Big shout out to the dude who said he'd rather eat at home :-))

@johngalt3566

3 ай бұрын

He is right, because you never know what crap those fast food restaurants put in their junk food... That goes for McDonald's as well.

@erich5265

3 ай бұрын

In the US there are some decent usually smaller chains. Also even though same usually premade food some locations still do it better. Miss the all you can eat buffets lost during covid here. Plus their expenses also went up. Had a chain that did decent cheap it get a coupon Sunday brunch. Sure not high end but decent and place was clean. Wife had a job there for a kittk while. Food wasn't special but decent and as said clean. Heck one location did the Mexican side etrer and one did a decent Sunday brunch. So as said previously basically same menu and most premade some his dis th cooling different and seasoning different . But yea can grill up some steaks or make seafood now ay cheaper than going out. Wife says sometimes overspend on food but then remind here if we went out would spend probably triple what we paid for the grocery store food and make our selves. Plus a bunch teen. Now if we go to the coast on along weekend happily go somewhere selling seafood straight from the boat as love it and we are in a desert so not the same here. ​@@johngalt3566

@erich5265

3 ай бұрын

Plus we still say occasionally do the afterwork drink and appetizers with coworkers. Or go out with friends sometimes if don't invite to the house. But the supposedly too end restaurants the pricing is crazy even if they are good. The low and mid level chains we can usually do it ourselves better and cheaper. So just coworkers drinks and appetizers after work sometimes and friends if not wat our or their house. So an outing not just going for food.

@zztopz7090

2 ай бұрын

​@@johngalt3566That, and most people dont know this, but Macdonalds and many popular brands use prison slave labor.

@spraguesean

2 ай бұрын

And the one who drinks water

I've eaten at McDonald's once. It was disgusting. It must be the power of logos, Naomi Klein wrote about.

@piggymalone1

3 ай бұрын

McDonald's is a western disease.

@WwarpfirewW

3 ай бұрын

Haha, as a child I once had chicken nuggets and after eating them I puked so bad 🤢

@michaelayling8855

2 ай бұрын

Crap products should be easy to copy.

@svensulzmann4282

Ай бұрын

In the end it is a matter of taste. I dislike McDonald’s breakfast but I love their BigMac and soft ice. I don’t it it daily but once in while it is fun.

People, especially younger ones, tend to choose products that are more advertised, promoted or fashionable. One should use blind tests for things like soft drinks, hamburgers and clothes.

I'm glad that at least two people said they don't drink soft drink garbage.

@IBE-Sportsinvestments

3 ай бұрын

You dont have to worrie about it, Russian kids and Russian (young) mothers dont give there kids cola! Ilona would "kill" me if I gave my God kids cola :)) or even sugar ...You see in Russian now more and more also sugar free coming up! But its ofcource more expensive so the traditional sweets stay too!

@leifandersson8754

3 ай бұрын

@@IBE-Sportsinvestments Sugar free only means that some kind of artificial sweetener has been used. Not much better and in some cases even worse than sugar. Same here in Sweden. Mostly low educated and muslim immigrants buying this and energy drinks. Others are nowadays well aware about how bad this is for your overall health.

@IBE-Sportsinvestments

3 ай бұрын

@@leifandersson8754 Thats harsh to say , sugerfree products are bought by low educated people, but I guess you want to say you have to read the ingredients and this is what most mothers do when they considder it buying here.But its a trend , set by China prodcuts. By the way do you feel treatened by Russia? I cant believe, Europeans are not seeing we have now, das 3tte Reich, Hitler would be proud on EU and NATO. My grandmothers brother died in the Netherlands by the hands of the Germans and not even 100 years later its all the same which they wanted to prevent. And than you get the joke, without usyou would have all spoken german, wtf we all do, we learned it in scool :)) I have the feeling politicians cant cope anymore with all problems we have so the majority of the people have to go. With sugar or no sugar, dead is dead!

@joebidet2050

3 ай бұрын

I only drink water and dada orange juice it's sugar free

@leifandersson8754

3 ай бұрын

@@joebidet2050 What is dada orange juice? Regular orange juice is packed with sugar and extremely bad for your health.

I am so EXCITED!!!! I could read the sign on the business that said "Second Hand". I'm proud of myself, I'm learning Russian.

@SamsRussianAdventures

3 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍 congratulations!!! Поздравляю!

@user-pj6jf5es7p

3 ай бұрын

Приятно читать что иностранцы учат наш Великий Могучий русский язык,так он у нас в России называется.Чтобы он давался вам легче смотрите советские фильмы такие как Судьба человека,Неоконченная повесть, заодно и русскую душу поймёте👍Надеюсь вы прочитаете мой коммент на русском языке и поймёте смысл правильно☝Удачи в изучении языка🤝✊😊

@Chaldon-hl6yk

3 ай бұрын

Yes "Секонд Хэнд" adopted as is.

