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vettra
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(enuff of that).. on to +'s:
*.) the Man-Woman / urge-to-Merge factor. that's a given
*.) Russia is cheap. Cost of living.
*.) outside of the hostility to strangers, family groups can be warm & friendly. I find making friends in Russia much easier than America. Here, it takes a long time.
*.) Russians are dynamic. Most people have a wide variety of interests. sharp minds. 80% of the girls want to skydive. All sorts of hobbies,
sports, opinions.
*.) there's lots of rockers, head bangers, metalheads. blends with my
Cleveland roots. I think Russia is one of the best places to do rock music outside of UK, USA, Germany or Sweden, even though most clubs and bars play disco. |
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MrSpice
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| vetta: You can definitely go for honeymoon to St Petersburg in the summer, especially during the "White Nights" period. St Petersburg is nice. I returned from the city 3.5 weeks ago. It changed so much in the last few years - clearly for the better. |
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maria_py
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| well l traveled to Russia last year and l loved it, l also have a few russian friends.. how l ended up here.. l googled russian tradiotions cuz lm about to meet my boyfriends family, who by the way is russian.. l already feel kind of russian, plus a lot of traditions are similar in my country.. |
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Odabo
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Location: Florida USA
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I'm drawn to unique, or well done machines. Russia has a few; Sukoi competition aerobatic aircraft, Altkam Stalker amphibious tundra vehicle,
Boot Runners & other tech of UGATU. CAR-BOAT-PLANE thing which I've got some doubts about, can't find any description of it, or exactly who created it. Seems I'm going to have to learn numbers, & alphabet & a few russian words to surf around for the details on the Russian goodies that appeal to me. The first time I saw a Sukoi wrung out was by a Russian Pilot flying a demonstration at what would have been an Unlimited 4 minute Free, if he was flying for the trophy. He was headed perpendicular to the ground in the fastest aerilon roll I've ever seen, then he pulled a very tiny 1/4 loop at 300', lined up exactly with the runway, and at a exactly uniform height above it untill, the tiny radius loop up. About 2/3 of his way down on the verticle line that he was rolling, I thought it was going to be the end of him. Nothing but precision, no bobbles, no corrections. |
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njetski
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I have always had an interest in this mysterious giant country in the east, in fact not far away from where I live (Sweden). Here, as well as in many other western European countries, Russia is still very exotic, only a few percentage of the population has ever been there or know anyone living there.
I was in Moscow in 1994 and it was a positive experience to me. I like the language and the kind-hearted, and somewhat melancholic, nature of the people. The transition from plan economy to market economy, and the resulting extreme class society, is fascinating to study.
One of the main reasons for my current interest is my wonderful Russian woman in S:t Petersburg. Our relation is complicated as there are children involved... but we have patience... lots of it... and our love is very strong.
I found this site when searching with Google... I think I looked for travelling alternatives, how to travel economically to StP. I find it a bit frustrating knowing that there are yet no budget flights to Russia (in constrast to many other European countries) and that the visa procedures (especially the obligatory registration) is still an expensive hassle. |
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caz
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Location: England
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| I came to this site because I cannot get expat.ru at work and I am married to a Russian. I like this site though, as there is quite a variety of topics. I found expat.ru was generally all about pubs/bars in Moscow/St Petersburgh, although it has been a while since I went on there. |
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Keoki
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Joined: 21 Jan 2005
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Location: Moscow
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| Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: What brings me here |
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| Jutrzenkapolska wrote: | To be totally honest, what started my obsession with Russia was a Russian man  |
Hehe - why does that not surprise me  ? |
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Keoki
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| vettra wrote: | I'm genuinely curious: what do you find "nice" about Russia? Is this in reference to the people there? I see things like store clerks ignoring you; customer service reps give you the smirk when they see you not get what you want; hearing "f- y-" when guys hear you speaking English; amazingly hostile babushkas. "nice" is not my first choice of words to describe Russia. *But* (Big Butte) - my experience is mainly in the Ukraine. Russia, next door, seems noticeably warmer. I wouldn't recommend these countries for a honeymoon. I thought you speak good Russian? Often when there, I wish I didn't know Russian well. ignorance is bliss.
So my question is: how do Ukraine and Russia differ? |
Ukraine is definitely "nicer" in that respect than Russia, for the most part, probably just due to the fact that the cities are smaller. The slightly warmer weather in Ukraine might also play a role.
I remember an incident in Kyiv when I tried sneaking across the just-closed-for-the-night subway overpass at Maydan Nezalezhnosti. A cop saw me, and, having lived 5 years in Moscow, I thought I was finished. Anyone from Moscow can attest that practically any Moscow cop would've certainly taken advantage of the situation to at least yell at me, if not "fine" me. So I was expecting the worst. Imagine my surprise when he shouted helpfully, "You'd better hurry up! It's closing! Run!"
Instances like these were common on all my visits to Ukraine. |
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