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I'm not an expert in football, but it seems to me that young players who are eager to prove themselves should be given a chance (like Sychev and Arshavin did in their time, and now Dzagoev). When people receive astronomical salaries, they have no motivation. IMHO.

Very reasonable!
But it seems we are not seeing the hidden part of the iceberg; there are only guesses that a lot of money is circulating around football through betting, and politics are also involved, which leads to illogical lineups and unexpected results.

In terms of preparation and motivation, Dick is significantly inferior to Gus. But with our players, there's no other way. I strongly disagree with the statement about them being jerks. They play as well as they can. But some fans (that politician, and that Gazprom guy) should be impaled!
And also, Furs should be fired, just like his brother.

Maybe Dick is inferior to Hiddink, but at least Russia made it to the final stage, while Turkey, which I think is better than Russia, didn't.

In the grand scheme of things, Russia's failure to advance from the group stage is insignificant compared to the fact that:

- we now have 90 million people instead of the official 140 million;
- currently, there are officially 4 million homeless children in Russia;
- 10 million drug addicts;
- 8 million abortions per year;
in fact, a hidden, professionally camouflaged genocide has been going on for a long time, one of whose goals is to turn Russia into a raw material appendage.

- and Russia will most likely face the same fate as Iraq, Libya, Syria (at the moment), and Iran (later) - and our country is next on the list. We no longer have an army.

I don't see any contradiction here with what I wrote.

I don't see any contradiction here with what I wrote.

And there are no contradictions. Because in some situations, no matter what decision you make, there will be disagreements.

How life is in France. I didn't expect that. Pit for LM, is that a thing?!

honestly, Russia's elimination from the group isn't a big deal, considering:

Troll detected :)

Life in France. I didn't expect it to be like that. Pit for LM, is that a thing?!

Couldn't watch it for an hour. But I can't believe that Europeans live in such poor conditions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfBc1dcSZZI&feature=related - watched this clip, and now I want to go to Belarus.

Asking Pit questions about LM in this thread is roughly the same as asking E. Titov for his opinion on the forum of Zenit fans.

Medium:

That's where the "pushing" starts, logic ends, and demagoguery begins.

No. "Pure logic" doesn't allow you to distinguish between what's important and what's secondary. This is exactly what Vic and others exploit, swapping one for the other as needed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfBc1dcSZZI&feature=related - after watching this clip, I really wanted to visit Belarus.

Some people who write in the "Tribune" live in Belarus. They can tell us if it's true or not.

Trojan brain detected :)

I can't help with anything :)

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information for those who have children.

Currently, there are plans to introduce mass vaccination of girls in schools, which will subsequently lead to infertility, meaning they want to destroy the nation at its roots. All of this is, of course, done under the guise of peace, goodness, and eternity.

All of this is being done by our own "government" as part of a program to reduce the population of Russia (detailed in the Harvard Project by former CIA Director Alan Dulles, and in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion). This project was also mentioned by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the presence of journalists from over 70 countries, in which it is stated that it is economically viable to leave 15 million people in Russia to serve the resource extraction industry.

One could, of course, say that all these Harvard projects are nonsense, if one didn't know that everything written there is now being implemented in Russia, point by point.

I can't help in any way :)

That's very bad. If you can't help yourself, others are unlikely to help you.

information for those who have children.

Currently, there are plans to introduce mass vaccination of girls in schools, which will subsequently lead to infertility, i.e., they want to destroy the nation at its roots. All of this is, of course, done under the flag of peace, goodness, and eternity.

This "duck" is quite old. Once, Americans experimented with this in Africa and Latin America, but the effectiveness turned out to be poor (i.e., non-existent), and the scandal (when it was revealed) was so big that the program was shut down.

Besides, the vaccine market is quite lucrative in terms of money, so foreign competitors are being squeezed out at the state level. For example, during the bird and swine flu epidemics, Putin personally explained that we should use vaccines of our own production.

Later, the Americans experimented with other methods - through food by releasing certain GMO products. I've heard that they are still experimenting, but the information is unconfirmed, and Onishchenko is vigilant, so if they are experimenting, it's not on the territory of Russia. However, to avoid such nonsense, I try to buy only food products of Russian production.

But in general, the most effective method, at least in relation to Russia, is not chemical Trojans, but ideological Trojans. Like the one that has affected your mind. They are cheaper to produce and spread on their own. It makes sense to fight against them, and there are already people protecting us on the biological front.