@De5O54

2 ай бұрын

@timjones - Likewise, i got it quick too.

@user-pj6jf5es7p

2 ай бұрын

@@De5O54 🤝

I also think humans are easily convinced by advertisement. They should be supporting Ru$$ia efforts to produce your own product.

@sgt.duke.mc_50

3 ай бұрын

America is unrivaled when it comes to advertising and getting people to buy what they don't need or really want.

@leifandersson8754

3 ай бұрын

Competition is always a good thing from a consumer perspective. My opinion is that people usually prefer domestic products if those are good and within their price range. But if you don’t got any good domestic made options it is good with foreign ones.

@janfrosty3392

3 ай бұрын

Lots of those people asked what do they prefer are brainwashed by marketing.

@cyrilblakeyblake8807

2 ай бұрын

I agree. My late father worked in the advertising industry. Advertising brainwashes a lot of people, especially the young. In Bulgaria, we still have many Lada cars, some dating back to the 70s. Many prefer old Russian cars here, because they're easy to maintain and go on forever. I bet most of the clothes in that Maga store, are made in either India or China and the same applies to Zara. Here in Bulgaria, I buy Bulgarian, Italian and Turkish made clothes - all good quality. If I was in Russia, I may well be seeking Russian made clothes. As for fizzy drinks - don't drink them. McDonald's? Never.

@user-ti6xm4rz4f

2 ай бұрын

​​@@cyrilblakeyblake8807,браво!!! Приятно,что вы даете разумные советы.После санкций Российские компании шьют одежду в больших количествах и обувь тоже.Она конечно может не фирма как у нас говорят,но шьют по импортным лекалам и стандартам.Цена приемлемая ,многие перешли в покупках на маркетплейсы:Озон,Яндекс,Вайлдберис и другие по интернету .Там очень удобно делать покупки,скидки,акции.Можно рассмотреть товары,выбрать размер и цвет и качество.Там есть рубрика:отзывы покупателей.Прежде чем купить,я читаю отзывы людей ,и реагирую взависимости от того:хвалят вещь или нет.А заодно -это стимулирует производителей исправлять ошибки.Возможно Российские компании и раньше это делали,но зная привязанность к импорту-маскировали товары под непонятные названия фирм.А сейчас -сделано в России -вызывает одобрение у большинства.

Надо ребятки своего произодителя поддерживать! Вот что!

В 90 компании не развалились сами по себе - их развалили. Наши местные "реформаторы" с подсказками друзей из ЦРУ...Советская гражданская авиация снабжала от 30 до 40% всей мировой авиации, далеко не только в странах Варшавского договора, но и, например, в том же Китае, Африке и тд...Но "благодаря" усилиям некоторых граждан все это закончилось, а сейчас через пень колоду пытается восстановиться....Электроника советская туда же отправилась, как и зачатки легкой промышленности...Такие дела

@Chaldon-hl6yk

3 ай бұрын

зато свобода и демократия и очереди за хлебом

@Vadim_Sulimov

3 ай бұрын

@@Chaldon-hl6yk Ага "Главное, чтобы коммунистическая зараза не вернулась" (С) Л. Ахеджакова...Тьфу, блять

@user-rv2ft4mj8c

3 ай бұрын

А, то есть логистический развал общего производственно-инженерного пространства ни как не повлиял, да? С кадрами тоже проблем не было? Финансовая жизнь с развалом СССР и рублевой зоны вообще не изменилась, агась... Вы, прежде чем бред писать, может хоть немного головой подумаете?

@Vadim_Sulimov

3 ай бұрын

@@user-rv2ft4mj8c Все это, естественно, тоже повлияло. Но как ваш коммент отменяет мой? Там все в комплексе было

@tekpic04

3 ай бұрын

Social conditioning has played an enormous percentage in Russia thinking their produce is Inferior and there maybe some truth. Having said that, Russia needs to learn from other industrialised countries and follow suit.

I'm guessing Russia does not have the advertising/salesmanship psychology experience that America's 5th Ave. has. The "Sheezoz Family" guy went to the huge mall in Moscow and did a similar survey and investigation background and found that a number of store brands changed their American brand names to get around the sanctions and were selling the same previous product and many said the product was better before, it was the exact same product as before. You know the US churns out students yearly from colleges and universities with degrees in Marketing alone.

@0utcastAussie

3 ай бұрын

And most of them don't even know how many continents there are !

@WwarpfirewW

3 ай бұрын

Marketing is everything, you can literally sell the worst thing if you create great branding, It amazes me how well developed it become that it gets deep into people brain. One can figure out that if such psychology trics and manipulation is done for selling things to people, that politics are on much different level to push ideas in them. Always reminds me to be cautious about any narrative.

