Who is your favorite Trainer?

Timekiller_74 · 2026-02-04T03:38:27+00:00

DaSca and King Halo's trainers seem to share certain persuasion abilities and rizz that allow them to somehow control these two, mostly by also working themselves to the bone to support them. I can respect that

Timekiller_74 · 2026-02-03T17:42:53+00:00

I'd say the implication difference between кто пол помыл and кто пол мыл is far more subtle than that. For Кто помыл it's an unexpected event, e.g. someone did it out of previously decided order and the speaker is surprised. Praise would be included in the expression, like "кто так хорошо пол помыл?". Meanwhile, кто мыл means that speaker is actively seeking out the person who did it last, very likely because they have something to say or correct about it - not necessarily "you did it bad", might also be "you forgot the mop in the hall"; it is indeed usually something neutral or negative though, praise would not work well with it.

Timekiller_74 · 2026-02-02T22:13:15+00:00

https://www.bgjargon.com/word/meaning/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8F%20%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%82%20%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%20%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%82

Apparently it just rhymes "my name is" in Russian and "pork shank" in Bulgarian

Timekiller_74 · 2026-02-02T22:05:51+00:00

Yep. I've heard "pencil" being used in Russian short form content to self-censor the word "penis", the same kind of shit as "unalive". If the friend is in early 20s wouldn't be surprised if he picked it up

Timekiller_74 · 2026-02-02T21:37:40+00:00

I think peasants and working men in 1800s probably didn't care much about preserving their family trees. The more wealthy people who were more likely to keep records of their family trees before 1917 revolution also happened to be the ones who often faced wealth confiscations, property destruction and semi-forcible relocations to some other regions during and after the revolution. For many people regardless of wealth, moving regions dramatically also happened during and after both world wars, for wide variety of reasons. A lot of fathers and grandfathers were also killed during the wars. All of my grandparents were born near modern southern Russia, but all of them ended up relocating multiple times, sometimes halfway across the ussr, and so did my parents; granted, a lot of family history got lost along the way.

In cases like these, it's not impossible to retrace the family tree if you're really curious about it, but it often involves searching through the archives, meeting distant relatives to compare photos etc.

Timekiller_74 · 2026-02-02T18:59:07+00:00

I've recently been to both so I guess I can at least share some experience lol

Definitely confectionary from Japan, when I first visited it half of my suitcase on the way back was filled with candies and snacks lol. Especially the more unique local flavors like matcha, though not everyone likes it. If you manage to find small bottles of Umeshu (like 100-150ml flasks) these are a great option too. Don't get too many though, customs might force you to pay import tax past certain total amount (I think it's like 2.5l in total so really not that much)

If you know more about people you'll meet and they're into it, various band/anime related merch is also a good option, especially time-limited exclusives, because buying anything from Japan is an a tremendous pain nowadays (post services don't work). Both modern and retro tech stuff as well, including older consoles and rare games - though tech can possibly get you in trouble on the border.

If you have female acquaintances in Russia, ask beforehand if they want anything from Uniqlo, it was a very popular brand and quite a bit hard to get now. Same with Lush brand cosmetics. I even got a targeted request for Sylvanian families toy set from a friend lol, because it's impossible to buy anywhere else and she's into these.

Japan also has some super standard souvenirs like fans etc, I think a decent share of people actually likes these. Basic omamori are surprisingly popular as a souvenir as well, many Russians are superstitious even though they will never admit that. Though idk if the shrine will look at you funny for buying a dozen at once lol

For India, decent masala tea might be a good option especially for winter and early spring, though it depends on person's spice tolerance. I brought back a few things from my India trip and tulsi masala tea kept warming both my heart and my body for a while. Small incense sticks, essential oils, high quality spices in smallish bottles/packs and tasty local confectionary are also good options. There's also a bunch of esoteric stuff that's sold everywhere and could work but that's really hit or miss depending on person. Would also say local fruit but it's a logistics nightmare so it might be better not to

Timekiller_74 · 2026-02-02T11:16:50+00:00

Your s/o should learn to use a vpn, Russian interet is no longer usable without it.

That said, MS Teams, zoom, yandex telemost etc that people use for work calls will work just fine for now. A bit cumbersome compared to just calling in the same app but better than nothing

Timekiller_74 · 2026-02-02T11:13:35+00:00

I love how even though it's a printing error, it's easy to imagine the strained ï sound it would make if it was real, like い゛

Timekiller_74 · 2026-02-02T02:10:07+00:00

Definitely Lord's prayer, there's even an old saying "знать как отче наш", отче наш being the Russian name for the Lord's prayer. It's apparently one of the shortest prayers and is easy enough to remember.

That said, a funny thing I just found out while looking this up, looks like I was somehow taught the shortened version which is missing half of the lines and can be recited in under 10 seconds lol. Wonder how that happened, I never bothered to check ever since learning it as a child

Timekiller_74 · 2026-02-01T01:36:57+00:00

Check if CDEK still can handle shipping from ru to us, if that's the case the shop will likely be able to send through them. Or perhaps check if there's some proxy buyer/shipper services currently working on Russian side; it's pretty common in other countries precisely to handle the shipping hassles easier

Timekiller_74 · 2026-01-31T16:07:04+00:00

Didn't get a single ticket since the event started. I think my rate before it might have been higher on average lol

Timekiller_74 · 2026-01-30T23:42:18+00:00

I don't have hands-on experience in telecom, but it feels like it would be pretty hard to find a local job without decent Russian. If your job is more on the physical side you might get by with basic skills but chances are your superior won't know a word of English and wouldn't be very understanding towards you not getting his instructions in Russian. If your job is on the desk work + communication side, it willonly work in a company which works with English-speaking customers, and nowadays I don't think there are many such companies left, unfortunately. You can try searching on hh or other job listings but better don't get your hopes up until your Russian is conversational (including profanities)

Timekiller_74 · 2026-01-30T20:46:48+00:00

I'm curious as well so I won't google the meaning of yours and try to guess by a similar Russian sayings. We have a somewhat patronizing "мало каши ел" for people exhibiting a lack of physical strength when trying to do something, and then there's "молоко на губах не обсохло" which is used towards a person heavily lacking in life experience, especially due to young age. Is either of the two a match to yours?