Ask questions for Pit regarding LM in this thread...

If you duplicate the request via ICQ, I'll answer.

I watched one of those interviews.

I was in France for six months on an internship in the research department of a manufacturing company, gathering material for my dissertation.
Therefore, I saw the country from a slightly different perspective. I have no idea about some of the things mentioned in the interview.

There is a shortage of specialists with natural science education in France (and the rest of Europe); many are invited from other countries. I got to know guys from a Polytechnic University, about 20-30 Russian speakers. Everyone wants to stay in France for postgraduate studies.
On the other hand, an excessive number of managers, business leaders, etc., are trained in Europe, so they have to look for work elsewhere.

I lived in Paris, or rather in the suburbs. "Paris" refers to the part that is inside the ring road, similar to the MKAD. Beyond this road are same residential areas, but they are no longer Paris. From the residence where I lived (that's what a kind of cheap hotel for those who come for temporary work is called) to the center of Paris was about 15 minutes by RER (a kind of metro-commuter train).

Housing. Yes, very many people rent. There are significantly more people wanting to rent than there are landlords wanting to lease. The apartment owner chooses from 10-15 candidates (salary, recommendations, knowledge of the French language...).
A one-room apartment in Paris can be rented for 600-800 euros per month. Some landlords list utilities separately (electricity, heating, water) - 20-100 euros.
In Moscow, a one-room apartment costs about 30000 per month + utilities.
I paid 550 euros for a room, a combined bathroom with a shower, and a small kitchen with a refrigerator, microwave, stove, and sink. Utilities were already included in this amount.
I didn't have water or electricity meters. No TV or phone either. The TV was in the lounge on the first floor of the residence. I paid about 5 cents per minute for my mobile phone. Unlike here, you have to buy cards with a fixed amount there. I didn't make many calls. Therefore, the problem for me was that they expire very quickly; with the operator Orange, 5 euros must be spent within 5 days, and if not spent, the balance disappears. Later someone suggested another operator (small and little-known) and the problem was solved - there you could spend 5 euros over a month.
I don't know, maybe some people save water; I had no need to plug the drain or avoid flushing the toilet.
By the way, about toilets. There are many public toilets in Paris and they are free. They work automatically. They look like quite large sheds; to enter, you have to press a button on the side. After each visitor, cleaning occurs - everything is automatically washed within a few minutes, even the floor.
You can drink tap water; it's very tasty and good.
Washing machines were downstairs, shared; you pay 3.5 euros and do your laundry.
I paid about 20 euros per month for internet. You saw the quality in the streams, and there were connection problems.
GR is banned there. Many poker rooms are too. For example, you could enter Parimatch, but it wouldn't let you play for real money. I played on bet-at-home and Inter Poker; neither had the ability to withdraw - deposit via French banks. You couldn't even access the bet-at-home site; I had to withdraw money through a stream from Moscow.

Salaries and taxes. I heard about 85% for the first time in the interview. Maybe this applies to individual entrepreneurs, I don't know.
It seems the new president intends to introduce a progressive tax.
I had a postgraduate scholarship of 1600 euros; 1413 arrived on my card, meaning the tax was around 10%.
Yes, there are also tax returns that need to be filled out at the end of the year, but I didn't live to see that happy moment. In the autumn, before leaving for France, I looked into their taxes; I don't remember very well now, but there were differences for different family compositions and ages, though it seemingly did not exceed 30%.
In Russia, our current taxes - Pension Fund, Social Insurance, Medical Fund, income tax - total more than 30%.

Salaries are mostly from 2000 to 4000 euros. Again, I'm talking about research workers in manufacturing firms. As for top manager salaries - I don't know.
In our case, the salary of a researcher at MSU is 10-15 thousand rubles.

I can't say anything about taxes on TVs and phones. Maybe it refers to payments to companies providing access to services? We also pay for an antenna (130 rub) and MGTS (450 rub).

Tax on apartments by square footage... I didn't understand that either; we have the same thing, we pay real estate tax, which also depends on the inventory value of the apartment, which in turn depends on the area among other things.

I can't say anything about pensions. About unemployment benefits - same, but 5000 euros seems kind of strange. Maybe per year?

