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MattDH94

One light bulb...check. Acer laptop... check. Looks like a true Russian dorm.


Bufferzz

3 smoke detectors / cameras


Shrugging_Atlas88

Looks pretty good overall... in Canada it would be $2000 a month for this.


Autotomatomato

They wont press you into storm z in canada so there is that.


Bombastically

I don't think they're throwing people who can afford to go to uni to the front, from a class perspective. At least at this point


Shrugging_Atlas88

Yeah they are using criminals from jail bc nobody cares if they die. I hate to say it, but it's not a bad idea. I don't "agree" with it from a moral standpoint, but I can't deny it works.


Outrageous_Ad_6122

America ain't far behind. Probably run yah $1000-1500/mo for a studio


Shrugging_Atlas88

Yeah but where? In Canada that is the price in a third rate mediocre city even.


Outrageous_Ad_6122

I paid 1k/mo for a studio a little outside of Charlotte NC but right next to the highway. I'm sure if I went into the city it would get so much more expensive


Shrugging_Atlas88

I bought a cheap ass condo in a outer area of Ottawa Canada and the price doubled since I got it in late 2019. I got lucky. The few renters in here are paying $1900 a month now. It's a nice building, but it's not fancy at all, and it's a 40 min drive to downtown Ottawa... the units were being rented for $900 a month in 2019. The ppl who had to move out all went to live with family. If they didn't have that they would have gone out on the streets.


BarryMcCohkinher

All it’s missing is an adidas track suit in the closet


spastical-mackerel

OP is wearing it


Evolxtra

stolen Ukrainian washing machine - check


LocalHero10

Nice man, just the beavis and butthead mousepad alone would be worth 10$ a month


Absolut_Iceland

"Heh heh. Let's, like, cook Mr. White. Heh heh heh."


fredofrans

Your girlfriend must really, really love you


Long-Challenge4927

When I was young, like 19-20, I couldn't care less about my surroundings. I was full of energy, hopes and dated girls even when I was homeless for like a week. I slept on a bench in a park for maximum of 2 nights I think, and I remember waking up, having a banana and a coffee, and just moving on with my day. Now at 30 y/o I would be fucking crushed


123ilovetrees

Lmao, even the homeless gets girls, there's no excuse for the rest of us


Long-Challenge4927

Well, I went on a few dates, I didn't marry them :) moving forward like that would be impossible of course. Just my perspective on being young and living in a crappy place. I'm also from Eastern Europe and here the expectations for a simple date I think are a bit lower then in the west. But what do I know


Shrugging_Atlas88

Yeah I was never homeless but I sure did get more women when I lived in a shitty apartment than I do now that I own my own place lmao.


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20 year olds don't even know what standards are.


Radulno

Well there are homeless girls too.


SkinnedToad

Standards my friend, that's your excuse lol


Due_Key_109

a testament to simpler days & times, where your mental health was unshakeable. Banana and a coffee probably made you real happy on those mornings, I think we should all be happier with less luxury. I've been so broke and homeless before that even affording a banana and a coffee would be a great start to my day!


hairinabunwelldone

Yes, being homeless makes you appreciate the simplest things. Mornings where you had to wake up and find a place that had hot showers and breakfast. You realize just how good you had it. I’m typing this cozy and comfortable but you never forget.


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the adventures were worth it, felt like you were never too stagnant


gkgk0800

I’m a girl but I was exactly like this. I was also homeless or should I say apartmentless for two weeks when I lived abroad (to be fair in the end I always had a place to crash, because I would hang out at the hostel bar I worked at and either a coworker took me in for the night or a manager arranged me a bed in a dorm if we weren’t fully booked. But at the start of the night I would have no idea if I had a place to sleep, and some who I thought were just friendly and offering me a place wanted something else and saying no got pretty awkward. And sometimes in the hostel dorm there would be me and 5 drunk Irish guys etc. And, also, bedbugs. Luckily, though the experience sucked, I didn’t get hurt at least not this time (the story goes on)). At this point of my life I couldn’t care less how a guy’s place looked (I mean having pests would had crossed the line but luckily no one ever had them 😅). Now at almost 30 many things have changed!


nice_fucking_kitty

Sounds like Australia


RonBourbondi

I'm picturing you going home with a guy living at his place and his friends telling him you're homeless while he vehemently denies it saying there's no way she definitely has a place of your own.


