A Russian woman says after a year: that's what bothers me in Serbia - I'm not used to it! Especially the prices.

Arina Dubrovina has been living in Serbia for a year now, although she is originally from the Russian Federation. She is very active in social networks, where she tells her subscribers about her impressions of life in our country. Arina loves Serbia, she says that it is a beautiful country, she is used to many things, but there are also many things that she does not like and that struck her. She emphasizes that this is only her subjective opinion.

The first important thing

The first important thing about Arina is that she never expected to live in Serbia because she planned to live in Canada, Australia, Portugal, Spain or the UK. But she is grateful for everything, from the hospitality to the friendliness of our people.

The slow rhythm of life

Arina noticed that in''Serbia does everything slowly. Everything is slow, there are queues everywhere, she can't just walk into a bank. She says that there is no rush here, they go to work at 9am, but there are already many cafes open at that time. She describes the scenes she sees in the cafes. People are just sitting, drinking coffee, smoking their first cigarettes, maybe reading newspapers, talking to people, no one is in a hurry.

She sees this as a positive and thinks that this way of life could be accepted, but there is a downside. She gives the example of institutions. "For example, if you need some service at the institute, like opening an account at the bank, which is usually open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., sometimes until 3 p.m., there are always queues," she says.

Waiters in cafes

Everyone else''Is concerned about the waiter situation in the cafe. She says she's used to something different. 'When you're sitting in a cafe, for example, the waiter notices you but doesn't approach you, then you have to wave him long and ask him to bring the menu,' she adds.

High rental prices

From her point of view, renting apartments in Serbia is very expensive.

"Double standards "

Arina also mentions "double standards" concerning refugees, foreigners and Russians. In the market, one price applies to Serbs and another to Russians. "They probably think you're rich,'''if you come from Russia and rent an apartment for 500 euros and that you have a lot of money,' she says.

Attitude towards animals

One of the things that bothers her most is, she says, the attitude of Serbs towards animals. Arina finds it unusual that people walk dogs but don't pay attention to them. "The truth is that they are very fond of animals. It seems that every other person has a pet, mostly a dog," she adds, then compares the way she walks her dog Patrick and the way it is done in Serbia. When she walks with her dog, she says, she has seen other owners holding their phones or texting with others while walking their animal. She's never seen that before. "They're not paying attention to their''dogs, and often I've seen them dragging a leash, they choose where to lead the animal and the animal follows them,' she says. Arina says she sees disrespect for animals and it worries her.

Clean streets and parks

She also noticed that the streets are not always clean, especially in the parks there is a lot of trash. The Russian reiterates that this is her personal opinion and that she has a lot of respect for our country. She has comments, but she also has praise. "I am grateful for the hospitality, there are many kind people here, the sun shines almost all the time, there are many beautiful moments, but our life consists of both positive and negative moments," she concludes.