@boblacks945 Reminds me of strata-titled shopping malls in my country, where different shops are owned by different landlords. With them being naturally self-interested it's less likely that they can come to an agreement to pay for larger-scale projects e.g. renovation, collective sale, so such malls tend to be more run-down. They're also less likely to co-ordinate among one another to have an optimal tenant mix in the mall, so some of such malls are red-light in nature e.g. higher concentration of bars & discos, massage parlours (which have been associated sometimes with more sexual activities)
AT LEAST HE WENT TO A PUBLIC, FREE AND LAY UNIVERSITY. IF YOU WERE TO A UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES, YOU WOULD HAVE TO MORTGAGE YOUR HOME TO PAY THE COSTS OF YOUR STUDIES. READ A BIT OF KARL-MARX SO YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF CAPITALISM, BY GOD
When my dispatching software is hanging on maps sometimes it takes and makes the windows boarders that color. I am immediately depressed a little and your observation caused me to realize why that is. It's that damn color!
I love the subtle humour, like when you came out of the closet, or jumped out of the window etc... and the dormitory itself bring memories of my own studies 😁
In Italy we also love to decorate our fridges with lots of magnets, my family has the tradition to buy a magnet from every place we visit! Also since I’m studying Russian in Uni and I really like you’re video since they help understand the reality of life in Russia!
One don't really have a choice. Most are depressed to be honest, I spend 6 years living in dormitories like that and it is one of most depressing memories of my life. The biggest flaw was absolute lack of privacy. I feel traumatized for the rest of my life.
Love your sense of humor. The (very quick) shot of the outside from your room where you say you love it then jump out the window made me spit up my coffee in laughter. You're very cool.
People in the U.K. Have been complaining about having to live in their dorms during the lockdown but if they watch this video I think they'll calm down lol. Great English👍🏼
UK dorms cost on average £150/week vs this dorm at $11/month, despite many, albeit not this bad, still having pretty shitty living conditions. Even taking in the reduced cost of living in Russia in general, the cost of UK accommodation is ridiculous compared so I think they can be mad lol
Don't worry, Boris is arranging a smartphone ID system just to visit hairdressers and cafes and none of the media is commenting on it. Over a hundred countries signed up to the scheme too. So Boris has been ordered to do it by someone else.
As a college student in the US some of my accommodations looked like a crack house. Students are poor everywhere. Your English is great, keep making videos.
@@peachysandie Norway is only 5 million by population and produces 6 fold more hydrocarbons per capita than Russia do. Of course you could expect more upkeep than most of the countries. What's next, comparing your conditions with India's 1.6 billion?
seriously. $45 a month for actually good living conditions seems like a very small price to pay for me, which makes me imagine how different her condiditons are actually having to work, study, and live there. :(
I am a truck driver and I collected magnets throughout the US for my wife. Each magnet I purchased represented all the states. Thank you for sharing your life in Russia. Russia is one of my favorite countries and I am trying to learn Russian.
Wow! Such an intense and fast-moving edit job you did! (Lots of work) I had to pause it a lot to see all of the images. I very much enjoy your sense of humor, Natasha.
Reminds me of my student years in Romania! First year university I was paying 20euro and lived with 5 other girls! That stuff prepares you for life! XD
lol, good one. I think it fosters a spirit of camaraderie with your friends when you all have to live in terible conditions. Like you're all in this together. :)
Well, I graduated a year ago from the Technical university of Cluj-Napoca and compared to this, the dorms where I lived for 4 years seem like hotel rooms, but still there were 4 of us in each room :))
@@guykraintz947 Same was I, living in an Eastern European Student's dormitory in the 80's . Quite a bit better than Natasha though, but similar in some ways. And it wasnt like prison, was my happiest part of my life . (Still true even though now I live in London).
@@haleptv980 I was in the army and had even worth conditions and I remember it as fun times :) but the fun memories coming from the ppl around, conditions should of been better :)
I am watching your vlogs from Chittagong, Bangladesh. It's so nice of you to share the details of Russian day to day life of a student. Keep up posting! Don't need to be sad at all. We also have almost same kind of dorm rooms in our universities. Some are nice, some are bad. But that's okay. Finish your degree, have a wonderful career and you can present yourself the best life possible. All my best wishes are with you, Natasha!
Natascha impresses me very much! She speaks English so perfectly and has so many skills on her laptop. She is funny, very smart and also very pretty. I think it's a shame that she can't change her Chinese studies. One should be able to love what one studies. I myself grew up in Switzerland and now live in Germany and Greece. I don't work anymore because I'm over seventy. I wish Natascha all the best for her future life and hope that she stays healthy and continues to make such good videos !!! Большое спасибо!
Wow I’m Russian and used to live in Russian dorm that was a crazy experience! You just triggered all of my good memories. Now that I live in America I got spoilt with good things...
@@ЭйвейлАлександр from my experience average American dorm is multiple times better than average Russian apartment. I’ve lived in American dorms for 3 years while studying in University and was very pleased. As a comparison in America I lived on 15th floor with a view of downtown Boston, and in Russia my view was pipes of a factory
This video is still a classic. 🏅🌟 Even the song is very fitting for such snowy/cold setting. It actually takes away the eerie feeling of an old Soviet vibe and gives it a cozy chill feeling instead. ☕ One of my favorite videos from this channel))
@Sara Benhnini nothing. she just joked about the spot of peeling paint on the wall of her dormitory by comparing its shape to a contitent to light up the mood. there's nothing to read into...