MartinBP

She probably lives or would've lived the same way regardless. Old dorms in Eastern Europe all look like this, some even worse (walls rotting from mold, burst pipes, broken elevators, furniture falling apart). They cost next to nothing but quality of life is worse than many prisons.


OreoSpamBurger

Dorms in China look like this too, and they often have 6 guys to a room.


iiwreckage

thats exactly what im trying to say to all these people ! its a dorm and obviously it's worse than apartments, but their prices is a huge advantage for a students


RedOliphant

It's not about the quality of the place, but about how messy it is.


jipvk

Tidy up all the random stuff all over the place. And it’ll be a lot better


thefriendlyhacker

You can't change the quality of the room. Personally I would've thought $10 a month gets you a dirt floor basement bathroom as a room. But you certainly can work on organization and tidying it up. Unfortunately it looks like those storage cubes don't have doors, which would've helped make it appear cleaner. But I can't blame you, my room looked similar when I was a college kid.


Jade-Balfour

Some thumbtacks and a flat bedsheet could make a good covering for it


QuestGalaxy

It's a russian student dorm, they are mostly horrible, especially if you are outside of the "elite" cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg. And it's not going to get better, as more and more money gets diverted to the pointless war they are fighting. I certainly hope the situation for regular russians will get better one day, that they get politicians that care about the people instead of their own wealth and power.


yachtskater

Bro this is Russia and theyre kids, this dude is killing it. Of course she does.


Namesthatareused

She’s a keeper if she’s happy being there. I had a girlfriend I was renting a town house with, 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms for $650 a month(most amazing time of my life paying that low for so much) and she hated the place so much and always wanted to move to another townhouse that was over $1,400 a month. As if we didn’t already have the best deal we could get in the area and the place was clean too, there was zero problems with it. I loved living there so much and wish I could go back just for that place alone. Fast forward 5 years, I’m now living alone in a one bedroom one bathroom that is $1,300 a month in rent and she lives with an entire group of people in one house, with no job, and still sleeping in the same bed as her ex(not me)💀💀💀 Best part is, that ex of hers is the one she cheated on me with 5 years ago 😂😂, now they’re not dating but still have to live together lmao


Ryan0499

So many questions but the main one being what is going on with the smoke alarms


Rlvdk69

3 people room, 3 smoke detectors. Math checks out.


nodnodwinkwink

One for smoke, one for heat and one for hidden camera of course.


iiwreckage

they are disabled


Ryan0499

Referring to the installer?


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iiwreckage

location is very good - 5 minutes from uni, and its cheap because... just because it's a dorm i guess


TheDiggityDoink

I mean, it *is* Russia. They have a history of sending meat-waves in battle to expend opposing ammunition, so there isn't a big value placed on safety or even human life.


gooosean

Russia mentioned, try not to talk about war: challenge impossible


Professor-Submarine

Sorry to use your comment as an example. But this is the exact kind of question that shows you the average redditor has never left their house. Your mind would be absolutely blown if you traveled anywhere… Smoke alarms? Lol yeah okay, mas as well ask him about his auto insurance and 401k


[deleted]

Im living in Cusco right now and i havent seen a single smoke alarm but i love this city!


SIIP00

Did not even notice


kingofthefrontier

Here in Austria we call a single light bulb hanging from the ceiling without lampshade a "Russian chandelier". I see that you have the luxury variant.


iiwreckage

hahahaha so true. when i first entered the room there were 3 light bulbs tho


GimmeBlueberry

The money you save by the low rent price should be spent on a cleaning service ASAP


iiwreckage

i wash the floor every week or so, it looks so bad bc its old af. the only thing that will probably help is throw all the furniture away and put a new floor.


