Shawarma is a phenomenon in whole eastern bloc practically. Local produced shaorma can be up to 3-4 times cheaper than a mcdonalds menu in my romanian city and is better in most regards. God bless the man who invented it.
@@fdenisiuc it was invented in lebanon but turks always don't want to give us credits(i mean back then it was the ottoman empire so it's a little tricky)
Most educated middle age Russians think communism is a scam. Old geezers and youngsters may think it is a good idea. In any case, Communist party is a bunch of clowns who were denied a place in, say, United Russia which is the only ruling party, taking place of old USSR CP. Membership in United Russia is a membership in the mafia org that runs Russia. Other parties are meant only to distract the population who is discontent with this situation bit does not really understand what is going on. They exist essentially to burn the votes they get. CP gets votes of old geezers and stupid youngsters. LDPR gets votes of dumb nazi alcoholics, etc. And United Russia gets votes even if you don’t vote for them.
@@noop9k actually neo-communism is getting popular because all of the time, it was almost illegal to be a communist in US...and now they can! So they are like, lets try it out It cant hurt! Thats why Bernie Sanders are getting popular in the US(and reactionaries opposing to that)
@@zil1832 I think exUSSR ppl who care about US politics dislike dems and see them as liars and hypocrites. All the attempts to appease BLM etc. Bernie and AOC presented as crazies. Personally, I believe that USA ppl don’t really understand communism and the mortal danger it represents. this doesn’t mean I don’t support many “leftist” ideas separately. But I’m not actually Russian, technically. I’m from Belarus.
This channel is extremely educational and interesting for westerners like me who have no clue about Russia. Thank you! Please keep going! I want to learn more!
@@DMDCineAttic In one of his previous videos he clearly said that UA-cam is his only source of income. This crook will say any lies about his own country just to make his viewers pleased.
@@samisha5834 Well... as a good propagandist he mixes his lies with some truth. For example, the story about "shawarma" is true, but "United Russia" is not Putin's party, he was an independent candidate on 2018 elections. Average wages in 1999 before Putin were ~$60, today they are at ~$600, so when he says that life of Russians is getting worse and worse because of growing dollar it's a lie.
@@alexsilent5603 "crook"? He's definitely not a crook. Only the weak minded allow hatred and jealousy to lash out with spite and false accusations. People see this. Instead of making NFKRZ look bad, you only do it to yourself.
Bro Asian countries are gonna be the next global superpower lol the end of western countries are coming to a end it’s now the rise of eastern countries (saudi,turkey,India,China etc.)
Canada is run and controlled by the same kind of "corporate and political" dipshits as south of the border but with a weaker economy. Anyone that thinks life is gonna be better here, better learn how to dress warm and deal with shitty weather.
It's interesting... I'm from Brazil and he pretty much described how things are here too. I think that at the end we're more similar than we can imagine :)
Russia is exactly like argentina, the low salaries, the concern about the value of the dollar, thinking that people who live in the capital are stupid and saying "this country has no future, im studying java script so I can move to Canada"
Bro thats so true, I feel a weird sort of camaraderie by reading about the exact same situation i go through in other countries as far as the balkans, you can do it soul brothers and sisters!, lots of love from argentina.
It's funny because I would be thinking the other way: study java script so I can work from anywhere with the same salary and then move to a cheaper country. Also, wouldn't it be easier to move to wealthier countries as a mechanic or such? At least here in Germany there's a demand for that as young people prefer media/art/computer stuff. Don't know if that's a general trend in the west or just here though.
At least from my own experience an an American, an exception is capitals that are generally recognized to have a worse quality of life than the national average. You can't really say money is disappearing into DC when Ward 8 exists.
It’s not as bad in the US, mostly because it’s a completely planned capital that is more or less analogous culturally to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia.
The attitude described about dislike of Mosckva, here in USA I sorta feel same absolute dislike toward NYC lol... no desire to Ever go to NYC only been thru the airport YeT even the airport experience was usually bad. Also if going thru NYC airports to leave the country, you have to transfer to a different airport that is around $42 . for a taxi or $15 for the shuttle.
The money thing is similar in Poland. When I first came here from the UK I was blown away by how cheap everything is but now I earn a standard Polish wage the real cost of living is only a bit cheaper than the UK when adjusted
Are you joking? :) I live in Poland too, the average salary people earn is about 3500 zlotych, which is like twice less than in France and lately the cost of food in Poland is almost the same as in France and even higher than in Germany. When you need to buy a new computer with the zloty at 1 euro to 4.5zl , you have to save literally for twice more time. The rents in Poland are also insane compared to the average salary, 50m2 in Warsaw or Krakow will be something like 2500zlotych which is leaving people with barely enough to eat well and spend for the kids. The situation is bad currently , it was much better 5-6 years ago, many people leave Poland because of this, maybe you work in IT or have a good position but most Polish friends i know struggle here honestly, unless they have a business next to their job or already own an appartment from their parents or grandparents.
@@SFDPSFDP yeah you're right it's shit if you want to buy any electronics imported to Poland, hence why bitcoin is so much more of a mainstream thing there than in the UK. My favourite was comparing a kawa in a kawiarnia to Costa, the Costa prices are literally the same as the UK, like 12zł+ for a coffee, when the kawiarnia would be like 5zł (which falls more in line with Polish wages). But yeah, my main point is that all of my UK friends that go to Krakow on holiday marvel at how cheap it is, because the £ is strong against the złoty. But when I travelled around after my work contract finished I was counting my grosze haha
@@magpye4212 Oh yes for this I totally agree with you :) It is true that for things like these, kawa, piwo, restaurants, taxis etc everything that is produced in Poland, basic commodities or for services, it is really fine in Poland, you are right :) Perhaps also because the UK is quite expensive too tbh and the situation there will probably get worse with brexit, i dont think their salaries will rise but they will pay more. Zycze Ci milego dnia :)
As a lithuanian, i like our liberal party, they are actually liberal. But also here "left" parties are very conservative and "right" parties are the progressive ones😂.
they even aborted that acronym couple of years ago. It`s not acronym anymore. It`s a single word. They are no longer Либерально-Демократическая Партия России. They are just ЛДПР? it stands for _nothing_. LITERARY
@@pppLT19 communist psrty of russia has more business owners in it then other big parties, it is more like soc-dem with socialist rhetoric liberal-democratic is economically liberal and right-wing in immigration and nationalism questions in general, i would say. funny part is that they support different ethnic nationalisms in different republics
lmao mate let me tell you, I'm brazilian and whenever you talk about these differences from Western countries like USA and the EU to Russia, I can feel your frustration, hits home buddy. crazy how sometimes Brazil and Eastern Europe share similarities
The similarity is politics fucking over the country and country still being poverty-stricken. I'm from India and I would leave this country in a heartbeat honestly
@@deathtrap5556 how does that differ to non eastern nations? im from UK and its absolute poverty stricken where i am, its easier to die from heroin overdose than make it through till the end.
With all due respect to Gordon's talents, I'm afraid it would be a complete failure. A kebab maker from Central Asia will easily beat him, despite all the merits.🙂
Zara is overpriced AF. They're more expensive than an average fast fashion brand, but their quality is on par with the cheapest crap. Average Brazilians aren't missing out.
I'd say it's pretty affordable for those people who live in major cities here. At least somewhat affordable for those who live somewhere in Siberia. The quality is poor, but at least it's still something.
Even in Canada I notice stores like that are getting more and more expensive, but the quality sucks. Bought some shoes from H&M and they practically fell apart while I was putting them on.
This is a great video. Now I feel bad I left a comment on one of the Russian family I follow's channel mentioning the cheap food. I hadn't yet known the pay in Russia is so little it makes the food/goods expensive. Very informative, thanks NFKRZ :)
unironically rich boomers talk about leaving the US for Latin America, SEA, or EE bc the US is so bad. Meanwhile they live in 500k+ USD minimum houses, drive 4 brand new vehicles, and have 100k+ in jet skis, ATVs and boats.
@Critique Everything Did you not see all the celebrities saying they would leave if US if Trump was elected, then the people that did the same thing with Biden?
Well, they apparently feels better with a various SEA countries because they didn't have to pay as much tax as when they're in US. If you're native here you would find out that this place is indeed, a broke ass piece of shit, but at the same time, a piece of shit we still loved. (As a country, not the government we have to endure)
Kinda expected that, also it build a controversy by fuel the statement that "Only rich people can thrive in this country" and spark a lot more controversy.