@RS-xx9ve

2 ай бұрын

The ONLY reason America has these brands is that it destroyed Europe and much of the world via WW2. The Dollar has been most of the World's reserve currency since 1946. This means the rest of the World had to fund America's invasions and brands or risk being destroyed (see the 31 countries America has invaded since WW2... and the countless more it destroyed via 3rd parties). Its not about skill, its about ,money. Europe doesn't have a Google, or Uber or Facebook. Because Europe is a vassal. Hugo Boss, Mercedes and Rolex etc are tiny and really a nod to Europe's own colonialism. A bit of lip service by the US Establishment. Russia should be a global brand epicentre just as it is a massive luxury brand consumer. "Sanctions" can be a huge helpt to Russia in developing GENUINE global brands.

When i move to Russia, I really want to buy a new Lada Niva Legend. I love that car so much!

@ibenglish

3 ай бұрын

Now this guy is smart 👆🏻👍🏻

@HeadHunter-Six

3 ай бұрын

@@ibenglishA person wanting to move to the current Russia isn’t very smart.

@kaltikAFK

3 ай бұрын

@@HeadHunter-Six why not?

@jackofswords7

3 ай бұрын

@@HeadHunter-Six Yes. Why not?

@ibenglish

3 ай бұрын

I also have to ask why not? You can find love and happiness wherever you go. All about openness and perspective 🤷‍♂👍🏻@@jackofswords7

Сэм, я думаю, что некорректно давать оценки на основе таких вопросов. Западные бренды на протяжении десятилетий инвестировали миллиарды долларов в маркетинг и люди будут выбирать их по инерции просто потому что мы о них слышали многие годы из всех щелей!

@iainlee4274

3 ай бұрын

The new Russian brands probably don't have as much sugar lol

@__--V--__

2 ай бұрын

@@iainlee4274 после ухода оригинальной Кока-Колы у нас появилось много местных аналогов, к сожалению 80% из них можно купить лишь раз, так как это гадость даже на вкус, но был бренд Export Style, чей заменитель колы мне и некоторым из друзей понравился даже больше, чем оригинал. С этого года они начали использовать заменитель сахара, после чего напиток стал отвратительным. Вроде бы и хорошо, что стал пить меньше "вредного", но иногда хочется вспомнить тот вкус, а его больше нет. Даже по Ккока-Коле так не скучал :D

@rolo6932

2 ай бұрын

Correct!

@andreyansimov5442

2 ай бұрын

@@iainlee4274 They do, unfortunately.

Buhanka! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

@rodg011

3 ай бұрын

Ugly and cool at the same time

Лично я кока-колу вообще не люблю. Лучше всего чай

@leifandersson8754

3 ай бұрын

No coffee is the best drink. Only women and muslims drinks tea in the Scandinavian countries.

@mmodef

3 ай бұрын

​ @leifandersson8754 Кофеин сам по себе наркотик, но я так понимаю что в кофе есть что-то ещё. Крепкий кофе мало того что вызывает сильную зависимость, так ещё и меняет личность при использовании. А чай за счёт содержания в нём Тианин, напиток жизни)). В общем, чтобы прочувствовать психоактивный эффект кофе или чая, попробуйте в течении 7 дней пить только воду, а потом выпейте кофе или чай, вы почувствуете как сильно они «торкают»

@leifandersson8754

3 ай бұрын

@@mmodef Agree that both coffee and tea are somewhat addictive. But how would coffee change your personality? Only a tip if you would travel to Finland or any of the Scandinavian countries and would like to blend in as a European male. Drink black coffee, because if you drink or order tea people would think you are feminin and might be gay.

@alexmashkin863

3 ай бұрын

@@leifandersson8754 Coffee is the most disgusting swill you can think of :-) Smell is good though. But I will stick to my tea thank you very much :-) And btw, words "European male" are synonymous to weak, subservient, gay and loser :-))) So, why would I care what some scandinavians think of me anyway?

@user-ti6xm4rz4f

2 ай бұрын

​@@leifandersson8754зачем ехать в Финляндию за европейским мужчиной?Финляндия очень скучная страна на севере,мужчины там алкоголики,они до вступления в НАТО к нам приезжали и напивались как свиньи,потом валялись и их увозили как бревна ,и так каждые выходные.И Финляндия в упадке.У нас свои мужчины и они хорошие.

I may be different but I read labels and try to support local companies if possible.

@IBE-Sportsinvestments

3 ай бұрын

Good for you, but in Russia there is no choice at the moment!

@user-rv2ft4mj8c

3 ай бұрын

This is very different from the behavior of the average Russian citizen. Unfortunately, the media, the media, social networks and Hollywood films have made the trend of consuming a foreign product very popular, and everything Russian and domestic is constantly being muddied for and without reason. It has become fashionable to treat Russian badly, everyone is trying to stand out in this field, who can, often bringing this matter to the point of absurdity - and gaining millions of views and likes... This is so obvious that it becomes clear that this is a targeted company against Russia and its citizens.

