What saint saved ireland from snakes. Living in Ireland: pros and cons according to expats

The real stories of our emigrants are life, problems, work in Ireland without embellishment. My name is Alexey, my wife is Svetlana. We became husband and wife only when we got to study in Ireland, where my and Svetka's parents sent us, who had been friends since childhood and, accordingly, Sveta and I went to one Kindergarten, then at school we had one class. Our parents always spent all holidays, picnics and other "events" exclusively together, and Sveta and I, naturally, were always with them as well.

And it so happened that when the hour of choosing a university came, our parents, having asked us in advance who we would like to be by profession, unexpectedly sent us to the University of Limerick, which we had never dreamed of! Although we clearly realized and understood the amazing and unusually accurate insight of our parents 5-7 years later. After all, this city, and the country itself, as it turned out very quickly, were simply created for people like me and Sveta.

And the reasons that Ireland is a country for us, people who were born and raised in Russia, simply cannot be counted. There are the same harsh on appearance, but incredibly open, simple and honest people, like ours. There is official bilingualism in Ireland. And for some reason the Irish themselves speak more English than their native Irish. And he, in the opinion of the English themselves (the Irish dialect in English) is the most real and historically correct, which has not been found for a long time in any city of Great Britain itself!

But, let's get down to a step-by-step story of our settling in Ireland, and it is better to do it something like this:

• Sveta and I followed, as it were, in the footsteps of our fathers. Sveta began to study biology, as her father spent all his life in nature reserves and participated in the creation of the most unique zoo in Russia.


• I, like my father, who graduated from the Institute of Water Management and drove river liners along the Ob, Yenisei and other mighty rivers of Siberia, also chose a similar specialty: "Management of river transport and port facilities."


• We lived in a hostel (campus) on the very shore of the Atlantic Ocean and, according to children's habit, we always spent all our free time together. And before that we were just sincerely friends and nothing more. But, finding ourselves in a completely different country, a feeling of such tenderness and love for each other awoke in us that by the end of the second year, just during the session, our first son was born! We were incredibly happy, although we officially formalized our family relationship in the form of a luxurious wedding during summer holidays in his hometown.


• And, despite the difficulties of combining study and caring for a small child, Sveta decided not to take maternity leave, and we coped with it ourselves, which we are still proud of.


• It is interesting and very correct that in Ireland students are allowed to earn extra money, if, of course, this does not interfere with their studies. This is what I did all the subsequent years of study in Ireland and, moreover, whoever I was then! And a postman, a loader in a seaport, a repairman of computers and other electronics, a courier, an orderly, you can't remember everything, and you can't even count it.


• And now I am convinced that this is what gave me such a quick assimilation of the Irish mentality. And, you know, only then, while timidly and secretly from Sveta, I began to think about the possibility of staying here for permanent residence forever.


• When we successfully completed all our years of study in Ireland, we received our diplomas, and only then, completely ignorant of the laws of this country, I confessed to my wife that I dream of staying in this "our heart painfully" country forever. To my frank surprise, Sveta burst into tears and said that she had long dreamed of exactly the same thing as myself!


• And we, not really hoping for positive result, went to the Russian embassy in Dublin and to our great joy, we were told there that we just have every right to do this! Kahn explained to us there that if our child was born in Ireland, he “automatically” becomes its legal citizen.


• And his parents, that is, Svetka and I must submit all the relevant documents to the Irish Migration Service and very soon we will legally receive a residence permit, and a little later, permanent residence. And we can work immediately after submitting the documents! You just need to find her and all the cases.


• Needless to say, we did all this in the same Dublin on the same day. And, you may not believe it, we immediately received the stamp papers giving us the right to legally work at any enterprise of this "Emerald Isle of the Wizard".


• And now it will soon be exactly six years since we live and work in our now truly our Ireland. I am in the "Coastal Sailing Office", Sveta studies and protects the fantastic vegetation and animal world in the largest and most interesting Irish nature reserve called: "Carra". We have everything you need for a simple, happy life... The real stories of our emigrants - life, problems, work in Ireland without embellishment, they are and not only with us.

We already know many former Russians who also live in Ireland, we are friends with many of them and now dream of luring our parents here. They are stubborn, but we believe that it will be so soon. As the Irish say: "You shouldn't contemplate quietly, you need to be active!"

I continue to publish stories of our compatriots about life abroad. Today we will focus on Ireland.