They're butt hurt we refuse to submit to their hedonistic culture so that's why they want to leave. There's only so much for them in California and New York plus Colorado is just a ski resort to them. Otherwise they hate the rest including the other blue states who mostly idolize them and try to adopt their culture. It's opposite in the red states where Alabama is not trying to be Texas or claim Texan culture as their own like say New Jersey or the Pennsylvania will with New York or Oregon/Washington do to California. Good riddance to them they were given the world and all they could do was sleep around like rabbits, ruin every social structure that gave them the world, make drug use main stream, destroyed marriage and traditional relationships, and couldn't raise a child without passing on some sort of mental issues. They're a plague on the planet.
I think Roman mistook the question, He is talking about their purchasing power decreasing against the dollar while I think you are asking why Russia cares about American Currency
@@redtoyotacorolla USD won't matter eventually if the Feds keep up their "quantitative easing" policies, aka printing money. USD will cease to remain the world's reserve currency in a couple decades. Shit is becoming expensive in the US as well as the value of the dollar diminishes.
And to address the other question of living in eastern europe on western income and so called “living like a king”. I did that (software engineer). The thing is that there is nothing nice to spend money on. Look at Roman’s video on trying to find a decent apartment. And that goes for everything else. You’ll have tons of spare money with nothing to spend it on.
Even in the United States, we aren't raised wearing designer brands. I wore knock-off shoes, wore knock-off clothes, and ate entirely generic brand groceries growing up. We almost NEVER ate out, and my mom did ALL her grocery shopping at a local discount store where you bag your own groceries. Hell, even my toys weren't the real deal. I got a pair of Roller Blades one year that were so poorly designed that they actually hurt to wear and I barely used them. This is actually more common than you think in the United States. I had no idea we struggled until I got to be much older. In hindsight, my parents really knocked it out of the park.
fr! I'm Australian, & my upbringing was really similar. Cheapo-brand clothes, plus some handmade by our grandmothers, & hand-me-downs from older cousins, so one dress would be worn by 4 girls. Dad & my grandparents grew loads of veggies & fruit, & we barely ate out either- usually a pub counter meal, lol. We only left our state once for a holiday- the main thing my parents saved up for was regular super-cheap holidays at host farms etc, sometimes free cos Dad would do some work on the property. And yeah, I was also slow to notice that a lot of my friends' families were much richer, but it really clicked when my friend's engineer dad paid her uni fees up-front- my parents could _never._ Edit: It was an awesome childhood, I absolutely did NOT need fancy expensive stuff to be happy & have fun. My parents did a good job too.
"where you bag your own groceries" Here in Europe I have been to expensive supermarkets too (Waitrose in the UK, for example) and always had to bag my own groceries.
@@tiapina7048 Interesting. Here in the United States it's pretty standard practice for the cashier to bag your groceries or for there to be a dedicated "bag boy/girl". Sometimes if you use the self-checkout or go to an Aldi or something, you'd be expected to bag your own groceries. At Aldi you're also expected to purchase or bring your own bags as well. That's the only store that I'm aware of with that policy, but I'm sure there are a couple others scattered across the country. It's not common though. I rarely shop there, but that's only because it's super convenient to just do all my shopping at Walmart in one trip. Aldi has a large assortment of things, but not nearly as extensive as Walmart.
@@ditherdather Isn't it funny how sometimes we think that something is "normal" just beause we grown with it. Then somebody comes along and points out that is an extra, a luxury. I love different points of view, talking with diverse people, it widens my vision of life.
Shawarma is very popular all over the world. Here in Belgium,we call it Durüm because it was introduced by the Turkish and they call it that but it's the same thing. In France for some reason they call it Kebab but Kebab is a type of grilled meat to put inside not the name of the food.
@@garyblack8717 Döner is not the same thing as Shawarma. DÖNER is more a bread sandwich were as Shawarma or Durüm is more of a wrap/burrito 🌯 kind of thing.
@@cheezarose It is the same thing. Shawarma comes from Central Asian Turkic languages and still exist in todays modern Turkish as Çevirme and it means "turned" the Döner also means turning. Shawarma in Russia and Döner in Europe and Turkey probably only have a slightly different sauces. It's pretty much the same no matter if served with bread or lavash. You can get in form of both bread and lavash in Turkey. Btw Döner in Europe is more delicious than in most cities of Turkey and I am not kidding. Nowadays the döner is made in very bad quality for keeping it affordable in Turkey.
AAAAAAHHHHH!!!! PAAAAAIIIINNNN!!!!!! I broke my hand yesterday because of the hate comments I get all the time. I was so angry that I punched a hole in my computer. Please don't hate me, dear man
At least the Ruble has some pro sides. My homeland's currency has none, plus compared to the dollar, 1 USD is exactly 300 HUF, and unlike Russia, we're in the bloody EU, for fuck's sake!
Roman talking about devaluation really should look up about Argentina, our currency halves every 1-2 years lol. Great vid! edit: halving meaning 100% devaluation rate
@@РусланЗаурбеков-з6е I am in the US but I have friends with family there and they he told me that they survive only on aid from family that are out of the country.
I havent met 1 single person living off someone from outside the country. What you say is mostly true in Venezuela, but Argentina is still far away from that
The point about moscow is probably universal to any capital. London gets all the funding over here and alot of the northern towns and cities (and the rest of the other countries in the uk) hate london because of this.
@Recovery JCRO We have a weird relationship with our capitols in this country. Almost all of our states have state capitols that are small in population and not the biggest city in the given state. DC, although being a big city, is far smaller than places like New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. If you look at the examples people are providing from other countries, they are huge cities. London, Paris, Moscow, Berlin, Buenos Aires. These are all cities with the biggest population of the country. It seems like the animosity is more towards the large economic influence these cities wield as opposed to being the seat of government. We see the same thing here in the USA with regards to NYC and LA.
Lmao try pronouncing Russian words we’ll see who’ll be laughing. Bet not only there’s gonna be a “random word” but the whole speech won’t be as good at this guy’s English
From Brazil here and i could totally relate with the whole generation hating the country, actually could relate to a lot of things in this video. It's sad tho
@@OttomanDrifter91 i literally just got back from the Beyoglu area yesterday lol. Turkey is awesome, the people are super kind, Istanbul is awesome.. but that lira... sucks. It's only a little worse than the ruple. I try to tip heavy when I'm there cause I've worked a lot of customer service, but I worry if I tip too much its considered offensive. I handed a cabby $10 usd just because he helped me find where I was staying for the night. I was tired, first time in Turkey, its 3am.. if I don't find the place I'm sleeping on the street, my phone doesn't work. To me it was well worth $10 because I needed the help but he kept asking, "do you know how much you're giving me???" yes... please.. take it. Now I know to tip better over there without getting questioned about it, but yeeah.. take care of your waiter/bartender/whoever. Sorry I'm jetlagged.
@@brittislove Oh wow, sounds like an adveture :D Compared to US we don't have ridicolously low wages for food workers, so here the tipping culture is impulsory rather than mandatory. But inflation is always making it's presence apparent so yeah, those tips do wonders and you will have people reacting accordingly :)
Thanks Roman, I promise to never complain again. I have both British and US passports and I live in Western Washington (Seattle). I forget how rough it is for people elsewhere in the world. Stay strong and thanks for the content.
it rly is a privilege, i have a dominican passport n i have to get visas for every country i go to it’s pathetic:/ i don’t understand why we did this to ourselves
You should receive Russian, Chinese and many other countries visas too. Honestly it's not hard for an average Russian to get a Schengen visa. British is way harder. And US Is very hard to get now because of political tensions and closing of consulates in many cities.
@@janjelinek4283 no kebab is something different, we in my German city have döner/kebab and shawarma even though shawarma isn't as prevelant as kebab... Döner Stores are everywhere here.. Shawarma is Arab and Döner / kebab is Turkish
@@capcorn2942 Jewish hummus(especially if sold in Russia) and Arab hummus taste different too, still both are hummus. Doner/kebab/shawarma are (mostly) the same dish, with different name depending on who sells it. You can see all these names in Russia too, and you can even encounter at least 3 different spellings of “shawarma”.
I think it’s pretty brave of you to dip your toes into politics of Russia and BEING TRUTHFUL about how some things are is amazing! Your videos are great and this is the one that made me hit subscribe! Wish you all the best! Keep up your good hard work!
Thats how I found stuff when I was poor for a lot of young years, in the US anyway. YOu can find name brand things in flea markets or those thrift stores you call them..
@@ireallycant4416 Basically they are simular style you have Doner in germany , Gyros in Balkans, just diffrent taste..All are tortila, or bun products with meat and salad for very cheap prices.
Its almost the same thing...in Mexico we have a psuedo Shawarma called Taco Arabes, it's literally almost the same thing the difference is the meat (pork usage in Mexico)
@@abuhado-verbigraciaramirez8682 and gyros so much like this salad and beef basically while it can contain other types of meat but beef is popular as it is cheaper than most meats
@@Mrdinomist no when I mean they're similar I mean it's basically the same thing..it was brought by the Lebanese Mexicans and just with a tweaked recipe
I feel most post-USRR and latin american countries have that in common. Their dissatisfaction with their countries and looking up for moving to get a better life.
