please give Simon a like! it was a new experience for him being on KZread 😎

@khaledishrich

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Simon It was very interesting

@rolandstepanoff3674

8 ай бұрын

Hi, Simon! We are extreamly jealous, and we trust you.

@jayalexander7763

7 ай бұрын

I will be friends with Simon when i move there... I'm an International Relations/Studies Major and i also studied history as well. He seems like a chill guy, and we can talk about many things. Especially, we can talk about why Arsenal is the best Club in the world lol jk

I really don’t know why so many people find Russian hard. It took me about two months to be able to read newspaper editorials and academic papers, since the structure of the language is extremely logic and clear, and words are all made from roots, endings, prefixes etc. There are also a lot more foreign words than one would normally imagine (Greco-Latin, German, French, and most recently English, but bear in mind Russians transcribe those words phonetically, not respecting the original spellings, like those silent letters in French are left out in the transliteration, so sometimes it is not easy to guess). So I just memorised a list of about 500 Russian roots, bought a small словообразобательный словарь, then declension and conjugation tables, took me half a month, then I began reading academic papers, with a dictionary and online parser to familiarise myself with the endings. Every evening I would also read some pages of my small ‘word-forming’ dictionary. Admittedly speaking can be harder with the stress, especially since the stress can change with declensions and conjugations. As for listening, the problem is nowadays people speak too fast, I can understand Brezhnev and Gorbachev almost perfectly, but not modern day Russian youtubers. But I am not planing to go to Russia anyway, I simply want to read Russian literature and papers. It may be due to the fact that I know Latin and Greek, two heavily inflected languages with a lot of grammatical similarities. In fact, Greek may have actually a huge influence on both Russian word formation and grammar. I have noticed that in Russian etymological dictionaries, they always accompany the Church Slavic or Old Russian word with an Ancient Greek translation, the same way that early German (monolingual) dictionaries would often include Latin translations. Probably those words were used first as translations of Greek words, like from the New Testament etc.

@In-hoc-signo-vinces

5 ай бұрын

i' m learning Russian now and finding it hard. But then i'm dyslexic and found learning my own language hard.

He is pretty spot on about the 3 year thing. That's about how long it took me to learn Russian. It's like 2 years to speak, but 3 years to comfortably understand others.

I am Russian and when I was in Britain, the British got me asking: Why aren't you smiling? And now I see a Brit in Russia who has never smiled. Well, do you understand now?

@pakeddy8761

8 ай бұрын

so Simon is becoming a Russian man, whoi never smiling.

@user-oh7sx8qr4t

8 ай бұрын

In the West, it's expected that you smile, whether you want it or not. It is considered a must. In Russia, you can smile or not, nobody forces you to and nobody cares.

@dmp1520

8 ай бұрын

great! so people can look like him, like he has a cork up his bunghole. though i suspect the reason this particular guy doesnt smile much , is a much more prosaic one : as is the norm in britain, terrible ugly teeth , prevent pretty smiles . @@user-oh7sx8qr4t

@MarkLee1

8 ай бұрын

Stop spreading lies. People barely smile in Britain. Especially if they are Irish.

@madame_madame_madame

8 ай бұрын

Смех без причины - признак дурачины

Much respect for him!❤and when he speaks English he speaks it with an English accent too! I feel bad for him too because he seems to feeling sad and lonely and it shows! He's a very intelligent guy and a good person and it shows! God bless him!❤ Thank you for sharing his story.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

he is intelligent indeed 🤗👍

@markchimmy

9 ай бұрын

Lisa maybe I'm wrong, but something tells me that he would be the right man for you! What do you think?🤔😁

десять лет в России не прошли бесследно, чувак поседел и разучился улыбаться 😂

Simon now is more russian than english, he exhibited grim faced and not smiling at all

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

10 years in Russia affected him... but seriously, he told me he works a lot maybe he was a bit tired 😇

More with or of Simon please, I like his quite and unassuming approach to people. Greetings from Canada.

Would love to see another video with Simon! He is awesome!