"Hey. I am Maxim Bugrov, a native of Estonia, I was born in Ida - Virumaa. I'm 34 years old. He was born, like most of us, in a country that no longer exists. Despite the fact that he received citizenship and mastered the state language, so he remained a citizen of the USSR. Due to the fact that many citizens the former USSR for the most part, they could not adapt and succeed in the changed conditions of wild capitalism, including myself, in 2005 I had to leave for better life to Ireland, where I still live in the capital of this country Dublin. They managed to capture a piece of the Celtic Tiger, or boom in economic growth. For a long time he worked as an engineer for the installation and maintenance of signaling systems in buildings. On the this moment I am a student (trying to get a new qualification).

I would like to tell you a little about the customs and characteristics of this country.

On the one hand, of course, the country is like a picture - green lawns all year round, beautiful nature (and where it is not beautiful), clean springs drinking water, clean sea air, the maximum temperature in January is -8 ° C, in July +20 ° C, it would seem a heavenly country. However, on the other hand, not everything is so chocolate.

Perhaps I'll start with medicine. Well, first of all, it costs 50 euros to just see the family doctor. Usually these people are jack of all trades: a gynecologist, a pediatrician, a specialist in skin diseases, etc. etc. You get the idea, but in fact, this doctor doesn’t really understand anything, and his main task is to send you to the hospital for examination, or simply cut 50 euros and thank you for the visit. However, this is the most sane part. I got to the hospital last summer with intestinal inflammation and a temperature of 40 +/- degrees.

Reception of an ambulance is as follows. There are chairs in the large room. Where they take everyone and put them in awaiting examination, which can happen in 2 hours or 4 hours, depending on the number of people in front of you. During this time, my temperature pills ceased to work, and I already got to the examination almost in the form of a vegetable. At the request for an antipyretic, I received a nod, and the wait was still at 3 o'clock, during which I managed to fall asleep. After such an expectation, I was given an antipyretic and, in the end, was assigned to a bed in the corridor, "in a draft between the garbage dump and the toilet" like Khazanov's, where he was put under an IV. The light was not dimmed there, the voices did not subside around the clock, and I spent 3 days there. During this time, a countless number of examinations were carried out by different doctors, images were obtained from all angles of the abdominal cavity using expensive equipment. Etc. But. No problem was found. There was no treatment, and the diagnosis of the disease completely failed. Thanks to the procedures, some of the symptoms disappeared along with the temperature. Most of them remained.

After that, as soon as he recovered a little, he flew back to Estonia, where the Doctor, simply by the description of my symptoms, at the moment identified my problem, and the swallowed probe proved its viability, the procedure took 1 day. Medications were prescribed, which, in the end, put me back in line. The moral of this fable is simple. Diagnosis of diseases is simply absent here. Doctors are like blind kittens. Next to me with similar problems lay several young people, only they suffered one for seven years, and the second for four years. They have not been cured. I don't even want to remember the price of this whole epic, it was very expensive.

For us, knocking on a neighbor's door and asking for salt or on a birthday to invite neighbors to us for a holiday, to invite friends, girlfriends, colleagues to our house is something that does not require any effort on ourselves. This is not the case in this country. They smile at you at work, in the store, in transport, say thank you, please and excuse me at every opportunity. However, this is only a mask, everyone is so deeply concerned about your problems, deeds and in general everything that is connected with you that speaking and smiling in your face, you can see from your eyes that at this moment you are being sent far and for a long time. Here, of course, you can try to invite an indigenous person to visit you, but I assure you that you will not get the most pleasant impressions. Firstly, you will not be able to feed them food, because they will not eat anything from what you cook, preferring fast food or homemade food (for those who are especially picky, I perfectly cook any first and second courses). And secondly, no one will come to you, they will also look at you as if you were maniacs. Here, the maximum expression of your affection for you will be a joint trip to the bar. Once. Out of courtesy. Your openness and directness can and will be used against you. If you don't know how to whisper in your boss's ear about the antics of your colleagues, you will eventually become the scapegoat. Since all the dogs will be hanged on you, they will write off all their mistakes, and so on. This is a completely different mentality. Of course, they do not climb into someone else's temple with their own charter, but these things must be heard and understood.

The most interesting thing is that the Irish are even more or less, however, like the Scots, objectively not a bad people. Stranger just. But the British are already further and more incomprehensible for a Russian person. They are a separate topic. Of course, everywhere, in any country there are idiots and geniuses. We are not talking about them now.