@tresphorempundu3185

3 ай бұрын

​@@IBE-SportsinvestmentsOf course there is a choice and everyone seems to choose anything foreign because it seems civilised and modern. But it's just the narrative of course. They is far too much to choose from in Russia today under the circumstances than any country would have achieved.

@IBE-Sportsinvestments

3 ай бұрын

@@tresphorempundu3185 true, it is incredible how fast all was replaced. Impressive too! Also how restaurants adap, kept open, and i really admire the lady that runs the Russian bank, she is a hero! She dares to inform the president and heclearly accepts or she would have been replaced. She is for a big part responseble , the economy is stable

Сначала надо было вопрос задать, а потом дать попробовать вслепую и решить, что лучше. Мало людей нашли бы отличия.

@SamsRussianAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Я такое видео уже снимал. Мне было интересно мнение людей сейчас.

@verafaith5961

3 ай бұрын

да, я вообще не различаю их

I witnessed Lada’s in South America withstanding constant abuse just like the famous old Mercedes diesels! So absolutely not! I flew the legendary AN2 a plane built like a tank and capable of carrying loads, no western planes can do, not even the legendary deHavillands, not to forget the reliable Kalashnikov’s!

Кола разливается из одной бочки, в России. Зара просто сменила имя - товар тот же. Вот, поэтому, смешно, как некоторые пытаются показать свою глупость😂

@user-ti6xm4rz4f

2 ай бұрын

к сожалению -среди типа молодежи даже в провинции стериотипы маркетинга.Вот им из одного корыта налили ,но в банке мейд ин не наше-вкуснее.Макдональдс производил продукцию из российских продуктов и технологии те же,но у них вкуснее.О чем это говорит?А о многом...

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It takes many years of marketing (brainwashing) to establish a 'brand'. What we're really paying for is the decades long psychological conditioning to create the brand which can cost millions of dollars. Once the 'brand' is firmly established or fixed in the brains of the public, it is nearly impossible to substitute it with another product even if the substitute is essentially identical. The marketing mindlock is actually quite terrifying in it's totality and it's ability to control people's beliefs, tastes, preferences etc. We like to think of ourselves as freethinking autonomous beings, and we shy from the notion we're but mindless zombies responding to some marketeer's hustle.

McDonalds.. Bahh! In Hungary, more and more people prefer non-American food. They are looking for Hungarian hamburgers. Zing Burger, Bamba Marha, etc. These are better, and have more meat and vegetables.

@user-eu8pe5jy2t

3 ай бұрын

zing burger has 14 locations. mc donalds has 40,000 locations. every modern nation state on the planet has regional burger chains that feature better ingredients than mcd's. that was never their business model.

Of course, it’ll take time to get used to the new brands. However, given the passage of time, shoppers taste and preferences would switch to the new brands and the “old” brands would have to fight to claim back the market share they enjoyed/held previously.

@SamsRussianAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Yes! I was hoping that the replacement brands would be more popular though

@lordshango4184

3 ай бұрын

@@SamsRussianAdventures , it’s just a matter of time. The replacement brands moved in less than two years ago whilst the previous brands dominated the market for about 20-30 years.

@user-eu8pe5jy2t

3 ай бұрын

those brands will never invest in russia again. it is going to become a gigantic north korea. bleak future. there is no pulling this out of the collective ruski rectum.

@leifandersson8754

3 ай бұрын

In the case of Russia and companies leaving the market this could be the case. But in an open market environment I think it is challenging. We have an example in Sweden with a domestic hamburger chain called Max that has gained quite a big share of the market from Mc Donalds and Burger King. Think the challenge for those kind of companies and the soft drink companies are rather trends than competition. Today people are more informed about what they eat and drink. Hence the demand for this kind of junk food and drinks could decrease over time.

@alexanderlevitin1390

2 ай бұрын

@@SamsRussianAdventures For decades we were fed these brands under the mantra that all the best comes only from the West. It takes time to change consumer preferences, preferably in combination with consistent anti-Western marketing support.

I think often it is nostalgia for an old and known name. Best answer about McDonalds was, I would eat at home. Definitely the woman in the hat is very nice, very stylish, definitely one that would make turn my head.

Hi, Sam! Excellent job. I vote for homemade burgers and fries or those made at local restaurants, tea, coffee, and/or water and second-hand clothing whenever available. Blagosloveniya.

@SamsRussianAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Thanks. I’ll show some local brands in the next video!

Теперь стоит посетить местные шоурумы одежды, посмотреть что могут предложить местные дизайнеры по каким ценам сопаставимы ли качество цена с той же зарой. Я имею в виду что человек желабщий одеваться стильно может найти массу способов это сделать. А в шоурумах самая короткая обратная связь. Сам гоняю в куртке которой 12 лет и пошита в индии, и кто такие эти зары в душЕ не интерисуюсь. И проблема кажктся надуманной. Что там за качество? Сноса не имеет? Или массаж делает?