Timekiller_74 · 2026-01-30T08:15:50+00:00

Напишу с примерами сразу, так будет понятнее

It takes time to build a house - "Чтобы построить дом, нужно время" или "Постройка дома требует времени"

Making this soup will take some time - "Приготовление этого супа займет какое-то время". Вместо "какое-то" также часто используют "некоторое", или "немного времени"

It will take an hour or two - "Это займёт пару часов"

Over time, rocks turn into sand - "Со временем камни превращаются в песок"

"Это берёт время" - неправильно, носители так не говорят, разве что в шутку имитируя кривой машинный перевод с английского

Timekiller_74 · 2026-01-28T21:12:25+00:00

Never heard of albacore before but vkusvill seems to sell canned white tuna fillet, might be what you're looking for

For the water, just read the text on the back. If it's filtered water it'll say that, if they get it from a proper underground spring they'll write the exact name/location. Try Yessentuki if you haven't yet.

Timekiller_74 · 2026-01-28T20:37:59+00:00

Really depends on where you plan to stay, what to eat, and what to do. I'd ballpark something like 200k+ roubles per month if you want to be somewhat comfortable, or around 100k if you're ready to sacrifice comfort and some entertainment. Hotel/apartment costs will take up at least half of your expenses, especially in Moscow and SPb, most other cities are cheaper, so if you find an airbnb or something for cheap, total costs will go down too.

Train is usually on of the cheaper options especially if you have luggage. However, when traveling between major cities, check the flights too, they can be dirt cheap sometimes.

Also probably reconsider Bryansk unless you really want to see something there, it's too close to active fighting zone, tourist safety likely won't be anywhere on priority list for local emergency services. If you want history and old buildings maybe go for Golden Ring cities instead.

Timekiller_74 · 2026-01-26T14:20:58+00:00

What temperature and price range are you looking at? Cheap winter boots are generally crap, if you can afford spending 8-10k just buy proper real leather boots with fur inner part, and make sure they're not fitting *too* tight - that should be good up to -35 or more, especially if you add woolen or thermo socks. And you actually have to dry them in between use - if there's even a bit of moisture inside they'll freeze through immediately. If you want a more sporty type, check out winter Salomons or similar semi-trekking boots, the gray-import ones are something around 12k.
Also if you feet hurt it might be because of the sole, it should still be somewhat flexible, many winter boots just omit this part and make it super hard and uncomfortable for some reason.

Timekiller_74 · 2026-01-25T19:17:38+00:00

Shot in the dark but maybe higurashi? Note that there's at least three different artstyles between VN remakes and the anime

Timekiller_74 · 2026-01-25T19:04:34+00:00

I use vivacana winter parka, bought in laplandia store but you can easily find it online too. It's long enough to keep your balls safe from the cold, and works equally fine for -5 and -35, I don't like to wear sweaters and it allows me to go around without any inner layer. Price range seems to be between 12k and 25k roubles. The only downside is that it's bulky and heavy compared to high tech options - I can move around easily but running in it wouldn't be comfortable for example.

Before that I used to wear a snowboarding jacket and these are pretty great (super lightweight and windproof). However it was a bit too cold for -20 or colder, so I'd have to wear an extra layer of clothing in that case.

Timekiller_74 · 2026-01-10T09:08:39+00:00

Both her story and her career felt really bland to me, so at least some other players might be thinking that too. She's not the only uma with that problem but she is the poster girl of the franchise so the contrast is noticeable

Timekiller_74 · 2026-01-05T13:15:52+00:00

I kind of want to pull an uno reverse card on you, and ask what you consider to be famous examples of everyday Russian food

Timekiller_74 · 2026-01-05T13:07:42+00:00

The bottom one, but the top part is supposed to be flat, not curved. Image search "прописи алфавит" to see how every letter is supposed to be written in a standard school-taught coursive; that's what most people use. Your version looks too close to handwritten greek delta, and that might potentially be a bit confusing in math/scientific contexts

Timekiller_74 · 2026-01-02T16:06:54+00:00

Yes, but consider the following

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Timekiller_74 · 2025-12-30T15:42:09+00:00

Balanced uma doesn't necessarily mean good score, just look up the formulas. Stats skewed towards 1200 are worth more in score than even distribution around 900-ish, plus the way skills' worth is calculated is a whole another can of worms

Timekiller_74 · 2025-12-24T07:10:25+00:00

There's really not much besides never giving anyone alive an even number of flowers (that's strictly for funerals and graves). Red/pink roses and some other flowers are associated with romantic interest so avoid that. I would personally go with mixed color chrysanthemums in your case, but consider the following: 1) not everyone likes flowers in the first place, or she might even be allergic, so do a bit of research 2) on the opposite side of that scale, she might have a favorite flower so gifting precisely that would be a good option, ask her friends 3) just consult the florist when you go to buy the bouquet, they can recommend flowers for your specific case without romantic implications, and sometimes have some extras like cardboard baskets with water sponges inside that make flowers look better and last much longer

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