I have my beautiful Russian wife that is why am moving to Moscow. Russia is more like home to me than Australia has been for a long time.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

welcome to Russia 🙏 wishing you all the best

@leslalanne3533

8 ай бұрын

Hey hold on can you please elaborate as I find it interesting as I plan to visit Moscow next year. I was curious whether moving from Australia was realistic. What about work? Why did you move there or is the intention to come back together? I know quite a few Russian women in australia and dated a few here too.Some Russian friends married guys here too.

@marinagusova

8 ай бұрын

@@leslalanne3533don’t visit Moscow dude. Stay at home. Or go somewhere else. STAY HOME.

@aziri9957

5 ай бұрын

​@@leslalanne3533Приезжай в России безопасно.

I"ve been to Khabarovsk 8 times since 2014.. Delightful place. I only speak 3 words of Russian, and was always treated with respect you will rarely find in the U.S. if you don't speak English. Many Russians speak some English, especially young people. My phones translator feature was critically important. The Russian ladies are smart and beautiful. And seemingly everywhere. And there's Mexican food. 😂

It's great to see you looking radiant and healthy again, Lisa. We had same weather in my city today with gray sky, rain, and strong wind also. It was city special event for architecture open house today so I was trying to film and take photos for Instagram outside on rooftop terraces and I thought I was going to get blown into the lake 😊. Much respect for Simon. It's not easy being interviewed and on camera if you don't do that all the time.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

exactly, he didn't used to be on camera, I am surprised he even agreed to be in my video 😇

Interesting video, Lisa. And I'm glad you're feeling better. 👍

Those pancakes look great!

The guy was tense😂

Simon seems a good chap. More interviews with expats wold be fun occasionally.

@lisa_with_love

8 ай бұрын

American Expat next 😁

@richardowen1130

8 ай бұрын

@KaitenKenbu As long as they're not anti-Western Putin fanboy Americans with a propaganda agenda, yes.

MARMITE!!! Hahahaha!! I literally said "NO WAY!" out loud when I heard him say that because I used to have a British roommate when I lived in Mexico and THAT was also the thing he would literally drive 30mins to get when he found it in Mexico.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

is it a drug? hahaha

Simon, thanks for such a happy face!🙁☹️. 🧑🏻‍🌾❤️🇨🇦

Great to see you are back to normal Lisa! Moscow looks great in Autumn!

Fantastic video Lisa! As someone from Scotland, this was really interesting to hear Simon’s insight into life in Russia. Would enjoy more videos with you for both for sure! 💛

Great interview. In the 1970's I was a student at the Browning School in NYC, an elite school but had a transfer in my Junior year to St. Sergius down the road on Park Avenue, a Russian school . What an eye opener, never was really good at language and that alphabet ! But the history and geography as well as the patriotic structure was amazing. Learned to fence there ( not a skill called for much these days) Returned for my senior year to the old school much wiser and with a great appreciation for your country and its people who delivered themselves from communism 20 years later while we in the USA now embrace it. Lol

@user-bd8gb2jp3t

8 ай бұрын

There was no communism in Russia, there was socialism in Russia. Communism was the goal of the Communist Party, but we never came to it, the Communists themselves ruined everything because you can't build anything good on someone else's misfortune.

@DigitalResistance-jr5tk

8 ай бұрын

Communism combined with capitalism is good. But it should be reasonable. In Russia, as I understand it, now there are more freedoms, including in business, more freedom of speech than in the United States. Welcome to Russia. Especially if you are a specialist in the field that we currently lack, we in Russia are ready to pay you very high (by world standards) salaries and bonuses.

@richardowen1130

8 ай бұрын

​@@DigitalResistance-jr5tk"As I understand it....there is more freedom of speech than in America"- you quite obviously do not understand it very well then. Freedom of speech is fine in Russia just as long as you agree with the government; try criticising the president, protesting the war in Ukraine or raising the rampant corruption from top to bottom of the government and see what happens to you.

@azatmosin4247

8 ай бұрын

​@@richardowen1130 are you delusional?

@richardowen1130

8 ай бұрын

@@azatmosin4247 No. Are you? Address my points instead of calling names. If you protest against the government or war, in Russia, these days, you are liable to be beaten up and given a prison sentence. People who argue there is more freedom of speech in Russia, nowadays, haven't kept up with the situation in Russia today or are themselves delusional.