Love your sense of humor. My favorite part was when you opened your wardrobe and everything collapsed onto you. Or maybe when stuffed your garbage chute lol
I like your style, how you make and cut the videos and also love your humor. How you accept your surroundings and make the best out of it. It makes an very sympathic impression. thumb up
How spoiled we are in Australia. Your video makes me realise how very lucky we are. Thanks so much for sharing, you must be very strong and resilient to take it all in your stride so gracefully.
Does this make you also realize that shared bathrooms and kitchens are the norm in dorm houses? Or this is for free, whereas you have to pay tens of thousands of dollars to stay in a dorm house in an Australian University? Dorm rooms that aren't much bigger than this girls room, avarage 10 meters each. Her room is for free or for sympolic prices, cents.. Probably free meals too. The amount of money you ll be spending to live in a campus in Sydney a month, is equal to the rent 1000 students pay in this dorm.
@@parapoliticos52 I didn’t realise the accommodation was free. You make a good point about the cost of staying in a university college in Australia. However, the living conditions in this Russian college look hardcore, with the peeling paint, holes in the wall etc.
@@heidisiemer what this guy doesn't tell you is that getting into dorms is competitive. (All of his comments under this vid try to paint a picture in a better light, I guess he's an insecure patriot if he forgets to mention all the "ifs" and "buts"). Only the best students get to study in university and live in a dorm for free. On top of that university administration doesn't like people who get in for free, you have to pay bribes to get decent marks. Bribes for marks is a thing for everyone, including those that actually pay for education, but it's a lot worse for those who get in because they're in 90th percentile for marks on ЕГЭ (a test after highschool to measure your "worth" to get into universities). So all these awful accommodations is something that you have to grind for and you will get discriminated for it afterwards.
It's funny how Slavic cultures (Hi from Serbia🇷🇸) are so simmilar from poor dorms and weird educational system to small things like putting documents in last drawer 😂
Fantastic video, showing the reality of your life. Never be ashamed of yourself and what you go through. We are not defined by our surroundings or material wealth, what’s more important is using what we’ve got to the best we can & how we grow as a human-being. You seem like a fantastic person 🙏🏻 (Never let that change, God bless)
Great video Natasha. It's really amazing that you take the time to share your university experience with people all over the world. I think people can really appreciate some of the challenges you experience, and your various ways of overcoming them. It is an inspiration.
your humor is very subtle but you’re so funny!!! thank u for showing us what your dorms look like, it’s very interesting to see how students live in other countries. here in the US, lots of people also keep magnets on their fridge!! my family likes to collect them from different places we have been, and we even hang up pictures on the fridge with the magnets
Damn... am so moved with your openness. I was a foreign medical student at Voronezh then moved to St Petersburg State Medical University. Wonderful tour, your sincerity and humor makes it beautiful . Cnocubo
I read the comments and all people talk about is conditions.For me It feels very warm and its a place for making good memories.its very sad that most of you see only material things and its not a miracle that most of people suffer from depression nowdays because of that.Go on girl i wish you all best, beautiful video btw you made my day.
I have no idea why this video was in my recommended list, I don't normally look up anything of the sort and this isn't something I'd normally watch... yet here we are, and I thank you for the video. It was insightful, at the very least.
I have learned so much from watching videos of how other people live. The norm in other countries has surprised me. I wish everyone could live in a clean safe environment. I am impressed with your video and your desire for an education. Be safe.
Omg, greetings from Latvia. I laughed so hard, great video, loved it! We have old dorms here as well that looks similar but we sometimes have to pay 60€ for them. Usually, one room has up to 4 people and If you want more private room, you have to pay a lot more. My highschool dorms cost me around 50$ and they were cold. Each floor had 1-2 shower and kitchen areas and there were long lines, and often, cold showers. For high schoolers who studied in specific school, they had to pay 20$ for a room. In fact, all rooms had 2 people in them. We had one stove top in each kitchen, no oven (sadly) and we had to be in norms and quiet at 22:00. My dorms were considered quiet good (knowing all I just mentioned), but it's a big price. I know that compared to Russia, our costs for electricity and everything else that apartment consumes while used is a lot higher, so renting a small, one room apartment here doesn't cost less than 150$ + electricity and other bills, so it's not an option. I guess the German guy would have complained about living conditions that we have here as well, If he studied here, because Latvia is in Europe and most things doesn't match the norms of their dorms. In the end, very enjoyable video, loved it, I can relate to your situation and I wish the best of luck for you studies/future!!!
I’m English but half of my family is Russian . Everyone has fridge magnets but from what I have seen Russians cover their fridges so much you can barely see the fridge and people in England just have a few
I am from Kazakhstan. Such a good video. I can feel the spirit and the atmosphere of Russia from it, so I am in love with the performance. Thanks for sharing. It is so warm and sincere and not perfect but with some lights
Thank you for sharing a tour of your dormitory room in Russia. Your channel certainly opens my eyes to how different life is in Russia compared to the US, and also our similarities in every day life. Yes, we also put magnets on our refrigerators! I have lots of fantasy art styled ones, as well as ones from historic places and museums as keepsakes. We also put schedules, notes, photographs, postcards and even business cards on the fridge, with magnetic clips!
The dormitory public areas made me sad, but as soon as you opened your door of your room, I could feel the warmth and that you had made it a home. Cheers to you.
I love your sense of humor and positivity about your environment. While it may not be the best, you seem to make the most of it and enjoy the better parts of it. And that's what life is all about! I have to agree, there is something hauntingly beautiful about environments like this. While it may be creepy, I can't help but feel the history of such a place just by seeing video footage of it. As a Canadian, I can't say my country has anywhere near as much history as countries such as Russia. As for the magnets on fridges, we definitely have them here, but they seem to have gone out of fashion with the younger generations. My mom has some on her fridge, but I do not have any on my own apartment's fridge.
