Most Tibetans in cities made a living as craftsmen. Nowadays, more and more people are migrating into businesses. However, their special life styles do not disappear as time passing by. The main food in the region is beef, mutton and dairy products. Vegetable is seldom seen here, especially in the pasture areas.
(June 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) In Russian culture, blat (Russian: Ð±Ð»Ð°Ñ) is the system of informal agreements, exchanges of services, connections, Party contacts, or black market deals to achieve results or get ahead.
Blat is a Russian word meaning having connections that can be used to get favors.As Hedrick Smith put it: In an economy of chronic shortages and carefully parceled-out privileges, blat is an essential lubricant of life. The more rank and power ...