Now I'm curious where actually dissatisfacted latin americans prefer to move. Do you have some preferable options, like Poland, Germany or Canada for Russians?
@@ZZizitt Canada seems popular these days, but people don't always realize that going there without relevant diplomas to anglophones and some premade wealth to bring may end up putting you on tiresome low-income jobs.
The problem with the USSR and countries post USSR is that alot of people are dissatisfied due to the facts that Soviets were richer , ate healthier , live longer and had better material wealth compared to Russia. The problem is Russia is just the USSR but capitalistic , Russia doesn't have more freedoms than the union and that's pretty sad as in the 90s , Russia was supposed to be a beacon of freedom but alas it devolved into gangsters , corruption and capitalism.
@@HottestBrownMan kinda similar here, so my country went through a democratically elected socialist government that was sabotaged and then became a dictatorship, period were Americans would try the neoliberalist system (yeah, we were guinea pigs). As you can imagine people in power were crazy rich in comparison to poor classes. Although we came back to a democracy, the oligarchy remains and the middle-lower class is struggling to even pass the month
I love the way you inform and show how real people truly live in Russia.I have feel like people didn't really understand real Russian life or how the social aspects of the country are until you break it down.I also love how you have shown all the fun and cool places to visit and things to do there.And every video with Bald and Bankrupt.You both have made me want to visit Russia and hangout.♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️from the US.
Please make sure to deposit money in his bank account. He wants to buy more Western brands, including the outfit from Pulp Fiction to match his neck decoration.
Actually I used to buy clothes like most people in Poland in Zara or H&M and then I figured how much cheaper and actually better second hand clothes were. Also ethically it's good because at least you're not fuelling exploitation in Bangladesh by buying these new clothes. I definitely recommend second hand clothes to everyone. Of course it should go without saying that you can look good in these
Themes of russian street food and Moscow vs Saint-P. rivalry are actually connected, as they say SHAURMA in Moscow but here in Petersburg we say SHAVERMA. As you can see, Roman is latent Moscovian.
Well, I pretty much sure that only S. Petersburgian call this dish shaverma and insist of using this term. Here in far east we call it shaurma, and throw shaverma here and there.
Poverty is everywhere. Living in the US, I can't afford H&M or Zara. Much of my clothes are second hand and about 60% were bought for me by the SORS social worker at Wal-Mart. Finding quality clothes at Wal-Mart is a bit difficult. Jeans I wear were $10 a pair but not much of quality. The chino slacks were $16 in the men's department and are of excellent quality. I'll be wearing them about 10 years. Takes quite a bit of wirk to find nice things at thrift or consignment stores. Right now I can't afford consignment or vintage stores. However most people think I wear expensive clothes.
@@friendofvinnie In my case the grass really is greener on the other side if the fence. I live in a ghetto with drive by shootings, robberies and drug deals everywhere, easily seen from my front room window. Winter of 2019-2020. I was literally starving and very underweight. Food stamps were only $17 a month. One small bowl of brown rice was typical. Sometimes no food. Food banks aren't handicap accessible in this town and no vehicle either. Most if the food was sugary desserts & I'm a diabetic. Moving onto clothes; I-m a trained tailor, dressmaker & designer. So I know what makes a high quality garment. These days folks have a disposable mentality and its literally destroying the planet.
Рома, ситуация с шаурмой с логотипом Макдака настолько смехотворная, что в центре моего города (Тюмень) шаурмечная с перевёрнутой M в логотипе стоит буквально в 50 метрах от настоящего Макдональдса, лол.
People who leave Russia are the ones who *can!* And most Russians simply can't. My parents left Russia during the 90s, when I was a toddler. Millions of Russians left in those years. People utilized their higher education, ancestry and whatever else they could. A somewhat similar phenomenon occurs these days, as well.
I've had authentic middle eastern shawarma and have to say its absolutely delicious. I'm totally jealous that its readily accessible in Russia. In fact, I think I found out what I'm going to make for dinner tonight...
@@ricardobarahona3939 it _is_ doner. Not long time ago there was some hillarious case of Moscow mayour tried to swipe away that "pescy, dirty stalls" and someone enforced law to sue them beeing "not shawarma" in, i think, BRAND, or ingredients. So part of them changed their logos for Doner
Discovered ur vids just recently (thanx Bald & Bankrupt). I'm in the U.S. U rock! I'm learning so much about ur country and really dig the sight seeing.
@@geminiinc1042 I guess that's true, less common than things like poutine but it originated in Halifax. But in the GTHA at least there's tons of Shawarma places. But obviously that's not all of Canada
Damn the Ruble almost went up double in the space of 10 months, I feel so bad for the average Russian person, and NFKRZ himself, this is such a shit situation
A lot of people in the US that live in shitty neighborhoods say things like "I'm gonna move away from here someday". 95% never do though...like it's easier for most people to "grow where they're planted". Not just in the US and Russia, but probably all over the world. Maybe 5% have the motivation to branch out. Anyway, thank you for the insight...just found your channel tonight and your content is solid! I'm officially subscribed.
you don't have the intention to leave because your country works and people can prosper. but if you ask the same question in a developing country the answer will be different. I'm peruvian and I'd leave my country because I know that it's hard to achieve prosperity. The poorer the country the more people want to exit
It's really interesting to look back ~10 months or so and see how volitile the Ruble was. Compared to today, it's nothing but that's because of incredible sanctions. I wonder if this drop in the Ruble was inevitable
Well, you'd be surprised how many wealthy people moved to Russia (not only to evade taxes, like Roman mentioned, but mostly); but they aren't well-known celebs and movie stars. It's a semantic difference, but the general fact remains true. I guess their oligarchy is welcoming to everyone who supports their interests, not only to native Russians
A subscriber from Egypt here! I absolutely love your videos, there's weirdly a great resemblance between Russia and Egypt, especially when it comes to the struggles and oppression hahaha, except I'd actually be jailed for saying like 20% of what you get to say about the government so yeah, for me, you actually have a great deal of freedom of speech lol
You can be sured, since we aren't pro-american, we have no option of setting up dictatorship and not get sanctions for the things that we didn't decided.
Hey Roman, i know how hard it can be to get a visa or become a citizen here in the United States. My family has sponsored a Russian with his Citizenship here in the states and while very hard it is possible. We love our Russian cousins, they are incredibly hard working, they are very welcoming and friendly, and so grateful when you help them. Stay safe buddy.
Love this channel man, Ive grown up in Canada my whole life and as a (literal) native westerner i find what you talk about fascinating. Keep up the kickass work!
So schwarma is basically Russian taco's since they're both from the south (Mexico and Central America/Caucuses and Central Asia) Al Pastor tacos are actually from Lebanese immigrants bringing schwarma to Mexico, and it just became its own thing.
@@YNOTcs "they're both from the south" the food comes from the countries bordering in the south. For the USA that is Mexico and for Russia that is central asia and the caucuses.
from Hong Kong and listening to what you said abt how it’s sad that an entire generations feels unhappy with the government and feeling like they have to move… we feel you
Well done again my friend. Greetings from Finland. Have visited Russia but only near Finnish and Estonian borders so the poorest parts but hope one day Russia gets genuinely part of Europe
With all due respect to Finland ...no, some kind of common economic and trade area ...maybe in 50-70 years LOL, but I doubt any political integration could happen between us and the EU.
There's a lot of jews in Saint Petersburg that why they call it shawarma there. In Moscow, we call it Shaurma since we have more folks from central Asia and the caucasian area. but usually, it's the same stuff - sauce made from mayo and ketchup, "Korean carrot" (to add some crust and spiciness), meat, slices of fresh tomato if you're lucky, pickled cucumbers.
@@kirasgirl that's the cruel reality of cheap fastfood in Russia. That's the easiest way to make a sause in 3 seconds. I can tell you more: some moms use this "sause"for anything - vegetables, home pizza and so on.
I think the young getting shafted is an international problem. Of course the situation may be less bad in certain regards when you compare EU countries to Russia, but I also hear young people wanting to leave those countries too.
Roman's western audience: "Wow, interesting how different Russia is than us, I learned new stuff about how the other side of the world works!" Roman's other international / eastern audience: "I just realized how similar Russia is to my country." USD affecting prices, 400-500 USD income per month (even lesser for some), barely-sufficient public transport, agriculture/natural resource-dependent economy, oligarchy, I could go on...
