The country of the probable... The friend.
The country of the probable... The friend.
To the USA - the mysterious transatlantic country - during the different periods
Our history we looked that with pity (unfortunate people, which
Have tortured burzhuiny), with fear (the probable opponent), and even
With envy (equal possibilities, fantastic prosperity, the sample
Democracies). Where there is a true, from apart to define difficultly, but
It is possible to try to look at America and Americans the own
Eyes.
Magic fairy tale.
The first impression of the American cities - surprising
Cleanliness. There is no dust on roads, a green grass on lawns, no
The dustbins, all dust is thrown out in the accurate plastic
Packages. And on these beautiful streets smiling Americans go.
Much can be envied. The situation is indicative,
Which could be observed once to Kansas-city (the large
The scientific, cultural centre located almost in the centre of the USA,
The climate reminds Sochi, about 1 million inhabitants). The history beginning
Quite international. In the evening in one of the central areas
Cities the pipe of system of water supply has broken. A little
The nearest houses remained without water. And here continuation... Through
1,5-2 hours have arrived workers with a dredge and other technics,
Have established round a place of accident of a projector and have started to work. To
I will wipe failure it has been liquidated, the hole is filled up, and on gazonchik,
Which too should be dug out, the new turf with a grass has been laid,
With which then some days watered, that the grass has got accustomed.
Care of lawns - characteristic line of the American cities. At
The volume, that at them is not present the requirement "on lawns not to go" - to pass
It is possible everywhere where it is pleasant, - on lawns there are no trampled footpaths
And corners. It is watched by special service which is regular
Cuts off the trampled places and stacks on them new turf with
Grass. Partly therefore there so there is not enough dust on roads.
Transport dream.
The transport system is interestingly organised. The basic means
Movement the car is. Without it it is very difficult to get in
The necessary place in time. If the car is not present, it is possible
To use a taxi. It will manage in $6 for planting and $1,3 for
Mile. But if a habit to use public transport
It is ineradicable, to services of interested persons there are buses. Trams
Are exotic.
Inhabitants of San Francisco are proud of cable tram п Iп
Centuries, it is local sight. The underground is only in
Very large cities, such as New York and Chicago, and on
Congestion differs from the Moscow a little. Buses in cities,
Similar Kansas-city, look absolutely differently, than in Samara.
As a rule, they are supplied by conditioners and tonirovannymi
Glasses. Journey to the bus costs $1, but it is a payment for all way,
Without dependence from quantity of changes. On the ticket it is put down
Time of its sale and then within 3 hours on it it is possible to go
By buses of any routes. Bus stops are located
Through each 100 m but that the driver has braked, it is necessary "to pull
For a string "which is at each passenger place. After
8 o'clock in the evening start to work "a night mode" movements, at
Which to stop the bus it is possible in any place. It is care about
Safety of the person that it could reach as fast as possible
To the house, not being late in dark street. But bus routes
It is not enough, and often buses go only in the morning and in the evening, and with 10 to 17
Hours it is possible long and to stand hopelessly at a stop.
Once at restaurant.
Level of restaurant service for us guilty, is still unusual.
To some restaurants without standing in hour turn you will not get.
But the turn in our understanding is not present. To all registered give out
Pager which signals when the turn approaches. During time
Expectations it is possible to take a walk, come into shop or to make still
Something pleasant. Directly at restaurant serve
Quickly, meal tasty, but for us absence of the first is unusual
Dishes. On $20-25 it is possible to be full. If something to eat not
Forces have sufficed, the waiter will necessarily offer the special
Box in which all remained can be taken away home.
The reputation is more expensive than money to good restaurant. Once in
Restaurant in San Francisco visitors had to wait for the reserved
Dishes about 40 minutes After repeated apologies to a little table has approached
The owner of restaurant also declared, that all reserved will be submitted
Free of charge. Really, in the bill which it have submitted, total
The sum stood $0,00. So the magnificent dinner has managed only in
The sum of tip for waiters.
For the rights it is necessary to struggle.
But all these delights of the American way of life are accessible far
Not all. Illusions concerning equal possibilities and delights
Americans have less than capitalism, than at those who
With them admires from the party. The huge number of Americans dreams
To work in the state organisations. There pay less, but
The working day normirovan, holiday is guaranteed, is simple so not
Will dismiss etc.
The basic principle of management in the majority of the American firms
- It to inspire to employees thought: "You do not stand that money, which
We to you pay ", - and then as much as possible"to squeeze out"them. And despite
That to experts pay very much, being afraid, that secrets
Will be sold to competitors, managers and managers, softly
Speaking, do not like. For ordinary employees the manager is
The inspector, the supervisor which problem - to maintain
Workers. Owners and managers of firm are perceived as
Class enemies, way of struggle with which is strike.