Just found your channel tonight. I'm watching your video from just outside of Newcastle and was happy to hear Simon is from here. Small world.

Hi Lisa! I'm happy you're feeling better. That was a great interview with Simon. It was nice to hear his perspective on Russian culture and career advice. Thank you for the great content and I look forward to your next video. 😊

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

hi!! I am really better now! thank you for donation 🤗 I also like to invite people to my vlogs

And I'm happy you feel better.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

yes I do, thank you very much! feeling good now!

Lovely interview with Simon very interesting

That was very interesting, thank you

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

you are welcome! glad you enjoyed 😏🌹

I like this style of video... interview/conversation with foreigners living in Russia.

As always great video, yes get Simon back, interesting job.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

thank you !! 😆👍

You're a lovely, gracious host Lisa and yes more videos with Simon please.

Simon.....away the lads.....have a great time.......respect 😊

I'm glad you are feeling great and healthy.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

me too!!! doing much better now!!

Hi Lisa ✨👋 Great to see you back and feeling better 🙏 As a fellow Englishman like Simon, I just want to say that most English men smile a lot more 😉😁 And as a huge Lisa fan if I was in his place I would be sooo happy and feel privileged to be interviewed by you 😀🤗❤ Fair play to him though for learning and mastering the Russian language 👍

The weather is the same here today, cool and rainy.

Glad to see brit in russia. I think that if more of them visit russia then it can help them understand what russia is and it will reduce tension

Glad ur better

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

cheers! It is very interesting to invite people I enjoyed that too 👍

Simon is a Geordie lad! Love from 🇬🇧

Good to see that you have recovered and are back on your feet again. I enjoyed your video - it was fun to watch. Marmite is based on yeast extract. and is nice on buttered toast. It can also be added to homemade soups and stews for a savoury flavour. There is also an Australian version called Vegimite. As a novice you should only try a tiny amount until you become accustomed to the taste! Have a nice Sunday.😺

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

it can be video idea... trying Marmite for the first time!

Another video with Simon would be good

@nicholasthebest9993

7 ай бұрын

agree

We have Marmite in South Africa also. Love it! 😋😋😋😋

So good

Yes, please. Another video with Simon. Like, a typical day for him….?

@rolandstepanoff3674

8 ай бұрын

Maybe he would enjoy a day with Lisa, but without a camera.

Hi Lisa, I’ve just arrived back in the US from England. As soon as I arrived I watched your vlog - I’m also a foreigner in a different country, but at least they speak English in America - well it’s kind of English hahah. Keep up the great work and I’m glad you’re feeling better.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

it is interesting that for you American English is not a proper English haha

Nice 👍👋👋😎

Simon looks very serious. I hope he is having fun there and meeting fun people - like you Lisa. Simon's experience mirrors that of mine in Japan. Although it took me longer to learn the language, but I think it was because I did not know a lot of Japanese before I arrived. It took me about 5 years to be comfortable in most situtaions in the language. That included reading. I also did research in Japanese history.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

☕🍰👸💅

@ataksnajpera

9 ай бұрын

Having fun in country under heavy sanctions? Looool! How old are you? 15 or less?

As a British expat in France, only thing I miss are pubs and cricket. Just stumbled across your channel Lisa, very interesting. I hope to visit Moscow this Autumn, Visa permitting. Couldn't quite place Simon's accent, Yorkshire or Lancashire? Hope he cheers up a bit or perhaps just tired.

@80sidd

7 ай бұрын

Spy

nice to meet you . your looking so nice . god bless you .

Hello Lisa you look great my friend 👍👋

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

HELLO thank you dear 🤗

@RW2709

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Lisa

He seems like a nice guy.Think about that fact 😂😂

Aaaawwww! He looks lonely, you must show him some Lisa with Love and be his friend!

I've been waiting anxiously for this vlog. You looked like you were about to 'cash in your chips' in your last vlog. Great to see the rosiness back in your cheeks. Please add the odd price in your vlogs. Like how much was the Harry Potter pancake? ❤😊😊

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

pancakes were 6 usd, coffee 3 usd 🍰

Wow! An intelligent westener. Seems rare these days. Good find Lisa, maybe there is still hope for the West? Cheers from the USA.