We also have that "tradition" in Turkey. You can see a lot of magnets in the touristical places in there! I'm surprised that it also exists in Russia. I liked your room, its small and useful. Loves from Turkey🇹🇷🇹🇷
In Sweden dormatorys are very unusual. But my fist years of uni I lived in a "student apartment" where we were three girls that each had her own bedroom, and a shared kitchen and bathroom that were pretty nice. The most annoying thing was that the whole building was made of wood with pretty thin walls and floors, so I could hear everything from neighbouring rooms, and the footsteps of the neighbours above. But good windows and good heating in winter wven on -20 C days. For this I payed about 300 euros a month. University tuition is free in Sweden.
Important to add, University tuition is free in Sweden for everyone in EU, paid by our tax money. Like most other members of EU. Non-EU citizens still have to pay tuition fees.
Are you sure? At least here in Umeå its very common to live in "studentkorridorer". So 7-15 students in one corridor that shares kitchen. In most corridors you have your own bathroom but not in all of them.
I would say that even if it is a corridor with rooms that shares a kitchen, it is not really a dormatory the same way as abroad. Comoared to dormitories abroad there is no curfew, might be mixed genders, there is no "dorm lady" and so on
That run down, squalid dorm looks very much like most inner city 'projects' apartments that are often in disrepair and neglected by landlords and/or the state. Yes, millions of Americans live in such dire conditions too. It's just that the media often ignore them.
Just found your channel Natasha! it's great! :D RUclips is such an incredible place when it offers magical windows into other peoples lives. :) This was definitely one such video. I am fortunate enough to live in Sweden with the very high living standards we have. However, I was also fortunate enough to spend my childhood summers in rural parts of Soviet occupied Hungary. The similarities to the rundown parts of Russia are striking and it kind of feels weirdly and eeirily like "home". Honestly I am very thankful for having that experience... it does offer perspective on the world and it also helps with your empathy towards people.
About the magnets, some people do have them on their fridges, but it's not tradition because it's not every house! Thanks for the video! Also, we don't say that we sleep on the "upper floor". We usually say "top bunk"
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When i was a student in Romania we used to say, "First we have to become carpenters and then students".
@Phuk Hyutoob I'm assuming because students are expected to repair their own places.
in canada you need to be a student to become a carpenter.
@Phuk Hyutoob thats the joke my guy
@Phuk Hyutoob university dorms , in Bucharest especially ,have really shitty furniture and few utilities, so you have to bring your own stuff or make some imoprovisations
@Drake O'Mailey yes sir.
"The picture is fine but the situation is scary" I'm borrowing that
The main reason I subscribed to her because she is like weirdly/awkwardly funny
Russian meme.
@tu was du willst *sarcastic
We say "this meme is funny but the situation is not"
"I cleaned my room" "appreciate my sacrifice" lol
Im gonna use that in the future XD
She is so funny, love her humor!
@@blurryface_1589 Actually for the most part, its not her sense of humor, just the application of certain words that are technically somewhat correct, but just not in the way we native English speakers are used to hearing them used in that context or that way. Sometimes it just comes out sooooo cute!
Must have read Jordan Peterson
@@johnstudd4245 well she used expressions like "welcome to my humble abode" so she probably used "sacrifice" intentionally, she seems to know English very well and that seems to be her humour, so I think it's a bit condescending to assume that she doesn't know the diffetence just because English is not her native language...
"We are ok with it"
*Jumps out of a window*
I love your humor!
I GOT SO SCARED OMG XD
I’m an old grandmother from Texas in the USA. Good job with your English and you have a great sense of humor. You have made a cute, charming, colorful home. Just wish you were warmer in winter. Keep collecting things from other countries. It’s a wonderful idea. Please visit Texas.!😊❤️🇨🇱
i totally agree
Yes please visit Texas!
Texas fan here. I hope you can drop by that great state sometime, Natasha. Same for all the readers here!
one question what will happen with Tex in united states will break the union? Mexic will take it or will it become a country ? or other posibility .
@Samuel Lux ?
For those who are wondering
In Russian We have 25% percent of people under the level of poverty
65% are just lower class
7% are middle class and 3% are uppers
damn
Oof
there's a reason they refer to the 1%
@@abercrombiefitch5431 they are not the 1% of the world tho
There’s only new money in Russia
But the majority goes on rooting for that poverty. They just like it.
This video just confirmed my imagination of living in russia..
😂😂😂😂 sry....
Doesn't look too bad.
Yeah me too 😬
@@Mike25654 the dorm was pretty bad and looked dangerous, lift etc
@@liska7872 I have seen way worse in the middle of Central Europe 😂
Despite the building being in such poor state, you managed to make your room feel very cozy and inviting. Good job!
Yeah I second that
This building is actually pretty good, in difference with others here
yeh building in Philadelphia are better
I thought I was the only one that noticed this
For some reason I missed that you shared the room with your sister and I thought it was incredibly soviet of you to say "our" about everything xD
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I thought the same!
lmaoooo
Yeah in america it's me me my my, who is with character flaw?
@@volgariver6426 I is a capital letter and you / us / our is a lower case. Or “Me before you”. If you think about others first, you’ll be missed from your own life.
"The stoves still work sometimes... We are ok with it" *proceeds to jump* lmao
"And in this bag we keep potatoes"
Don't know why I found that so funny.
It's to make your own vodka.
Strangely enough, potatoes (kartoshka) is the only russian word I know.
