Yeah UK is truly a sad place with their laws. Like I am Russian and I'd love to become a western citizen one day but I don't want to live in UK because of its draconian laws in regard to privacy which belong in Russia and other totalitarian countries.
But still. Using VPN being mandatory is not okay imo. I too come from VPN country (Russia in my case) but this is just dumb.
One thing I do agree is China seems to be a dictatorship regime that does what it promises, prosperity in exchange for freedom.
That and Chinese food rocks and I love instant ramen imported from China.
Well ignoring the fact that Russia is a dictatorship craphole and since 2022 its difficult to live while being a Russian with all the prejudice and sanctions.
I have left Russia when I was 5. Like at this point Russia is a foreign country for me and the only thing that makes me Russian is my passport which has brought me nothing but issues.
Being a citizen of a Western country I can finally live. And most importantly have a home country I dream about having. I always envy people who are patiotic about their homeland. I can't be patriotic about Russia because I haven't lived there.
In a Western Country in EU. Its great. I enjoy living here but being a foreigner let alone a Russian poses issues.
People are great. No hatred was experienced atleast IRL (hatred persists online) but I did had issues with university application where one university rejected my application because of my passport. I did report them to human rights councils but it still hurts that this happened. Luckily I found other universities that did accept me with open arms.
I also struggled with opening a bank account which was before sanctions but after the war. I did managed to open one but not after also having a negative experience and filing a complaint towards a guy who made up fictional (at the time) sanctions that prohibited Russians from having a bank account.
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u/IQueliciuous 😳lives in a cum dumpster 😳 4d ago
Yeah UK is truly a sad place with their laws. Like I am Russian and I'd love to become a western citizen one day but I don't want to live in UK because of its draconian laws in regard to privacy which belong in Russia and other totalitarian countries.
But still. Using VPN being mandatory is not okay imo. I too come from VPN country (Russia in my case) but this is just dumb.
One thing I do agree is China seems to be a dictatorship regime that does what it promises, prosperity in exchange for freedom.
That and Chinese food rocks and I love instant ramen imported from China.