IN 2003 I came to Russia for exploration. Before that, the last time I was in the Russian Federation, rather, then still the USSR, was in 1990 year. First I went to Moscow for a week. One day I decided to go to museums and zoos. To begin with, I went to the Moscow Kremlin, I go to the checkout, and there are price tags — citizens of Russia so many (I don't remember now, but the amount is minimal), and a hundred times more expensive for foreigners. I envied the citizens of Russia and asked for a more expensive ticket. Somehow, even the thought did not arise that he could pass for a citizen of Russia and save on it. All in all, was still inexperienced, spoiled by European consciousness. Cashier, certainly, at first I was speechless, but then I asked again — do i really want to buy such an expensive ticket, after all, Russian speech without an accent, plus not a Negro and not an Indian skin color, as if, imply a cheaper ticket, but since I confidently explained that she sees in front of her a citizen of Lithuania, then the cashier had no choice but to write an expensive ticket.
A week later I moved to St. Petersburg. I decided to go to the Hermitage. Getting in, and there is also a division of tickets for citizens and foreigners, also with a significant difference in price. But, Interestingly, to this moment, during your stay in Russia, my mentality, after all, began to change little by little. Doubts began to creep in, and whether I am acting correctly and expediently, overpaying for tickets. And this time I cheated. I went to the cashier and, pretending, I can't figure out the price tags, pretended to be a hose and asked directly and frankly: `` How much does the ticket cost??". She, naturally, named the figure, which corresponds to the cost of the ticket for citizens of Russia and I paid this amount. It turned out that I, no matter how innocent, because the cashier herself announced the amount. This was my first experience in Russia of using cunning for personal gain..