In Russia: 'the potato keeps the bag'
There is such a feature in the post-Soviet space.
my grandmother bought 200 kilograms of potatoes every fall and cooks them all year, next fall she do it again.
This is because the price is different at different times of the year, and she save money.
@@integratedhatespreader that pitiful blyat.
Thank you, Natasha, for this excellent tour of your life at University and your student home. Your English is very good indeed, and you are to be congratulated for your industriousness and your accomplishments. Good luck to you in your studies. I am amazed that you not only do this so well in English but now you are also taking on Chinese too. Wow!
The deadpan humor of this channel is hilarious 😂
IKR! I love it!
Humor is dry as a martini.
"There will be many exciting things on this tour, for example, this snowman"
(Pans to pathetic, forlorn snowman)
Hahahaha!
💜
It’s a coping mechanism in Russia
@@aru4115 gosh, now that you said it.... I mean you are not wrong
In Russia, joke tell you
"How is the dormitory?"-"Not Great Not Terrible"
3,6 out of 10
You are delusional.
@@ernie_like_hemingway ha ha. Yeah, she got it half right there.
@@ernie_like_hemingway it`s a quote from the netflix series Chernobyl.
@@TheMarcusNyberg Same whit I wrote. 😂 I saw the show. 😂 And it is not from netflix but HBO.
her: talks about students getting caught cause of smoking
her: “so better not get caught” lmaooo
Spoken like a true russian if you ask me. lol
I'm from Hungary, I always smoked from the window of my shared dorm room, the other two guys were fine with it, just had to make sure the smoke detector doesn't go off 👍🏼 Nothing special same as in Russia.
This video was so artistic, I felt like I was watching a short film in a festival. You have an incredible sense of humour! Good luck to you, you’re wonderful ❤️
Thank you for being honest about the living conditions and costs.
i mildly spit my coffee out when she jumped out the window lol
What really impresses me about your videos is that you seem to have a positive outlook on everything, with no evidence of resentment. If you can keep this optimism always, you will forge a good life for yourself. It seems to me that you deserve nothing less. Please keep the videos coming. My heart reaches out to you.
Well, in order to be resentful you have to experience something better at first.
I guess it is because she doesn't know anything else... anything better. She thinks that these conditions are actually normal. Of course, for people from wealthier countries, it is not normal at all. To me, the dorm looks terrible and depressive. In my country, students would protest and complain and require either lowering their payments for the dorm rooms, or (and that is more probable) repairing everything that doesn't work. Actually, no. I'm wrong. In my country, such a dormitory would not get a permission to accommodate anyone. It would get closed for not keeping legislative requirements for living in them.
@@danapertile106 No, she doesn't think that. That's the whole point of the video, to show that it's not very nice. Poor doesn't equal stupid, you know?
I think Your positive attitude resembles Franz Kafka's. It pleases with the humorous resignation, "What to do?"). :)
I was playing Metro and I though it was in a post apocalyptic world... turns out it was the current state of the buildings.
Exactly lol
I am from Brazil, and in my entire life, I never thought I would see my country's flag in a RUSSIAN dormitory (????)Btw, you're an amazing girl, I love your sense of humor. Thanks RUclips for sending me this video. Ps: I think your country is amazing, I want to visit you one day
Brasil*
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@@koboldprime2257 U R wrong. She wrote with a "Z" cause that's how they write it in english. It varies according to the language, u dumb fuck.
Mana fiquei chocada quando vi a bandeira do Brasil kkkkkk
@@Elisa-ql1ez thank u
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The condition of your dormitory is abominable by any standard in US or Western Europe. It’s amazing that you are able to function as a student or a person in this situation. My prayers are with you,
Pshh... These buildings were built by commies. Solid reinforced concrete. Small rooms, but sturdy. New american dorms are built of wood... Five stories of garbage.
I think all American students should spend some time in a Russian university. Maybe it would help give them some perspective and help them realise they should appreciate their country.
@@mazzy_vc Well, maybe a few of those American students might even reflect on whether they need all the crap they're so anxious to acquire.
Conditions of her dormitory actually are even better of many others dormitories in big Russian cities. So she is a lucky one ;D
Ahh, you would faint if you had seen third world country dorms... we basically live in slums in buildings 😌
"This is a picture of France, because my sister studies french" looool
The Reason for the German Map ist even better :-D Greetings from Hessen (Germany)
@@ValiantSchneider i like to learn english with Natasha, greetings from BErlin :-)
Thank you for sharing! Your English is great and please don’t pay attention to negative comments, we do not all choose where we are or sometimes what we do, but can certainly choose our attitude towards life and the empathy with which we see and treat people around the world and across cultures. Great videos! Keep it up!
De dónde eres?
Is it typically 'you' or typically 'Russian' to turn despair into humor and irony? I love it.
I can confirm, it's typical of russians
@@lluummd As as Croat I can say that it is Slavic tradition
i'm german and we do it too.. seriously.. who doesn't x] ?
What despair? Normal life
@@djemanac as a Pole I totally confirm and we also always put magnets on the fridges
Algorithm went and recommended a banger of a channel
Students in America should watch your video. That will make them appreciate what they have. You are very pretty and speak terrific English!
Young people in america should look how the world works outside of the USA, actually. Everytime I speak with my american friends they just can't understand what is being actually poor.
@@devrusso Ignorance is a bliss.
@@devrusso they're about to find out .....
They'd have *a whole lot* more in Russia for the kind of money they pay. And more academic freedom to boot.