I'm in the US, but I hate how the USD holds the world hostage... all over the globe, domestic economies in local product purchasing power parity are not nearly as bad as American talking heads like to make them out to be. But alas, everyone relies on foreign products and that means looking down the barrel of the almighty Dollar. Perhaps a one world economy is not such a bad idea in theory, but Earth was not ready for that... alas, certain businessmen were all too eager to rush the thing at everyone else's expense.
nfkrz'nomics! edit; you'd be surprised how many people go to flea markets/used clothes stores that are rich, I know millionaires that refuse to pay more than $10 for jeans.
God thank I'm a german I can go everywhere because my country was split in the cold war and have all his diplomatic relations intact. And we sell weapons to everyone^^
Weird question man. When you get cash in patron, do you transfer it to Rubles? Or do you save it as Dollars? I would recommend and try to convert that money to something more stable such as dollars, heck even stable crypto like TUSD would be a great option. If you make some bread, it should be possible for you to open a foreign funds account.
Shawarma is a phenomenon in whole eastern bloc practically. Local produced shaorma can be up to 3-4 times cheaper than a mcdonalds menu in my romanian city and is better in most regards. God bless the man who invented it.
Turks
@@mon0_music I read it is invented in middle ages somewhere in Lebanon. Might be wrong though.
@@mon0_music Turks make Kebab or Dürum not Shawarma
Stiai ca in România se găsește cea mai buna shaorma si in mare parte romanii au dus cultura asta in occident?
@@fdenisiuc it was invented in lebanon but turks always don't want to give us credits(i mean back then it was the ottoman empire so it's a little tricky)
“Do Russians like communism?”
“Idk, but let me tell you about shawarma”
Most educated middle age Russians think communism is a scam. Old geezers and youngsters may think it is a good idea. In any case, Communist party is a bunch of clowns who were denied a place in, say, United Russia which is the only ruling party, taking place of old USSR CP.
Membership in United Russia is a membership in the mafia org that runs Russia.
Other parties are meant only to distract the population who is discontent with this situation bit does not really understand what is going on. They exist essentially to burn the votes they get.
CP gets votes of old geezers and stupid youngsters. LDPR gets votes of dumb nazi alcoholics, etc.
And United Russia gets votes even if you don’t vote for them.
@@noop9k actually neo-communism is getting popular because all of the time, it was almost illegal to be a communist in US...and now they can!
So they are like, lets try it out It cant hurt! Thats why Bernie Sanders are getting popular in the US(and reactionaries opposing to that)
@@zil1832 I think exUSSR ppl who care about US politics dislike dems and see them as liars and hypocrites. All the attempts to appease BLM etc.
Bernie and AOC presented as crazies.
Personally, I believe that USA ppl don’t really understand communism and the mortal danger it represents. this doesn’t mean I don’t support many “leftist” ideas separately.
But I’m not actually Russian, technically. I’m from Belarus.
@@noop9k yeah I think, we need to rational and have "scientific temper".
Moving to any extreme, any dogma is actually not beneficial.
@@noop9k 'USA ppl' We call people from the US 'Americans'
Being from argentina and you sharing the whole situation in russia I can't help but to find so many similarities. I hurts so bad man
Viva la libertad carajo milei presidente
I feel your pain
because your country and politics are corrupt like russia...but your people and russians deserve so much better
Kinda of feels like Brazil too, or, any other Latin American country I would say...
This channel is extremely educational and interesting for westerners like me who have no clue about Russia. Thank you! Please keep going! I want to learn more!
It''s useless, because he tells you what you want to hear.
@@DMDCineAttic In one of his previous videos he clearly said that UA-cam is his only source of income. This crook will say any lies about his own country just to make his viewers pleased.
@@alexsilent5603 As someone with family in Russia, what he says is pretty much 99% true
@@samisha5834 Well... as a good propagandist he mixes his lies with some truth. For example, the story about "shawarma" is true, but "United Russia" is not Putin's party, he was an independent candidate on 2018 elections. Average wages in 1999 before Putin were ~$60, today they are at ~$600, so when he says that life of Russians is getting worse and worse because of growing dollar it's a lie.
@@alexsilent5603 "crook"? He's definitely not a crook. Only the weak minded allow hatred and jealousy to lash out with spite and false accusations. People see this. Instead of making NFKRZ look bad, you only do it to yourself.
I love how there's a fire next door at 1:20
It's fine.
It's Russia.
The McShawarma grill was on fire
There is also an ad "Ищу парня", that can be translated, depanding on the context, as "I'm looking for a boyfriend" or "Looking for a guy"
@@MaycroftCholmsky I tell you.. both are edible...
Wait no I'm not gay wtf
*Checks notes*
"(1 dollar) 77 rubles. This is fucking horrible, man."
2022: "Oh boy, you're in for a wild ride."
144 rubles now O_o
Who cares about dollars. Shaurma is 160 now. A truly horrible hit on all of Russia.
I'm buying the dip🙃
@@Cyborg_Lenin wait a few weeks and it‘s going to cost thousands lol
@@AmperahGaming by God how dare you! This is heresy!
It’s crazy how much this sounds like so many South American countries. Thanks for the insight!
sounds exactly like my childhood in DR, it’s insane! even down to the shitty “public transportation” we have over there
Im from the balkans and its so sad to see so many young people leave the countries
@@AngelCaz7 🇩🇴
@@Alessandro-vl8bu ayee hermano🇩🇴 de q parte eres?
Bro Asian countries are gonna be the next global superpower lol the end of western countries are coming to a end it’s now the rise of eastern countries (saudi,turkey,India,China etc.)
It's kind of like how people say they'll move to Canada after every single election but never do
Because Canada isn't really better. Just stay in the U.S.
Canada is run and controlled by the same kind of "corporate and political" dipshits as south of the border but with a weaker economy. Anyone that thinks life is gonna be better here, better learn how to dress warm and deal with shitty weather.
I think people are ready to move anywhere from Russia, not just Canada.
@@geminiinc1042 Canada is Diet America. The No name Brand if you will. Cheap, lacking in features and just not up to par.
@@HCUhardcoreUnited yes, we're kind of like Russia...undeveloped, and a lot of natural resources that the US like to exploit.
I'm Turkish and you literally described Turkey, even got the rotating meat part correct.
Damn bro. I love Turkey. It's sad to see what is happening to Turkey
cidden sanki türkiyeden bahsediyor sandım. şu an türkiyeden bile kötüdürler.
It's interesting... I'm from Brazil and he pretty much described how things are here too. I think that at the end we're more similar than we can imagine :)
Russia is exactly like argentina, the low salaries, the concern about the value of the dollar, thinking that people who live in the capital are stupid and saying "this country has no future, im studying java script so I can move to Canada"
Same in N.Macedonia, and basically the whole Balkan peninsula.
Thats literally what Im doing lol
And South Africa is the same.
Bro thats so true, I feel a weird sort of camaraderie by reading about the exact same situation i go through in other countries as far as the balkans, you can do it soul brothers and sisters!, lots of love from argentina.
It's funny because I would be thinking the other way: study java script so I can work from anywhere with the same salary and then move to a cheaper country.
Also, wouldn't it be easier to move to wealthier countries as a mechanic or such? At least here in Germany there's a demand for that as young people prefer media/art/computer stuff. Don't know if that's a general trend in the west or just here though.
I think almost in every country in the world people have this animosity towards the capital city.
Seems like it. The regions/provinces of my country are the same.
At least from my own experience an an American, an exception is capitals that are generally recognized to have a worse quality of life than the national average. You can't really say money is disappearing into DC when Ward 8 exists.
It's interesting to see how similar 🇺🇸 people and 🇷🇺 people really are.
It’s not as bad in the US, mostly because it’s a completely planned capital that is more or less analogous culturally to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia.
The attitude described about dislike of Mosckva, here in USA I sorta feel same absolute dislike toward NYC lol... no desire to Ever go to NYC only been thru the airport YeT even the airport experience was usually bad. Also if going thru NYC airports to leave the country, you have to transfer to a different airport that is around $42 . for a taxi or $15 for the shuttle.
The money thing is similar in Poland. When I first came here from the UK I was blown away by how cheap everything is but now I earn a standard Polish wage the real cost of living is only a bit cheaper than the UK when adjusted
Are you joking? :) I live in Poland too, the average salary people earn is about 3500 zlotych, which is like twice less than in France and lately the cost of food in Poland is almost the same as in France and even higher than in Germany. When you need to buy a new computer with the zloty at 1 euro to 4.5zl , you have to save literally for twice more time. The rents in Poland are also insane compared to the average salary, 50m2 in Warsaw or Krakow will be something like 2500zlotych which is leaving people with barely enough to eat well and spend for the kids. The situation is bad currently , it was much better 5-6 years ago, many people leave Poland because of this, maybe you work in IT or have a good position but most Polish friends i know struggle here honestly, unless they have a business next to their job or already own an appartment from their parents or grandparents.
