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Foreign football fans are fascinated with Russian kindness and hospitality

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Foreign football fans are fascinated with Russian kindness and hospitality


25.06.2018

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Foreign football fans that came to the FIFA World Cup-2018 adore Russia. Guests from Panama said they love it here because Russia is beautiful, and the people are kind and nice-looking. Panama team played with UK team in Nizhny Novgorod. They were excited by the great architecture and magnificent Kremlin that dates back to 1500, TASS reports.  

Foreigners are fascinated by Russian people who are always ready to help. Russian people stand out with their kindness. Panamanians are surprised with weather: since Russia is believed to be the Northern country, Southern guests feared to freeze. However, now it's warm like at their home.

One football fan from US is very positive of the Russian trip. He came to our country and was very glad not only with organisation of the Mundial, but with relations between people. The fan has underlined that everything came out much more positive than he has expected. The American said that he's eager to check out local sights and taste the national food. 

Michaela Patricia from Ecuador came to Russia with all her family. She is excited with the kindness of Russian people and their readiness to help foreigners. She was very glad when locals helped them telling the way. One young person gave them a lift with his car. “We are impressed because we didn't expect such hospitality,” said Michaela Patricia. 

Justin Alley from UK is so excited with the Tatarstan capital that he wants to stay in Kazan and open a tourist office there. He has been at the FIFA World Cup six times and he has what to compare with. Justin noted that the match in Kazan is the best he's ever visited. The UK gust has stressed said that he didn't pay attention to anti-Russian propaganda in British media before the Mundial.

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