24-hour supermarkets and others

you know these 24-hour supermarkets? a really great invention, especially for people who have long working hours.

in russia, you see lots of 24-hour shops, kiosks, restaurants, hairdressers, etc.

as i said, a great invention.

but in russia, things work the russian way. so even if it says 24-hour, that doesn't mean it will indeed be 24 hours.

you get there at, say, 4 in the morning and you'll find a sign: "technical break from 2 - 6am".

hi hi, that's the russian understanding of 24-hour...