@@SFDPSFDP yeah you're right it's shit if you want to buy any electronics imported to Poland, hence why bitcoin is so much more of a mainstream thing there than in the UK. My favourite was comparing a kawa in a kawiarnia to Costa, the Costa prices are literally the same as the UK, like 12zł+ for a coffee, when the kawiarnia would be like 5zł (which falls more in line with Polish wages). But yeah, my main point is that all of my UK friends that go to Krakow on holiday marvel at how cheap it is, because the £ is strong against the złoty. But when I travelled around after my work contract finished I was counting my grosze haha
@@magpye4212 Oh yes for this I totally agree with you :) It is true that for things like these, kawa, piwo, restaurants, taxis etc everything that is produced in Poland, basic commodities or for services, it is really fine in Poland, you are right :) Perhaps also because the UK is quite expensive too tbh and the situation there will probably get worse with brexit, i dont think their salaries will rise but they will pay more. Zycze Ci milego dnia :)
"the liberal democratic party, which is not that liberal and not that democratic" whooooo feel u there buddy
As a lithuanian, i like our liberal party, they are actually liberal. But also here "left" parties are very conservative and "right" parties are the progressive ones😂.
they even aborted that acronym couple of years ago. It`s not acronym anymore. It`s a single word. They are no longer Либерально-Демократическая Партия России. They are just ЛДПР? it stands for _nothing_. LITERARY
@@pppLT19 communist psrty of russia has more business owners in it then other big parties, it is more like soc-dem with socialist rhetoric
liberal-democratic is economically liberal and right-wing in immigration and nationalism questions in general, i would say. funny part is that they support different ethnic nationalisms in different republics
It is actually like anti liberal democratic, cause its leader is more like fascist or extremely nationalist guy
@@sodinc Basically no to emigration unless its slavs
lmao mate let me tell you, I'm brazilian and whenever you talk about these differences from Western countries like USA and the EU to Russia, I can feel your frustration, hits home buddy. crazy how sometimes Brazil and Eastern Europe share similarities
Russia is somewhat like "Brazil and sometimes snow"
The similarity is politics fucking over the country and country still being poverty-stricken. I'm from India and I would leave this country in a heartbeat honestly
Poverty is similar everywhere.
Guys,
1000 billionaires have more money than 8 billion human. We all fucked
@@deathtrap5556 how does that differ to non eastern nations? im from UK and its absolute poverty stricken where i am, its easier to die from heroin overdose than make it through till the end.
"Or as we call it in Russian: Shaurma." ... St. Petersburg has left the chat.
Imagine if Gordon Ramsay opened a five star Shawarma restaurant in Russia 😳
😎
@@o-o2399 It might actually help Gordon Ramsay win the Russian elections in the future 😳
Gordon would realize he is a noob when it comes to swear words, compared to any russian chef.
You think he would sell them for 120 RUB?
With all due respect to Gordon's talents, I'm afraid it would be a complete failure. A kebab maker from Central Asia will easily beat him, despite all the merits.🙂
In Brazil Zara is also a "very fancy" store, like a coat there costs more than what most people can make in a month (around 1k Brazilian Reais)
Zara is overpriced AF. They're more expensive than an average fast fashion brand, but their quality is on par with the cheapest crap. Average Brazilians aren't missing out.
I'd say it's pretty affordable for those people who live in major cities here. At least somewhat affordable for those who live somewhere in Siberia. The quality is poor, but at least it's still something.
In Spain is the regular people clothes, they are pretty cheap.
Even in Canada I notice stores like that are getting more and more expensive, but the quality sucks. Bought some shoes from H&M and they practically fell apart while I was putting them on.
People wear coats in Brazil?! Isn't it too hot climate there for that?
This is a great video. Now I feel bad I left a comment on one of the Russian family I follow's channel mentioning the cheap food. I hadn't yet known the pay in Russia is so little it makes the food/goods expensive. Very informative, thanks NFKRZ :)
unironically rich boomers talk about leaving the US for Latin America, SEA, or EE bc the US is so bad. Meanwhile they live in 500k+ USD minimum houses, drive 4 brand new vehicles, and have 100k+ in jet skis, ATVs and boats.
@Critique Everything Did you not see all the celebrities saying they would leave if US if Trump was elected, then the people that did the same thing with Biden?
Well, they apparently feels better with a various SEA countries because they didn't have to pay as much tax as when they're in US.
If you're native here you would find out that this place is indeed, a broke ass piece of shit, but at the same time, a piece of shit we still loved. (As a country, not the government we have to endure)
Kinda expected that, also it build a controversy by fuel the statement that "Only rich people can thrive in this country" and spark a lot more controversy.
Your view is a little skewed my guy.
They're butt hurt we refuse to submit to their hedonistic culture so that's why they want to leave. There's only so much for them in California and New York plus Colorado is just a ski resort to them. Otherwise they hate the rest including the other blue states who mostly idolize them and try to adopt their culture. It's opposite in the red states where Alabama is not trying to be Texas or claim Texan culture as their own like say New Jersey or the Pennsylvania will with New York or Oregon/Washington do to California.
Good riddance to them they were given the world and all they could do was sleep around like rabbits, ruin every social structure that gave them the world, make drug use main stream, destroyed marriage and traditional relationships, and couldn't raise a child without passing on some sort of mental issues. They're a plague on the planet.
Consider my “naive” ass schooled 😅
Lol well always good to learn friend
I think Roman mistook the question, He is talking about their purchasing power decreasing against the dollar while I think you are asking why Russia cares about American Currency
@@redtoyotacorolla USD won't matter eventually if the Feds keep up their "quantitative easing" policies, aka printing money. USD will cease to remain the world's reserve currency in a couple decades. Shit is becoming expensive in the US as well as the value of the dollar diminishes.
And to address the other question of living in eastern europe on western income and so called “living like a king”. I did that (software engineer). The thing is that there is nothing nice to spend money on. Look at Roman’s video on trying to find a decent apartment. And that goes for everything else. You’ll have tons of spare money with nothing to spend it on.
@@a55a551n90 idk man I'd still be fine with that. Save up the money and buy something for myself when I decide to go back home after a few years.
Even in the United States, we aren't raised wearing designer brands. I wore knock-off shoes, wore knock-off clothes, and ate entirely generic brand groceries growing up. We almost NEVER ate out, and my mom did ALL her grocery shopping at a local discount store where you bag your own groceries. Hell, even my toys weren't the real deal. I got a pair of Roller Blades one year that were so poorly designed that they actually hurt to wear and I barely used them. This is actually more common than you think in the United States. I had no idea we struggled until I got to be much older. In hindsight, my parents really knocked it out of the park.
fr! I'm Australian, & my upbringing was really similar. Cheapo-brand clothes, plus some handmade by our grandmothers, & hand-me-downs from older cousins, so one dress would be worn by 4 girls. Dad & my grandparents grew loads of veggies & fruit, & we barely ate out either- usually a pub counter meal, lol. We only left our state once for a holiday- the main thing my parents saved up for was regular super-cheap holidays at host farms etc, sometimes free cos Dad would do some work on the property. And yeah, I was also slow to notice that a lot of my friends' families were much richer, but it really clicked when my friend's engineer dad paid her uni fees up-front- my parents could _never._
Edit: It was an awesome childhood, I absolutely did NOT need fancy expensive stuff to be happy & have fun. My parents did a good job too.
@@beth7935 I love your story
"where you bag your own groceries" Here in Europe I have been to expensive supermarkets too (Waitrose in the UK, for example) and always had to bag my own groceries.
@@tiapina7048 Interesting. Here in the United States it's pretty standard practice for the cashier to bag your groceries or for there to be a dedicated "bag boy/girl". Sometimes if you use the self-checkout or go to an Aldi or something, you'd be expected to bag your own groceries. At Aldi you're also expected to purchase or bring your own bags as well. That's the only store that I'm aware of with that policy, but I'm sure there are a couple others scattered across the country. It's not common though. I rarely shop there, but that's only because it's super convenient to just do all my shopping at Walmart in one trip. Aldi has a large assortment of things, but not nearly as extensive as Walmart.
@@ditherdather Isn't it funny how sometimes we think that something is "normal" just beause we grown with it. Then somebody comes along and points out that is an extra, a luxury. I love different points of view, talking with diverse people, it widens my vision of life.
Now I know why captain America didnt liked the shawarma in the Avengers post credit scene, its because its a common snack in Russia.
HIS PATRIOTIC STOMACH CANNOT BE FOOLED LIKE HIS TURNCOAT NOSE CAN
His Capitalism roots wont allow it
@@drunkenmmamaster419 *screams in communism*
@@brittislove based
Shawarma is very popular all over the world. Here in Belgium,we call it Durüm because it was introduced by the Turkish and they call it that but it's the same thing. In France for some reason they call it Kebab but Kebab is a type of grilled meat to put inside not the name of the food.
