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greg222
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| Quote: | | I have reviewed alot of what this website has to offer and I may sound a bit pessimistic, but I can't help but to have a fear that I may offend others for simply being an American. |
Not at all. What you read in a few of the interviews are just strange ideas held by a few people due to a lack of any real contact with Americans. I sincerely doubt anyone would even express such views to your face let alone act on it. Russia is no different to anywhere else in Europe in this regard. |
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Ender
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Location: Ural mountains
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| Kangaroo495 wrote: | | Do Russians actually enjoy eating "Kholodets" (meaty jelly) or do they just eat it becuase of tradition, or because it's rude to say no when your babushka puts it on the table in front of you..? |
I'm Russian and i'm find "kholodets" very tasty. Unfortunately it required much time to prepare, so it happens less often that i want. |
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Ender
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Location: Ural mountains
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| PrincetonLion wrote: | It is rather politics... So-called "democracy" in Russia is very fragile... The same people and the same KGB / FSB remain in power as in Brezhnev times, - only the label and some external features (made mostly for the West) became different... (But - thanks to these "features" - I am here, in America, now!  )
And what we see in Russia is a gradual rollback of Elcin's fragile democracy to "police state"! |
These people (from KGB/FSB) are best specialists to deal with enemies of Russia. |
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jo jo 7
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Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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Location: Louisville,Kentucky
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| I went to my Russian language lesson yesterday and my friend Svetlana asked me if I liked "cow tongue", she had said this was a delicacy in Russia. She was surprised how easy it was to buy this meat here. In KY this is a common meat that is available in every market. She wants to prepare this meat and cook it while I am visiting in her home. I am not a lover of this meat, my entire family ate this meat and there were several times I went without dinner because I would not eat it. How do I tell her that I do not like this meat and will not eat it without offending her? |
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nikir
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Why didn't you say "No I can't stand it, the very thought of it makes me spew" when she asked you whether you liked it or not.
A lot of Russians do regard tongue highly and your friend was only trying to share something that she regards as special with you.
Perhaps now you should just try it without any preconceptions, you may even like it. I bet it will not be prepared KY style. |
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jo jo 7
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| nikir wrote: | Why didn't you say "No I can't stand it, the very thought of it makes me spew" when she asked you whether you liked it or not.
A lot of Russians do regard tongue highly and your friend was only trying to share something that she regards as special with you.
Perhaps now you should just try it without any preconceptions, you may even like it. I bet it will not be prepared KY style. |
I didn't want to be rude to her. I cannot stand this meat. My mother used to fix this and cow brains with eggs. I would literally get sick at my stomach when this was served at the table.
I can see that this is special to her, I will just have to suck it up and eat it so I won't offend her.
I don't know how Russians prepare this meat, there is probably no difference than here in the South. How many ways can this be prepared? I cannot think of any way that will conceal the taste. |
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saint_chrisburg
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| Just tell her you grew up having to eat cow tongue, and you don't like it. Ask her if there are any other Russian delicacies she likes, and if any of them strike your fancy, ask her if she'd be willing to make that instead of the tongue. |
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darthvader
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Ask Russians anything I want?
Question 1:
Why is it bad manners not to get absolutely smashed/drunk at a Russian wedding?
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krasatulya
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| darthvader wrote: | Ask Russians anything I want?
Question 1:
Why is it bad manners not to get absolutely smashed/drunk at a Russian wedding?
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Haha, that's an excellent question. It appears that Russian wedding protocol demands that guests get obliterated and act outlandishly. Fights and embarrassing dance moves a plus! |
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gomer
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| krasatulya wrote: | | Haha, that's an excellent question. It appears that Russian wedding protocol demands that guests get obliterated and act outlandishly. Fights and embarrassing dance moves a plus! |
Someone is recording all these fights and embarrassing dance moves with a video camera, yes? |
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nikir
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| krasatulya wrote: | | darthvader wrote: | Ask Russians anything I want?
Question 1:
Why is it bad manners not to get absolutely smashed/drunk at a Russian wedding?
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Haha, that's an excellent question. It appears that Russian wedding protocol demands that guests get obliterated and act outlandishly. Fights and embarrassing dance moves a plus! |
Yes, it's just a question of protocol.
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darthvader
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| nikir wrote: | | krasatulya wrote: | | darthvader wrote: | Ask Russians anything I want?
Question 1:
Why is it bad manners not to get absolutely smashed/drunk at a Russian wedding?
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Haha, that's an excellent question. It appears that Russian wedding protocol demands that guests get obliterated and act outlandishly. Fights and embarrassing dance moves a plus! |
Yes, it's just a question of protocol.
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Why is the success of such a wedding measured in terms of being too drunk to remember, the next day, what happened at the happy event? |
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darthvader
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| gomer wrote: | | krasatulya wrote: | | Haha, that's an excellent question. It appears that Russian wedding protocol demands that guests get obliterated and act outlandishly. Fights and embarrassing dance moves a plus! |
Someone is recording all these fights and embarrassing dance moves with a video camera, yes? |
Yes, I've seen evidence of all this! A Russian once showed me a DVD of her friend's wedding.
Forget the cable "Comedy Channel"! Nothing better than watching drunken wedding guests sing, dance, do skits, etc |
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surfguy
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surfguy
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