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CruisingRam

I had a friend- she came over on a fiance visa about 2 years ago- actually, closer to 3 years ago, maybe slightly more- and I lost contact with her. - and she lived about a 8 hour bus ride from Kazan. Do you have some kind of national directory for Russians to locate them- I used to have more info on her- but I have lost it- she was a nanny to our children, and I wanted to see how she was doing after having to go back. Send her a couple of bucks or something if she is having a hard time.

She was very helpful to me and my family in a time of need- and I am ashamed I lost contact with her.

I wish to make amends- any help?

Fire_Goddess · Guest

Oh no, you stay away from this woman, we all know you are on the rebound and looking for comfort! Shame on you

CruisingRam · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:06 am Post subject:

No- actually, her name came up in conversation wtih my ex mother in law- apparently she got married and had a baby or something - but we lost contact with her to even congradulate her- and she was very helpful to us without going into boring and personal details LOL

Fire_Goddess · Guest

Then how come your ex mother in law does not have this womans contact details since she was some how able to find out the woman had a baby?

CruisingRam · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:47 am Post subject:

A friend of a friend kinda thing- may even be a rumour- that was how the conversation started- might not even be true kinda thing.

I just don't think there is an equivilent of a 411 in Russia eh?

I kinda posted this subject as a lark anyway- I write my cousin in law in Russia all the time, and I am heading over there again to take the kids to see their great grandparents and grandfather plus thier cousins etc in August- and I keep forgetting to mention this to my cousin- I just keep remembering it when I am at work, where many sites are blocked, instead of when I am chatting on line with my cousin in law.

My cousin in law and aunt in law are still business partners of mine, and my grandfather in law is a close friend as well.

Kinda Jerry Springer I suppose- but sometimes I get information about Russia on boards like this one, and even boards NOT like this one- that is more useful than the stuff I get straight from the region.

Take the business stuff- my cousin is young- so I am starting to be able to make him think "outside the box" more about business in Russia-

I don't know even how to explain it, and will probably do a horrible job, and will get flamed for it-

BUT- my opinions Russians give up easily and are discouraged by failure more than Americans- where the stigmata of failure is perhaps not so great?

So sometimes, when it seems I am asking a simple question, they say something like "oh, it is impossible"- and I ask "did you try" and they said "no, many poeple have tried, they all failed"- and I say "did YOU try"

and then they give me this puzzled look LOL

vitalsigns · Lounge Wizard Joined: 25 Dec 2004 Posts: 2784

The angry CruisingRam didn't like my little essay so no need to have it here.

CruisingRam · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:36 am Post subject:

I am sorry to be crude- and there are many well thought out replies here- but does any body know a god damned thing about contacting someone they have lost contact with in Russia? Do they have the equivilent of a 411, or poeple look up?

Fire_Goddess · Guest

Shock Shock Horror Horror Shock Shock Horror! Laughing

vitalsigns · Lounge Wizard Joined: 25 Dec 2004 Posts: 2784

CruisingRam · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:31 pm Post subject:

choo-choo paruskie?

vitalsigns · Lounge Wizard Joined: 25 Dec 2004 Posts: 2784

Jade · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:38 pm Post subject:

CruisingRam · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:56 pm Post subject:

vitalsigns · Lounge Wizard Joined: 25 Dec 2004 Posts: 2784

Jade · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:11 pm Post subject:

Oh yeahh, there is a "people search" in www.whitepages.rin.ru., but you have to buy a membership first.