Ok, lets compare -she has not so good dorm room for 11 dollars a month and her university education is probably free of charge or nearly free. The American students have better living conditions combined with huge university taxes covered by student loans. After they finish they will become debt slaves, and she will receive her education debt free. Which one will you choose?
whenever i go to a different country, i always want to see things as a resident of the area. i absolutely love these videos! i've never been to russia, but your videos give me a 10 minute window everyday to view russia from your eyes. absolutely love it, pls do keep posting!
I love how your room looks like any other student room here in Germany but the rest looks like an abandoned building
When I lived in Russia as a teacher in the 1990's, most of the apartments that I visited were quite comfortable but the common areas [halls, stairs, elevators, front yard] were in disrepair. At that time, nobody owned their apartments so they only cared about their personal space and all the rest was just not their concern. With little money for maintenance, nothing was done to fix things up. I am afraid that this mentality still exists among many people. My personal opinion is that things could be much better if the central government spent less on the military and more on the needs of the average person.
@@boblacks945 I visited Russia 4 years ago and we stayed in a flat, it was kind of new on the inside, but the the common areas like you said were so horrible. The entrance smelled of urine. I will never forget that :/
@@boblacks945 Reminds me of strata-titled shopping malls in my country, where different shops are owned by different landlords. With them being naturally self-interested it's less likely that they can come to an agreement to pay for larger-scale projects e.g. renovation, collective sale, so such malls tend to be more run-down. They're also less likely to co-ordinate among one another to have an optimal tenant mix in the mall, so some of such malls are red-light in nature e.g. higher concentration of bars & discos, massage parlours (which have been associated sometimes with more sexual activities)
I dont know in which germany you live xD but i dont know any dormitory here in germany that looks like that
As a german student...u have to live in a cheap ass east german dorm because this ain't true at all
I made my dad watch this and he said it looked exactly the same as when he went to Uni in Russia in the 90's
Another twenty years more and it will still be the same.
I just love the fact that you forced him to watch it.
AT LEAST HE WENT TO A PUBLIC, FREE AND LAY UNIVERSITY. IF YOU WERE TO A UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES, YOU WOULD HAVE TO MORTGAGE YOUR HOME TO PAY THE COSTS OF YOUR STUDIES. READ A BIT OF KARL-MARX SO YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF CAPITALISM, BY GOD
@@fabriciocastellano710 d e e p
@@fabriciocastellano710 no one cares
The blue Soviet paint finished it for me: I am severely depressed.
When my dispatching software is hanging on maps sometimes it takes and makes the windows boarders that color. I am immediately depressed a little and your observation caused me to realize why that is. It's that damn color!
I think it's a bice colour
It’s so funny. In Russia it’s this lights blue and in Romania everything is in this light yellow :D
Same 😆 I absolutely hate this hue of blue. Commonly found in Romania too.
China used this weird greenish teal... And it was two tone. Only the lower half of the wall has paint.
I love the subtle humour, like when you came out of the closet, or jumped out of the window etc... and the dormitory itself bring memories of my own studies 😁
I'll never complain about our dorms ever again lmfao guess we never know how privileged we really are until we see stuff like this
Wtf leave this girl alone shes quite happy
@@angelheart_ yeah the commenter is just a "pick me girl" lol
@@minipeeny9475 how are they anything like a pick me girl??
@@minipeeny9475 it’s not “pick me” to be grateful for the stuff you have 😭
@@minipeeny9475 so appreciating what you have after realizing others have it worse is now a pick me. OK. I guess having human feelings is pick me
In Italy we also love to decorate our fridges with lots of magnets, my family has the tradition to buy a magnet from every place we visit! Also since I’m studying Russian in Uni and I really like you’re video since they help understand the reality of life in Russia!
When I visited Milan there were soma absolutely amazing fridge magnets there.
in greece we do it as well!
"This teddy bear looks cute, but the whole picture gives sad impressions." Too funny, I almost fell out of my office chair.
I love how honest you are about the reality of living in Russia, it’s very interesting to see! thank you for sharing!💞💞
The fact that you live there and still are able to focus on the positives is so impressive
One don't really have a choice. Most are depressed to be honest, I spend 6 years living in dormitories like that and it is one of most depressing memories of my life. The biggest flaw was absolute lack of privacy.
I feel traumatized for the rest of my life.
@@Userslmr There is always a choice. You could have rented a room or apartment. Many do this.
@@desols1179 sure, I could also stay in the hotel. Many do this. 🤣🤣🤣
@@Userslmr Her room is better than a hostel which is 30 times more expensive. The hotel is also a poor choice for long stays.
@@desols1179 not many can afford that though
Love your sense of humor. The (very quick) shot of the outside from your room where you say you love it then jump out the window made me spit up my coffee in laughter. You're very cool.
People in the U.K. Have been complaining about having to live in their dorms during the lockdown but if they watch this video I think they'll calm down lol. Great English👍🏼
A lot of English ones aren’t much better lol
Agree 😂
ive seen english houses they have it pretty bad lol
UK dorms cost on average £150/week vs this dorm at $11/month, despite many, albeit not this bad, still having pretty shitty living conditions. Even taking in the reduced cost of living in Russia in general, the cost of UK accommodation is ridiculous compared so I think they can be mad lol
Don't worry, Boris is arranging a smartphone ID system just to visit hairdressers and cafes and none of the media is commenting on it.
Over a hundred countries signed up to the scheme too. So Boris has been ordered to do it by someone else.
Thanks!
Tiktok kids: so aesthetic😳🙊
Us Eastern Europeans: welcome to my nightmare, A.K.A. My town
TikTok is ruining a generation
@Kayra Kara cancer tiktok kids do
@@mrworldwide6628 Totally agree...
it's not that bad, eastern eurpeans have it easy.
