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Do Russian Women Drink as much like the men?

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HomesoulUS Frequent Guest Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 22	Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:43 am    Post subject: Do Russian Women Drink as much like the men? I read some stories of heavy drinking of Russians and I like to know if Russian women drink as much as the men or they just sip their vodka while the men drink to the fullest?
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gomer WayToRussified Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 445	Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:25 am    Post subject: I've seen women in Moscow drink a shot of vodka in one gulp, same as the men. The women didn't drink as many shots in total as the men.
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007India Frequent Guest Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 70	Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:59 am    Post subject: Ya its horrible to see women do drink. by the bye what is a gulp?
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darthvader WayToRussified Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 427	Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:41 am    Post subject: gomer wrote: I've seen women in Moscow drink a shot of vodka in one gulp, same as the men. The women didn't drink as many shots in total as the men. Were they anywhere close to Marion Ravenwood's (Karen Allen's) drinking exploits from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981)? That was a great movie. (Suprisingly?) I didn't encounter heavy-drinking women in Russia on my short holiday earlier this year (in bars and clubs). Two Russian female friends hardly drank alcohol at all.
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surfguy Lounge Wizard Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 6979	Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:39 am    Post subject: I've known some russian women to drink
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Soundbrigade Frequent Guest Joined: 25 Dec 2007 Posts: 50 Location: Sweden	Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:16 pm    Post subject: Remember that Russia belongs to the Vodka belt (together with Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland). In order to keep warm up here, you need lots of calories. There's a myth that all drink vodka by the glass, but the truth is that in most cases vodka is drunk in companies and always after a toast and always followed a chunk of food. They never gulp down your alcohol in "private isolation". I would, btw never try to compete with any Russian (any sex) in a drinking competition. In Sweden (where we live) people (and women) drink shots "in gulps", never use a piece of meat or pickles to "neutrilize" the effect of the alcohol. And on parties, people tend to drink their vodka in a rather individual style.
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gomer WayToRussified Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 445	Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:46 pm    Post subject: I never saw a Moscow woman drink more than 3 shots and none of the women appeared drunk, just a little tipsy. Women seem to like drinking brandy, more than vodka. An Armenian brandy, Ararat ( 5-star or better ), is popular. The dried fish, pickles or other food is placed on the table to accompany drinking.
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darthvader WayToRussified Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 427	Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:39 pm    Post subject: gomer wrote: I never saw a Moscow woman drink more than 3 shots and none of the women appeared drunk, just a little tipsy. Women seem to like drinking brandy, more than vodka. An Armenian brandy, Ararat ( 5-star or better ), is popular. The dried fish, pickles or other food is placed on the table to accompany drinking. Yeah, again, recently didn't meet any women who drank too much, compared to the guys. Plenty of drunk guys (the norm), but the women I related to were quite in control of their drinking. And, gomer's right, vodka seems to be more popular with the guys. The women I met there there mainly drank wines.
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mister_wizzz VIP Joined: 27 May 2004 Posts: 582	Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:21 pm    Post subject: darthvader wrote: gomer wrote: I never saw a Moscow woman drink more than 3 shots and none of the women appeared drunk, just a little tipsy. Women seem to like drinking brandy, more than vodka. An Armenian brandy, Ararat ( 5-star or better ), is popular. The dried fish, pickles or other food is placed on the table to accompany drinking. Yeah, again, recently didn't meet any women who drank too much, compared to the guys. Plenty of drunk guys (the norm), but the women I related to were quite in control of their drinking. And, gomer's right, vodka seems to be more popular with the guys. The women I met there there mainly drank wines. That's right and it is also the case in former soviet republics. More generally, I have never seen female heavy drinker in any country I visited, women are quite reasonable with alcohol except Great Britain. Don't challenge a British girl you could regret it
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