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Words of Wisdom for El Casey
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Xela
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Joined: 06 Jul 2005
Posts: 781
Location: Shanghai

PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nevertheless, regarding Chechens:

A vast portion of Moscow's cultural, scientific and economic life is owed to Chechens, so you are more likely to meet one who is polite, has money, brains, and is interested in the finer things in life, than you are one with masochistic tendancies.
Yes, Chechens also do quite exclusively own the Moscow underworld, but the chances of one of the heavies being interested in anything about you is small(unless you have blatantly got a good thing going..), and the lesser ones can be avoided by simple common sense(same goes for any mischievous Russians).

My advice is don't listen to any Russian who tells you they aren't scared of Chechens; because they usually are, and don't listen to the ones that tell you they are Chechens, because they usually aren't.
Most of the talk about them in Moscow is passed down from old ladies' hearsay, in any event, and either way you should be concentrating on having a good time, rather than worrying about police and mercenaries..

ps

If you ever do feel the need to shout out loud in English; please be sure to tell them you are from Australia.
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MrSpice
Lounge Wizard


Joined: 14 Jul 2003
Posts: 3431

PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You look kind of like Lenin on that that avatar. So you should have an easy time with the ladies (especially the ones that are older) -:))
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Anya
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Joined: 19 Feb 2004
Posts: 157

PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A younger Lenin with more hair no doubt! Smile
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Anya
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Joined: 19 Feb 2004
Posts: 157

PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Please, no more off-topic posts or referring to deleted posts or as to why they were deleted. This thread was started out by cyndy who intends it to be as clean and positive as possible, which is fair enough and we'd like to keep it that way, so stay on topic! Want to talk about anything else, start a new thread.
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cyndy22
Lounge Wizard


Joined: 15 Oct 2004
Posts: 1076
Location: massachusetts

PostPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

By all means Anya,
our illustrious super WTR mediashark heroine!

The next bad boy is gonna be spanked so hard his momma won't hear nothin! Got it boys Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Twisted Evil
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Vic
Talk Show Host


Joined: 29 Mar 2005
Posts: 298
Location: Moscow, Russian Federation

PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 4:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

He will have absolutely no problems so how about everyone stop posting some complete b/s like "he will need $20 in his pocket" or that he will get beaten up in the metro. If he comes into the train with a big american flag and yells american slogans than maybe he will get a kick in the ass - but in that case I dont think anyone would blame the person that gave him the kick Laughing In any case he is smart and he won't do anything stupid.
Vic
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