In Germany they were called Donners IIRC in the US Gyros... In any language good eats!
Same in the UK, doner kebab has been the favourite after pub food for at least 30 years.
@@garyblack8717 Döner is not the same thing as Shawarma. DÖNER is more a bread sandwich were as Shawarma or Durüm is more of a wrap/burrito 🌯 kind of thing.
Döner is like Italian pizza and shawarma is like Domino's basically.
@@cheezarose It is the same thing. Shawarma comes from Central Asian Turkic languages and still exist in todays modern Turkish as Çevirme and it means "turned" the Döner also means turning.
Shawarma in Russia and Döner in Europe and Turkey probably only have a slightly different sauces.
It's pretty much the same no matter if served with bread or lavash.
You can get in form of both bread and lavash in Turkey.
Btw Döner in Europe is more delicious than in most cities of Turkey and I am not kidding. Nowadays the döner is made in very bad quality for keeping it affordable in Turkey.
I like your editing ability
The Ruble:
Pros:
cheap shawarma
Cons:
one ruble about as useful as using dryer lint
Worth.
AAAAAAHHHHH!!!! PAAAAAIIIINNNN!!!!!!
I broke my hand yesterday because of the hate comments I get all the time. I was so angry that I punched a hole in my computer. Please don't hate me, dear man
I’m very happy to have acquired a 10rb note during my trip 4y ago when it was already pretty rare! ;))
At least the Ruble has some pro sides. My homeland's currency has none, plus compared to the dollar, 1 USD is exactly 300 HUF, and unlike Russia, we're in the bloody EU, for fuck's sake!
Roman talking about devaluation really should look up about Argentina, our currency halves every 1-2 years lol.
Great vid!
edit: halving meaning 100% devaluation rate
Lebanon lost 2/3 in one year.
How are you able to keep any savings???
@@РусланЗаурбеков-з6е I am in the US but I have friends with family there and they he told me that they survive only on aid from family that are out of the country.
@@РусланЗаурбеков-з6е You cant save money, basically its a race between your saving increase and devaluation speed
I havent met 1 single person living off someone from outside the country. What you say is mostly true in Venezuela, but Argentina is still far away from that
Man, have you grown as a person and as a vlogger. You're very insightful.
The point about moscow is probably universal to any capital. London gets all the funding over here and alot of the northern towns and cities (and the rest of the other countries in the uk) hate london because of this.
@Tammy XoX ... and who cares if it’s not English anymore.
@Tammy XoX agree! Greetings from Croatia
@Recovery JCRO well like i said, I don't know about all places, certainly the case over here.
@Recovery JCRO We have a weird relationship with our capitols in this country. Almost all of our states have state capitols that are small in population and not the biggest city in the given state. DC, although being a big city, is far smaller than places like New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Atlanta.
If you look at the examples people are providing from other countries, they are huge cities. London, Paris, Moscow, Berlin, Buenos Aires. These are all cities with the biggest population of the country. It seems like the animosity is more towards the large economic influence these cities wield as opposed to being the seat of government. We see the same thing here in the USA with regards to NYC and LA.
@Recovery JCRO DC is a political capitol
Steven "Seagull". You have like perfect pronunciation.. but every once in a while you crack me up with a random word..
Wait till you hear how we pronounce Johansson
Exactly man
He’ll never make it as a spy.
that's actually how Russians pronounce Seagal's last name: just like "seagull" with the stress on the first syllable
Lmao try pronouncing Russian words we’ll see who’ll be laughing. Bet not only there’s gonna be a “random word” but the whole speech won’t be as good at this guy’s English
From Brazil here and i could totally relate with the whole generation hating the country, actually could relate to a lot of things in this video. It's sad tho
Hello from Russia 🇷🇺🤝🇧🇷
Shawarma is a popular street food in like most of the western world. Like in Canada, Italy, Germany, Britain, etc.
I wish I had more falafel in my life in my smaller inland city of California. It's pretty much chains and Mexican food here
@@jr2904 kebab is alot more popular than shawarma in the UK
@@th3hero1nfather Both are almost the same lol
@@byakurenhoujuu no.
@@ZDani1 You do realize, that shawarma is a variant of Kebab right? Just like Gyro. Kebab literally means grilled on a stick.
My friends that teach English in Russia also get asked, “Why are you still here?”
lol, same here in Turkey, foreigners think we're insane :D
Just to suffer
@@OttomanDrifter91 i literally just got back from the Beyoglu area yesterday lol. Turkey is awesome, the people are super kind, Istanbul is awesome.. but that lira... sucks. It's only a little worse than the ruple. I try to tip heavy when I'm there cause I've worked a lot of customer service, but I worry if I tip too much its considered offensive. I handed a cabby $10 usd just because he helped me find where I was staying for the night. I was tired, first time in Turkey, its 3am.. if I don't find the place I'm sleeping on the street, my phone doesn't work. To me it was well worth $10 because I needed the help but he kept asking, "do you know how much you're giving me???" yes... please.. take it. Now I know to tip better over there without getting questioned about it, but yeeah.. take care of your waiter/bartender/whoever. Sorry I'm jetlagged.
@@brittislove Oh wow, sounds like an adveture :D Compared to US we don't have ridicolously low wages for food workers, so here the tipping culture is impulsory rather than mandatory. But inflation is always making it's presence apparent so yeah, those tips do wonders and you will have people reacting accordingly :)
As insane as it is, not as insane as the US. I'm a Leftist and even I'm armed up enough to take out a Nazi brigade and prepared to do so.
The currency situation is literally the same here in Turkey. That explanation hit too close to home.
Thanks Roman, I promise to never complain again. I have both British and US passports and I live in Western Washington (Seattle). I forget how rough it is for people elsewhere in the world. Stay strong and thanks for the content.
it rly is a privilege, i have a dominican passport n i have to get visas for every country i go to it’s pathetic:/ i don’t understand why we did this to ourselves
You’re doing it wrong, you have to complain about brexit
@@a55a551n90 no u
You should receive Russian, Chinese and many other countries visas too. Honestly it's not hard for an average Russian to get a Schengen visa. British is way harder. And US Is very hard to get now because of political tensions and closing of consulates in many cities.
@@pt3085 That's the way this guy operates, probably wants to drag attention and get adopted by a wealthy subscriber from Italy.
Shawarma is a global treasure. It's everywhere
In Europe it's known as kebab (at least where I live)
Arab phobia decreases by 100%
@@janjelinek4283 no kebab is something different, we in my German city have döner/kebab and shawarma even though shawarma isn't as prevelant as kebab... Döner Stores are everywhere here.. Shawarma is Arab and Döner / kebab is Turkish
@@capcorn2942 Jewish hummus(especially if sold in Russia) and Arab hummus taste different too, still both are hummus. Doner/kebab/shawarma are (mostly) the same dish, with different name depending on who sells it.
You can see all these names in Russia too, and you can even encounter at least 3 different spellings of “shawarma”.
@@capcorn2942 both called kababs here in Australia, I don't think I've ever seen something called a gyro rather than kebab
I think it’s pretty brave of you to dip your toes into politics of Russia and BEING TRUTHFUL about how some things are is amazing! Your videos are great and this is the one that made me hit subscribe!
Wish you all the best! Keep up your good hard work!
You should do a video going to a flea market!! see if u can find any drip lmaooo
Yes, a video about cheap flea market drip from fake brands!
I am expecting fake Adidas tracksuits made in China.
@@EatMyShortsAU Then not adidas, but abibas 😆
Thats how I found stuff when I was poor for a lot of young years, in the US anyway. YOu can find name brand things in flea markets or those thrift stores you call them..
He might luck out and find a Soviet sink and some rubber boots for the muddy season.
Instead of "Taco Truck on every corner" it's "Shawarma on every corner" here in Russia haha
My mom literally jedi mind tricks the frek out of me when I was trying to buy ice cream but instead brought me shawarma
@@ireallycant4416 Basically they are simular style you have Doner in germany , Gyros in Balkans, just diffrent taste..All are tortila, or bun products with meat and salad for very cheap prices.
Its almost the same thing...in Mexico we have a psuedo Shawarma called Taco Arabes, it's literally almost the same thing the difference is the meat (pork usage in Mexico)
@@abuhado-verbigraciaramirez8682 and gyros so much like this salad and beef basically while it can contain other types of meat but beef is popular as it is cheaper than most meats
@@Mrdinomist no when I mean they're similar I mean it's basically the same thing..it was brought by the Lebanese Mexicans and just with a tweaked recipe
We love you mate. Love what you do. Cheers.