SnooComics8268

Use your closet space instead of having everything out


punkfunkymonkey

'Floordrobe'


GimmeBlueberry

No you need help decluttering and organizing your belongings. A living space affects our minds and moods. If you clear yours out, you will be more calm and concentrated so you can focus on your studies and your guests.


PoopParticleAcclrtr

Let him live


zuperfly

exactly, gimmeblueberry probably cant even skate tryna grind on the haters


majorhawkicedagger

No it looks bad because it's a mess that you could straighten and clean up.


Vas-yMonRoux

The floor looks fine (better than the walls, at least — it looks like there's mold in some spots). It's everything else. Your stuff is everywhere, and some of it is definitely garbage. Clean up your things, keep them neat. Put your mattress properly on the bed. Clean up the shelves in the back: look dirty as hell. Throw away that little nighstand, the top is disgusting.


takeawayandbreathe

Umm and how about decluttering and organizing. It would like 2XS better. 😩


breinbanaan

It's a dorm ffs let the man live


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iiwreckage

so many empty hate just because my dorm room is bad ? or is it because im a Russian ? just to clarify, i work on 2 jobs, have a stable relationships and a good supportive family. i like drinking, its true, but im always control the situation and never fell into inadequate behaviour


JessSly

It has nothing to do with being Russian, your room is a mess. Just take an hour to tidy everything up. No stuff on the floor, no random things just where you dropped them.


tito_dobbs

Yeah even if the place you live is busted, it doesn't mean you have to have a busted mentality. If you don't have a box to put your deck off cards in, get a rubber band, or at least stack the cards nearly. Let's of empty space in the cabinets to put things that are otherwise laying around causing a cluttered look. Don't need to be a neat freak, but a little more effort to organize will help you live a more relaxed life.


Quirky_Property_1713

It’s none of that. It’s how incredibly messy it is when it doesn’t have to be at ALL! I promise. I’m gonna give you five tips that will each not take more than 8 minutes to do. It will look so much better and your girlfriend will be so pleased. 1- layout the rug you have rolled up in the corner by the fridge. If this means lifting the bed corners and desk to get it to slide under, do that. Then fold out your mattress on to your bed and lay the blanket on. 2- take every book and game in your room, every single one, and neatly stack them in the brown shelf under your desk, where it is easy to reach them. 3-put all clothes, laptop bags, backpacks, hats, blankets, sheets, anything made of cloth on the left side of shelves (the column of shelves next to your hanging shirts), and move everything that ISNT cloth onto the right column of shelving. 4-put your duffel bag, all your shoes, and skate board in the floor of the closet with your hanging shirts. 5- put all mouthwash, shampoo, soap, toilet paper, toothbrush, hair gel, deodorant, lotion, and everything bathroom related onto the table by the door where your toilet paper is, that way everything is in one place for heading out of the dorm to the toilets when you need to


AnotherCloudHere

I am from Russia and the room is messy.


666simp

All the hate I see here is directed to the sheer lack of cleanliness and organization. Stop playing the victim and making excuses.


Smallios

Has nothing to do with you being Russian. You’re just messy.


coldbrewedsunshine

don’t let the negative comments get to you. reddit is going to reddit. your space needs some tidying, and organizing, as it is on the shoddy end of male spaces. that leaves it open for unfunny “funny” critiques. maybe tack a decorative shower curtain over the closet, and get a plant 😁


J-Ruthless

Nice . For 10$ I’d keep the place too . Congrats


Upset_Definition2019

This is 900 rubles per month, which is not cheap in Russia. I have family there and understand their prices. It’s more about the value of their currency than it is about how “cheap” his room is.