Communication with people of your mentality, on your native language, it is such an invaluable gift, as, for example, the ability to breathe every second. When it is there, it is not noticed, when it does not become - the person dies. In our case, personally, I am bent over from the lack of communication, despite the fact that I have a wide circle of friends and like-minded people. Online.

If you ask me if I want to exchange a "well-fed" life abroad, for poor life in a Russian village, then I'll tell you - definitely yes. Personally, I am fed up with this capitalism, isolation from nature and normal people... Fed up with Neanderthals in human form, poor people for the whole head, of which there is darkness here.

If now the Russian Federation will issue a law: all former citizens of the USSR who speak Russian are free to come to the Russian Federation, obtain citizenship, and a residence permit. Then I agree to go to the village of Gadyukino, and raise there Agriculture... In shit and dirt. Better this way than like this.

I would like to separately focus on the following things. In this and other European countries, there is no such thing as a forest, lake, or other natural object in our understanding. Everything belongs to individuals, all around the fences and restrictions. Making a fire is not allowed anywhere, you can put up a tent only in special places, otherwise you can get buckshot in a soft place. If you're lucky. Fishing comes with a huge number of restrictions, however, as well as any type of such activity, including hunting. All of these things may not really matter to someone. For me, the opportunity to be alone with nature is very valuable, and it is extremely difficult to implement it exactly in the way that pleases the soul, and not in accordance with someone's decree and law.

Well, what, is there really nothing good in this country, you ask? Of course I have. As in any country, there are good things. This is social. the aid that the EU is fighting against, and tolerance for other nations, and high salaries (at high costs). Well, for example, to make it clear, the minimum wage is 300 euros per week. The average rent for housing is 600-1000 per apartment, electricity and television is still minus 200-300 per month. A bottle of vodka in the store is 20-25 euros. A pack of cigarettes 9 euros. It's good that I gave up both, and good luck with the purchase. In general, these guys are not Paradise. I want to go home to the USSR. "

What do you think about the adoption of such a law in Russia? All former citizens of the USSR and Russian Empire and their descendants who speak Russian can come to the Russian Federation and receive citizenship?

P.S. Previous publications.

Less than four months passed from the date of filing an application for the Competitive Start Fund from Enterprise Ireland (the next one will take place from August 24 to September 7, 2016) until the investment was received. As soon as my Startup Entrepreneur Program residence permit was approved, I immediately started looking for plane tickets.

In December, the choice was not great: I could fly on December 16 for 28 thousand rubles, or on any other day for at least 40 thousand. Maybe Ireland is not the most popular country for New Year's holidays, but the first part of the flight, Moscow - Amsterdam, was in great demand. Thus, the price calendar on the ticket search engine's website decided my fate, and I began to search the forums for what compatriots who had left for Ireland advise to take with them.

I learned that the "scarce" top goods include: dried apricots (in Ireland they sell sweet dried apricots, and the Slavic soul asks for a native one, with sourness), gauze (not recognized by the Irish as an essential household item), tights for boys (no comment).

I did not heed the wise advice of experienced immigrants, and that's what came of it.

How to pack a suitcase

When you move to another country with knowledge of the language, this move, in principle, becomes no more difficult than moving to the opposite end of Moscow. I found out which buses and how they go, which shops to go shopping, where is the nearest cinema - and you're done.

I have moved around Moscow only four times: the experience is small, but sufficient. For the first Moscow move, I only needed a couple of bags from Auchan and a light taxi. Therefore, I cannot say that “stuffing life into a suitcase” was a problem for me. I just put my winter clothes, gym clothes and a hiking hairdryer in it.

About finding accommodation

I came to look for a place to live at the most "opportune" moment, 8 days before Catholic Christmas. Two of them were on weekends, two more on business trips to Dublin. The agencies assured me that even if I found an apartment, we would not have time to sign the documents, and I would not be able to move in until January 4th.

In despair, I responded to an ad about a "luxurious two-bedroom apartment" in a new residential building without photographs, which, of course, I would not do in Moscow. It turned out that the tenants had recently moved out, and the hostess was in pre-Christmas chores and did not have time to take photos. The two-bedroom apartment turned out to be really luxurious, the owners had nothing against cats. In addition, they gave me a discount as a “budding entrepreneur”. I signed a contract for 9 months and New Year met in a new house.

Culture shock

"English-speaking" culture occupies an important place in modern world... If you've ever studied English or just watched a movie about English and Irish people, you know that they apologize a second before you step on their feet, drink beer in pints, talk a lot about the weather, and Western part the island does not understand the eastern accent. Therefore, there was no question of any culture shock.

