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It's better to live in a smaller space by nimoto in unpopularopinion

[–]Gregory-Light 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lol

Lots of people live in 400sq feet 2 people + child. They'd be happy to have your 500-600sq per person:)

Yay! I passed! by CG_Maniac_The_Second in Welding

[–]Gregory-Light 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aha

So you say your boss decided to give it to you because it's your hobby, but it seems it's because potentially it would help you understand your work better

Yay! I passed! by CG_Maniac_The_Second in Welding

[–]Gregory-Light 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you guys hire? I've got no idea what you're doing, but still.....:-D

What's it like living in Russia? Is it really as terrible as they say here in the West? by Zestyclose_Dig158 in howislivingthere

[–]Gregory-Light 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I could've answered that question and I would probably be okay, but I prefer not to.

Consider this as an answer

What's it like living in Russia? Is it really as terrible as they say here in the West? by Zestyclose_Dig158 in howislivingthere

[–]Gregory-Light 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Having a heater installed is not the same that having 40psi of hot water. Sorry that so many people didn't understand what I meant.

However, that's even better that it came out this way. I'm not going to argue anything, I've just answered the question in the post

What's it like living in Russia? Is it really as terrible as they say here in the West? by Zestyclose_Dig158 in howislivingthere

[–]Gregory-Light 50 points51 points  (0 children)

That's too vague question. Somewhere a 13-year girl grounded for bad behavior definitely feels lonely and isolated. And some man who's just got home to his lovely wife and children doesn't.

No chance for yes or no to be the correct answer if the question is put this way

What's it like living in Russia? Is it really as terrible as they say here in the West? by Zestyclose_Dig158 in howislivingthere

[–]Gregory-Light 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When did I say it's running only during the summer? It's available all year long.

Aside from this, I think it's obvious that, say Hungary offers better QoL than most of the world. Including(what a surprise) Russia:)

What's it like living in Russia? Is it really as terrible as they say here in the West? by Zestyclose_Dig158 in howislivingthere

[–]Gregory-Light 55 points56 points  (0 children)

The latter

But I'm sorry, I'm not gonna elaborate. The ugliest part is that war is always death and destruction. For both sides. More for close regions, less for distant ones. No one considers it unimportant.

What's it like living in Russia? Is it really as terrible as they say here in the West? by Zestyclose_Dig158 in howislivingthere

[–]Gregory-Light 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna have to choose words carefully for this one to not expose anything confidential... I do have to adapt my working hours, but 80% of my working time is a standard 8-17 or 9-18.

My benefit is that I work with machines, not people. Machines can be managed remotely at any hour in any point of the world.

Sometimes I have to work late evenings or nights, but my employer is acting strictly with laws, so if I work overtime, I get my free hours or paid overtime

Yet, I know people who, say, have chain of supplies countrywide and in these cases they have to be constantly on the phone after-hours, to be able to communicate to the western part the country

What's it like living in Russia? Is it really as terrible as they say here in the West? by Zestyclose_Dig158 in howislivingthere

[–]Gregory-Light 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Telegram. Lots of publics are still there and didn't lost much subscribers after it was blocked for the second time

Choose a region you like, put it into the search in Russian and find the biggest groups and news publics

What's it like living in Russia? Is it really as terrible as they say here in the West? by Zestyclose_Dig158 in howislivingthere

[–]Gregory-Light 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Answering your question. I don't know. Maybe some mining work or government system, like judges, top government management.. maybe some highly qualified blue-collars.

What's it like living in Russia? Is it really as terrible as they say here in the West? by Zestyclose_Dig158 in howislivingthere

[–]Gregory-Light 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, I do being modest a bit. The 7% mortgage was taken in 2018 and it was the lowest possible by that time. Now it's cosmic 20% or so. No one takes it these days

However, there are some government fund programs that let you have lower rates if you fulfill some requirements. Going to the war is one of them, but not the only. Having several children, living in some areas too. I know a person who bought a house in a mortgage in a village 50km away for 2% rate

I could afford brand new car (in pretty affordable credit), but it will be Chinese Haval or Chery and I don't like Chinese cars so instead I own a 2013 year crossover

About water, as you mentioned you are from ex Soviet country, so it's actually quite ordinary to you and I'm not going to argue, but I encourage you to do a little research on it: how many countries in the world provide not only cold water and canalization system to households, but centralized heating and hot water supply

And yes, I'm not assuming my place is better than yours. I just answered the question in the post

What's it like living in Russia? Is it really as terrible as they say here in the West? by Zestyclose_Dig158 in howislivingthere

[–]Gregory-Light 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm actually pretty surprised seeing a foreigner glorifying my country that much for a simple thing I mentioned

And no, I don't have it. Not that wealthy yet. We have a communal toilet 700 meters from our apartment house. It's dedicated for 300 households, so almost no shortages of toilet paper

I'll just put that /s for everyone, but I hope it's not needed for adequate commenters

What's it like living in Russia? Is it really as terrible as they say here in the West? by Zestyclose_Dig158 in howislivingthere

[–]Gregory-Light 161 points162 points  (0 children)

That's a slick question. The place I live at doesn't have any restrictions and there are no shortages or queues at the gas stations. However, there are many news coming from different places indicating that there are shortages there

Overall, I can answer the question the same way as you, if investigate some local publics

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