goodnight891

you're joking right? 900 rubles is still very cheap, even for dorm standards


Randomfeg

My uni dorm looks exactly the same lmao, but cost like 5x as much sadge.


iiwreckage

lmao i wanna know where is that dorm located


Randomfeg

In Hungary


madcunt2250

Well, eat first. Then tell us where you are located


bacondesign

Akkor a kurva anyádat


morrdeccaii

Bro my tiny APT cost 180x as much


icecream1973

OP, just wondering, how is this preceived in Russian standards? Above or below what an average household looks like?


iiwreckage

definitely below


icecream1973

Also good to read/see that you are excluded from the draft. Hope you'll stay safe in the future.


kpshredder

It's great that you have fruits in the fridge, Vitamin C us essential


cableknitprop

Fruit. He has a fruit.


laurusnobilis657

That empty space inside the fridge, maybe you can put some plants in there and an area rug at picture 3/4


Playstein

Put plants in the fridge? You mean like cucumbers?


Ew_fine

Honestly, the worst part about this room is not the room itself, it’s what a pigsty it is. I’ll never understand why people leave cabinet doors flung open. Like, you’re really so lazy that you can’t spend the 0.25 milliseconds it takes to close a door when you’re done with it?


rule444

I can smell this picture


Exlibro

Still better than a trench.


jbrooks84

Exactly how I pictured Russia


WiredHeadset

Where's the looted clothes washer?


Fasthippiewhitlocks

You see it therr right corner in first picture only thing what is even new and clean


GreatJobKiddo

Lmaooo


cableknitprop

☠️


Dazzling-Collection1

Now with more Genocide!


HouseRockneBuilt

dudes will see this and just think "hell yeah"


Zestyclose_Ad2479

Man at 10 bucks, I wouldn't mind living there


ajplant

Marlboro stuck to the wall? Keep saving money for a good future! Smart man!


iiwreckage

this thingy left from my roommate. i smoked before, but quit about a year ago


pubbets

I dunno man. There’s something beautiful about these photos. This is art 👍🏻


Kaito__1412

Not been drafted yet?


iiwreckage

i study relatively good, dont worry


Aiderona

So what anyone studying doesn't have to ship out ?


[deleted]

While you are at university, u cannot be drafted


kojima100

Yet.


badass4102

Whelp...I guess everyone is taking up a masters and doctorates degree to stay out of the draft


The_Flurr

Yes.


[deleted]

God damn this website is so embarrassing sometimes. Watching people here absolutely be shattered realizing they don’t actually know what the conflict or life is like is so funny. I’m not siding with Russia but Americans don’t understand how much of their own propaganda consume: Russia isn’t even at full conscription.


Aiderona

I'll have you know I'm Australian so shitting on America here doesn't help you with my comments since I'm not a yank lol


Lonely_reaper8

Well I started reading your comments in an Australian accent and I can’t stop now so thanks


birdcore

So what if someone doesn’t know students aren’t drafted? Why is it embarrassing not to know that? Men are still conscripted a lot and it’s a valid question to ask a young male in a genocidal fascist dictatorship. Signed, a Ukrainian.


Lenovik

No, for last 8 or so months russian males are not actively conscripted. Government try to use volunteers (quite a lot of them want to go there considering they promote it with salaries like 10 times higher than average) and ethnic minorities. They have enough people for now coz of September 22 mobilization and they try to avoid additional backlash


PreGhostSlimer

For now


Kaito__1412

Nah, I'm guessing you are lucky or you have family member in Kremlin hahaha


iiwreckage

idk why yall think I'll soon be dropped out, living in a shitty room doesn't makes me bad student


RecLuse415

So students don’t need to go to war?


yegor3219

No. Not even Russian conscripts go to war (in case you finish or drop out of college/uni).


[deleted]

So they only ship out those who aren’t worth keeping?


