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Max: Hello, friends! Miroslav: Hello everyone! Max: This is Max and. Miroslav: Mirka, son. And dad Max. Max: And Mirka, son! Max: Mirka, son, or Miroslav. Oh, green! Mirka, come on, the green light is blinking, we have to run! And today we are in Tbilisi and we want to take you with us to the tech store today. Mirka, what are we going to buy in this store? Miroslav: We are going to buy wireless headphones in this store. Max: Yes, our goal is to buy Mirka new wireless headphones.
Mirka. Now, wait, we have this. This happens often in Tbilisi, when you come into a pole. Okay, I don't eat that much these days, so. the main thing is not to get zapped by electricity. What happened, Mirka, with your previous headphones? Miroslav: Well, with my previous headphones. one of mine accidentally fell out, right there in Russia. Max: Did you lose it? Miroslav: Yes. Max: Did it fall out of your pocket, or where did it fall from? Miroslav: It fell out, yes, from my pocket. I put it in my pocket, and somewhere on the bus it fell out.
Max: What happened to the second one? Or is the second one working, everything is fine? Miroslav: The second one - everything works more or less, but with one earbud, the quality is not so nice as with two earbuds. Max: I see. So, it's not very convenient to listen to music when you have one earbud, right? Miroslav: Yeah. Well, it's already quite… well, how is it, old? Well, it's a year and a half already. Well, let's go get new earbuds. Max: Let's go get new earbuds. We're walking through our neighborhood, it's called Vake. And I love this street, it's cool, it's shady, a very shady street.
It has a wide, nice sidewalk, everything is cool, and there are tall plane trees that remind me of Buenos Aires. The only thing that irritates me is. well, it's not that it irritates me! Oh, friends, I could tell you so much about these wonderful inventions of mankind. I mean, the inventions themselves are cool - scooters, electric scooters. They're also called e-scooters. But. By the way, I saw one accident involving electric scooters right here, and overall I've seen at least five in a month and a half. And frankly, I don't often walk on this road,
precisely because of these electric scooters. I don't know what stops them from riding here, on this dedicated road, because it's a special, well, like a bike path. Of course, it breaks up in some places, in some places it doesn't, but the point is that all the scooter riders ride here anyway. It's very dangerous. When you're walking with a small child, it's super worrisome; you're constantly dodging, constantly watching. Anyway, I just don't go here with Sabrina, that's all. I'm totally for these personal mobility devices, as they're called, but they should ride on some separate roads, on special bike paths, otherwise it's just crap.
Mirka, what do you think about scooter riders in the city? Miroslav: It's complete madness, especially noticeable in St. Petersburg. I live in a more or less. well, how more or less? In a new neighborhood. Max: Are there bike paths there? Miroslav: Of course, there are bike paths, but they're on the main avenues, well, I mean, there aren't really any between the buildings. Max: And do scooters ride everywhere there too? Miroslav: Yes, there are a lot of scooters. True, there aren't more scooters, but more like.
Max: Electric bicycles of some kind? Miroslav: Yes, more of those. Especially all the delivery guys. And you just have to be very careful on the streets and keep your eyes peeled. Max: Yes. Tell me, friends, what's the situation like in your city? Because, well, where I lived before-in Oviedo in Spain, in Florianopolis in Brazil, or in Buenos Aires-this wasn't a problem. But here it just shocks and horrifies me. And one could, of course, say, "Max, you're such a coward! You're just afraid that someone will crash into you, but it's safe, it's great!" Look: you get out like this,
and because of this bush, you can't see anything at all, so you have to look here, look there, and only then get out. But no, friends, I'm not a coward. The thing is, if I hadn't seen five cases of, like, accidents involving these scooters, I would have kept quiet. I would. okay, I wouldn't have kept quiet, but I wouldn't have any evidence. But five cases, friends, in a month and a half! And I don't walk this road every day, not every day at all. I think this is enough to confirm my concerns that these things should be driven on dedicated roads. Mirka, what should someone do if they want to learn Russian using my videos and podcasts?
Miroslav: Join the membership program! Max: Exactly! And how will it help them? Miroslav: To practice Russian regularly. Max: All the information is in the description of this video. Look, friends, what we found here: this tree. I don't know exactly what the tree is called, maybe the same as the berry, but the berries that grow on this tree are called mulberry. There, you see, this is what a mulberry looks like. Actually, I'm not sure: maybe mulberry is what it's called in Ukrainian, because I first saw this tree or this berry in Ukraine.
I think they call it "mulberry" in Russia, too, but there's also something else called "mulberry," I think. "Mulberry." Anyway, it doesn't matter. Maybe you know these berries. We just found a tree here, and Mirka is gobbling them up. I'll try some too. And there are red. well, black mulberries. Oh, thank you, Mirka! And there are also white mulberries. This black mulberry, it's quite sweet, but with a bit of tartness, and then there's white mulberry,
it's even sweeter. The only problem with mulberries, and with all berries, but especially mulberries, is that they get your hands really dirty. We don't have any napkins with us, but we have water, a little water. Come on, Mirka, come on, stretch your hands out, stretch them out like this. Let's wash them now. Mirka also has white clothes, so we're worried about getting dirty, and maybe these berries won't come out because, well, berries are really hard to wash out of clothes. So, is it okay?
Miroslav: Well, more or less, yes. Max: Okay, the main thing is, just don't wipe your hands on yourself. The main thing is to let them dry out now. And we've run out of water, we need to buy water. Miroslav: That's how it is. Max: Mirka, look what this is. Go and look. Miroslav: Is this a fig? Max: Yes, my friends, this is a fig, the very one. And look: it's almost. I think it's already ripe. The problem is that it's located nearby. that this tree is located next to the road. Of course, I don't really want to, like, eat this fig, but look at it.