Те кто с Зарой носится не знают о многих русских брендах ))

Люди покупают не вещь, они покупают бренд. И конечно не бывает ничего сильнее привычек. Так что одна и та же вещь с разным названием будет отличаться

Some of the video games are made in Russia and they make lots of interesting and successful games

Its weird that people are saying that McDonalds is tastier even though the entire supply chain for tasty and that's it is exactly the same as when mcdonalds was there

@user-eu8pe5jy2t

3 ай бұрын

it's the french fries that are the difference

I don't like soft drinks, I prefer to mix mineral(sparkling) water with my homemade apple juice that I squeezed from the apples I grow in my garden by myself 😙

I especially liked hearing a little of your Russian in this one (&, of course, the Russians you spoke to). Fun video! I’m learning Russian so I enjoy it when I hear Russian spoken. (I will never visit Russia most likely; your channel and a couple of other channels are how I am traveling to my target language country :)

World known Russian brands: Kalashnikov, Lada, Stolichnaya, Putin

@leifandersson8754

3 ай бұрын

You forgot Lenin, Stalin and Gulag.

@Chaldon-hl6yk

3 ай бұрын

Matreshka Balalaika Medved

@i8Hardcore

3 ай бұрын

Kuzya's mother.

@jmfangio286

3 ай бұрын

I agree, let's see Kalashnikov Burgers with all pure Russian foods and added spice!

@megaotstoy

3 ай бұрын

@@jmfangio286 Kalashnikov Burgers sounds just as weird as "Wendy's Assault Rifle"

Sam, when I was a kid coke and Pepsi did a blind taste test. You couldn’t see what you were drinking. They had decided which was coke and which was pepsi. Can you do this with coke and Dobria cola?

There are chemical flavor enhancers that can trick your tongue into liking the food more. Such as msg, but such chemicals are not good for us.

@De5O54

2 ай бұрын

The English phrase ‘Ta mate’ is from msg or ‘monosodium glutamate’.

давно уже не пил Колу, предпочитаю гранатовый или томатный сок, или лимонад из груши)

Открою всем секрет, Добрый делают на том же заводе и теми же людьми где была кока кола

@SamsRussianAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Я же этого говорил на видео 🤦🏻‍♂️

I like these kind of videos. Please make more. I think that people are just use to these American brands for so long that they can't get use to the taste of knock offs. People should look at these Russian companies as a new company and try not to compare them to American brands .

Great video Sam! I have pretty always been kind of a non brand guy. Sometimes it matters, but a lot of time it doesn't to me. I am in the US mid-west and when I go to wal-mart I buy a lot of their brands and frankly I can't tell much difference at all. Some off brands are better. Especially of course price wise helps make a difference too.

Nivea lada 4x4 is solid piece of kit and amazing machine

In Scotland Iron Brew outsells CokeCola

@SamsRussianAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Can you remember iron brew bars? Loved them as a kid.

Thank you, Sam. Another important thing is that Russian brands for years were prone to mimic International (Western) ones. Like an 'English' tea (imported from India or Sri Lanka to Russia or England), 'European' coffee (coffee didn't grow in Europe!), as well as clothes brands, home electronics (equally made in Asia for all world) etc. Don't know, maybe they were just shy of Homeland or indoctrinated by western marketing 'science'. (Of course there are brands which mimic Soviet ones, but it's aimed for nostalgic people at most). Even UAZ, Ulyanovsk factory when introduced Patriot off-road vehicles have chosen to spell it in Latin letters (for the local market). Not Патриот!😢

@JD-jc8gp

2 ай бұрын

Definitely indoctrinated. But things are changing now.

Good content Sam, Thank you. I think that younger people choose McD, Coke and Zara because they want to feel more international. I know that the Russian brand instead of IKEA imports IKEA products from a third country so they are exactly the same. Russell, Sergey and other KZreadrs says that the Russian brands are the same as those US products. And I guess they are because all of them where made in Russia with Russian ingredients and materials so there should be no difference than just the name. Of couse some things like cars are different but are they really not as good as imported.

People by nature don’t like change, and are drawn to the familiar!! Even if some of these products have the same ingredients etc they’ll still think the older product is superior!! And besides most Western brands produce their goods cheaply abroad…so the quality isn’t necessarily any better than newer Russian brands…🤷🏻‍♀️😊

@SamsRussianAdventures

3 ай бұрын

You are right. People just became accustomed to the old brands.

@inoxman3425

3 ай бұрын

@@SamsRussianAdventures Спроси какое мороженное вкуснее сегодняшнее или советское? уверен у большинства из тех кто пробовал будет ностальгия по советскому, хотя в СССР не было брендов мороженного, каждая фабрика выпускала стандартные типы мороженного типа "пломбир", "шоколадное" и т.п. То же самое и с колбасой...)))