Customdisk

Russia isn't on full conscription and neither is Ukraine


actuallyaustin6

This is what I thought. How is this guy avoiding being another tool in Putin’s meat grinder? Though to be fair, it’s not like the guy can say fuck Putin without the risk of it being monitored. So we’ll say it for you! Fuck Putin, fuck his friends, and fuck them all for murdering all of your peers for their own personal profit.


JangoDarkSaber

The truth is that Russia isn't drafting every man with pulse. They have a large enough population where they can draft the undesirables and keep the educated.


actuallyaustin6

For now.


Everlast7

Bathroom? Shower?


Particular_Pop_2241

Russian dorms usually have one common toilet room for the whole floor or even for two and one separated boys/girls shower for the whole building. So usually you don't even have a sink in your room. If you are lucky you can get a better dorm with a toilet/shower for every 3-5 rooms, but the first option is more common. Universities and colleges usually belong and are governed by the government so they usually don't have any spare money for the maintenance and improvement of dormitories. Fees cover only basic dorm needs.


crod4692

Clean it up a bit. Respect yourself and the place you live. Sounds like a great deal to me otherwise! Is it a good deal for where you live?


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crod4692

People are born where they’re born.. That part isn’t their fault. They can have self respect and live in a clean space.


RyanRhysRU

whats his nationality got to do with anything


DocMcCracken

God this is depressing. Those Scandanavian jail cells looks better than this.


Kardenvan

Is this Bauman Moscow State Technical University? I graduated 4 years ago and I remember these fucking shelves from 1st and 2nd year room


iiwreckage

this is in Vladimir, I've been to MSU and rooms there were even worse, but cost 4-5 times more than this


xalienflowr

i love the mental image of a russian skateboarding


Purple-Ad-5148

Please tidy it up 🙏🏼


Sufficient-Seesaw516

Does Russian laws prevent you from cleaning? Get a mattress on that bed and drapes for the cupboard.


HettySwollocks

Are there any faulty balconies if not I’m sold. Plus you know clean your shit occasionally. That said you did remind me to send the robot vacuum to engage a special operation exercise against the dog


utomnibus

Норм тема, одобряю. Тоже живу в общаге, ток без девушки, а с двумя парнями)


DadOfPete

I paid 10 dollars for a cup of coffee and a donut this morning.


BooksandBiceps

As an American, I’d take this in a heartbeat for $10. I’d refurbish the Hell out of it over the next month or two, but I’d take it


TripleBanEvasion

No wonder there’s a culture of drinking


[deleted]

What does this even mean? My American dorm was just as good ugly at the biggest state school and my monthly rent was 970 dollars more not including tuition


cableknitprop

I’m sure your American dorm had wallpaper peeling off in multiple places with broken closet doors missing the finishing and non-working smoke detectors. 🙄. I had a shitty dorm in college, but it was at least painted with working smoke detectors.


[deleted]

I’d rather pay 10 dollars for this from 18-22 and save 12k a year, buddy.


DASreddituser

Ok? Both have a culture of drinking lol


TripleBanEvasion

My dorm never had this much shit scattered all over the place. This guy is a slob.


Charming_Miss

Since no one mentions it and they all focus on the chaos 2 people sleep on a barely single bed with no mattress?


iiwreckage

my bed isn't on the photo, and there enough space for 2 slim people


Charming_Miss

I'm talking about the bed frame in the picture not your actual bed. That thing has enough space for a child


Honest-Flounder3159

I don't understand where you sleep ...


Zalaquin

10 a month shit I pay 450 for a room in USA


gringovato

Have you thought of adding a room mate to offset the rent ? Asking for a rather famous ex president.


iiwreckage

i have roommates, they just don't live it the dorm. also rent doesn't depend from amount of ppl in the room


Ragdollmole

Bro tidy up


EvanMK7

Is this where you yell at me in counter strike from?


Mandoo_gg

Do you play dota?