Miroslav: Dad, look, it's almost. Max: Ripe? Miroslav: Yes. Max: Well, I don't know, I'm not sure if this is ripe: it looks kind of dried out, spoiled. I think it should be green when ripe, but not quite like this. It's still hard. Ah, fig season will be starting soon. Do you like figs in general, Mirka? Miroslav: I love them. Max: Really? Miroslav: Yes. Max: Well, listen, great, we'll buy some. Someone already checked how ripe it is, and now it's been lying here, I don't know how long, and it's dried up.
You see, this fig is already dried up or dried out. It's plus thirty degrees today, the sun has gone out now, and we're walking down a shady street, but, Mirka, how are you feeling? How do you like this kind of weather, thirty degrees? In St. Petersburg, well, it's usually much cooler. Miroslav: Yes, in St. Petersburg it's much cooler, of course. There, in principle. yes, there are some warm days, well. At twenty-three degrees, in principle, you can in a T-shirt there, but it's okay there. It's good that there. usually in the summer, of course, the weather (*temperature) can be off the charts, but it's still more or less bearable.
Max: Phew, brutal! While Mirka was talking, damn, we almost got hit at the crosswalk, even though I deliberately put the camera away so as not to. so as not to film it. I don't know, it's just the motion and the driving style that I can't stand, I'm constantly shaking! Lord! Okay, back to the weather: in short, you don't like the heat? Well, plus thirty is. It's just that plus thirty, in my understanding, isn't some kind of terribly hot, yeah, unbearably hot - no.
It's hot, it's hot weather, but it's not something completely out of the ordinary. And for you, Mirka, how is it? Miroslav: For me, well, obviously, it's not completely sky-high, that is, it's still more or less bearable, but given that the climate here is also quite dry. that's true. Max: Is the heat hard to bear? Miroslav: Quite, yeah. Max: I see. But, actually, we're almost to the store. We walk for about 20-25 minutes, and we're almost there. And here's a Belarusian grocery store, products from Belarus, look.
Yulia often comes here with Sabrina for speech therapy sessions. Well, they're often in this area, and they often buy ice cream, curd cheese bars, and other products of pretty good quality at this store. Friends, I wanted to show you an interesting form factor for ice cream that I haven't seen in countries. well, let's say, that I've only seen in the post-Soviet countries, so to speak. In the post-Soviet countries. Or maybe. I don't know. Anyway, this is called a waffle cone, or ice cream in a waffle cone.
Actually, this thing, you see, is not a cone. Because there are cones that are cone-shaped-that's a waffle cone, or just a cone. And this is precisely a cone, because it's like a cup. Well, it's just a waffle, and there's ice cream inside. Ice cream comes in different flavors. By the way, Mirka, what kind of ice cream do you have? Miroslav: I have fruit. basically, frozen ice. Max: Yes, that's what we call frozen ice. no, fruit ice. "Frozen ice" sounds like "liquid water."
Fruit ice, yes, it is fruit ice. It is simply, well, some kind of frozen fruit mixture. Also a fairly popular form factor. Show me, Mirka, what it looks like. Is it tasty? Miroslav: Yes. Max: Mirka, come on. Here it is, the electronics store where we are going. Wow, you can buy a vinyl record player here, check it out! Damn, I dream of such a thing, I really dream about it. Uh. Which ones are you choosing between, Mirka? Miroslav: I want either these or these.
Max: Or these, right? Miroslav: Yes, lilac. Max: Ah, so you choose by color. And you already know which model you want, right? Miroslav: Yes, I already know which model I want. Max: Which color do you like more, green or purple? It's even lilac, right? Miroslav: Yes. Max: Well, lilac, purple. Which one do you like more? Miroslav: Honestly, I don't even know. Max: Well, I'll tell you this, Mirka: my favorite color is green. Will that affect you in any way? Tell me.
Miroslav: Probably. Well, we'll decide now. Max: Well, let's think about it. Miroslav: Anyway, we just bought our earbuds. Here they are. Max: Earbuds? Miroslav: Yeah. Max: That's a cool word. Earbuds. What kind of earbuds are these: wired or wireless? Miroslav: Wireless earbuds that can be charged via Type-C. Max: Yeah, charge via Type-C cable. What else did we buy? Miroslav: We also bought an adapter for fast charging our phone, earbuds, and so on.
Max: An adapter for charging our phone and earbuds. Miroslav: Fast charging. Max: For fast charging, yeah. Well, that's basically it, friends. We were told that we have a two-year warranty, or rather, a two-year warranty, or simply a two-year warranty. So, within two years, if something happens to the headphones or the charger-"charger" or "charger" or "adapter" -then we can go back to the same store. The problem is, we'll be leaving in three weeks. But I think that if in three weeks. well, if everything is fine for three weeks, then everything will probably be fine in the future, right, Mirka?
Miroslav: Yes. Max: Well, that's all for today. Mirka, what are we going to do now? Miroslav: We'll be there soon. Max: Where? Miroslav: To our place, and we'll play Gothic. Max: Yes, Gothic Remake has come out, friends, Gothic Remake. I played Gothic, the first Gothic: it was, I don't remember, 2000 or. I don't remember exactly. But, anyway, I was exactly Miroslav's age, yes, at the time. And now, twenty-five years later, a remake of my favorite game has been released, and we're going to play Gothic and, yes, wait out the heat.
Well, friends, see you in the next video. Join the membership program! Bye-bye! Miroslav: Ciao!
