#43 Travelogue Uzbekistan: Bygone Uzbekistan
There’s something strangely attractive about relics of the past found in Uzbekistan. Why is that?
Globalisation
There are many things you can find anywhere in the world and hey, that’s super boring. When they take the trouble to come to Uzbekistan, foreigners want to discover something unique, even if that something is shabby.
East & West
We all have our ideas of other people and places and we’re always happy when we find some truth in them. Westerners may love to find shabbiness in the East as it tells them they won the Cold War.
”Ruinenlust”
This German word translates as “taking pleasure in ruins” and is a fascination with lost empires. Ruins let us imagine what life was like in the past and show us that nothing lasts forever.
---Vocab---
📍bygone = of the past 📍relic = sth left from the past 📍shabby / shabbiness = of low quality, in a bad condition📍ruins = leftovers of destroyed buildings
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uzbekistan
There’s something strangely attractive about relics of the past found in Uzbekistan. Why is that?
Globalisation
There are many things you can find anywhere in the world and hey, that’s super boring. When they take the trouble to come to Uzbekistan, foreigners want to discover something unique, even if that something is shabby.
East & West
We all have our ideas of other people and places and we’re always happy when we find some truth in them. Westerners may love to find shabbiness in the East as it tells them they won the Cold War.
”Ruinenlust”
This German word translates as “taking pleasure in ruins” and is a fascination with lost empires. Ruins let us imagine what life was like in the past and show us that nothing lasts forever.
---Vocab---
📍bygone = of the past 📍relic = sth left from the past 📍shabby / shabbiness = of low quality, in a bad condition📍ruins = leftovers of destroyed buildings
👉@afandi_english👈 #travel #uzbekistan
What's your feeling when you see such places?
Anonymous Poll
35%
I hope they will disappear soon.
19%
Modernise them but keep the old look.
29%
They give me good memories of the past.
16%
I don't think about them.
What would you like to spot today?
Final Results
17%
#1 Bahodir's perfume
22%
#2 Kvadratillo's cat
60%
#3 Boburshox's ejector tool
#57 Spot Something: Boburshox’s ejector tool
❓ Can you spot an ejector tool in this picture?
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👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_something
❓ Can you spot an ejector tool in this picture?
❗️If you can you might win 5,000 Paynet-soums!
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_something
Congrats to Saidislom! 🥳
And thumbs up for the designs by Oyatillo and Ilhomjon! 👍👏✌️
And thumbs up for the designs by Oyatillo and Ilhomjon! 👍👏✌️
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#8 Documentary: Sleep
▶️ We do it every night, and sometimes even during classes. But what actually happens when we sleep?
❗️ Monday is for discussions and debates! Today we will have a discussion on Afandi English Chat (@afandi_english_chat) for the remaining evening. You will find the questions there!
👉@afandi_english👈 #documentary
▶️ We do it every night, and sometimes even during classes. But what actually happens when we sleep?
❗️ Monday is for discussions and debates! Today we will have a discussion on Afandi English Chat (@afandi_english_chat) for the remaining evening. You will find the questions there!
👉@afandi_english👈 #documentary
#41 Afandi Quiz: Cultural Misunderstanding
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Anna from 🇷🇺Russia and Jesse from 🇧🇪Belgium are a young couple travelling in 🇺🇿Uzbekistan. As travel vloggers they are excited to see the countryside where they were invited to an Uzbek wedding. The following day as they wait for a Damas to take them back to the city they are sitting together looking through their photos when suddenly they are approached by an angry young man.
👉@afandi_english👈 #culture_quiz
Today’s quiz is about a cultural misunderstanding in the following situation:
▶️ Anna from 🇷🇺Russia and Jesse from 🇧🇪Belgium are a young couple travelling in 🇺🇿Uzbekistan. As travel vloggers they are excited to see the countryside where they were invited to an Uzbek wedding. The following day as they wait for a Damas to take them back to the city they are sitting together looking through their photos when suddenly they are approached by an angry young man.
👉@afandi_english👈 #culture_quiz
Afandi English
What could the young man be angry about?
Piece of cake!
👍 It was indeed about the closeness between boy and girl. Gender separation (=separating men and women) is strictly enforced (=make people follow a rule) in rural Uzbekistan and it is taboo (=unacceptable) to display (=show) affection (=liking, loving) for each other as a couple.
👎 Uzbeks don’t usually mind people taking photos, unless it’s of tunnels or bridges (some Cold War / Soviet taboo perhaps?). It’s also not a big deal if a foreigner goes to an Uzbek wedding empty-handed as Uzbeks are very forgiving and don’t expect foreigners to know about Uzbek traditions. And finally, stepping onto someone’s private property doesn’t freak anyone out (=doesn’t make anyone very angry) in Uzbekistan.
👍 It was indeed about the closeness between boy and girl. Gender separation (=separating men and women) is strictly enforced (=make people follow a rule) in rural Uzbekistan and it is taboo (=unacceptable) to display (=show) affection (=liking, loving) for each other as a couple.
👎 Uzbeks don’t usually mind people taking photos, unless it’s of tunnels or bridges (some Cold War / Soviet taboo perhaps?). It’s also not a big deal if a foreigner goes to an Uzbek wedding empty-handed as Uzbeks are very forgiving and don’t expect foreigners to know about Uzbek traditions. And finally, stepping onto someone’s private property doesn’t freak anyone out (=doesn’t make anyone very angry) in Uzbekistan.
#77 Our favourite mistakes: Grammar
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Siz shunchalik yaxshi do’stsiz.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
You’re so good friend.
✅ Well, it should be:
You’re such a good friend.
❓Why?
❗️ When it’s
👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar
▶️ Please translate the following sentence:
Siz shunchalik yaxshi do’stsiz.
❌ Perhaps you think it is:
You’re so good friend.
✅ Well, it should be:
❓Why?
❗️ When it’s
so + adjective and you want to add a noun it changes to such a + adjective + noun.👉@afandi_english👈 #mistakes #grammar
#58 Spot Afandi and his donkey: Afandi looking forward to the grape harvest
❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
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🆕 Today you will half an hour to spot Afandi! ✌️
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
❓ Can you spot Afandi in this picture?
❗️If you can you might win 5,000 Paynet-soums!
🆕 Today you will half an hour to spot Afandi! ✌️
👉@afandi_english👈 #spot_afandi
Congrats to Dinara! 🥳
And thanks for the lovely designs, Dilnary, Xurshida and Oisha! 👏👍✌️
And thanks for the lovely designs, Dilnary, Xurshida and Oisha! 👏👍✌️