{"id":40,"date":"2010-03-19T10:46:01","date_gmt":"2010-03-19T10:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/blog\/?p=40"},"modified":"2011-05-11T06:20:01","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T06:20:01","slug":"5-tips-on-following-russian-customs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/blog\/russia-visa\/5-tips-on-following-russian-customs\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips on Following Russian Customs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The previous <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/russia-visa.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Russia visa<\/a><\/strong> blog post gave advice on the don\u2019ts  when travelling to Russia.  This blog post gives tips on the dos. Following these simple tips shall ensure  that getting on well with the Russians is as easy as getting your Russia visa  using the services of <!--more--> Rapid visas.<\/p>\n<p>1. Take off Your Shoes when visiting the homes of Russian people: It is  Russian custom to remove your shoes when visiting peoples homes in Russia. This  applies across the country. It is often normal to remove this in the entry way  to the houses.\u00a0 Its is often not normal to put feet on tables and also  furniture. Taking your shoes of in the house shall ensure that you impress your  Russia  visa guests immediately.<\/p>\n<p>2. Take a present, can also be said to be a universal act, although none  more so then in Russia  itself. Your gift can be something small, which shall ensure the Russian hosts  to remember you by., often wooden sculptures or objects to put in the house are  normal. It is better to buy the gifts once your Russia visa has been issued.  Another great gift is flowers, although ensure that an odd number are taken.<\/p>\n<p>3. Don\u2019t Expect a Home Tour of the Premises; this custom is often the norm  in many western households. The Russian visa applicant should not expect to be  given a touring tour of the place, as the home of a Russian is a private affair  and they prefer to keep it like that.<\/p>\n<p>4. Avoid Conversations that revolve around politics. This can be said for  most cultures, although considering the ties between Russia  and either the states of the UK,  this is best avoided. Also avoid stating any views or especially criticism on  the Russian visa leaderships.<\/p>\n<p>5. Stay in touch with your new friends is a key doing tip, because at the  core of it, Russians are a very warm hearted culture, and once they see you as  a friend, then they truly do mean it. Remember that revisiting your new Russian  friends is easy if you decide to obtain your Russian visa via rapid visa.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully this Russia  visa blog post has proved useful, but fore more information on obtaining your Russia visa, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">India visa<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">China visa<\/a><\/strong>,  then please contact us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The previous Russia visa blog post gave advice on the don\u2019ts when travelling to Russia. This blog post gives tips on the dos. Following these simple tips shall ensure that getting on well with the Russians is as easy as getting your Russia visa using the services of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-russia-visa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rapid-visas.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}