Visiting Russia? Most guides will tell you what you need to do, such as memorizing survival phrases from your language software or bringing gifts every time you visit anyone. Here, we focus on those things you should never do.
- Don’t joke about someone’s parents. Russians can laugh about anything — race, gender, appearance, religion and many other subjects that could be taboo where you’re from. Except parents. Nobody makes fun of Russian parents.
- Don’t dress down. Russians dress up more than most Americans, even for simple activities. If you don’t want to be the most underdressed person in the room, get yourself correct before leaving the hotel.
- Don’t let air out. Both mouth and bottom are unacceptable in public. In case you slip, don’t try to salvage it with a joke. Instead, keep your head down and bask in your shame.
- Don’t go Dutch. Unlike Western Europeans, Russians don’t go Dutch. Either one or the other pays. Usually, it’s you since you’re the tourist supposed to be sinking money in their country.
- Don’t leave your shoes on. Many Russian homes are decked in rugs and they don’t step on it with dirty shoes from the street. Take them off before entering someone’s home.
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