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A lot of Russian left the Soviet Union a few years before it dissolved. Many went to Philadelphia & the South Jersey suburbs.
Ask on the Philadelphia board & the South Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia board.
On the one hand Philadelphia attracts Russian community, but on the other hand, some people were living in America for 20 years and did not know English, because they talk with each other. In Rassian forums some advise to stay away from our countrymen, because they are trying to cheat and do not pay wages, and earn on new immigrants. But of course all people are different, and I hope to meet good,decent, honest friends.
Natalliyas..I know you are focused on Charlotte but have you considered Asheville NC? There are people from all over the world in Asheville including Russia. It is diverse and very accepting. It does have a higher cost of living then Charlotte but not by much. They have Breweries there that your husband may be able to look into for employment and lots of other job opportunities. You asked about maybe jobs in helping the elderly. You can go to the community college for 3 months and get certified as a nursing assistant which starting out pays $10 hr in Asheville ...there are also alot of Nanny jobs in that area. Asheville has alot to offer I think. Charlotte does too...I just think Asheville is more accepting of everyone, has good schools and offers alot of fun things for families to do together.
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On the one hand Philadelphia attracts Russian community, but on the other hand, some people were living in America for 20 years and did not know English, because they talk with each other. In Rassian forums some advise to stay away from our countrymen, because they are trying to cheat and do not pay wages, and earn on new immigrants. But of course all people are different, and I hope to meet good,decent, honest friends.
Having lived there, I have heard plenty of people speaking English with Russian accents. You can do what you want, but the fact is that there is a sizeable Russian community in that area & much more of an opportunity to pick up work caring for elderly Russians &/or translating for any who did not learn English in court, hospital, & nursing home settings.
OP - there is a Russian community here. The International House may be able to help you International House: Home
They also have English conversation hours to help you integrate. I don't know why people seem to be discouraging you - Charlotte is as good a place as any other. Asheville really is not good for entry level jobs - there is too much demand.
Google Russians Charlotte NC, you will get some results. Here is the meetup group for Russians in Charlote: Russians in Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) - Meetup
OP - there is a Russian community here. The International House may be able to help you International House: Home
They also have English conversation hours to help you integrate. I don't know why people seem to be discouraging you - Charlotte is as good a place as any other. Asheville really is not good for entry level jobs - there is too much demand.
Google Russians Charlotte NC, you will get some results. Here is the meetup group for Russians in Charlote: Russians in Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) - Meetup
Completely untrue...mid-level higher paying jobs maybe but entry level jobs are plentiful. Yes there are alot of people applying for those jobs but the same goes in Charlotte. I wasn't trying to discourage the OP just offering another option in NC besides Charlotte.
OP - there is a Russian community here. The International House may be able to help you International House: Home
They also have English conversation hours to help you integrate. I don't know why people seem to be discouraging you - Charlotte is as good a place as any other. Asheville really is not good for entry level jobs - there is too much demand.
Google Russians Charlotte NC, you will get some results. Here is the meetup group for Russians in Charlote: Russians in Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) - Meetup
I am grateful for your information. It will be useful for us.
Natalliyas..I know you are focused on Charlotte but have you considered Asheville NC? There are people from all over the world in Asheville including Russia. It is diverse and very accepting. It does have a higher cost of living then Charlotte but not by much. They have Breweries there that your husband may be able to look into for employment and lots of other job opportunities. You asked about maybe jobs in helping the elderly. You can go to the community college for 3 months and get certified as a nursing assistant which starting out pays $10 hr in Asheville ...there are also alot of Nanny jobs in that area. Asheville has alot to offer I think. Charlotte does too...I just think Asheville is more accepting of everyone, has good schools and offers alot of fun things for families to do together.
But I think that Asheville has less vacancies than Charlotte and it would be more difficult to serch a job there, because the city is small.
Natalliyas, I am not trying to give you a hard time about why you chose Charlotte. I would really like to know how you arrived at this city from all of them in the entire country. Was it a magazine article, blog, forum, throw a dart at a map?
Momtothree hit the nail on the head in regards to trying to become as fluent in English as possible. In my limited experiences with people with a Russian accent, I had a hard time understanding them so I can imagine that will be an early strike against both of you in the hiring process. That won't be any better anywhere else in the US.
As far as beer jobs, Asheville is a good place because of all of the breweries even though the city is smaller. Perhaps look for a company looking to expand into Russian speaking countries? It might not be your first choice of jobs, but your language could be a great help.
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