Cool content Sam, over here in Australia we have an Australian made promotion that has been running for many years to try and keep production local our only problem is in one breath our Gov promotes the Aust made products and then increases manufacturing legislation to make it harder for Aust businesses to compete with imported products.

Interesting video, good subject to cover and well presented. This is the second video of yours that I have seen and you are a skilled and entertaining narrator. Good work!

With brands, specially when it comes to clothing, people buy brand, not quality or taste. And people always want what they cannot have, and prefer what is more difficult to find.

I think most products are the same but I guess people in Russia are also choosing the name brand they are used to vs something new...hopefully times will change this and people will support home made

@inbuckswetrust7357

3 ай бұрын

I noticed a deterioration in the quality of many brands, even those that remained under the same names, prices have simply risen and stores are trying to get the same profit, but this is impossible, demand has fallen.

Good video Sam. If you haven't already, I'd like to see some of the food options available in Vladimir. Restaurants and quick food. Fancy bakers, etc. You skirt past some where I'd be lingering. Trying to decide what to have. Or a mental note to return. They look good. A nice town and nice people it seems.

Sam as you know... I loooooooove LADA 😊😊😊

Some like Western brands and some like Russian. Good interview video Sam. 😁

Hi Sam, great video. I like the topic you chose, can't wait for the next one! Say hi to Ksusha for me 😸

We need more time to develop Russian brands some more! Here we can se a momentum of thinking. Those big brands were having huge budgets for advertising. I think one of the best Russian brands is Rosatom nowadays ✌🏻😃

@leifandersson8754

3 ай бұрын

In nuclear technology I think Russia got some edge. Unfortunately in Sweden the politicians decided that we should aim for non nuclear energy sources around 45 years ago. Before that we also were among the world leaders. Until the 1950’s we also had a nuclear weaponry research program that would have been good to continue considering today’s situation.

I live in a Central European country and was recently visiting RU. Was in Kostroma Region, Ivanov Region, Moscow. For my taste, I liked Dobriy Cola more, it tasted more like real herbs than Coke. Drank a litre of that stuff :D

Необъективный опрос. Сравнивать молодые бренды с монстрами индустрии, которые отравляли людей десятки лет?

@SamsRussianAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Я же этого говорил

Один в один добрый и кока кола ,но психологически надпись действует на людей

11:59 Careful when they play music Sam ... Copyright and all that.

love the Ladas

I don't like cola. I drink pumpkin juice and coffee.😃

Sam, you are Russian now! Giving away souvenirs is very Russian-like. I love you. 🥰

Bought a LADA back in the 80s, had it for 3 months then got rid of it. Started rusting along the body seams, had to put on new tires, the original ones were made of plastic, I was sliding all over the winter roads here in Sweden. Their not sold here anymore. Never see any Russian products. That Western Brands after some problems got a footing in the Russian Market kinda tells you the Russian made products were not of the same quality as their home made stuff.

Russian language is suitable for rapping. I had a Lada Niva inTurkiye. I had a major crash and it saved my life with no injuries.

Good video, thanks.. I like to see the Russian people out and about and the shops, I compare to my U.S.

friend worked with exotic cars and drove them all. Also has racing background. Said the Lada two door was the best car he had, hes not from russia.

Royal crown cola is a perfect example of a western company that couldn't compete with Coke and Pepsi. But they were pretty darn good.

@trevorhebert5297

3 ай бұрын

I drink RC Cola all the time because it is cheaper then the name brands. It does taste good. I have never compared them to Pepsi etc. I just looked at RC As a different company with their own taste

@summer20105707

3 ай бұрын

@@trevorhebert5297 i cant find it anywhere in canada. But recently ive tried big 8 cola from down east. Its pretty good.

@adamholmes91

3 ай бұрын

I have never tried it and i don't think you can get it in England. I know one of my favorite youtubers 'sleeperdude' loves it.

I think why most of the people liked the western company products is because it's more of a status symbol. Most of them were young people. As an 18 year old back in the late 1960s I wouldn't buy a pair of bell bottom jeans unless they were Wranglers. It was the "in" thing in Canada even though there were other store brands that were just as good.

Love the rap. Wish I understood him. Cool video as always, thanks.

I don't know, I've started to like Dobry cola zero over the original cola.

@Chaldon-hl6yk

3 ай бұрын

vanilla not bad

@SamsRussianAdventures

3 ай бұрын

Me too!!!

Прокомментирую насчет "конкуренции" советских товаров с товарами западного производства. Никакой конкуренции не было. К тому времени, когда товары западного производства стали широко доступны покупателю в России рынок был уже зачищен. Предприятия, производившие товары широкого потребления были угроблены. Западные корпорации пришли буквально в чистое поле. Точнее в зачищенное поле. Так-то. А на самом деле товары, производимые в СССР были вполне конкурентноспособны в своем ценовом диапазоне. Но тогда в умах витала идея о дружбе с западом и о том, что зачем производит свое, мы все купим на западе. И только недавно руководство посетила мысль: "Да что же мы наделали!" и начался обратный процесс. Кстати, у США тоже могут в перспективе возникнуть проблемы из-за переноса собственных производственных мощностей в другие страны. Как бы это тоже палка о двух концах.