@@jacquesderrida5844 Russia is in eastern Europe and believe me in others countries it's the same
I mean her room is a life hacks masterpiece
"It covers a hole in the wallpaper." Hilarious!
I'm speechless. Furthermore, you made me realise just how privileged I am. Humbled by this view into your world.
reality for most of the world
Your English is awesome! Thanks for the video!
Claire Goldsborough thank you 😊
Hi claire
Nice pic and u r so pretty dear
As a college student in the US some of my accommodations looked like a crack house. Students are poor everywhere. Your English is great, keep making videos.
It’s not about students it’s about the location
I can live in a shitty run down place as long as I have Water, Heat, Internet and chill neighbours
@@alouisschafer7212 lucky you
😬 well that sounds...fun.
My dorm in Norway is quite new and well equipped and gets lots of upkeep
@@peachysandie Norway is only 5 million by population and produces 6 fold more hydrocarbons per capita than Russia do. Of course you could expect more upkeep than most of the countries. What's next, comparing your conditions with India's 1.6 billion?
Looks scary I'm never complaining about my student dorm again.
“They still work sometimes and we are okay with it” *talking about the kitchen*
*jumps out the window*
If I lived here I'd need alcohol. Lots of it.
They are drinking a lot, be sure)
@@Andrey110379 Russia is only 26th place in alcohol consumption per capita. Even Belgium and France bits it in this regard.
Well, you'd be in Russia so that wouldn't be a problem
@@cianakril interesting!
I don’t like alcohol but living there I will take it 😌👏👏
The 45 dollars per month really puts into perspective the difference between me watching the youtube video and her actually having to live there.
seriously. $45 a month for actually good living conditions seems like a very small price to pay for me, which makes me imagine how different her condiditons are actually having to work, study, and live there. :(
@@alsowishimura6824 Compared to Russian minimal wage that price isn't so cheap
I am curious what their typical salary is in USD, it would help put everything into persective.
@@lovethelifeuhave I don't live there but from what I know it's like 177 USD
Right, I pay more per month only for my streaming services
I am a truck driver and I collected magnets throughout the US for my wife. Each magnet I purchased represented all the states. Thank you for sharing your life in Russia. Russia is one of my favorite countries and I am trying to learn Russian.
@@elisey7453 all those letters for hi?
ruclips.net/video/2KI0dVWwqqo/видео.html@@elisey7453
Wow! Such an intense and fast-moving edit job you did! (Lots of work) I had to pause it a lot to see all of the images. I very much enjoy your sense of humor, Natasha.
I really enjoy your "dead-pan" sense of humor.
"You see that even outside my room my dorm keeps connections with the whole world" 😭
i died
😂😂 I'm so glad I finally found someone who commented on this bc I found it so funny
My favorite part lmao!!
That was priceless 🤣
It was cute and positive.
Reminds me of my student years in Romania! First year university I was paying 20euro and lived with 5 other girls! That stuff prepares you for life! XD
Prepares you for life like prison does ! ;)
lol, good one. I think it fosters a spirit of camaraderie with your friends when you all have to live in terible conditions. Like you're all in this together. :)
Well, I graduated a year ago from the Technical university of Cluj-Napoca and compared to this, the dorms where I lived for 4 years seem like hotel rooms, but still there were 4 of us in each room :))
@@guykraintz947 Same was I, living in an Eastern European Student's dormitory in the 80's . Quite a bit better than Natasha though, but similar in some ways. And it wasnt like prison, was my happiest part of my life . (Still true even though now I live in London).
@@haleptv980 I was in the army and had even worth conditions and I remember it as fun times :) but the fun memories coming from the ppl around, conditions should of been better :)
I am watching your vlogs from Chittagong, Bangladesh. It's so nice of you to share the details of Russian day to day life of a student. Keep up posting! Don't need to be sad at all. We also have almost same kind of dorm rooms in our universities. Some are nice, some are bad. But that's okay. Finish your degree, have a wonderful career and you can present yourself the best life possible. All my best wishes are with you, Natasha!
The contrast of your smarts and beauty against that building is quite interesting. The best to you!
Natascha impresses me very much! She speaks English so perfectly and has so many skills on her laptop. She is funny, very smart and also very pretty. I think it's a shame that she can't change her Chinese studies. One should be able to love what one studies.
I myself grew up in Switzerland and now live in Germany and Greece. I don't work anymore because I'm over seventy. I wish Natascha all the best for her future life and hope that she stays healthy and continues to make such good videos !!! Большое спасибо!
Wow I’m Russian and used to live in Russian dorm that was a crazy experience! You just triggered all of my good memories. Now that I live in America I got spoilt with good things...
I wonder how the average level of the university dormitories in USA looks like...🤔
@@ЭйвейлАлександр from my experience average American dorm is multiple times better than average Russian apartment. I’ve lived in American dorms for 3 years while studying in University and was very pleased. As a comparison in America I lived on 15th floor with a view of downtown Boston, and in Russia my view was pipes of a factory
@@ЭйвейлАлександр it’s actually a good a idea to go to my American dorms and shoot a video.
@@ИлюшаиКсюшавСША Спасибо за ответ! (Я не русский или человек из Европы, но из востока Азии)
@@ЭйвейлАлександр nice! I’m from Far East of Russia
This video is still a classic. 🏅🌟
Even the song is very fitting for such snowy/cold setting. It actually takes away the eerie feeling of an old Soviet vibe and gives it a cozy chill feeling instead. ☕
One of my favorite videos from this channel))
"This hole looks like Africa" hahahahaha
I love your spirit, girl
@Sara Benhnini nothing. she just joked about the spot of peeling paint on the wall of her dormitory by comparing its shape to a contitent to light up the mood. there's nothing to read into...
