If a tourist in Courchevel looks too much like a Russian, he is a Ukrainian
The famous Russian blogger Ilya Varlamov spent the so-called “Russian week” in the French ski resort of Courchevel - from January 1 to 7, when the holidays ended in the West, most Russian-speaking tourists vacation here.
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"Birds of a feather flock together! But a Russian sees a compatriot, especially if the compatriot went to an expensive resort. After all, everyone knows: it’s not enough to just come to Courchevel, Zermatt or St. Moritz, you need everyone to know about it and envy you. That’s why you have to be in full dress at the resort so that your girlfriends, bitches, will choke on poisonous saliva!” – Varlamov writes in his LJ.
The blogger tried to identify signs by which one can identify a compatriot at the resort. These are, first of all, fur coats, although it’s only about zero outside. In addition, rich Russians who come to Courchevel walk around with expensive handbags, diamonds, hats with fur pom-poms, boots with rhinestones and clothes with a leopard or snake pattern. Our tourists also love to take pictures.
“If you open the geotag “Courchevel 1850” on Instagram, then 90% of all photos will be from ours. If a girl poses in an unnatural position, then most likely she speaks Russian,” writes Varlamov.
The blogger wonders why Russians also go shopping in Courchevel, buying famous brands there, because prices at the resort are much higher than even in European capitals.
Varlamov claims that all these signs are much more pronounced among Ukrainians.
“By the way, if more than 4 points out of 10 coincide, then with a high probability we can say that we have a Ukrainian in front of us. If you see a child in a fur coat, then he is 100% Ukrainian. I don’t know why, but in Ukraine it is customary to dress up all family members who can walk independently in fur coats. In our country, adults usually wear furs,” writes Varlamov.
According to him, in Courchevel there has been a tradition of celebrating Orthodox Christmas for many years, but during this time none of the regular oligarchs have built even a small chapel here. Rich Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians, like on New Year's, drink, go out and give each other expensive gifts.
“You won’t recognize those who came to the ski resort not for show-off and status, but for the sake of skiing. They are usually athletic, fit, dressed in comfortable clothes and are not much different from the French, Germans or English,” concludes Varlamov.
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