Transport. Gasoline is approximately 1.5 euro/liter. Parking in Paris is paid everywhere, probably expensive, but near enterprises and residential buildings in the suburbs you can park for free.
Very many people ride bicycles and motorcycles.
The only type of crime I encountered was bicycle theft. They steal from everyone, always, from everywhere.
Mine was stolen from the parking lot at the residence on the very first night; simultaneously, the residence manager's bike was taken. They steal them and sell them immediately. But this is a disease of all Europe. People in the know buy bicycles for 10 euros and own 3-4 at once, so they have something to get to work when one is stolen yet again.
A metro trip across Paris costs about 2 euros. Outside the city limits, payment is by zones, like our commuter trains.
The cheapest transport in Europe is the plane.

Crime. I lived in an area that was mostly people who had come from France's former African colonies. Whites were 10-15%.
I didn't hear about a single crime in six months (except for bicycles), I saw no drug dealers, and there were few police officers, and they didn't care about anything.
Compared to Moscow, the feeling of safety is greater. Again, I don't know what happens in other districts.
I traveled a lot to other French cities; perhaps I just didn't encounter it.

Food. If you have 10 euros a day, you won't starve.
At work, lunch in the cafeteria cost me 4-5 euros, like at MSU, but the portions were larger.
The same stores as we have - retail chains Auchan and Perekrestok. Food prices are roughly the same as in Moscow.
There are cheap and very high-quality goods made specifically for Perekrestok.
Very tasty sour cream, milk, various and cheap cheeses. There is absolutely no kefir or ryazhenka, but there is yogurt.
Only chickens, perhaps, are significantly more expensive than ours.
Wines from 2 euros. Cigarettes from 6 euros.

Restaurants.
In a Chinese restaurant, you can have lunch for 6 euros.
McDonald's - 2 double cheeseburgers - 5 euros.
And beyond that - up to 100 euros and more, depending on the restaurant and appetite.
In all restaurants, if you ask, they pour tap water into a carafe for free.

Homeless people and paupers are many, especially in the metro. But they aren't pushy. Mostly they sleep. In some places there are even special ventilation grates in the sidewalks where warm air comes out in winter. That's where they sleep.
Well, we have a lot of homeless people too.

Entertainment.
Disneyland - entry 62 euros for a full day and you can ride any attraction; it's worth it.
Museums - 8-10 euros; you can take photos and film with a camera for free, though flash is not allowed everywhere.
For EU citizens under 26, entry to almost all museums is free.
There are free concerts. Almost every evening in one of the Parisian churches, classical music concerts are held; entry is 10-30 euros.

So go ahead and calculate.
If you live alone:
apartment - 600 euros,
transport - 100 euros,
food - 300 euros.
The rest of the salary is for your interests.
Yes, many people buy a lot of things on credit and then cannot pay them back. But that depends on whether you know how to count.
If you smoke a pack a day, add 200 euros.
If you drive a car to work + 400 euros.
If you have lunch in an expensive restaurant + ??? as much as you want.
Mobile phone, beer, wine, nightclubs, poker (although poker can be considered an income item rather than an expense)... that's also quite a bit of money.
But we have plenty of all that too.

If it's a family with a child where only one person works, then it's hard.
The apartment is more expensive, food for the child is more expensive, you constantly need to buy things for him as he grows.
I don't know if it's easier here.
Everything depends on what your job and salary are, both in France and in Russia.

In general, I have many impressions; ask whatever interests you.

Pete, thanks for the insightful overview :) I remember that when I was in Paris, I kept tripping over their homeless people; they really sleep on grates, right on the sidewalk, and it's hard to notice them in the dark, so you end up kicking them :) I didn't pay attention to the cigarette prices, but... wow, they're expensive. Regarding food, I think you underestimated the costs. Let's say lunch is 5 euros, but breakfast, dinner, fruit, water, beer... it should be more than 10 euros per day. We're currently having Euro 2012 in Kyiv. Foreigners are having a great time, and beer in supermarkets costs 50 cents or 1 euro. In the fan zone, beer costs 15-20 UAH (1.5-2 euros) per half-liter. In Kyiv, an apartment costs 300 euros. Transportation (2 types per day) - 1 euro (metro fare is 2 UAH or 0.2 euros) = 30 euros. Food - 300 euros. Cigarettes - 1-2 euros. Gas for the car - 30 km per day = 1000 km per month = 110 euros. Salary is 1000+ euros, often 2000.

Here is a good collection of posts about the internal structure of France: http://avvakoum.livejournal.com/114115.html The author looks at France from the perspective of a businessman, so he mainly discusses the tax system, the judicial system, the political structure, etc., but even ordinary citizens can find a lot of interesting information.