“The Mongols are coming the Mongols are coming.” - by Not I December 13, 2004, Urban dictionary.
Greetings ladies and gentlemen!
When we start communication with a stranger, we don’t talk about everything and anything right away. If not mistaken, usually we get acquainted first. I believe since reading blogs is a from of communication, I should introduce myself to you. By getting to know each other, I hope my articles will become more meaningful for you.
My name is Battur Batbold. You might have noticed where I’m from, judging by the beginning of this article. I was born in the capital city of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar. At the moment, I’m studying linguistics and translation at Moscow State Linguistic University.
Maybe some of you are now imagining me as a person on a horse, breaking down the Chinese wall or something. Actually, we don’t do that anymore, last time we’ve done it 70-80 years ago. But anyways, we’ve been quite peaceful for a few centuries now, “thanks” to Buddhism.
I am no religious person, but I do find ideas behind the teachings of Buddha to be very fascinating. If you are interested in some key concepts of Dharma or any form of meditation, I will be delighted to discuss it with you.
It'll be more closer to the truth if you imagine me as a typical foreign/Asian student in Moscow, trying to learn more about languages and how to deliver ideas correctly from one language to another. My mother tongue is Mongolian and I speak English and Russian. Feel free to write me in any of these languages you find comfortable.
Aside from studying languages, I spend my time playing the guitar, messing around with Linux and hanging out with my friends. Still a beginner in terms of cryptocurrency and blockchain, that is one of the reasons why I am in this community, to learn more about them. At the same time, I would like to contribute my ideas and thoughts to this website, hoping that they would help you in some way.
We all know that my country is really famous for our history but most people don’t really know anything more than a few historical facts. If you wish to know about our culture and modern day life, it will be my pleasure to talk about Mongolia. In return, I will be glad if you enlighten me about your own country and your unique traditions. It’s very nice to be here in this new community, where we could all learn from each other! I really look forward to know more about you and your interesting stories! Cheers!
PS: In Mongolian khad /хад/ means cave; mangas /мангас or мангаа/ means monster. Мангаа is mostly used by children. Basically Khadnii Mangaa /Хадны Мангаа/ means Cave Monster.
Welcome to steemit wishing you all the best on your journey here. =)
Danke! ={D~
Welcome @khadniimangaa
Thanks for attending my tutorial.
Do a lot of people choose to study in Russia where you're from?
Good day @akrid :D
Well, since the only two neighbouring countries of Mongolia are Russia and China, it is more convenient for us to study here. Also, the education here is quite top notch and it is highly regarded by our elders. I do believe that our young people are not super enthusiastic about studying here but deep down we know that we can get well grounded knowledge in Russia. The population of my country is just a bit over 3 million, and my guess is that about 2000-3000 students from Mongolia should be studying in Russia today. I don't know if that can be considered a lot.
That's very interesting!
I would love to visit Russia one day.
Maybe Mongolia too.
Dreams of a future blockchain millionaire hahaha
That's a really nice dream! :D
If you ever decide to go out on a journey to Russia and Mongolia, it's better to come to Russia somewhere around 20th of June. At that time, in Saint Petersburg you will see the famous white night. It will not get dark for a few days there.
In Moscow, usually its very cloudy and rainy here but at the end of June, it gets quite sunny. Afterwards, it will be cool to go to Irkutsk by train for 3-4 days. The scenery is nice and people are quite fun to hang around with. From Irkutsk, you can go to Lake Baikal. That place is filled with mystery, you will feel it if you spend some time there. You might wanna check out one monastery somewhere there. That place is famous because a famous monk's "living body" is there, he lived in the beginning of 20th century. I don't know if they would actually let you in, but that place is sure interesting! :O
The best time to visit Mongolia, in my opinion, is before the 10th of July. We have the most important traditional festival, that is held from 11-14th of that month. July is the warmest month in my country, so it is very convenient to travel at that time.
Then you could go to Beijing by train, along the way you will get to see the Great Wall. Climate and natural zones will change so much along the way from Russia: plain, forest, taiga, mountains, steppe, desert and the Chinese warm forest zone. Russia, Mongolia and China's way of life is completely different, experiencing them all on one journey would be awesome, I think :P
Writing blogs on steemit and doing vlogs on d.tube about your trip might somehow help you to become a blockchain millionaire hahaha xD
That's some incredible advice!
It surely sounds like an amazing trip.
Are people generally friendly to foreigners?
I never considered visiting China, but if it's part of the trip I'm sure it will be worth it. xD
You've giving more imagination to my hopeful vacation- Surely I'll work even harder to afford it one day.
Yeah, we are generally friendly to foreigners but of course there are few minor problems like always.
Nowadays, you won't get to see them, we used to have active nazist groups in our country. Most of them were just delinquents, who would attack foreigners(mostly Chinese) in the name of keeping our country "clean". I haven't seen them for a quite some time.
Also we have issues with our manly ego. Some of our men are too damn proud of themselves that they look down on others, it becomes evident when they are drunk. But the main victims of these problems are mostly us, they only partly concern foreigners.
I guess language barrier would be the main issue for those who don't speak Mongolian or Russian :S
English is being taught in Mongolia and I think about 1/5th of all people there should able to understand a bit of English in the capital city.
If you ever decide to come by, we could hang out =)
Welcome to Steemit, Glad to have you here!
Thanks! :D
Hello Battur, welcome to Steem! :-)
Heya! Thank you! :D