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La bicicletta in Russia
Negli ultimi 30 anni la tutela dell’ambiente e’ diventata la questione cruciale per tutto il mondo. Per proteggere la natura si prendono tanti provvedimenti: la raccolta differenziata dei rifiuti, l’incremento delle zone pedonali e delle zone verdi, le piste ciclabili. E uno dei metodi che possono aiutare l’ambiente e’ usare la bicicletta a posto di macchina, perche’ la bicicletta e’ il mezzo di trasporto piu’ ecologico in assoluto. Ma ancora oggi in Russia questo mezzo e’ poco apprezzato. Vediamo quali possono essere i motivi.
In tutto il mondo la Russia e’ famosa per il suo freddo. Nella parte centrale del paese le temperature medie scendono sotto zero nei primi di ottobre per alzarsi solo all’inizio di aprile. Le temperature invernali nel Nord della Russia arrivano ai 50 gradi sotto zero. Come risultato, noi russi possiamo usare la bicicletta solo tre-quattro mesi all’anno. Il resto dell’anno la macchina rimane l’unico mezzo di trasporto possibile per spostarsi in citta’ senza rischiare di ammalarsi o scivolare sul ghiaccio.
Il secondo problema del mio paese e’ le sue dimensioni. Il territorio che occupa la Federazione Russa e’ talmente vasto che occorrono circa 9 ore di aereo per arrivare da Vladivostok a Kaliningrad. Tra l’altro le citta’ russe sono spesso grandi e compiono centinaia di migliaia di abitanti. Arrivare da una parte della citta’ all’altra in bicicletta potrebbe essere una grande fatica e potrebbe occupare troppo tempo. Non si dimentichi pero’ che le piste ciclabili esistono solo nelle grande citta’ con popolazione superiore ai 500 mila abitanti. Per questo nelle citta’ piu’ piccole un ciclista sara’ costretto a usare le strade riservate per macchine.
Per concludere possiamo dire che in Russia e’ improbabile che la bicicletta diventi un mezzo di trasporto popolare nonostante la sua leggerezza e prezzo basso. Le distanze troppo lunghe, il freddo e la mancanza delle piste ciclabili rendono impossibile l’uso di bicicletta nel mio paese.
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Why I learn Italian
Two years ago I started to learn Italian. These are three reasons why I decided to learn this language.
1. Musicality. Italian is a “musical language”. It’s a language that is pleasant to hear. Many many years ago I heard a song in Italian and I literally fell in love with that. Besides, opera is entirely an Italian creation. This language is considered ideal for singing.
2. Travelling. I go to Italy every year but the problem is that Italians don’t speak English. Of course, if you are traveling in the tourist cities, you won't have any problem. In smaller towns, English is not as common. I think it’s very rude to not learn politeness phrases in the language of the country you visit. I’ve also noticed that Italians are a little more patient with non-native speakers, because they don’t expect them to speak good Italian.
3. Beauty. Italy is full of beauty – nature, architecture, art. I find it amazing that I can watch the best Italian movies in the original language. This makes a language lesson a real pleasure.
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What are the bad things about Italy?
I love Italy. This is one of my favorite countries. The country of beautiful landscapes, delicious food, history and art, architecture and language that sounds like music. But now I would like to talk about three things I don’t like in Italy.
1. Italian men. Many Italian guys are convinced that foreign girls are “easy”. Italian men stare at you on the street and greet you with “Ciao, bella!”. But don’t think they are serious. In fact, they are only looking for a one-night stand.
2. Public transport. Moving around in Italy with public transport is always problematic. You’ll never know when you’ll reach your destination. Transport strikes are common, even if they tend to be announced in advance.
3. Siesta. In Italy you can’t eat when you’re hungry. All the restaurants and bars are open only at a specific time. For example, you can have lunch only from 1 till 3 p.m. and you can have dinner only from 7 till 10 p.m. If you’re hungry at about 5 p.m. you can only drink some coffee or eat an ice-cream. You have to plan your grocery shopping in advance because everything is closed.
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My story
Hello everybody! I hope you're having a good day today. My name is Julia and this is my first note on Italki. I live in Yaroslavl, it's a small but beautiful town near Moscow. I'm an economics graduate but now I'm on maternity leave. I have three kids, three boys. They are eleven, seven years old and the last one has only 11 months.
I've been studying English for about two years at school (because there was always a big problem with English teachers) and for three years at the university. After graduating from the university I haven't studied English at all. I was studying French, Italian, Greek, but now I've decided to concentrate on my English because I really like this language. So after all those years this is the first time I write something in English and it's quite a challenge for me.
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