Saint Petersburg Local Custom Tips by emilienoelle

Almost all of the local people I met in St. Petersburg were very friendly and very helpful They seem to be especially interested in Americans and American culture. Many of the younger people we saw were wearing t-shirts that said things that made no sense in English, shirts that were obviously badly translated by some local manufacturer. Many of the local people, however, are also very poor, and will do anything for US $. There are beggars and people peddling items everywhere, especially in places where tourists congregate.

Another thing that I thought was pretty cool was what happened when we arrived at the sea port by ship: the city dispatched a brass band to play on the docks for us. They were great, and kind of hilarious. They played "When the Saints Come Marching In" and managed to make it sound, well, Russian. I will never forget it.

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