Yes, Simon achieve the quality of being a Russian, axing the exaggerated pride of a English man. His personality is good,although slight scare of saying or doing against your ruler.

@rolandstepanoff3674

8 ай бұрын

Please take care of yours.

Greetings from Brandenburg 🇩🇪

Thanks Lisa. Good for Simon, to follow his dreams and move countries like that. I often go to Czech republic for holidays. Last year I went to Germany and every time I tried to speak German, Czech words came out, which surprised me. Many vegetarians like Marmite, it has B12 like meat, but it's from yeast. Very brown and salty.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

I need to try it... I like soy sauce then probably I will like Marmite 😁💪

@keithbessant

9 ай бұрын

Yes, I had a soy paste once and it's a bit like that. In Australia they have Vegemite which is similar.

@hairyhandsharry5991

8 ай бұрын

@@keithbessant yes vegemite and marmite very similar

Im jealous! I want to have tea with lisa as well. Lol

Well, here I am again at this channel I subscribed to. I'm old, in the US and have nothing in common with Lisa but love the entertainment of listening to people of other cultures.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

glad to have wonderful viewers 🌱❣

@natyrusa

9 ай бұрын

So cool!

Wow look at them purple pan cakes. insightful and good interview.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

thanks!! we had weather and noise challenge 😑😁

@retroskys

9 ай бұрын

@@lisa_with_love the sound and weather was fine. It all adds to the video :) . Simon's Interview was good. Always great to hear about other people's experiences, journey and opinions. Love your channel keep up the great work.

Simon needs to smile 😅

Marmite, and Australian equivalent Vegemite are made from yeast extract. Its acquired taste. Certainly when it comes to Vegemite, foreigners who try it make the mistake of putting a lot of it on toasted bread or sandwich. As they say, sometimes Less is More!

@JesterEric

8 ай бұрын

Marmite is high in vitamin B12 that contributes to healthy brain function. Marmite on toast with a poached egg was the favoured breakfast of Mrs Thatcher.

People say that russians don't smile but Lisa is like 😄 and Simon 🗿 we want another video with him😊

🥰🥰🥰🥰

For a brit, simon is okay 👌

@johnseeley1408

9 ай бұрын

Good thing he's a Brit. If he were an Aussie, I'd have no idea what he's talkin' about lol 🤪😉

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

haha 😆

What cafe did you to get the Harry Potter pancakes?

Прикрепите к камерам большую стрелку, чтобы люди знали, где искать 👍

Я надеюсь, что однажды мы сможем снять видео, на котором вы берете интервью у исландско-швейцарского банкира, говорящего по-русски )))

They’ve got a natural chemistry. Are they a couple?

In Australia instead of marmite , we have vegemite......same thing , it's a salty brown yeast extract you spread on bread with butter.

You would make a lovely couple.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

👸💅💓

Hi Liza. Great to see you back! Your interview with Simon was very interesting. He seemed a bit glum ... perhaps the "autumn effect?" I have learned quite a bit of Russian, and always thought that if I lived in Russia for a year I could understand what people are saying around me. After hearing what Simon had to say, I have doubts. So-called "fluency" does not mean you can understand the nuances of conversation between native speakers. Still, I will continue my studies, and with luck, visit your country someday!

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

I am doing much better for sure!!! He told me he works a lot maybe he was a bit tired 😇

@renga4311

8 ай бұрын

он просто стал русским😊@@lisa_with_love

Marmite is like Vegemite. My wife didn't like it but her mother did, lol.

@johnseeley1408

9 ай бұрын

Yes, it's available at my local Hypermarket.

You have a gorgeous accent Lisa its definitely Russian but really easy on the ears unlike even some english dialects like northern english like Jordies sound very hard on the ears to me.... yey !!! you mentioned vegemite ( taste like soy sauce but you can spread on bread ) at 7 mins my favourite food in Australia as well like the English have on their bread.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

I want to try it! Simon was trying to explain me the taste but he did't say SOY sauce

@winstonsmith7801

8 ай бұрын

@@lisa_with_love I'm Australian and we call it vegemite .It's a brown spread you put on bread with butter . it's very salty so you only use a very small amount.

