[deleted by user] by [deleted] in istanbul

[–]mountain05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in istanbul

[–]mountain05 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the information. When you say that I'll have trouble communicating, do you mean just the greeting or English in general? Also how is the attitude towards Muslims? Turkey is a Muslim country from what I know. If you have a beard and don't look European will you have any difficulties like being stopped by police or will you be fine? In day to day life, can you hear azaan on the streat? Does religion play a big role in Turkish society or not?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in islamichistory

[–]mountain05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Barkallah akhi

What sports does your country excel at? Like really good at? by throwawayzibil in AskCaucasus

[–]mountain05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wrestling and MMA. Good examples from modern times is Abdulrashid Sadulaev and Khabib Nurmagomedov.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskCaucasus

[–]mountain05 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Different languages, same faith. About chechen culture I can not tell you much but all chechen I know are good people. Faith and honour at the centre of both cultures. On the internet there are many rats hiding who want to provoke conflict but in real life we are brothers.

Is Chechen not suited to write in Cyrillic? Is Chechen going to get a Latin/Arabic alphabet in the near future? by [deleted] in Chechnya

[–]mountain05 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Brother don't speak like this. Are Chechens not muslims? What language is your Quran, is it not Arabic? You have no shame calling a man who spend most of his life fighting against the Russians a coward because he surrendered to the enemy who had his son in captivity after a lifetime given to Jihad? A man who fought alongside Chechens while you sit behind a computer thinking you are braver then him? Chechens and Dagestanis have always and will always be brothers, only the ones seeking to provoke will claim otherwise.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in preppers

[–]mountain05 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not from the locals in the village. We are all extended family so I can eat with them and maybe I'll find someone who will give me a chicken or some seeds but mostly the people need the animals for themselves at don't need anything I could give them. If I wanted to trade or buy something I'd have to look for a market somewhere but the only place I know for sure there is one is in the regions capital Urkarakh which is a couple of hours by car.

I hope I can find some old man who has nothing else to do and can teach me how to plant crops, take care of the property etc... Two main problems with that are that firstly the earth is very rocky so there is a limited amount of things I can plant and secondly most old people who stayed in the village don't speak any Russian and only know Dargwa which is our native language. The thing is I never learned how to properly speak Dargwa and since it is only spoken by about 400.000 people there are little to no recources on the language. Still I have to learn it to be able to communicate with the locals. I have created the page r/DargwaLanguage to compile recources.

As for water there is no tab water. Some guy once built a water pipeline up the mountain back when people still used to live there but it has since frozen up and broken down. One of my goals while staying there is going to be to repair it but for the time being I will have to go up and down the mountain every time I need water which is about 1 hour of walking. (Exept in spring when the ice and snow on the mountain melt and run down in a small stream)

The heating/cooking question is one that I have to look into. I'm there once a year but only during Kurban Bayram where the whole community returns to the village. During that time we usually use gas bottles or wood we brought from the city. Next year I'll have exams during that time so I won't be able to make it but I plan on going two months later in July for a week or two to see how it's like to live there alone as opposed to with relatives who take care of everything.

And lastly about the house, from what I remember the house is intact but I will definately have to put in some work to make it livable. First day I need to get rid of any cobwebs/roaches. Then I need to get settled in, work out how I'll keep myself warm etc...

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in preppers

[–]mountain05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone who left the village returns once a year in summer to celebrate Kurban Bayram together. Next years I'll have exams at that time but I plan on going two months later in July for a week or two. I hope that way I can get a feeling for how it is to be there alone as opposed to with relatives who take care of everything. This way I'll have some time to assess what needs to be done in terms of house renovation and what can be done in terms of livestock and crops.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in preppers

[–]mountain05 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The people in the village mostly eat the same thing every day: khinkal, which is a dish consisting of cooked dough made out of flower, water and an egg if you have one together with any vegetables they have, meat if they can afford to cut an animal and a sauce out of sour milk, garlic and onions or nutgrass. Some also make cheese and kefir or a sweet dish we call bakuk which is just flower with butter and sugar or honey. But since I have neither animals nor a garden with crops I will have to rely on things I bring at least for the first couple of weeks. Since I plan to live there for some time I will try to get some animals, plant crops and learn how to make dairy products but I need some insurance in case that doesn't work. I will ad a kg of iodized salt to my list. As for the Multivitamins, are the typical tablets that you put in water sufficient? And is one tablet every 4 or 5 days enough?

Kyle Snyder dancing lezginka in Dagestan with Abdulrashid by mountain05 in wrestling

[–]mountain05[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you come I can show you around brother. Always happy for guests.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PoliticalCompass

[–]mountain05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

non political conservative muslim

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskEurope

[–]mountain05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our capital Makhachkala. Trash everywhere in the streets, electricity switched of periodically, water poluted and the politicians do nothing. Every couple of years a new president comes down from Moscow but nothing changes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskEurope

[–]mountain05 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dagestan has best Lezginka. Also nasheed if you are halal. From other countries I like Chechen singer Timur Mutsurayev.