The Irish, like us, love simple food - vegetables and meat, and, yes, salads with mayonnaise. And everyone who has ever tasted our kvass adores it. They are very musical and also love to sing songs when they drink. This happens in my family, "sleeping" area less often than in my native Primkadya, but I must admit, my heart ached when, in the night, after celebrating St. Patrick's Day, the guys on the street pulled on something from The Beatles.

Understanding

Of course, English is not only vocabulary... This special kind communication, when it is understood that you cannot always give a straightforward assessment of the situation. A letter that an English-speaking person considers "angry" will seem to a Russian a gentle hint of a possible mistake.

I have more or less learned this style over the years of teaching English, but I think this can be a problem for a beginner. Sometimes it really gets tired (I'm sure they themselves too), I want to hear clearly what a person wants, in simple words... Specifically yes or no.

About the attitude towards emigrants

Probably, we have not yet had time to bother the residents of the Emerald Isle, because they are very interested in what newcomers do here - work or study, as they like here, are they used to the weather, are they enough entertainment, do they miss home cooking and what kind of beer is their favorite. All these questions were asked to me by myself by different people- from taxi drivers to investors.

The Irish love their home very much and want emigrants to love it too. It is important for them to know that the emigrant is good here and does not get bored.

Also in deep antiquity Ireland was called the Emerald Isle. Thanks to special climatic conditions, the atmosphere of eternal spring is preserved in this amazing country. Today, living in this small, friendly state has become somewhat more difficult than in the Celtic period. Prices in Ireland during the economic crisis have become much higher and are in no hurry to decline.

“Try to slip into heaven half an hour before Satan finds out about your death,” says an old Irish proverb. In this proverb - the entire Irish people.

The inhabitants of the country in which, according to legend, the wise Dark Patrick once lived, who outwitted the haughty Oxford professors, are distinguished by their cheerful disposition, gentleness and tolerance towards visitors.

Immigrants in this state are about 10% of the population. Very often, immigrants become foreigners who arrived in order to receive higher education in Ireland.

Unlike residents of other European countries, the Irish primarily pay attention to the professional qualities of a person. Ireland is a conservative country, but nationality and old citizenship do not matter when applying for a job. This approach has helped to reduce the crime rate.

For many citizens of the former USSR, life in Ireland is attractive, not least because of the high level of medical care. It is quite specific. The mainstay here is the offices of general practitioners. An appointment with a doctor can be either paid or free. Buy or not buy an insurance policy, a person decides on his own.

In some cases, the employer pays for insurance or some of it.

Food and real estate prices

Even by Western European standards, Ireland is dear state... The standard of living in different regions of the country is almost the same. In Dublin alone, prices are 5 percent higher than in the provinces.

In addition to the capital, the city of Cork is considered the most attractive for life. Any qualified specialist can find a high-paying job and relatively inexpensive housing here.

In general, prices in Ireland are higher than in most countries Western Europe... They are not much different from prices in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and England.

How much do the products cost?

The cost of groceries in Irish supermarkets and their stores for 2019 looks like this:

1. Apples - € 2.0
2. Carrots - € 1.0.
3. Potatoes - 1.3 euros.
4. Meat - from 9 to 12 euros / kilo.
5. Cod fillet - 6 - 7 euros.
6. Bread - from 0.7 to 2.0 euros.
7. Cheese (1 kilo) - 18 euros.
8. Milk (1 l) - 1 euro.
9. Eggs (10 pcs.) - 3 euros.
10. Oil - 4 - 5 euros.

Rent and purchase of real estate

The cost of renting one room in a furnished apartment varies from 400 to 1.0 thousand euros / month. Today you can rent a nice house in the countryside for 1.2-2.0 thousand euros / month. The closer the housing is to the sea, the more expensive the rental price.

Today the rental price for Irish real estate looks something like this:

1. One room apartment (Dublin) - 650 - 1.0 euro / month
2. One room apartment (Cork) - 600 - 800 euros / month
3. Three-room apartment (Dublin) - 1.0 - 1.8 euros / month.
4. Three-room apartment (Cork) - 900 - 1.6 thousand euros / month

Cost of 1 sq. meters in Dublin varies from 2.0 to 5.0 thousand euros.

Salaries and Pensions

Today the Irish state continues to struggle with the protracted economic crisis. The emergence of the crisis is due to the difficult socio-economic situation of many Irish people who do not find life in Ireland comfortable. Another reason is the almost massive migration of young people to other EU countries.