Duke of Wellington: Russians don't smile. History studying Northern English boy got it seriously.

@lisa_with_love

8 ай бұрын

😇😇😇😂😂

Simon is very quite

Have been living in Vietnam last few months. Have to say the Russian woman are really cool and eazy going. Ive always got on with the male Russians as tennis partners and just mates at the gym. Wish their civilians were allowed to holiday again. I met one couple and he could visit Russian girlfriends parents but was sad when she couldnt go to his country to meet his parents

Do a travel vlog in a Lada🚗

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

great idea 😏

How good to live in vladivostok?! Are flats cheap there?! Are there nice beaches? Is it cheap?!

I really like your teeth ❤❤😊😊😊

Lisa, you may want to collaborate with The Expat American, Travelling With Russell, Sam's Russian Adventures. I think you & your audience will like videos with these creators

Hello my friend

At least Russia has 4 seasons Lisa. Where I am living in Australia before I move to Moscow we only have hot summer and not so hot summer, lol.

@henieljain

9 ай бұрын

Middle of Australia is very hot

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

having 4 seasons is actually cool you are right!

Я ругаюсь по-русски, как десантник. Не самая лучшая идея - использовать его на публике.

Hello lisa

How did you get to know Simon?

@lizarutherford2477

8 ай бұрын

Yes, I’m interested to know that, too?

Мне (и моим англоговорящим детям, разумеется) нужно очень много усилий предпринять, чтобы произносить звук th как з или с. Поэтому, как я уже писала раньше, учитесь правильно произносить этот звук. Да, язык помещается между зубами, да, его будет немного видно другим, особенно поначалу, когда Вы осваиваете произношение, но это и есть английский, понимаете? У Вас, видимо, стеснение, а не неудобство. Над этом надо работать и всё получится.

Simon sounds like he has a Krasnodar accent/dialect (fast but clear), but yours is easier for me to follow. Marmite is actually good on toast. (I know I shouldn't say anything nice about anything British since I'm 1/4 Irish).

@johnseeley1408

9 ай бұрын

I was thinking Vegemite, but that's the Australian variety of steaming rotted yeast.

@johnvelas70

8 ай бұрын

@@johnseeley1408 Vegemite is good to.

you're beautiful 😍 ❤❤

Да, он прав. Это трудный язык. Как только вы освоите алфавит. Вы сможете читать знаки. И делать покупки. Изучение основ в какой-то степени помогает. Но вы можете понимать некоторые слова в речи. Но сленг тоже используется. Так что это может быть неудобно. Я не говорю по-русски уже семнадцать лет.

По сто то приняли после съёмок?😊

Great vlog, just the sort of information I was looking for especially flights to and from, I just want to be a tourist, but not a helpless tourist so I am learning some Russian. Doubt if my wife would let me stayover for 5 years to pick up the lingo as the bins need taken out every other week. Marmite has an Australian cousin called Vegemite and from my point of view there's not much between them...I don't like either of them. I think he was quite interesting and might be able to show stuff that nobody bothers with because it's humdrum to you guys, it may not be for us. Like a night at a Russian folk club for example...or whatever you do during winter....apart from banya.

Simon Says... Sorry 😂 bad English joke 🤣

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

I know it is a children's game !

@GingerBreadMan144

9 ай бұрын

@@lisa_with_love да 😂

If Marmite tastes anything like Vegemite it is absolutely disgusting. Both are made from brewer's yeast.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

sounds very bad but I still want to try it 😳

Bu’ler is from London SE East accent of the working class. Simon does not have a strong regional accent, more like an academic style. Very good channel, you should get promotion from the ministry of tourism.

👏🙏namaste im from india👏🙏

Так всё таки Лиза русская из Владивостока? Я так понял.

Саймон не умеет улыбаться?

I thought they were Bagpuss pancakes...

06:34 She is so bored she almost died

Marmite??, no no no. I had that when i was a child and not now thank god. The taste is of a quriky beefy flavour and you either like or you don't.

@lisa_with_love

9 ай бұрын

now I want to try it even more hahaha 😆

How to make friends in Russia?🤔

@catsapp

9 ай бұрын

go to University or work togeher

I wonder if Simon can elucidate the Russian view of the Ukraine war.