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MOSCOW THE UGLY: FROM NUISSANCES TO DANGERS TO OUTRIGHT HORRORS

In addition to its entertainment value, part of which is the fun I derive from scaring your, this page is also intended to warn you of very real dangers.

		Perverts who enjoy inflicting fear on others made a sizeable percentage if not of the population then of Uncle Pasha's office.
		Watch your head. Watch your feet.
	[open manhole]
		Motor vehicles have the right of way. Here we see a group of schoolchildren on their way to the Kremlin tour runnning - and being urged to do so by their three attendants - across the road at a designated pedestrian crossings. Realistically, traffic is the biggest danger here.
		Avalances are a part of life here and snow and ice falling down from rooms is perhaps the greatest danger facing a pedestrian. The sign proclaims: "Snow falling from roof. No parking."
	[criminal type faces: thug, scam artist, "friend", charming woman...]	Robbers
	[photo of "ugly" cops]	Cops. Unless you are the type who attracts trouble the police will leave you alone and come to your rescue if needed. Still, I am hearing periodic reports of people getting into trouble. Most of these stories involve drinking questionable beverages in places and with people one would do well to avoid, speaking of which, I invite you to see my Beer i Vodka page
	[dog poop]
	[washroom]
	[ambulance and cemetery]	On the positive side, emergency care is free, and you can get yourself buried or cremated for less than $500.

 

 

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