Here are the results of the survey held among expatriates living in the capital of Russia for more than a year which show what expats afraid most in Moscow =)
1. BUREAUCRACY - Afraid of: 35%
"It is clear that the bureaucracy - it is always tedious and stupid, we in Germany too. But in Russia, wherever you come on business, very long queue.Not yet known, you have time with his work or do not have time. But people in the queues begin to behave well as animals. When someone starts to turn to cry, I feel very scared, I just press in a chair and try to make sure I did not notice. "
- Pascale, 36 years old, Germany
"I was attracted waves of horror when I imagine myself as a mountain of paperwork falling on my head. And all this - to get permission to work in Moscow. "
- Anthony, age 30, USA
2. MOSCOW DRIVERS- Afraid of: 20%
"I'm afraid of how lead in Moscow.Scary, perhaps, I was only in Spain and Italy. Absolutely impossible to guess how drivers behave themselves. "
- Marie, 27, Belgium
"It is terrible that Moscow has a lot of irresponsible drivers. I am afraid when I go by car, turn when the road - too afraid. "
- Werner, 39, Austria
3. NATIONALISTS- Afraid of: 15%
"The skinheads are generally not very nice guys. And with my appearance to meet them especially scary. Thank God, no hassles I had. "
- Jogo, 31, Brazil
"I myself rather frustrating than scary, but scary for the whole city. Once I wanted to meet with the girl, but she looked at me with distaste and said something. My Russian friend told me that it was insulting name visitors in Moscow and I'm a bit like them. "
- Davad, age 28, Spain
4. POLICE- Afraid of: 10%
"Even though I have everything in order with the documents, I'm scared to walk past police officers on the street. They look at me as if I look like a dangerous criminal, they are now searching for the identikit. "
- Lucas, 34, Canada
5. SOVIET SITES AND PLACES - Afraid of: 7%
"I work in a subway station Novokuznetskaya. This is a very decent place - in offices, nice restaurants, the Tretyakov Gallery, finally. But it is quite close to the station on the way to my office, there is a strange and scary place.There will always open the door, out unpleasant smells. There are people standing drinking vodka and shouting really. I try as quickly as possible to run past this place, as if they are vylezut and want to drag me there. "
- Nicole, age 28, France
"I love to ride in a small town near Moscow, the fastest turns on the trains.But I am afraid of stations, really. It is impossible to know when the next train leaves. Cashiers do not speak in English and screaming. And at stations dirty and no place to eat. Every time I have a real adventure: find the crowd someone with intelligent eyes and asked, says he or she is in English, then please help me. "
- Tim, age 29, Netherlands
6. FIERCE HOMELESS DOGS - Afraid of: 5%
"Now that I had no fear. But a few years ago I lived in the north-east, where the park Izmailovo. And there lived two packs of dogs, just like a wolf. One red pack of dogs, the other - gray. They are just terrorizing the neighborhood. All owners of small shops near the metro station were forced to feed them. "
- Gabriele, 41, Italy
7. TERRIBLE WOMEN - Afraid of: 5%
"In our company dinner was ready chef Antonin. And it seems that all she hates, says that the staff - a pig. But especially she loves me, calls the goat, as I translated the Secretary of Lena, and suspected of stealing pots. I am very afraid of her, but Anthony is very tasty to cook! "
- Ioshiro, 1931, Japan
"In the subway a lot of old ladies with huge bags on wheels. Ah-ah-ah ... You are too afraid of them? They are so fast and angry and hurt can pass their bags on the legs. I am afraid of them and feel guilty, I do not know why. "
- Johnny, 35, Croatia
8. DEATH IN THE SNOW - Afraid of: 2%
"Maybe my friends and joking, but I'm still afraid. They told me that if I drink in the winter, then fall asleep in the snow and die. Now the winter after the bar I always take a taxi. "
- An Yuong, 1924, South Korea
9. CONVERSION INTO RUSSIAN- Afraid of: 1%
"I think I am afraid of what is gradually becoming a Russian."
- Philip, age 40, Spain
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