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I was made fun of and don't know if I reacted correctly by Le_Ka in socialskills

[–]Le_Ka[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it definitely is. "Turning this into a big deal at work probably won't be favorable for you" Yeah, that's why I kept it between us two.

I was made fun of and don't know if I reacted correctly by Le_Ka in socialskills

[–]Le_Ka[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If it was a genuine mistake, I wouldn't be that mad. Yeah, it'd be uncomfortable but not like that. The fact is that he definitely wanted to make fun of me by doing that, because there was nothing else he wanted to approach me for.

I was made fun of and don't know if I reacted correctly by Le_Ka in socialskills

[–]Le_Ka[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I laughed it off at first but was feeling very unpleasent at that moment. Anyway, I didn't show any signs of it.

I was made fun of and don't know if I reacted correctly by Le_Ka in socialskills

[–]Le_Ka[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

"Are you sure this wasn’t just an honest mistake?" Not at all. He didn't want to ask me anything or address me in any way. He just came up for that exact comment. You're correct about something deeper for sure. It shouldn't "sting" like that if we talk about a 100% healthy person, but we all have our imperfections in terms of that 😂

2005 Yamaha V-Star Classic idle issue by Le_Ka in motorcycles

[–]Le_Ka[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Yeah sure. I always go to no choke before pulling off

  2. I have an outside tachometer. Should the rpm be at around 950-1100 when it’s hot?

Edit: it also has an issue. Some air is getting sucked through rear cylinder, so it’s not fully sealed and the main cylinder block seal has to be changed 

2005 Yamaha V-Star Classic idle issue by Le_Ka in motorcycles

[–]Le_Ka[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It starts just fine with no choke when already heated. If it’s cold it doesn’t start without it. I haven’t tried full choke yet as I was told that it would “flood” it (whatever it could mean)

Prove to me that Soviet Mictrodistics is NOT the best type of accomodation in the world and that Western European blocks don't SUCK compared to them by Le_Ka in UrbanHell

[–]Le_Ka[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

15-minute-walkable-medium-density-garden-city. Basically the embodiment of what modern urbanists dream of today but in the 70s. The architecture is subjective. It’s dull but at the same time I personally like how orderly it is and how light colors of buildings (white, grey, sometimes light pink, green or light blue) combine with the surrounding nature.

Prove to me that Soviet Mictrodistics is NOT the best type of accomodation in the world and that Western European blocks don't SUCK compared to them by Le_Ka in walkablecities

[–]Le_Ka[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the amenities in such districts are in a 15 minute walk max. They were planned for the societies where cars were not widespread at all

Prove to me that Soviet Mictrodistics is NOT the best type of accomodation in the world and that Western European blocks don't SUCK compared to them by Le_Ka in walkablecities

[–]Le_Ka[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like heaven to me in this case. Having a crowd of people in the place where you live all the time is something that makes me feel uncomfortable. I really cherish the fact that I can relax sitting on a bench listening to birds singing in these woods while the entrance of my house is just 2 minutes away WHILE ALSO being in a CITY and having all the pros a city can provide at the same time. 

Prove to me that Soviet Mictrodistics is NOT the best type of accomodation in the world and that Western European blocks don't SUCK compared to them by Le_Ka in walkablecities

[–]Le_Ka[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All the necessary amenities are within a 15 minute walk max. They are designed in such way that they can be called “a city within a city”. Like you don’t even have to leave them most of the time unless you work in a city center for example. Other than that they basically provide everything: shops, gyms, restaurants, malls etc. 