But this does not prevent the country from occupying 13th place in terms of GDP per capita.

What is the salary level

Several years ago, the country's authorities raised the level of the "minimum wage". Despite all the difficulties, the size of the minimum wage remains stable and does not decrease. It is 9.45 euros per hour.

Today the average salary in Ireland looks like this:

• minor worker - 9.45 euros / hour;
• young worker with no experience - 10.92 euros / hour;
• a young worker with 12 months of experience. - 11.79 euros / hour;
• worker with more than 24 months experience. - 12.65 euros / hour.

Statistics say that about 4.9% of the working population of the country receives the "minimum wage". This amounts to approximately 83.7 thousand people.

EU citizens do not need a work permit. But the Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians undertake to take care of obtaining this important document in advance. The list of required certificates should be checked with the staff of the Irish Diploma. institutions.

How Irish retirees live

There are almost no working retirees in Ireland. There are two types of pensions in Ireland: private and public. To receive the state "minimum wage", a person undertakes to pay 10 tax years on time.

The amount of pension contributions depends on how many tax years a person has paid in excess of 10. On average, a 66-year-old person with 36 years of work experience has a fairly high pension in Ireland. Its size for 2019 is about 1.6 thousand euros.

Some Irish people of retirement age receive a private pension. This is possible if the company in which the person worked made contributions to the private PF in a timely manner. In this case, the amount of the pension is significantly increased.

Prescription drugs are dispensed to pensioners free of charge. The same goes for medical care. The amount of the duty for 1 prescription is 50 c.

Tax system

Ireland is officially considered a low tax jurisdiction. By European standards, taxes in Ireland are considered very democratic.

Ireland is like no other European country family values ​​are strong. Therefore, the income tax for those who do not start a family is 20 percent on the first 3.3 euros of profit. 41% of the tax is applicable to the remaining balance. The amount of income tax for family citizens is as follows: 20 percent for the first 65.6 thousand euros and 41 percent for the rest.

Ireland introduced social charges five years ago, ranging from 2 to 4 percent. If the resident has a medical card in hand, the tax is 4%.

Features of Irish transport

In this country, left-hand traffic is practiced. The steering wheel is on the right. The country's roads are quite narrow. Restriction signs are very common, which makes movement very difficult.

Bus transport is well developed in Ireland. Buses run in most of the settlements of this state. Public transport in Dublin two-story.

You can buy a ticket from the driver. The fare in the capital of the country looks like this:

• day - 6.2 euros;
• 3 days - 13.5 euros;
• 5 days - 19 euros;
• 10 days - 22 euros.

A person who has purchased a bus-train ticket is entitled to a discount.

Excellently developed air transport also operates on the territory of the country. This type of transport is relevant for major Irish cities. All major Irish settlements connected by rail. Trains are especially popular with both the indigenous population and tourists. This type of transport is distinguished by clean and comfortable Super-Standard and Standard-class cars.

Travel from Ireland to England or the Isle of Man is carried out using water transport... The speed depends on the season and type of transport.

The cost of a taxi ride varies from 14 to 22 euros.

At one fine moment in my life, I had a desire to try to study and work abroad. It's not all the same to sit in Russia, I wanted to try something while still young and daring. For a long time I chose from a number of countries where to go. The choice was limited, of course, firstly, by the language barrier, so I chose an English-speaking country. I have already been to England, in America too, it remains to choose between Australia and Ireland. For some reason I wasn’t drawn to Canada. I thought for a long time, opted for Australia, but then I sharply changed my mind, which I regretted very much. I have never had a more boring trip! The only thing that made me happy during this time was the number of people from all over the world with whom I was able to meet. But not the Irish, this nation is worth telling in more detail. Because it's really worth it. Firstly, I want to say that if you are going to Ireland for the sights, you should not, they are not there. Dilapidated castles and evergreen meadows with sheep do not count, if you consider them attractions, of course. All the enthusiastic comments about the trips were written by people who came there for a week, refueled on Guinness, and left just as quickly.

Of course, having paid a damn heap of money, you start looking for at least some advantages there and convince yourself that it was not in vain, but now, after a lapse of time, I believe that you could find more interesting place for travel.

The most interesting thing is the life of the Irish hinterland. There is absolutely nothing to do there. Well, you can go to work, to the store, to the pub and .... to work, to the store, to the pubJ) and so on, in a circle. Of such huge amount I have never met drunk people on weekends per capita!