Trade unions in the USA are strong enough organisations, really
Engaged in upholding of the rights of the members. It is made the typical
Strike of drivers of school buses to Kansas-city. School
Buses are a special transport which carries only
Pupils. They are painted in special yellow colour, which
It is forbidden to use to other transport. And so, owners
One of garages with which the contract about razvoze has been concluded
Pupils, once have underpaid to drivers about $50 (at average
The salary about $1500 a month - has some). Formal
Any penalty was the basis. Drivers have considered it unfair
Also have gone on strike. And all garages in which is have gone on strike
School buses. About one week schoolboys reached in schools
Independently. Strike proceeded until
Owners of garage have not promised to add these $50 to the following
To the salary. But strike was the most impressing to Kansas-city
The serving municipal enterprises which concern
Municipal services, fire, police. Business was that all
These employee, except firemen and police, within several years
The salary, that was not indexed at inflation about 1-2 % a year,
Certainly, is a disgrace.
The first have gone on strike kommunalshchiki. From a city has ceased
To be taken out dust, mountains of packages gradually grew, not
Small failures, etc. a city Management, however, were liquidated
On negotiations did not go. A week later the striking have joined
Firemen and police. As it is surprising, but they are not switched on in
The list of workers it is forbidden to them to strike under the law as
To aviadispatchers.
After that fathers of a city have there and then sat down for a negotiating table with
Trade unions also have come to the necessary compromise. - it is enough strike
Popular and effective method of struggle of Americans for the rights.
They have acquired for a long time already, that without active upholding of the
Interests it not to survive. But strikes necessarily should be
Correctly, according to the law, are issued. That is it is submitted
The demand, requirements are defined, the measures warning are taken
Occurrence of accidents, etc.
Black wrong side.
Cleanliness, order and well-being are characteristic for central,
Prestigious areas of the American cities. Here it is made very much
It is not enough crimes. That you will not tell about suburbs. Than more poorly area,
That it is dirtier and more dangerous. In Negro quarters to the white person
It is simply dangerous to call in. Once one of our compatriots
Has unreasonably called in in such area and has stopped to ask road at
Decent Negro family. Mum, the daddy, two children and the grandmother not
Called fears... It have dragged out from the car, have beaten and have left on
To its car. The car was then found by police. From it was
All is stolen that is possible. As is known, from five prisoners in
The American prisons four - Negroes. Such are realities of the USA for those,
Who has no possibility to pay good education and to live in
Prestigious (that is enough expensive) areas. The usual small
Hooligans too differ from ours. The sketch, which is characteristic
It was necessary to observe in one of the American cities. Islets
The wild nature not a rarity in the American city. And in such corner
Once the badger has lodged. The company of 15-year-old teenagers was going to
Also has started to throw in it stones. The Russian which has seen this scene
The emigrant was indignant: "That you do? Immediately stop!"
It have asked only: "the Lady, is your badger?" - "yes!" All.
The property. The company of young hooligans has turned and has left. At
It they did not have at all a thought as, actually, the badger can
To be someone's property.
Tempting sight? In prison!
Norms of dialogue also differ from habitual to us. Especially it
Considerably in relations between men and women. At our men
The first impression of Americans: as it is a lot of among them fat women!
The second - a shock from prevalence of feminism. It is possible, for example,
It is easy to offend the woman if to offer to it a hand at an exit from
The car. Logic thus the such. You have offered the help, means,
You consider, that the woman is weaker than you, in something concedes to you,
Hence, the defective person. And it already the insult. And
Still Americans piously chtut the law on protection against the sexual
Harassments. Therefore natural desire to meet with
The nice girl can lead to the judicial more close
To trial. And as sexual harassment can be
The tempting sights, hinting gestures, telling are regarded
Erotic jokes and histories, reading on eyes at associates
Magazines of the corresponding maintenance and posting of posters with
The bared beauties. The last concerns walls of offices and
Calls special bewilderment our compatriots. Why
Americans with beauties regard these posters as sexual
Harassment, if in the majority of their figure cardinally
Differ from graceful poster beauties? In general to pass
To more close relations with the liked colleague, it is necessary
To approach with a dead-pan and to invite to have dinner (
To have dinner!). If the invitation is accepted, then it is possible it
To repeat, and then to try to use "tempting sights"
And other. Certainly, not always all so is strict, people all the same
Live and for each sight in court do not drag.
Though it is necessary to remember such possibility.
Americans get acquainted in special bars, night clubs, where
They behind it also come. The big disappointment waits for those,
Who expects to see on the American beaches seminude
Girls. The most popular beaches are in Florida. But to see
There the woman not that that in bikini, and in usual, to our measures,
Bathing suit it is practically impossible. Bathing suits remind more likely
Clothes for aerobics, and even more often both men, and women bathe in
Spacious nylon shorts in length almost to knees. Are unusual
For us and some entertainments of Americans. For example,
Automobile party which could be seen in one of
Cities of Florida - Panama-city. A city will extend along a beach, and at
It only one central street on which there are hotels,
Bars, restaurants and shops. And here in the evening on this street the continuous
Stream on very low speed in both parties cars go.
Cars opened, in everyone the company sits, sing songs, play
On guitars, drink beer, exchange words with the companies in cars
Counter stream... In general, walk. Having reached till the end of street,
Cars are developed and go in the opposite direction. Dialogue
Proceeds...
Svetlana Kramarenko.
//* an information Source: the Samara review, 12.03.01
//* Reg. Nom. - 1110300022.23-------------------------------------------
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