#AboutRussia
Some info on Russia a day, keeps doctor away.
AboutPart 5.
This one is important to understand. Russia is a particularistic society, meaning personal relations have more importance than rules, and individuals are valued for their unique personal importance.
It's quite different from where I'm from, where rules are often above personal relations. Russians will not call a bylaw enforcement if their neighbor with whom they have a good relationship decides to park a commercial boat on the property. Their relationship is above the rules.
Russians have a cultural tendency to trust anyone they know on the basis of familiarity. Meanwhile, they may show limited trust towards strangers until they have formed a personal relationship. This means Russians often have a strong compulsion to try and form personal relationships with strangers in order to build familiarity and, thus, trust in any social environment – be it private or professional.
Here, in Northern America, we tend to keep some distance, and see this compulsion as pushy. This is why most Russians don't trust Westerners.
Showing camaraderie and willingness to bend the rules for someone builds trust and solidifies friendships. It's thought that being too cold and conscientious or too law-abiding (by sacrificing friendship) is like having no human touch at all.
* Some material was taken (*edited) from The Cultural Atlas, Australia.
** It's easy to fall into the trap of generalization. Thus, I would like to emphasize that I am covering the dominant society.
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#AboutRussia 🍎 Some info on Russia a day, keeps doctor away. About 🇷🇺 Part 5. This one is important to understand. Russia is a particularistic society, meaning personal relations have more importance than rules, and individuals are valued for their unique personal importance. It's quite...
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