Archives for: "June 2012"
Roaming
June 26th, 2012While I was in Spain I decided to charge my Russian cell phone so it would be active as soon as I arrived. Then for kicks I turned it on. To my shock, it had connected up in roaming mode with Movistar, a Spanish phone company. I was amazed and… more »
Tuesday stuff
June 26th, 2012Met today with my new language partner. He taught me some slang like:
“I don't like to dilute my alcohol.” «Я не из тех, кто любит бадяжить».
“I drink my whiskey straight.” «Я виски пью… more »
Prices
June 26th, 2012One of the things that is interesting, although difficult to make final comparisons on, is prices between the US and Russia. Here are a couple I have made today.
Item
US
Russia
New iPad 32 Gb 4G
$729
$1100
Samsung Galaxy S III (unlocked, no… more »
Wednesday stuff
June 27th, 2012Today was the day I was supposed to register with the Federal Migration Services. (Any foreigner staying more than a few days has to do so.) My landlady and I went to FMS only to find out that they don't offer that service on Wednesdays. Glorious.… more »
Google doesn't trust me
June 28th, 2012Every day or two here in Russia when I make a search on Google, I get a message saying they are detecting strange activity on my computer, and then American Google makes me do a little security protocol, and then Russian Google does the same. Kind of… more »