Love your sense of humor. My favorite part was when you opened your wardrobe and everything collapsed onto you. Or maybe when stuffed your garbage chute lol
I like your style, how you make and cut the videos and also love your humor. How you accept your surroundings and make the best out of it. It makes an very sympathic impression. thumb up
How spoiled we are in Australia. Your video makes me realise how very lucky we are. Thanks so much for sharing, you must be very strong and resilient to take it all in your stride so gracefully.
Does this make you also realize that shared bathrooms and kitchens are the norm in dorm houses? Or this is for free, whereas you have to pay tens of thousands of dollars to stay in a dorm house in an Australian University? Dorm rooms that aren't much bigger than this girls room, avarage 10 meters each.
Her room is for free or for sympolic prices, cents.. Probably free meals too. The amount of money you ll be spending to live in a campus in Sydney a month, is equal to the rent 1000 students pay in this dorm.
@@parapoliticos52 I didn’t realise the accommodation was free. You make a good point about the cost of staying in a university college in Australia. However, the living conditions in this Russian college look hardcore, with the peeling paint, holes in the wall etc.
@@parapoliticos52 -> this situation is Australia wide.
Yeah, you are lucky to respawn in better location for sure
@@heidisiemer what this guy doesn't tell you is that getting into dorms is competitive. (All of his comments under this vid try to paint a picture in a better light, I guess he's an insecure patriot if he forgets to mention all the "ifs" and "buts"). Only the best students get to study in university and live in a dorm for free. On top of that university administration doesn't like people who get in for free, you have to pay bribes to get decent marks. Bribes for marks is a thing for everyone, including those that actually pay for education, but it's a lot worse for those who get in because they're in 90th percentile for marks on ЕГЭ (a test after highschool to measure your "worth" to get into universities). So all these awful accommodations is something that you have to grind for and you will get discriminated for it afterwards.
Natasha, you deserve another clapper board trophy for your satirical presentation here.
It's funny how Slavic cultures (Hi from Serbia🇷🇸) are so simmilar from poor dorms and weird educational system to small things like putting documents in last drawer 😂
Something tells me Russians also don't sit at the corner of table.
A fellow polish girl here! I think it is the slavic mentality 😂😂😂
Yeah same dormitories and culture in Lithuania! and yeah we also don’t sit on the corner of a desk 😁
@@J.J.Jameson_of_Daily_Bugle who sits at the corner of the table will never get married.
It's Russian influence which created the overall culture for these countries over decades
Your sarcasm and physical humor are brilliant. Jumping out of the window was perfect!
Fantastic video, showing the reality of your life. Never be ashamed of yourself and what you go through.
We are not defined by our surroundings or material wealth, what’s more important is using what we’ve got to the best we can & how we grow as a human-being.
You seem like a fantastic person 🙏🏻 (Never let that change, God bless)
OK
Great video Natasha. It's really amazing that you take the time to share your university experience with people all over the world.
I think people can really appreciate some of the challenges you experience, and your various ways of overcoming them.
It is an inspiration.
You and your sister have made your room very much home. Love your humor and honesty.
your humor is very subtle but you’re so funny!!! thank u for showing us what your dorms look like, it’s very interesting to see how students live in other countries. here in the US, lots of people also keep magnets on their fridge!! my family likes to collect them from different places we have been, and we even hang up pictures on the fridge with the magnets
Damn... am so moved with your openness. I was a foreign medical student at Voronezh then moved to St Petersburg State Medical University. Wonderful tour, your sincerity and humor makes it beautiful . Cnocubo
Omg it's my goal to study there. At the same time i'm so scared it's gonna be though for sure.
Omg thats where i am planning to go...how are the dorms there?
komorebi Better St Petersburg State University...
But what Natasha has shown is basically that, black and white...
@@Hesbonful ok thanks
The bleaker the situation, the funnier the person will be.
Exhibit A:
That's just the way the Russian humor is.
Gotta find some way to be positive
We Spanish speakers have a say like the picture is funny.. “parece chiste pero es anécdota” meaning “it seems a joke but its an anecdote”
Thanks 🤗🇮🇳💞🇮🇳💝💝
I read the comments and all people talk about is conditions.For me It feels very warm and its a place for making good memories.its very sad that most of you see only material things and its not a miracle that most of people suffer from depression nowdays because of that.Go on girl i wish you all best, beautiful video btw you made my day.
After seeing the elevator,
No thanks I’ll take the stairs.
Wonderful,quaint and truthful videos.
Greetings from Canada
I saw the elevator too. It looks big enough to hold one person, so yeah I'm with you on taking the stairs!
Your English has been improving significantly through the year. Keep up the good work.
In Poland we also collect magnets on fridges ;) maybe some kind of eastern tradition...
In Brazil as well... it's very common
A lot of people do in the UK too! Universal love for magnets ❤
I have no idea why this video was in my recommended list, I don't normally look up anything of the sort and this isn't something I'd normally watch... yet here we are, and I thank you for the video. It was insightful, at the very least.
I have learned so much from watching videos of how other people live. The norm in other countries has surprised me. I wish everyone could live in a clean safe environment. I am impressed with your video and your desire for an education. Be safe.