Hello Sam, I believe that for many Russians, although they are great patriots, everything that comes from the West is "great", "good" and of "high quality", while their own products or, for example, some from China, are considered "junk". It doesn't matter whether it's Zara, Mercedes, Apple or Bosch, for example no longer produce products in our own country, but rather, for example in Asia, the "brand" attracts and its "image" already spreads over many years, including in Russia. This “phenomenon” can be seen in many videos from Russia...

why not Байкал?

@SamsRussianAdventures

3 ай бұрын

It’s not the direct replacement

@EyeCrazyFilms

3 ай бұрын

​@@SamsRussianAdventures I ran a poll between coke, добрый, байкал and квас, Most of them picked ​байкал and квас over the others.

I was in Yerevan recently and a friend told me a story about a severe snow storm that occurred about a decade ago. Yerevan doesn’t normally get a lot of snow but on this occasion there was 60cm of snow. He told me that for a few days with no snow clearing happening the only cars operating were Lada Nivas.

Hey Sam! Many thanks for your reports! Approå Coca Cola, here in Sweden I only use the drink if I ever get an upset stomach and as a rust solvent 😊

@user-bz3hw9ry8u

3 ай бұрын

🤣👋

@user-bz3hw9ry8u

3 ай бұрын

Have you tried Russian kvass or mead?

I remember watching a video where people agreed McD had better meat in the burgers, which blows my mind because how can anyone say anything positive about McD meat? Its dry, overly minced and tasteless, almost like its not meat at all. I never tried Vkusno i tochka but even if i wasnt a vegan and lived in Russia, i still wouldnt, burger joints are at least 2X better than these Burger kings and McDs, but also, regular restaurants are even better option. Of course, the best one is preparing your own food, you can do it exactly as you like it and it costs 5-8X less.

That's been cool for the past 2 years, spreading the word, asking questions on the street. Sam, you need to spend more time interacting with Russian families or groups to understand the dynamics. Asking random youngsters in Russia about MacDonald's is a failed experiment.

если выбирать из двух зол то пепси лучше колы ..хотя квас круче!

@user-jo4hq8ks8n

3 ай бұрын

Если писать о стимуляторах то Байкал

Experiment should be a blind test, open coca cola and pour in a red cup, open dobry cola and pour it in blue cup and give it to one person and ask which one is better. Dont tell which one is what, before they rate it. Experiment is not for streets of course, do it with friends and people you know. For more fun ask them which one they prefer before they taste and rate the sample 🙂 Blind tests are the best and very entertaining to see how people are subjected to marketing. 🤭

In Bulgaria people mostly prefer bulgaria food. In Varna we have three McDonald's, one in a shopping centre (away from central Varna) the other two well outside the central area of Varna. There are no McDonald's in the center of Varna. However, other brands have encroached - Costa, StarBucks, In Varna, there are literally hundreds of independent cafés and restaurants, so the competition is is fierce. McDonald's doesn't get a look in - i never go there, nor do I go to Costa or Starbucks; I have my favourite independent venues.

I'd bet that they are exactly the same accept the name.

Another banger video, Sam! Tell me, are you monetized these days on this channel, or should I just skip the ads?

Good video. I have been looking for a Lada Niva for a long time. But difficult to find in good condition here in Norway.

Hello Sam! Personally I don't like hamburgers so that I seldom go to McDonalds or other places like that, probably because, like most Italian people, I prefer, in general our food and drinks. I also love French cuisine and Italian and French fashion, but I must say that I like Coke! I do not know any Russian brands so that I cannot tell my opinion. But Russian industries could take the opportunity to improve their local products. Great video and thank you for sharing

Most affordable consumer products are copyes of an copy of an copy. .A good tip about drink and food if one wants the best travel to that very country of origin. Ask the people about their best brand it uses to be about three major brands that will stand divided across the population. Prepare for an suprise then keep in mind all those copycats at home and an enlightment will accure that we are all as fooled.

I find myself astounded how popular Mcdonalds is over there. It makes me want to go over there and put in a "In and Out" Burger so they can realize what a really good hamburger is!

Лучше Квас очаковский!..😮

I enjoyed this video. It's great to see some innovation happening to fill the void left when international companies departed. It appears that creating copies is having success. Hopefully evidence of true innovation, beyond making copies, will come along too. I have faith in people who calmly live their lives and do their work well.

