Russians and Cars An American tourist is visiting Russia, and he's talking with a Russian about the fact that not many people in Russia own cars. American: "I can't believe you don't have cars here! How do you get to work?" Russian: "We take the bus, or the subway. We have public transportation everywhere." A: "Well, how do you go on vacations?" R: "We take the train." A: "Well, what if you want to go abroad?" R: "We don't ever want go abroad." A: "Well, what if you really HAVE to go abroad?" R: "We take tanks."