Baikal Express near Yekaterinburg
It does pay off making the effort, I think. Or maybe Mikhail is just a genuinely nice guy. He shared two of his meals with me today as if it was the most natural thing in the world. When I tried to tell him I had brought some food of my own he just waved the remark away and insisted. So, we shared roasted, cold chicken with bread, pickled gurkins and tomatoes. A real feast considering I only have soup noodles!
The two Danish guys missed out - maybe because they were sleeping both times. Maybe because they don't really make an effort to communicate with him. Yeah, it's not easy but it's still an interesting challenge - he's willing to try. I guess, being only 20 years old and moreover travelling together they don't understand how important travel companions are.
I for myself wish I could communicate better with our Russian companion than I can. I would like to hear his story. The best I could do, though, was to offer him a game of chess, which he accepted. After a hard struggle of nearly two hours he had me check mate. I should practice more. Maybe this is my chance.
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Good findings.
I had heard a lot of comments on how cold the Russians are - until I met some Russian people, esp this kind Russian colleague.
So moral of the story is to meet the real people if you really want to know them.
Humans remain my favourite animals, anyway :)
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