11 Things Tourists Should Never Do While Visiting Moscow. Actually visiting Russia in general. As those rules are applicable for the whole country.
⏱ TIME CODES:
00:00 Welcome to Moscow, Russia
01:14 1️⃣ Don’t wear your shoes inside
01:57 2️⃣ Don’t whistle indoors
02:41 3️⃣ Don’t leave empty bottles on the table
03:11 4️⃣ Don’t smile all the time
04:08 5️⃣ Don’t sit by the corner of the table
04:35 6️⃣ Don’t shake hands with gloves on
05:13 7️⃣ Don’t shake hands over a threshold
05:42 8️⃣ Always take part in toasts
07:17 9️⃣ Don’t exchange money with people in the evening
07:58 🔟 Never put your camera on the ground and walk away filming yourself
08:25 1️⃣1️⃣ If you were invited for dinner in Russia - Don’t show up empty-handed
Moscow is a great place to visit. It looks incredibly beautiful and had a lot of great places to visit. Also this city never sleeps.
But still, there are 11 basic things I want you to know before you visit this wonderful place.
✅❌ 1 Don’t wear your shoes inside in Russia
When entering someone’s home in Russia, you should immediately take off your shoes to avoid being disrespectful. Hosts often provide slippers for their guests. This tradition is centuries-old.
✅❌ 2 Don’t whistle indoors in Russia
Whether you’re having fun with friends or absentmindedly humming along to a tune while you go about your daily chores – make sure you don’t whistle indoors!
If you’re with a group of Russians and you happen to forget, you will get a very strage look. It’s believed that whistling brings bad luck, and that it will lead to losing money.
✅❌ 3 Don’t leave empty bottles on the table in Russia
In Russia, people believed that leaving an empty bottle on the table brings you bad luck, specifically, that you’re going to become poor.
Many people across Russia say that this superstition arrived with the Cossacks in the 19th century, however it’s still a heavy debate.
✅❌ 4 Don’t smile all the time in Moscow
In Russia smiles are reserved for family members, friends and colleagues at work. It’s just a typical Russian thing, and it’s recommended you don’t smile randomly at strangers while riding on public transport or going shopping. Russians have a saying “to smile without a reason is a sign of a fool”.
✅❌ 5 Don’t sit by the corner of the table in Russia
This is another Russian superstition that people still believe, especially when it concerns a young single lady.
Russians believe that someone who always chooses a seat at the corner of the table might never marry or be romantically involved with someone.
✅❌ 6 Don’t shake hands with gloves on in Russia
You might think that it’s a cold country and that’s totally fine, but shaking hands with the gloves on is considered to be extremely impolite.
Be ready to take your gloves off if you’re about to be introduced to someone.
✅❌ 7 Don’t shake hands over a threshold in Russia
Russians believe that it brings bad luck, likely involving an argument between both of the people partaking in the action.
❌ 8 Always take part in toasts in Russia
A toast is a very important ritual, especially if it’s during a birthday meal. If you’re invited, you’re expected to participate.
In Russian culture it’s an important gesture indicating friendship and appreciation.
✅❌ 9 Don’t exchange money with people in the evening in Russia
Many Russians believe that dealing with money so late in the day is a bad omen. You’ll be better off waiting until it’s morning.
Не возвращай деньги вечером! Thats how original saying goes.
✅❌ Never put your camera on the ground and walk away filming yourself.
Same with tripods - don’t put your filming equipment on the ground and walk away from it.
Also be careful asking strangers to take pictures of you. You might end up with no pictures and no phone at all.
❌ 10 if you were invited for dinner in Russia - Don’t show up empty-handed
Even if you bring just a small chocolate bar or a cheap bunch of flowers from the kiosk in the neighbourhood, they’ll still be happy.
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