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Acoreana
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 Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject: Latina Going to Russia... |
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Hello! I have read your postings here about Blacks, Indians, Asians, etc... in Russia and racism and other matters against them. But what about Latin people?? I'm mixed Latin race (Portuguese/Azores and Spanish). I am told I look rather "Meditteranean" so does that mean I will "stand out" in crowds?? My bf is from southern Russia and tells me I should not be worried about anything, but after reading through some things here, I have to admit I am a bit nervous.
Do I really have anything much to be worried about??
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mister_wizzz
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Actually the risk is that some Ruzist could take you for a Caucasian girl. Often black haired people from southern Europe can look like Georgian which is not a good thing in Russia. But I don't think you will have problems because :
- You are a girl
- you will be with your Russian boyfriend
I am myself from Spanish decent and look like Mediteranean and for this reason I decided not to go to Russia to visit a friend in Novosibirsk (a Russian friend living in France told me I look like Georgian very much  ). So we agreed to choose Kiev for our meeting. Anyway my situation is not yours so don't worry, nothing wrong will happen. |
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Acoreana
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Ah! Thanx for your reply..I see your point.
Um, perhaps I should have explained more of my alleged "Meditteranean" look. I have light brown hair and very fair skin. I dont have the classic dark hair and olive skin look (I couldnt get a nice tan like that even if my life depended on it) LOL!!!  So I guess to be a tiny bit safer...I should dye my hair with blonde streaks and start to appreciate my non-tannable skin!! LOL!!! |
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bunker6
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Location: Princeton, NJ / St. Petes, Russia
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| There is no racism in Russia. Forget about it. And don't read that political propaganda crap. |
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Vet
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| I thought the typical Russian has dark hair? The ones I know sure do. |
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jo jo 7
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| Vet wrote: | | I thought the typical Russian has dark hair? The ones I know sure do. |
Yes, they do. My Russian BF has dark hair and black eyes.... |
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Vet
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| jo jo 7 wrote: | | Vet wrote: | | I thought the typical Russian has dark hair? The ones I know sure do. |
Yes, they do. My Russian BF has dark hair and black eyes.... |
I have Russian ancestors and I have brown hair and brown eyes. I always thought light haired Russians were a minority. |
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Varrah
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| Brown hair with tendency to lighter colors is the most spread. Black hair is more seldom than blond. If we are speaking about native Russians. |
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Vet
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| Varrah wrote: | | Brown hair with tendency to lighter colors is the most spread. Black hair is more seldom than blond. If we are speaking about native Russians. |
I see you are from St Petersburg. That is where some of my ancestors are from. |
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krasatulya
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| jo jo 7 wrote: | | Vet wrote: | | I thought the typical Russian has dark hair? The ones I know sure do. |
Yes, they do. My Russian BF has dark hair and black eyes.... |
Hey Jojo! How's it going? You snagged yourself a Russian?! Hope all is well! |
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sasha_shu
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| bunker6 wrote: | | There is no racism in Russia. Forget about it. And don't read that political propaganda crap. |
Unfortunately, there is racism in every country. It does take place in Russia too. But I think it is considerably less dangerous than foreighners imagine. It finds it manifestation mostly in attitude and in words than in actions. Fortunately enough.
| jo jo 7 wrote: | | Vet wrote: | | I thought the typical Russian has dark hair? The ones I know sure do. |
Yes, they do. My Russian BF has dark hair and black eyes.... |
There are more than 100 big ethnical groups in Russia. They are "Non-Russians" here, but "Russians" abroad A person with black hair and eyes is certainly non-Russian... Here in Russia. IMHO it is like this: an Irish is British for us, but by no means is he British in England. |
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