Have you been in Russia ? It is a parallel universe . Although I will get downvoted for my russophobic shit , I have to say that it sucks here . And I ' m whining about it anytime I can . Here people hate each other , the government fucks us with everything it raises taxes , cuts the health funding , freezes pension funds . The prices rising , but the salaries usually keep the same . When it snows , you better stay at work for a few hours more , because you ' ll be stuck in traffic as no one clears the roads . And as soon as it gets a little warmer , be sure to have a fullfeatured winter which tons of snow falling from the skies . The officials deny every truth in the news and say that it ' s absolutely different . Like , it ' s not us who took Crimea , they came to us themselves , that ' s their decision . It ' s not us who bombing Ukraine , they do it themselves . And there ' s much more , I just can ' t remember much because living here you get used to shit like this and try to ignore as much as possible . tldr Russia which is in Europe partially a parallel universe . Everyone telling lies and tries to fuck you .