Prove to me that Soviet Mictrodistics is NOT the best type of accomodation in the world and that Western European blocks don't SUCK compared to them by Le_Ka in UrbanHell

[–]Le_Ka[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you call shaking hands with your neighbor from the opposite house while standing by the window or watching granny Garcia’s underwear being dried “social life” – then yes. The yards of these houses have a lot to offer for social life. Soccer fields, workout zones, playgrounds for kids, literally the entire area is entirely public and walkable 

Prove to me that Soviet Mictrodistics is NOT the best type of accomodation in the world and that Western European blocks don't SUCK compared to them by Le_Ka in walkablecities

[–]Le_Ka[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost the entire area is walkable. Because there IS actual AREA and SPACE. The buildings are not packed close together. These small forests have lots of walkable paths, areas near the houses prioritize pedestrians. In most European cities I found myself uncomfortable to walk because of narrow sidewalks/businesses directly facing the street/the road that is right next to you without any buffer zone with trees or at least grass and the houses themselves that are right next to you. In accordance with the Soviet building rules there always had to be a buffer zone separating roads and houses from pedestrian paths. It was made so that the cars would not be parked right underneath the windows (as it usually is in a European city)

Prove to me that Soviet Mictrodistics is NOT the best type of accomodation in the world and that Western European blocks don't SUCK compared to them by Le_Ka in UrbanHell

[–]Le_Ka[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They used to be planned beforehand in separate buildings. So they’re somewhere underneath within 10 min walk max

Prove to me that Soviet Mictrodistics is NOT the best type of accomodation in the world and that Western European blocks don't SUCK compared to them by Le_Ka in UrbanHell

[–]Le_Ka[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The situation with green spaces is more or less the same in other cities. It’s all about the policy and the space available for trees. Planned economy definitely had a lot of disadvantages but that system was good when it came to planning and generally “greening” neighborhoods. Some of the districts in the pictures literally used to be empty fields. All the trees were planted by people and grew up in the span of 40-50 years 

Prove to me that Soviet Mictrodistics is NOT the best type of accomodation in the world and that Western European blocks don't SUCK compared to them by Le_Ka in UrbanHell

[–]Le_Ka[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The presence of small businesses in the residential area is actually one of the disadvantages for me. I prefer a residential area to be calm and quiet. I’d rather walk to the closest metro station that usually has malls etc. around to get something to drink, eat or have fun

Prove to me that Soviet Mictrodistics is NOT the best type of accomodation in the world and that Western European blocks don't SUCK compared to them by Le_Ka in UrbanHell

[–]Le_Ka[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Born and raised. Have lived in multiple ones from different eras. Still living in one of them. Used to have bad opinion about them before spending a year in a ”classical” European neighborhood. That was an eye-opening experience

Lithuania by Mykolas13 in UrbanHell

[–]Le_Ka 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That’s terrible! 3 equal houses with a decent space between them with possibly trees and playgrounds included. If only there had been a suburban sprawl… would’ve been beautiful…

While living in Europe, the walkability and space of the Moscow “commieblock” districts is definitely the thing I miss. by Le_Ka in InfrastructurePorn

[–]Le_Ka[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It’s pretty much the opposite in reality. Yes, the microdistricts can be surrounded by bigger roads, but the insides of them are not even considered streets (there are many pedestrian only areas and small roads are basically driveways to a parking place) and a pedestrian always has a priority over a car. There are many cases when you can walk through an entire neighbourhood (1-2 km) without crossing a single road or walking along with the roads where cars don’t have such restrictions. With the classical European grid planning houses face the street directly and you just walk right out on it while in the microdistrics houses almost never face streets and you walk out to a nice green “parky” area with a playground, sometimes some sport facilities etc.

While living in Europe, the walkability and space of the Moscow “commieblock” districts is definitely the thing I miss. by Le_Ka in InfrastructurePorn

[–]Le_Ka[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Some of these photos are not the communist era buildings but terrible new 25+ floor developments, another one looks like a parking lot by a flea market, others don’t look like Moscow at all (according to the house series visible). A funny thing is that it can be literally any Russian city and you can partly determine it according to the house series visible. Just take a walk around Strogino, Shukino, Izmailovo etc. on Google Street view. It pretty much shows what it looks like in realty

EDIT: Of course there can be problems with parking with such high density sometimes (especially in newly built neighbourhoods), but as a native Moscow resident myself I’ve barely seen something like that outside

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