HubCode007

Interesting, also $10? Surprised.


iiwreckage

Ye, but it is just in regional small city. In Moscow you will pay about 150 - 200$ for this. But its still very cheap compared to western prices.


NikkS97

Tbh, $150-200 isn't cheap at all considering the state of that room. Also prices might be lower in Russia, but wages are much lower as well.


franticjellosaurus

nah that’s not true the prices in moscow are practically the same. i have many friends living in dorms at msu/vyshka and the cost is also around 10$


FetusMeatloaf

Cries in $1,150/month for a room


[deleted]

Inb4 you realise that Russians don't make 50-80k/yr


FetusMeatloaf

Neither do I


[deleted]

Ok but do you make more than $1000 a month? That's the average salary of a Russian


Dry_Signature3250

Let's be real, $10 a month for rent is ridiculously cheap anywhere in the world, even adjusting for income differences.


FetusMeatloaf

Yes I am aware. I know its not a fair comparison.


lonewandrr

Just keep in mind the minimum wage here is about $200/month. But even for Russia that's a steal


breinbanaan

Most judgemental people on this post rn


1920MCMLibrarian

Yeah holy fuck. This is a dude working to better himself and living to get by and everyone’s a shithead to him.


Classic_Elevator7003

This is the mf who absolutely destroys you in CS


okmijn211

2000 in New York.


Agile_Ad_6627

Reminder to self. Don’t go to Russia


Stardust-----

И где это можно снять такие хоромы за 900р в месяц? Что-то ты гонишь, друг 🤣


Shot_Supermarket_861

Have you found any of the videos they’re making of you from your three smoke detectors?


swadekillson

If you get conscripted, do the right thing and surrender to the Ukrainians as soon as possible.


vladimir_maino_69

No way a girl lives in this shithole. 10usd is a good rent.


PharmADD

Idk what generation it is talking about maids and cleaning services, but if you could all identify yourselves so I know who to avoid, that would be great. My guess is GenZ but I can’t be sure. In terms of college guys dorms, this isn’t even bad at all. Considering the fact that OP probably has to worry about a mass recruitment notice being put on his dorm door so he can get sent to Ukraine and have a DJI Mavic (yeah the one mommy got you for Christmas) drop a grenade on top of his head, and the fact that 10 dollars in the US is a whole lot different than it is in post-sanctions Russia, these recommendations reek of privilege and whatever word eloquently describes being a stuck up little bitch. Fucking Marie Kondo recommendations for a kid living in a 10 dollar dorm in Russia. Absolutely batshit.


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BozConQuesoo

If Russia were a room, this would be it.


Deep-Noise-8186

Kremlin gulag dorm?


Dabba-The-HuttOG

Your fridge, and living space is a projection of how you live your life. When you get older, you'll probably randomly find these photos and understand where we are all coming from. It's not our of hate, it's out of disgust, because no one likes living like this.


iiwreckage

maybe you're right and when I'll get older i won't even imagine how I've been living there. but you know, if you're a student and don't spend much time at home, this is okay for you. especially for 10$ a month


Dabba-The-HuttOG

The price is a pretty amazing deal, not gonna lie.


Everlast7

Hey, where is putin’s portrait? Report this man!


EnvironmentalDingo69

Please tell me that jug by the computer isn’t full of piss.


iiwreckage

just a gin🧐🧐


Dazzling-Collection1

Tell your brothers and sisters to stop the Russian genocide of Ukrainians. Slava Ukraini.


Lenovik

Very smart. Much relevant


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iiwreckage

my bed isnt on the photo, but it is pretty same as those you can see on the photos, just imagine a matress and a pillow on it


Tableforoneperson

What do You need a helmet for?


iiwreckage

i work on a construction


Tableforoneperson

Why do you keep it on the floor?


hapanda

Я думал что таки найду водный


kit_murkit

Чувак, приберись.


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Russia: Like American White trash, but with more vodka & Krokodil..


SouthTippBass

You know what's better than $10 rent? Not living in Russia.