As a Latvian, I also enjoy *L A V A S H*
I’m Latvian too
is shawarma there also wraped in rectengular lavash bread? or they just use round tortillas?
@@goldpaulike5304 Depends on where you get it, but it doesn't matter
@@goldpaulike5304 more often in lavash bread and it's more delicious then virgin tortilla.
o, sveiki
I feel most post-USRR and latin american countries have that in common. Their dissatisfaction with their countries and looking up for moving to get a better life.
Now I'm curious where actually dissatisfacted latin americans prefer to move. Do you have some preferable options, like Poland, Germany or Canada for Russians?
@@ZZizitt Canada seems popular these days, but people don't always realize that going there without relevant diplomas to anglophones and some premade wealth to bring may end up putting you on tiresome low-income jobs.
The problem with the USSR and countries post USSR is that alot of people are dissatisfied due to the facts that Soviets were richer , ate healthier , live longer and had better material wealth compared to Russia.
The problem is Russia is just the USSR but capitalistic , Russia doesn't have more freedoms than the union and that's pretty sad as in the 90s , Russia was supposed to be a beacon of freedom but alas it devolved into gangsters , corruption and capitalism.
@@HottestBrownMan kinda similar here, so my country went through a democratically elected socialist government that was sabotaged and then became a dictatorship, period were Americans would try the neoliberalist system (yeah, we were guinea pigs). As you can imagine people in power were crazy rich in comparison to poor classes. Although we came back to a democracy, the oligarchy remains and the middle-lower class is struggling to even pass the month
@@ZZizitt poland is 97% ethnically polish and 99% european so doubt
I love the way you inform and show how real people truly live in Russia.I have feel like people didn't really understand real Russian life or how the social aspects of the country are until you break it down.I also love how you have shown all the fun and cool places to visit and things to do there.And every video with Bald and Bankrupt.You both have made me want to visit Russia and hangout.♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️from the US.
Thanks for the video NFKRZ
Please make sure to deposit money in his bank account. He wants to buy more Western brands, including the outfit from Pulp Fiction to match his neck decoration.
@@firewall7792
Sounds good
Actually I used to buy clothes like most people in Poland in Zara or H&M and then I figured how much cheaper and actually better second hand clothes were. Also ethically it's good because at least you're not fuelling exploitation in Bangladesh by buying these new clothes.
I definitely recommend second hand clothes to everyone. Of course it should go without saying that you can look good in these
Just make sure you wash it before wearing it! Nie ma za co
@@run2fire jesteś z Polski?
Lol
@@MiSt3300 wouldn't the Bangladesh employees lose their jobs? How is this helping them?
@@hussienbintalal91 Those who are exploited in their jobs and have terrible work conditions, I don't want to buy clothes that are made like that.
yesss
and environmentally muccch friendlier.
Textile tastes a lot of water to procude,its treatment pollutes a lot, and so on.
I haven’t watched this channel since the leafy-pyro era and nfkrz really looks like a new person mad
Themes of russian street food and Moscow vs Saint-P. rivalry are actually connected, as they say SHAURMA in Moscow but here in Petersburg we say SHAVERMA. As you can see, Roman is latent Moscovian.
Well, I pretty much sure that only S. Petersburgian call this dish shaverma and insist of using this term. Here in far east we call it shaurma, and throw shaverma here and there.
@Egg T Chelyabinsk. It's a big mining and metallurgist city.
love the chain my man
Poverty is everywhere. Living in the US, I can't afford H&M or Zara. Much of my clothes are second hand and about 60% were bought for me by the SORS social worker at Wal-Mart. Finding quality clothes at Wal-Mart is a bit difficult. Jeans I wear were $10 a pair but not much of quality. The chino slacks were $16 in the men's department and are of excellent quality. I'll be wearing them about 10 years. Takes quite a bit of wirk to find nice things at thrift or consignment stores. Right now I can't afford consignment or vintage stores. However most people think I wear expensive clothes.
Yes but most people don't know any different and they always think that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. !
@@friendofvinnie In my case the grass really is greener on the other side if the fence. I live in a ghetto with drive by shootings, robberies and drug deals everywhere, easily seen from my front room window.
Winter of 2019-2020. I was literally starving and very underweight. Food stamps were only $17 a month. One small bowl of brown rice was typical. Sometimes no food. Food banks aren't handicap accessible in this town and no vehicle either. Most if the food was sugary desserts & I'm a diabetic.
Moving onto clothes; I-m a trained tailor, dressmaker & designer. So I know what makes a high quality garment. These days folks have a disposable mentality and its literally destroying the planet.
Рома, ситуация с шаурмой с логотипом Макдака настолько смехотворная, что в центре моего города (Тюмень) шаурмечная с перевёрнутой M в логотипе стоит буквально в 50 метрах от настоящего Макдональдса, лол.
ебать земляк
Тюмень gang!
У меня в Московии и 20 метров между ними не было, но шаурмечную недавно прикрыли, видать, из-за нарушенного товарного соседства с маком
Каждый день мимо этой шаурмечной прохожу ааххпха
У нас на окраине москвы они тупо через дорогу (метро Тушинская)
Make a review on shawarma. I eat one in Belgrade it was really nice.
Where in Belgrade? would love to try it
People who leave Russia are the ones who *can!* And most Russians simply can't. My parents left Russia during the 90s, when I was a toddler. Millions of Russians left in those years. People utilized their higher education, ancestry and whatever else they could. A somewhat similar phenomenon occurs these days, as well.
I've had authentic middle eastern shawarma and have to say its absolutely delicious. I'm totally jealous that its readily accessible in Russia.
In fact, I think I found out what I'm going to make for dinner tonight...
Is it like döner?
Grey squirrel is better
@@ricardobarahona3939 Yes quite similar
@@ricardobarahona3939 it _is_ doner. Not long time ago there was some hillarious case of Moscow mayour tried to swipe away that "pescy, dirty stalls" and someone enforced law to sue them beeing "not shawarma" in, i think, BRAND, or ingredients. So part of them changed their logos for Doner
@@ricardobarahona3939 they're like al Pastor tacos.
Shawerma is also really popular in the Netherlands
Nederland!!
even in India
I wonder how popular it is in its native Arabia?
Lekker een donertje naar binnen knallen
Is dat turkse shoarma?
Nothing saddens the heart more than knowing there are people in this world without drip, stay strong king.
It's blackpilling, my dude
Idc about drip to be honest. Im too casual
What the fuck
Roman:Says Shawerma is very good
Me: *happy Arab noises*
I'm armenian and me too
Im Israeli and me too
I'm Scottish and I'm confused :P
Im dutch and our shoarma is like 9euro lalala
@@lemonhaze715 ._.
Nice one Roman. Love your content. From Melbourne, Australia!
(And am Patreon supporter!)
Discovered ur vids just recently (thanx Bald & Bankrupt). I'm in the U.S. U rock! I'm learning so much about ur country and really dig the sight seeing.
There is a ton of Shawarma in Canada too and can confirm it is worth all the hype
I've never seen any...guess it depends where you live.
@@geminiinc1042 True, though it also goes by different names. And donair is very similar but different.
@@CanadianN1NJ4 I've never heard of donair either. Must be an eastern thing.
@@geminiinc1042 I guess that's true, less common than things like poutine but it originated in Halifax. But in the GTHA at least there's tons of Shawarma places. But obviously that's not all of Canada
@@geminiinc1042 not really I use to be in northern BC bordering Alberta and even there are a couple of Donair places , maybe not in the territories.
The way you talked about youth in Russia made me realized there are too many simularities between the cold Russia and the hot Thailand
Damn the Ruble almost went up double in the space of 10 months, I feel so bad for the average Russian person, and NFKRZ himself, this is such a shit situation
9:24 the same thing happens in brazil. Most people hate the capital because the politician live over there
Wow, this is really interesting. I had no idea.
A lot of people in the US that live in shitty neighborhoods say things like "I'm gonna move away from here someday". 95% never do though...like it's easier for most people to "grow where they're planted". Not just in the US and Russia, but probably all over the world. Maybe 5% have the motivation to branch out.
Anyway, thank you for the insight...just found your channel tonight and your content is solid! I'm officially subscribed.
you don't have the intention to leave because your country works and people can prosper. but if you ask the same question in a developing country the answer will be different. I'm peruvian and I'd leave my country because I know that it's hard to achieve prosperity. The poorer the country the more people want to exit
I love this content, for real
U got a boyfriend 🥺
Be nice to Her please.
