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[Alexandr Korol]

the Nepalese who resemble Indians appealed to me more. I could say a lot of interesting things about Nepal. Of course, the air is very polluted, full of dust, the roads are broken, and you breathe in all this dust. People spit and cough all the time because it all accumulates in their mouths. Now I understand it – I even do the same myself. It’s an inevitable part of Nepalese culture. It’s very poor, of course, but I like their work ethic – how everyone works hard, how everyone wants to earn money. I like how attentive they are. They look straight into your eyes, they remember everything, they notice everything. Every single person is incredibly observant. Dementia doesn’t exist here at all – there’s absolutely no dementia in Nepal. Everyone is very sharp and aware. What else did I notice? I really liked Nepalese women and girls. It reminded me of something I’ve always pointed out – that for some reason, darker-skinned women, like in Brazil, Mexico, and similar places, have this boss-like presence. I remember saying this about Mexican women, about Puerto Rico as well. It’s as if they run everything – while the men and sons are all slackers, the women push them around, control everything, and are incredibly wise. It’s the same here. There is some kind of crazy wisdom in their eyes and a deep respect for men. A wise attitude and respect toward men. They don’t resent or blame men for anything. They have an incredible sense of motherhood and understanding – like, yes, all men are slackers and troublemakers, and they just drag them by the collar to work and then back home. And they even wash and feed them – as if without women, the men here would be completely lost. That was really amusing to see. And when I told this to the men in Nepal, they said, “Wow, you’re really perceptive.” They told me that’s exactly how it is. I liked that I told them that all the countries of the world are just different physical layers of time, and that right now, I feel like I’ve traveled into the past – and I really like this past that they are living in. I told them that it’s wonderful to see how strong their families are, how they all stick together, how brothers and sisters, mothers, fathers, grandmothers, and grandfathers all work together – it’s amazing. Because that’s how it used to be everywhere, but now, because of the internet, it’s all falling apart. I gave them examples of what’s happening in other countries, and they said, “That’s horrifying.” I told them, “Yes, people’s brains are rotting because of TikTok. It’s terrible. I have a farm, but all the victims of TikTok and Instagram think that I’ve lost my marbles and that I’m some kind of weird fool.