The Russians, in comparison with them, are simply resting!

The local population entertains themselves with gossip, all sorts of stories, invented and not invented, and the consumption of famous beer. The Irish mentality is a stubborn thing. If the Irishman came up with something for himself, then it is not and ... bet. Trying to convince someone of something absolutely unnecessary to anyone, because it is useless. Everything has already been invented for us, embellished with invented facts, and what is not invented, so we will find confirmation somewhere from a neighbor who will also come up with something. Well, you have to do something between the hikes between work, shop and pub. Tellingly, many smart Irish people want to leave there, being depressed from the weather, crisis, and, probably, out of boredom. Also, I have met very few foreigners who want to stay there.

The most interesting thing is that the Irish themselves consider themselves very friendly people, although I would call them in fact - two-faced. And this is expressed in the fact that no one will say anything to you in your face, but behind your back secretly ... so much so that you will hear. To please an Irishman, you need to smile broadly, drink beer with him and then not contradict him in anything. And the main thing is not to stand out, it's indecent. For example, if you answer the question, how are you doing, that everything is wonderful, then another follows - and why is it so wonderful, it is suspicious. When I told the Irish out of pure politeness that I liked their country, I did it just not to offend them, since I was visiting there. To which young people often answered me - what can I like here and what is good about it? And I had to come up with something so as not to offend the local population, although they clearly did not believe in what I was saying, and which again looked suspicious. As I understood, when communicating with the local population, it was better to be silent, because it’s like being arrested - everything you say can be used against you. By the way, this is not a joke about the Russians and the KGB, they really think that many Russians who come abroad for a long time are spies.

A few facts from my life there, I spent not a single month in a residential complex, where the hostess, being always very polite when she received money, did not hesitate to throw me out into the street with my things on the morning of my departure under the pretext that the rooms needed to be cleaned for check-in new tenants, although they had plenty of free rooms there, and in general, three or four hours would not have decided anything explicitly. And since I lived there for more than one week, the things I had there were not a carry-on bag. I have traveled a lot around the world, but this happened to me only in friendly Ireland. Usually, even in hotels, arriving for several days, the departure time is postponed by several hours.

College, where I studied, is just something! Without taking into account the amount that I paid them, I can only say that only the teachers are good there, the rest of the staff is suck. At the reception, there were just some habalki who could pretend that they did not understand your English or leave when they saw that you were coming.

On TV, on the radio, as well as if you talk to the locals, people talk about morality, but for some reason, at the time of raids on pubs, everyone abruptly forgets about it. I'm not even talking about the local fashion for women from size 48 and up with curvaceous shapes. When everything that is possible is fitted, forgetting that not everyone likes to watch cellulite jumping out of a skirt-belt ... I'm not talking about screaming, to put it mildly, pretty drunk women on the streets with smeared makeup, torn tights and rumpled hairstyles, where - those who have lost their underwear, who can fall apart on the sidewalk or sort things out with their then young man right in front of everyone and in a rude manner.

I would also like to mark my personal experience relationship with an Irishman. This is generally a story out of the ordinary. I don’t know, maybe that’s how it is with them. We met, exchanged phone numbers, is looking for a girl, okay, let's try. After a few SMS, he is no longer looking for a girl. Upon meeting, it turns out that he already has a girlfriend, but they quarreled. After several meetings, he invites me to meet with his friend, since he cannot communicate with me. And after I stopped answering him, someone from his family comes to my college and talks about me with the director. Actually, atas. I’m already silent that the details of my relationship were discussed regularly at the reception during the time I attended a lesson in a neighboring class. And much more. As a result, I clearly earned myself a neurosis and a persistent unwillingness to communicate with men for a long time to come.

I confess that at first Ireland fascinated me with its hills, the cries of seagulls in January and a slight melancholy, but as soon as my communication with the Russians began to come to naught there, then my positive about this country also began to fade ...

In fairness, it should be noted that if you have a well-paid job, then you don’t care where to live - you will provide yourself with a decent standard of living. And the weather will not seem so disgusting through the window of an expensive car and people are friendly from the window of an expensive restaurant. Well, he also has a high social status in Africa. I met Russians who settled well there and are really grateful to Ireland for what she offered them. Maybe I was just unlucky and I was hanging out with the wrong people, so my experience was mostly negative.

But if you have a desire to spend a long time abroad, then choose another country, it is even better to learn English somewhere else, since the Irish accent has not yet been canceled.