How Americans treat Russians: features, interesting facts

We all know that the attitude of Americans toward Russia and the Russians is ambiguous. For some reason, some put the attitude of Americans towards our country and individual citizens, situations and events, for example, conflicts, crises, war, etc., in the same series. But this is not right. Often media distorts the situation, the same is done by politicians and other public figures. Those who had to communicate directly with representatives of the "great nation" or live in the New World, felt it from their own experience.

Personal: inside view

About how Americans treat Russians in reality, can tell first of all those who suddenly found themselves in an alien environment, but not as a tourist, but as, for example, the bride or groom of an American. Only they day by day feel the power of stereotypes - false or distorted ideas about people and situations that persecute them from the side of a loved one, and his relatives and acquaintances. It is on these representations that the attitude is built. Americans, and foreigners in general, think that Russians can not live without a bottle of alcohol. One Russian girl, who went to New York to her fiancé, fully experienced the power of this stereotype. When they were in the supermarket, the American groom imperceptibly withdrew her from the drinks rack, as if she was going to rush to them and buy everything. The girl did not try alcohol in her life, which was more than a shame to her. Of course, the traditions of "drinking" in Russia have a certain specificity, but this does not mean that the entire population of the country, from small to large, has alcohol dependence. And this is one example of how Americans treat Russians.

About culinary skills

Most residents of the States also think that Russians are excellent housewives and cooks. Perhaps this makes their image in the eyes of American men more attractive. However, there is one thing here ... If a newly-made Russian wife can not cook an egg for her loved one in the morning, then the young husband will naturally feel deceived, although the absence of the American wife's culinary skills would be perceived by him perfectly normal. Like this! That's how Americans treat Russian girls in reality. Although if a Russian woman actually cooks delicious, then the American husband will certainly appreciate it. The saying "the way to the heart of a man lies through the stomach" works everywhere, in all countries of the world, believe me.

I want to go to America

Recently, in American society, the opinion has spread that all Russians dream of coming to the States for permanent residence. By the way, this is particularly annoying for Mexicans and African Americans. It seems to them that the Chinese and the Russians will soon be pushing them out of their homes. If you want to find out what kind of attitude the Americans have toward the Russians, and you will question the representatives of these races and nationalities about this, you will certainly stumble upon the negative. And the white citizens of the United States know that Russian citizens dream of leaving for America for permanent residence. Does it worry them? We do not think, because the Americans are confident in their exclusivity, in that they belong to a special, higher caste. And this is a stereotype that exists in our minds. That's how we live, thinking about each other in a completely different direction. And it is not enough to hear it - it is necessary to feel it. Many Russian brides of American fiancés later say that at first they felt uncomfortable, because they felt distrust from the future husband and his fear that they are motivated by calculation.

Russians are illiterate and ill-mannered

The way Americans treat Russians is demonstrated by their understanding of the level of education and the degree of upbringing. For some reason, it seems to many residents of the United States that Russians can not have a good education. Of course, this is wrong, because since the times of the USSR the model of education in the country was one of the best in the world, and Russia has never been among the uneducated countries. As for being educated, but there is some truth in this matter. How often do we face such a thing as rudeness? You can say at every step. Our compatriots of experience in this do not hold. When they are abroad, they continue to act as if they owe everything to them. In addition, our citizens often do not want to be law-abiding, which is also regarded as lack of culture.

All Russian girls are beautiful

But, we must admit that not all opinions are negative. About how positive Americans are about Russians, one can judge from their comments about the beauty of Russian women. We know that not all Russian girls shine with external beauty, not everyone has perfect figures, delicate features, thick blond hair. However, among Americans there is a myth that Russians are the most beautiful girls in the world. Of course, Slavs have a lot of advantages and advantages, but, of course, not all. On the other hand, among Americans, it is widely believed that Russians are very greedy, because they need a lot of money to look stunning. They like to dress in the best boutiques, spend a lot of time in the SPA and beauty salons, adore expensive perfumes and cosmetics. And this means that the husband must spend a fortune on them.

How to treat the Russian in the US

Further in the article we will tell you what exactly different Americans say about our former fellow citizens who came to permanent residence in their country. As already noted, Mexicans, African Americans and even the Chinese do not like Russians who came to live and work in the States. They believe that "polar bears" are beggars who do not want to work, but want to live with dignity. African Americans consider those arriving from Russia as loafers and loafers, as well as thieves and bandits. In a word, they can not stand them. Latin Americans who came to the States for earnings, the Russians also stand across the throat. They consider them very closed and unsociable, and they are annoyed that they do not like to apologize if they are wrong. Compared to the Cubans who lived under the socialist regime, it is very difficult for Russians to be liberated, and this can not but irritate the cheerful and benevolent Hispanics. American Muslims believe that Russian emigrants are very noisy and loud, lacking an elementary culture of behavior. They can not understand why Russians need so much to drink in restaurants and make noisy feasts with songs and dances.

What do Russians in the US do?

Native Americans are surprised at how former Russian citizens manage to live a long time in America and not learn the language. After all, all the other visitors come in a completely different way. They first learn the language, improve an existing profession or acquire a new one. But those who came from the largest country in the world do not care. They arrived in the New World in order to enjoy life and enjoy freedom. Many Americans do not understand what the Russians are doing in the States. For example, the Italians are engaged in the restaurant business, the Chinese own vegetable shops, restaurants of national cuisine, etc., the Arabs trade in gold and other goods, among the Armenians there are many doctors and builders, but what the Russians are doing is very difficult to understand.

As a conclusion

Opinions on visitors from the largest country in the world to America a great many. Among them there are positive and negative. Nevertheless, stereotypes are more than enough, and only the Russians themselves will be able to dispel them. In any case, it is very difficult to give an exact answer to the question of how the Russians are treated by US residents. Both good and bad, but definitely - it does not matter!