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Asu-Ray Just Starting Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 5	Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:28 am    Post subject: Would most Russians be offended if.... A person didn't recognize them as being Russian? There are so many different people in America and I had never seen a Russian before (only on t.v.) and I thought he was an American (with a slightly bigger nose haha) Would most Russian be mad about that?
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surfguy Lounge Wizard Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 6979	Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:43 am    Post subject: dude what are you talking about?
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Asu-Ray Just Starting Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 5	Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:48 am    Post subject: Are Russian offended if someone doesn't recognize them as being Russian...like if they came to the States....I thought it was clearly stated.
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Kesha Talk Show Host Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 258 Location: Terrapin Station	Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:45 am    Post subject: very strange question
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:14 am    Post subject: I think the person asking this questions needs some kind of medical help. Any doctors out there?
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surfguy Lounge Wizard Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 6979	Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:37 am    Post subject: Asu-Ray wrote: Are Russian offended if someone doesn't recognize them as being Russian...like if they came to the States....I thought it was clearly stated. This wasn't clearly stated...so we'll just have to wait and see what Russians have to say about this
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Crabman WayToRussified Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 401 Location: Middlesex	Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:28 am    Post subject: Re: Would most Russians be offended if.... Asu-Ray wrote: A person didn't recognize them as being Russian? There are so many different people in America and I had never seen a Russian before (only on t.v.) and I thought he was an American (with a slightly bigger nose haha) Would most Russian be mad about that? What made you think he was an American? Was it because you saw him in America? In which case, so what? What does an American look like for that matter? Any remarkable physical characteristics, other than usually being overweight?
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Zach10791 Moderator Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 815	Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:42 am    Post subject: This by far is one of the strangest questions ever posted... I really don't think a Russian can be "spotted" by their appearance. Heck, I don’t think you can really judge anyone’s nationality by their appearance… Usually, you can tell what nationality someone is by his or her accent. Having met people from other east Europe countries (Poland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia) I have found that Russians have a distinct accent all to their own… I hope this makes a bit of sense...?
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danbrew Just Starting Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Posts: 9	Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:17 am    Post subject: You can spot a Russian a mile off because of the hat. And that cool little dance they do. heh heh. just kidding.
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anoki Frequent Guest Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 28	Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:28 pm    Post subject: I understand your question because I've come to US from Europe and I was always a bit startled when people called me a different nationality than I actually am. But I don't think a Russian would get offended, if not recognized as such at first look(though many can hardly be taken for sth else, they look so typica;like Putin)-I know many Russians who don't even want to speak Russian in the street just to blend in. And most Russians have a high self-esteem and don't care what people think of them. They know who they are and where they come from, f. everyone else.
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surfguy Lounge Wizard Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 6979	Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:40 am    Post subject: I usually can spot Russians in a crowd...in fact last week I was with 2 latinas and they were looking at two girls who came into the club...I said they were Russian and low and be hold after one of the latinas asked them where they were from...they said Russia.
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anoki Frequent Guest Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 28	Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:31 pm    Post subject: surfguy wrote: I usually can spot Russians in a crowd...in fact last week I was with 2 latinas and they were looking at two girls who came into the club...I said they were Russian and low and be hold after one of the latinas asked them where they were from...they said Russia. Wow! You 're good. Russians are distinguishable by their face features and somewhat reserved manners, unless thy are drunk. Of course it's easier to recognize a Russian who's just come to US than one who'ss lived abroad for years...
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krasatulya VIP Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 590	Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:57 am    Post subject: What is it, do you think, that makes a Russian look different from someone from another culture (besides clothing styles, etc)? Is there something that specifically stands out?
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:13 am    Post subject: krasatulya wrote: What is it, do you think, that makes a Russian look different from someone from another culture (besides clothing styles, etc)? Is there something that specifically stands out? Real russians don't smile without a good reason. That has been discussed here quite a bit, so don't want to repeat the whole thing.
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Generation-P WayToRussified Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 316 Location: SHE WENT TO BARCELONA!	Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:37 am    Post subject: In my opinion there are certain gestures typical for Russians. Somehow I see that people coming from different cultures smile differently. And also other things, usually Russians respond very quickly incomparison to Estonians. And even if they wouldn't have the worlds most obvious Russian accent in English, or in some other foreign language for that matter, there is the basic understanding of this world, its people and culture so special to Russians.
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