**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sat Sep 30 03:00:01 2017 Sep 30 07:43:38 munch... Sep 30 17:28:31 slapin: been a while ... Sep 30 17:28:43 slapin: do you still live in st petersborough ? Sep 30 17:28:47 *ahem* Sep 30 21:42:08 Marex: yep Sep 30 21:42:19 Marex: long time no see Sep 30 21:46:51 Marex: btw, are you still in Prague? Sep 30 21:52:44 slapin: Ja Sep 30 21:52:47 errr Sep 30 21:52:50 slapin: yes Sep 30 21:53:02 slapin: you coming for ELCE ? Sep 30 21:53:12 slapin: does Linux Piter conference sound familiar ? Sep 30 21:56:40 Marex: yes, but I will pass (too expensive for me now) Sep 30 21:57:44 I currently grounded too well (with 2 kids) so I won't be able to travel much for about a year Sep 30 21:58:25 but if you will arrive to the conference I could meet you here, drinks on me. Sep 30 21:59:22 also you might save on the hotel Sep 30 22:00:49 slapin: vodka again ? :) Sep 30 22:00:59 slapin: I still have the hack&dev bottle stashed at home Sep 30 22:01:56 if you arrive you could almost drown yourself in vodka or whatever you prefer, knowing current euro exchange rate Sep 30 22:03:17 lol Sep 30 22:03:25 slapin: congrats to the kids btw Sep 30 22:04:31 I could show you some places where you don't have to look human... :) or if you prefer there are some places made for rich people where they get upset if you visit wearing jeans (I so like to troll them) Sep 30 22:04:59 there are also normal bars cafes and great museums too, though Sep 30 22:06:19 slapin: I can imagine :) Sep 30 22:07:43 so I could show you places, drink you dead, so I'd really look forward to it! Sep 30 22:08:06 hmmmm, decisions decisions Sep 30 22:08:46 slapin: do people speak english there or is russian mandatory ? Sep 30 22:10:56 well, Linux Piter is told to be English-language conference, so I think English is enough. If you want to wander around, just check you have SPb map in your nav app, most street names and important places are doubled in English (though transcription is weird sometimes) and there is a lot of people who can help navigating in English Sep 30 22:11:14 don't get too far from safe places and you will be good Sep 30 22:11:49 i.e. don't go do forest in trunk of the car Sep 30 22:12:14 slapin: errr, safe places ? :) Sep 30 22:12:30 basically SPb is safe and full of tourists, so you will not have much trouble Sep 30 22:12:54 there are some unsafe parts of city, but you can't get there by accident Sep 30 22:13:12 also unsafe != there is gang war there or something Sep 30 22:13:38 it is quite common sense for any big city Sep 30 22:14:47 unsafe = big park areas at night, port region at night (when dark), some far north and far south-west parts of city and industrial parts Sep 30 22:15:28 slapin: so uh, what does it mean if it's unsafe ? Sep 30 22:15:48 but you're safe there if you don't attract attention (do not go wit huge camera hanging from your neck singing loud drunk song) Sep 30 22:15:48 someone will abduct me and stage me for some iffy porn ? :) Sep 30 22:16:21 think ... pulp fiction ? Sep 30 22:18:07 well, in general you get robbed, phones "lost", nothing fancy. Just crowded around by normal-looking crowd and one of them politely asks you for whatever you have, so you give that to them and they let you go Sep 30 22:18:51 slapin: and if I don't ? They find me in a year or two or not at all ? :) Sep 30 22:20:02 in general, for my whole life here (I leved in such unsafe areas as rent is cheap there) I was neve robbed here (just had a phone stolen in crowded bus), but I'm native here and generally do not attract attention, and never sleep drunk on street. Sep 30 22:20:29 so the less you attract attention, the less fun your adventure will be. Sep 30 22:20:51 s/leved/lived/g Sep 30 22:21:30 I think the common sense of life in big city will safeguard you here without problems Sep 30 22:23:01 The city is full of tourists, it is not Bogota Sep 30 22:24:07 and even not Mexico city. Basically it is safe if you don't do stupid things and intense bad luck impact. Sep 30 22:25:39 with me you will be safe * 100 so we could travel to some interesting places without any fun spoiled Sep 30 22:27:14 hehehe :) Sep 30 22:27:33 slapin: thanks, I'm think about the conference again **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun Oct 01 03:00:01 2017