Drear Roman, You're one of the most impactful youtubers for me. I've been really down recently, your videos help me a lot. thank you
It's really interesting to look back ~10 months or so and see how volitile the Ruble was. Compared to today, it's nothing but that's because of incredible sanctions. I wonder if this drop in the Ruble was inevitable
inevitable because of the majority of russian's greed and imperialistic mindset
So the Kazakh camgirls are really rich for being able to afford Apple products, Victoria's Secret, Air Forces, and Yeezy's
Like making $50-100 a day is a week's worth of an average Russian monthly income, that's a lot of money
good for them, hardworking people :)
@@evopeto00 me designing 3d print models for same reason Not the same money tho, girls are lucky :(
@@raymobs 不，小孩儿。
why specifically Kazakh?
Oh man, I want some of that street food so badly now
Have not seen kfkrz in years and I am very surprised
"A ton of western stars moved to Russia" **names the only two famous people who actually moved**
Lol.
Plus they are like B list stars lol
Well, you'd be surprised how many wealthy people moved to Russia (not only to evade taxes, like Roman mentioned, but mostly); but they aren't well-known celebs and movie stars. It's a semantic difference, but the general fact remains true.
I guess their oligarchy is welcoming to everyone who supports their interests, not only to native Russians
old and forgotten stars are loving to give concert tours in Russia. Especially italian singers(al bano) and some old rockers, Judas priest and so on
I prefer Ukraine. It's amazing if you have money and you are not working.
Just enjoying cheep amazing food and amazing girls. 😌😏
A subscriber from Egypt here! I absolutely love your videos, there's weirdly a great resemblance between Russia and Egypt, especially when it comes to the struggles and oppression hahaha, except I'd actually be jailed for saying like 20% of what you get to say about the government so yeah, for me, you actually have a great deal of freedom of speech lol
Oh don't worry it's changing rapidly. Soon we wouldn't be able to say these things either
The oppression is not so hard actually. People, who post videos on millions of viewers can get in troubles, but others have nothing to afraid of.
@@whodis5503 well I really hope these ongoing demonstrations actually get to achieve some change
@@russianinterceptor5640 I only know so little, but I really hope you guys are not heading to where we are now in Egypt😂
You can be sured, since we aren't pro-american, we have no option of setting up dictatorship and not get sanctions for the things that we didn't decided.
Good to see you after a while Roman
Hey Roman, i know how hard it can be to get a visa or become a citizen here in the United States. My family has sponsored a Russian with his Citizenship here in the states and while very hard it is possible. We love our Russian cousins, they are incredibly hard working, they are very welcoming and friendly, and so grateful when you help them. Stay safe buddy.
Wow, so basically the relationship between Moscow and the provinces is the same as the relationship between Manila and the other provinces.
Love this channel man, Ive grown up in Canada my whole life and as a (literal) native westerner i find what you talk about fascinating. Keep up the kickass work!
The title question is gonna be interesting
So schwarma is basically Russian taco's since they're both from the south (Mexico and Central America/Caucuses and Central Asia)
Al Pastor tacos are actually from Lebanese immigrants bringing schwarma to Mexico, and it just became its own thing.
Bruh they ain’t Russian they are middle eastern
@@YNOTcs That is what he's saying. Like how tacos are popular in the States but it's not American.
@@shoeby9273 tell me where he says that
@@YNOTcs "they're both from the south" the food comes from the countries bordering in the south. For the USA that is Mexico and for Russia that is central asia and the caucuses.
@@aidancollins1591 shawarma is from middle eastern countries not Caucasus 😂
from Hong Kong and listening to what you said abt how it’s sad that an entire generations feels unhappy with the government and feeling like they have to move… we feel you
NFKRZ you should be on your way to Ethiopia... the gang seems to be getting together down there :)
what
Nice video comrade ! ✌ 😁
He's a socdem. Good fellow for sure. Not a socialist or communist though
@@comradepolarbear6920 True. But I'm of course really glad that he's not a reactionary.
I always enjoy your uploads. Peace.
Well done again my friend. Greetings from Finland. Have visited Russia but only near Finnish and Estonian borders so the poorest parts but hope one day Russia gets genuinely part of Europe
Sadly i don't think it will ever happen
russia would be too big for the EU in my opinion because russia isn't only a european country
With all due respect to Finland ...no, some kind of common economic and trade area ...maybe in 50-70 years LOL, but I doubt any political integration could happen between us and the EU.
It's not poorest parts in Russia
POV: You’re not first, you’re just early because you are a good NFKRZ fan :)
that's better
Yep
Yay!
FYI: POV is point of view, you mean FYI, for your information.
@@DaleDix yes I know
are there *other english speaking russian youtubers around?* id love to see more from russia!
The Russian version of saying the word shawarma is closest the the original Arabic for shawarma. Sha-wer-ma
There's a lot of jews in Saint Petersburg that why they call it shawarma there. In Moscow, we call it Shaurma since we have more folks from central Asia and the caucasian area. but usually, it's the same stuff - sauce made from mayo and ketchup, "Korean carrot" (to add some crust and spiciness), meat, slices of fresh tomato if you're lucky, pickled cucumbers.
@@russianvoodoo did you just say you put mayo and ketchup in the shawarma?! 😱😱😱
@@kirasgirl that's the cruel reality of cheap fastfood in Russia. That's the easiest way to make a sause in 3 seconds. I can tell you more: some moms use this "sause"for anything - vegetables, home pizza and so on.
@@russianvoodoo nope, sauce in a good shawarma is not just mayo and ketchup
@@kirasgirl St. Petersburg uses garlic souce
I can relate how it feels the let's leave this fucked up country vibes. Stay safe 👌
I think the young getting shafted is an international problem. Of course the situation may be less bad in certain regards when you compare EU countries to Russia, but I also hear young people wanting to leave those countries too.
Russia may suck now. But the proletariat will decide... Sooner or later.
Solidarity!
@@whythelongface64 Solidarity
Its in the us...but there's no place to go. Biden sold us out.
The new camera works great! Crisp picture, natural tones. Keep the content coming!
Roman's western audience: "Wow, interesting how different Russia is than us, I learned new stuff about how the other side of the world works!"
Roman's other international / eastern audience: "I just realized how similar Russia is to my country."
USD affecting prices, 400-500 USD income per month (even lesser for some), barely-sufficient public transport, agriculture/natural resource-dependent economy, oligarchy, I could go on...
That is what called neocolonialism. When you are a neocolony. In Russian case - sanction forced neocolony with increasing suppress.
@@tyryonolofing3405 smoothbrain
I'm in the US, but I hate how the USD holds the world hostage... all over the globe, domestic economies in local product purchasing power parity are not nearly as bad as American talking heads like to make them out to be. But alas, everyone relies on foreign products and that means looking down the barrel of the almighty Dollar. Perhaps a one world economy is not such a bad idea in theory, but Earth was not ready for that... alas, certain businessmen were all too eager to rush the thing at everyone else's expense.
nfkrz'nomics!
edit; you'd be surprised how many people go to flea markets/used clothes stores that are rich, I know millionaires that refuse to pay more than $10 for jeans.
I know this German guy back in Vietnam who bargain for vegetables in the market lmao
These videos should be a regular thing....GREAT
as someone who lives in Iran i find it funny when Roman complains about their currency.
You guys are doing pretty good considering your sanctions
@@hussienbintalal91 idk why you would think that but that's not the case
@@nudle9186 give us some worldly perspective
Hope you're doing well Roman!
His name isnt Roman, he is a Roman
This was very interesting. Thank you.
So basically, the situation between Moscow and the rest of Russia is kinda like the capitol and the districts in The Hunger Games.
Hey, at least we're not fighting each other for preferrable treatment... *Yet*
Man, I swear to God that the Hunger Games universe is a rip off of the USSR. 13 districts/13 republics. There are a lot of similarities.
* and saint petersburg. Don't mean to be annoying but it is true
@@daple1997
15 republics
🇷🇸🤟🏽❤️🇷🇺 love to my slavic brothers браћа заувек!
Wow , very informative. You should do more like this to give us a better idea what it is like there. Thanks Roman
I was just thinking about Communism and Che Guevara. Wow what a coincidence, Roman you read my mind lmfao.
Max pfp cringeeee...
Guevara was like the biggest communist ever.
@@glot4561 tf
In soviet russia, communism think of YOU!
@@pegging640 us*
For a Westerner wanting to visit Russia, it is also a hassle.
True, but that’s only one country. Russians struggle to visit pretty much any western country due to Visa relations.
God thank I'm a german I can go everywhere because my country was split in the cold war and have all his diplomatic relations intact. And we sell weapons to everyone^^
@@saxogrammatikus4195 ????
@@fupoflapo2386 most visa free country on earth.
@@saxogrammatikus4195 no
What a great source, you seem to be without bias.
Weird question man. When you get cash in patron, do you transfer it to Rubles? Or do you save it as Dollars? I would recommend and try to convert that money to something more stable such as dollars, heck even stable crypto like TUSD would be a great option. If you make some bread, it should be possible for you to open a foreign funds account.