Omg, greetings from Latvia. I laughed so hard, great video, loved it! We have old dorms here as well that looks similar but we sometimes have to pay 60€ for them. Usually, one room has up to 4 people and If you want more private room, you have to pay a lot more. My highschool dorms cost me around 50$ and they were cold. Each floor had 1-2 shower and kitchen areas and there were long lines, and often, cold showers. For high schoolers who studied in specific school, they had to pay 20$ for a room. In fact, all rooms had 2 people in them. We had one stove top in each kitchen, no oven (sadly) and we had to be in norms and quiet at 22:00. My dorms were considered quiet good (knowing all I just mentioned), but it's a big price. I know that compared to Russia, our costs for electricity and everything else that apartment consumes while used is a lot higher, so renting a small, one room apartment here doesn't cost less than 150$ + electricity and other bills, so it's not an option. I guess the German guy would have complained about living conditions that we have here as well, If he studied here, because Latvia is in Europe and most things doesn't match the norms of their dorms. In the end, very enjoyable video, loved it, I can relate to your situation and I wish the best of luck for you studies/future!!!
I’m English but half of my family is Russian . Everyone has fridge magnets but from what I have seen Russians cover their fridges so much you can barely see the fridge and people in England just have a few
Ehm I’m Russian and my fridge doesn’t even have a magnetic cover so no fucking magnets it looks disgusting
Depends on who you go to in England ;) I think the more kitsch-y hoarders (ahem, my family) have them covered top to bottom
@@HM-li6di Rule No.1 when speaking in a foreign language - do NOT swear; it never sounds right. And SO unnecessary here.
@@sirronnorris3343 who made those rules huh? I live in US tho
I can cuss in any language I want and when I think it’s appropriate
@@HM-li6di no magnets and no manners.
I am from Kazakhstan. Such a good video. I can feel the spirit and the atmosphere of Russia from it, so I am in love with the performance. Thanks for sharing. It is so warm and sincere and not perfect but with some lights
you're absolutely hilarious. i'm obsessed with this channel
Love your cute videos
Thank you for sharing a tour of your dormitory room in Russia. Your channel certainly opens my eyes to how different life is in Russia compared to the US, and also our similarities in every day life. Yes, we also put magnets on our refrigerators! I have lots of fantasy art styled ones, as well as ones from historic places and museums as keepsakes. We also put schedules, notes, photographs, postcards and even business cards on the fridge, with magnetic clips!
Such a great sense of humour! So pleased discovered your videos.
I was not expecting this to be so wholesome, personal and funny!
The dormitory public areas made me sad, but as soon as you opened your door of your room, I could feel the warmth and that you had made it a home. Cheers to you.
I love your sense of humor and positivity about your environment. While it may not be the best, you seem to make the most of it and enjoy the better parts of it. And that's what life is all about!
I have to agree, there is something hauntingly beautiful about environments like this. While it may be creepy, I can't help but feel the history of such a place just by seeing video footage of it. As a Canadian, I can't say my country has anywhere near as much history as countries such as Russia.
As for the magnets on fridges, we definitely have them here, but they seem to have gone out of fashion with the younger generations. My mom has some on her fridge, but I do not have any on my own apartment's fridge.
I have a few cheap magnets , theirs look nicer
You speak better English than many Americans do these days. Love your videos and the channel overall.
You and your content always warm my heart. Thanks Nat 🙂
We also have that "tradition" in Turkey. You can see a lot of magnets in the touristical places in there! I'm surprised that it also exists in Russia.
I liked your room, its small and useful. Loves from Turkey🇹🇷🇹🇷
In Sweden dormatorys are very unusual. But my fist years of uni I lived in a "student apartment" where we were three girls that each had her own bedroom, and a shared kitchen and bathroom that were pretty nice. The most annoying thing was that the whole building was made of wood with pretty thin walls and floors, so I could hear everything from neighbouring rooms, and the footsteps of the neighbours above. But good windows and good heating in winter wven on -20 C days. For this I payed about 300 euros a month. University tuition is free in Sweden.
Important to add, University tuition is free in Sweden for everyone in EU, paid by our tax money. Like most other members of EU. Non-EU citizens still have to pay tuition fees.
Are you sure? At least here in Umeå its very common to live in "studentkorridorer". So 7-15 students in one corridor that shares kitchen. In most corridors you have your own bathroom but not in all of them.
I would say that even if it is a corridor with rooms that shares a kitchen, it is not really a dormatory the same way as abroad. Comoared to dormitories abroad there is no curfew, might be mixed genders, there is no "dorm lady" and so on
But for sure, we Sweden has special student housing were more aeras are shared! It was quite common in Luleå were I studied as well :)
That run down, squalid dorm looks very much like most inner city 'projects' apartments that are often in disrepair and neglected by landlords and/or the state. Yes, millions of Americans live in such dire conditions too. It's just that the media often ignore them.
I was living in the student dormitory in Belarus, this video made me feel so nostalgic...
I laughed so hard when you opened your fridge with nothing inside LMFAOOO
It breaks my heart to think there’s people out there living like this. One can’t feel lucky enough until videos like this one are shared
Unfortunately many people all over the world have far worse living conditions than these.
It's not that bad, she seems to have a practical attitude about it and you can't expect luxury lodgings for a student
Impressive knowledge of English, and spoken with such confidence.
Just found your channel Natasha! it's great! :D RUclips is such an incredible place when it offers magical windows into other peoples lives. :) This was definitely one such video. I am fortunate enough to live in Sweden with the very high living standards we have. However, I was also fortunate enough to spend my childhood summers in rural parts of Soviet occupied Hungary. The similarities to the rundown parts of Russia are striking and it kind of feels weirdly and eeirily like "home". Honestly I am very thankful for having that experience... it does offer perspective on the world and it also helps with your empathy towards people.
About the magnets, some people do have them on their fridges, but it's not tradition because it's not every house! Thanks for the video!
Also, we don't say that we sleep on the "upper floor". We usually say "top bunk"