Never noticed any difference with replacement of Coca, i dont drink this shit at all. not by any brand. My 11 year old son does, i cant forbid him, he says it is exactly the same , Dobriy Cola is the same Coke, i tend to trust his opinion ^))) absolutely different story with Inditex, to which Zara belongs. The business was sold to a Lebanese, what is sold now in Russian stores has a completely different collection, and the concept is different somehow too. Maybe some basic things remain the same, like jeans for example, but more trendy things are different, completely. As i know the replacement stores now are on the verge of closing, since their turnover went down so much. it is Zara's fault in fact. it took them too long to decide what they are going to do with a Russian market :) Market as it is doesnt forgive such hesitation, as clothes are easy to replace, and consumer habits change immediately, especially with the choice Russia has. So, all the Inditex group lost their Russian case. They would come back, i am sure. But there wouldnt be a triumph in their new arrival. Brands in clothing are very easy to change in the minds of cosumers. ^)

Like your videos Sam, keep it up, you don't need negative content to be interesting. Looking forward to next one.....

@SamsRussianAdventures

3 ай бұрын

My views have fallen dramatically and KZread informed me “fewer regular viewers are choosing to watch the content”

Lada and UAZ(VAZ) rock.

Good Video Sam, Interesting!!!! Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa

Good one mate! Nice extra with the rapper. He was cool. I'll bet brand recognition has a lot to do with the answers you got. Russia is certainly able to produce quality goods. I've owned some that were excellent. You look a bit happier than in the last video. Glad to see that Sam! ❤

Hi sam. A video on the German POW camp near you would be amazing. Even better if you could find people to interview who may remember life with the German officers there in the village. There’s nothing like that on KZread

@SamsRussianAdventures

2 ай бұрын

I’ll have a go with it. I know where it is.

@NewMinority

2 ай бұрын

@@SamsRussianAdventures some very famous officers was In the camp and they was allowed to work in the village like an open prison. The villagers thought it strange

People in Russia still choose McDonald's and Zara because they had them for several decades and are simply accustomed to those brands. In 10 years, especially with good patriotic propaganda, most likely no one will remember McDonald's.

SAM this is a great video. I would like to comment in detail here : 1. I think the biggest mistake that Russian Govt and Russian companies made is to position the Russian Brands as replicas of the Western Brands. But a replica can never be the same as Original. There will always be a subtle difference because the original will never share its trade mark recipe with the replica. Russian brands should have positioned themselves not as copies of the originals but as unique Russian Brands with its own unique Russian taste/style may be using that famous SAMAN song " I am Russian" as a kind of Marketing battle cry. I give you an example from India. In 1977, Coca Cola was forced to leave Indian market due to GOI regulations on equity holding. GOI introduced a replica product called Double seven (77) which tried to copy Coca Cola and failed miserably. But over time other local brands named " Campa Cola " and " Thums Up " came up which are uniquely tuned to Indian taste bud and proved immensely popular. In fact when Coca Cola returned to India in 1993 they had to buy the " Thumps Up " brand as it was enjoying 85% market share and had to continue selling it because of its immense popularity. Today Thumps up is a billion dollar brand in India enjoying 20% market share. I am sure same thing will happen in Russia when Brands unique to Russia will start marketing themselves on their own USPs rather than being copies of Western Brands. 2. I am not surprised by the Responses you received from Current generation of Russians who grew up knowing only these Western Brands and nothing else. Its Human nature to resist change. Once we are accustomed to certain taste and style its very difficult to accept something else when its forced upon us by circumstances not by choice. But wait another couple of years and then do this interview again you will be surprised by the result. 3. Next Generation of Russians will grow up on these Russian Brands and will not have these nostalgic hangovers. MacDonald's has retained a buy back option in their deal after 15 years. I can guarantee they will never exercise that option and even if they do by some miracle they will continue to sell under " Tasty period" brand with its own unique taste.

I would love to taste Russian burgers and breads as I am tired of kfc mc donalds. You met a lot of people with nostalgia 😂The Russian cars maybe more long lasting stronger than Asian cars, The ladies are pretty and thanks for the nice walk. ❤

Интересный опрос получился, какое ОНО лучше, доморощенное или иностранное. Я мало разбираюсь в сортах ОВНА, но каюсь попробовал и то и другое в свое время ради интереса и разницы не увидел. ОНО и есть ОНО, как его не называй. Любой врач вам скажет, что то что вкуснее - вреднее. Все полезное для организма как правило горькое и не вкусное, но пока молодые, мы об этом не думаем. Похоже жители данного города были конкретно зомбированы рекламой западных брендов. Грустно.

Brilliant content. 👍

I've never heard of Zara. But Coca-Cola and McDonalds, Why ever did you choose those two junk brands? I know tastes are different but I really thought Russia ate and drank more sensibly.

@SamsRussianAdventures

3 ай бұрын

They are the most famous brands that have Russian replacements.

This was fun... 😊 To do it fairly though.... YOU NEED TO COVER or DISGUISE the containers & the brand names for this to be accurate 😊

Great video!

The malls are beautiful .

Great content ❤🎉