Pros and cons of living in Israel: how we moved to Tel Aviv
'03.04.2019'
Source: lady.mail.ru
Bloggers Sergey and Valeria (@uletevshiye) a few months ago changed their place of residence and are already ready to talk about the first joys and misfortunes of the Promised Land.
Our story is simple to madness. One day we made a decision to risk, to throw everything, to throw ourselves into the pool with our heads and turn our lives upside down, Sergey and Valeria write for lady.mail.ru.
The main mantra was: “It’s better to risk than not to try and regret all your life.” Events developed very rapidly. In June, the decision was made, in July, the consular check required for obtaining visas took place, and on October 10 we already got off the plane in a new country for us.
It sounds easy and simple, but for this a huge amount of bureaucratic work and work on oneself have been done so as not to be frightened and turn from the intended path.
Many ask about the pros and cons of life in Russia and Israel. It’s hard to talk about something global, for this there has to be a more serious time, and we lived in the new place of the entire 5 months. But there are moments about which it is possible and necessary to tell now, while still looking at things with a fresh look.
Let's begin, perhaps, with livability. Israel is a very well-groomed country, with parks, benches, jogging and cycling paths, stunning children's and sports grounds, drinking water for drinking water with filtered water, scales, picnic and recreation areas. Children and dogs here are madly in love and take them everywhere. It is absolutely normal to see a week-old baby in a shopping center or a six-month-old baby crawling on the sports field while the mother shakes the press next to the dog. In Russia, this can only dream of! Just like the roads that are perfect in Israel.
Even in Israel, they think about all segments of the population. Be it children, pensioners, people with disabilities or new citizens. The state provides everyone with great support, providing various benefits, benefits and privileges.
This also applies to pay. In Israel, for the minimum wage, a person can afford to rent a house, pay all the necessary bills, eat well and even save a certain amount. It is terrible to think what can be done on the “Minimal” in Russia.
Now for the drawbacks: there is a terrible banking system in the country that absolutely does not allow adequately tracking the withdrawal of funds from your account. Having paid for the purchase with a card today, in most cases you will be able to see the withdrawal only in a few days, and sometimes even weeks. That is, it seems to us, who came from Russia and are accustomed to receive an instant notification about the withdrawal of funds and online to track their income and expenditure.
Also in Israel there is no service. A cashier who breaks through your purchases at the speed of a turtle can eat at the same time, and then stop the whole process in order to talk with a passing friend. And he absolutely will not care about the kilometer queue.
Sometimes it makes nervous situation with the closest countries - Israel’s neighbors. For example, the other day a relative called us and in an absolutely calm voice, between times, asked: “Have you heard what is happening in the South? You have a bomb shelter. Although, probably, it will not reach you! ”.
Yes, Israel is a place where a bomb shelter is not a word from a war movie, but an actual object. They are in all public organizations, in most houses, in new buildings, there are even playgrounds, bomb shelters.
For local residents, the situation in the country is a routine, for us the terrible realities of the present. Although we hope that we will not have to hear the siren in the middle of the night and take advantage of the aforementioned location for its intended purpose. And news about 400 fallen missiles during the day will remain for us only news.
The next negative point is the beauty industry. This is the ultimate bottom! Be it a haircut, a manicure or any other cosmetic procedures. It's not just about girls and their needs. Finding an adequate master and making a haircut for a man is not always easy in Russia, and in Israel you have to go through an unreal quest, re-read a bunch of negative reviews, take a chance and hope for a miracle.
Interestingly, basically all first-class beauty masters come from Russia and the CIS countries. In this case, absolutely all services are as if a rocket is launched into space, and not everyday needs are realized.
