[FunkPumpkin]

Originally Posted by himpula ↗

Sure, alcoholism is a big problem in Russia, and pretty much in every post-Soviet country. What you need to consider watching these videos, is that a big percentage of Russians have dashcams on their cars, which creates illusion of availability, as it is named in psychology. Meaning, as many people have such cameras on their cars, there will also be more material available, which creates an illusion that one comes across stuff like this every day in Russia. Myself, I have witnessed such only once while in Russia.

What comes to fighting, sure it happens, but where doesn't? Russia is still safer place to live than USA.

Russia is safer for you than for me, because I am admittedly ignorant of current everyman life in Russia and it's western neighbors. Same might go for you here in the US, as I'm a native. But I bet you'd find it pretty easy here; most former Soviets I've met here adapt very well (and were all great people. And I say "former Soviet" because I never asked specifically where they came from. When I first saw them, I was told by co-workers that they were "Russian", but who knows.)

If nothing else, all the Russian-and-neighbor dashcam vids inspired me to get a good dashcam myself. Chances are slim that I'll ever get any good footage (as I live in a rural area), but at least I'm recording at 720p/30fps in case it happens.