Different countries, different tastes...

[Olga_Mouse]

Olga_Mouse, no offense intended at all.  But this does seem an odd place for you to hang out.  You seemingly don't like the USA or the AM's very much, you seemingly have little if any interest in marriage, and you are also apparently quite independent and intelligent, so you could easily be spending your time searching for the right path to reach your dream(s).  Of course, this may be entertainment, and it certainly has value as far as that goes.

Exactly!

I do have one question, though of course you are not required to answer it. 
I am very curious as to the mouse in the photo, and how you chose your name.

As to the mouse on the photo, I think I've copied it from some e-card approx. 5 ot 6 years ago. Then asked a guy from another (nearly dead now!) forum to make some Photoshop magic, and to combine that mouse with EU flag.
As to the name - well the year of my birth was the year of a rat according to Chinese calendar. But I'm smaller than average... thus a mouse and not a rat.

[elliott]

a_murrican

You been listnin' to Earl Pitts, haven't ya'?   

[Daveman]

It's interesting to read the perspectives and perceptions various people have here... about USA, Russia, Ukraine... and most are both true and false.  Jazzy's comments about diversity is both true and false.. some are slaves to the notion of being different while others are slaves to the notion of fitting into the molds.  Much better to follow your own heart and dreams regardless of whether you fit into a mold or broke the mold.

it doesn't bother me a bit if someone doesn't care for the USA, or doesn't want to move here, or doesn't like the people. Hell, there are a slew of Americans that I cannot stand to be around and think the world would be a better place if a scattering of small meteors landed on their houses while sleeping. This is also true about some Ukrainian people I've met (and I'm sure it'd be true about Russians as well though I've yet to actually spend considerable time there to run across them)...

Then of course there are others whom I have a great degree of respect and fondness for in a variety of locations.

It has been said that stereotypes exist for a reason (though always exaggerated). I have to laugh when I read some of the FSU perceptions of the USA. Most are so completely ridiculous that they cause you to wonder if the people were actually born on this planet... and then again... many of our perceptions of them generate the same thoughts from the other side.

it's interesting that the more time you spend interacting with locals (not merely chasing the women, or interacting with your lady, though you can learn a lot once your attention migrates from her face/body) the more your eyes are opened to the fact that while sharing similar cultural nuance, each one is indeed an individual with many facets as well as attributes of both Yin and Yang, as are we all...

Seeker (Sphinxie) said something a while back in another post.. we are attracted to people similar to ourselves.  There's a lot of truth in this.  However, to ascribe this characteristic to any more than a single individual at a time is rather ridiculous... So painting an entire population with a single brush and color is even more absurd.

[Sculpto]

RT in its usual style says...

http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-08-18/americans-renouncing-citizenship-rise.html

[Turboguy]

As to the name - well the year of my birth was the year of a rat according to Chinese calendar. But I'm smaller than average... thus a mouse and not a rat.

Gosh, I will be you have not fed it at all in all those years and that is why it is still small.  Darn, Olga, if you don't feed your mouse are you going to feed your husband when you find him?   Doesn't look good to me.

I always enjoy your posts and am glad you are here.  I don't know that Frenchmen are too common here but you might find a Spanish or Italian guy easier here then there.  My little villiage I grew up in (smaller than a villiage actually) actually had a section of town that we called "Little Italy"  That was because that section was 100% Italian and the rest of the burg was only 60%.  Do keep in mind that guys from those cultures are considered to be very macho and hot blooded and have a reputation of not treating their women well and not being faithful so good luck if you find one. One of the advices that I can recall my Dad giving me was to make sure I didn't marry an Italian girl.  Shows how well I listened.  What did I do, marry an Italian girl for my first marriage.  We also have an awful lot of Spanish people as well and you could take the advice Lily gave someone else and emigrate on your own to Canada and Montraul is 100% French.

I can also recall my Dad saying he thought traveling overseas was a waste because this country was so big and had so much to see that you could never run out of interesting places.  I didn't listen too well there either with about 50 trips out of the country to about 25 different countries.

[Olga_Mouse]

You been listnin' to Earl Pitts, haven't ya'?   

Have no idea who he \ she \ they are - just saw that word (a_murrican) on another (now nearly dead...) forum and liked it

Has been posted by a Brit, IIRC 

[Olga_Mouse]

Gosh, I will be you have not fed it at all in all those years and that is why it is still small. 

It's complicated to feed a virtual mouse, you know? And also, aren't you guys always saying that one of the reasons why you like us Russian women is that because we're slim?

I always enjoy your posts and am glad you are here. 

Thanks 

[Misha]

We also have an awful lot of Spanish people as well and you could take the advice Lily gave someone else and emigrate on your own to Canada and Montraul is 100% French.

Not quite. Montreal has a large English-speaking population. Quebec City is much closer to 100% and a very beautiful city to boot. However, something tells me that our dear mouse is seeking to flee winter climates that approximate what she already has in Moscow  :evil: A warmer, wine-growing, region of Canada would be the southern interior of British Columbia (Kelowna, Penticton, the Osoyoos region...).

[SANDRO43]

A warmer, wine-growing, region of Canada would be the southern interior of British Columbia (Kelowna, Penticton, the Osoyoos region...).

I had never heard of Canadian wines before, but if Norse Leif Ericson in the Xth century called Vinland the area of Newfoundland where he supposedly created a settlement...and he meant wine-land rather than pasture-land as some surmise .

It also appears that Canadian vineyards are mostly cultivating not the European Vitis vinifera but the native species of Vitis labrusca and Vitis riparia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_wine).

Has anybody ever tried Canadian wine?

[Misha]

It also appears that Canadian vineyards are mostly cultivating not the European Vitis vinifera but the native species of Vitis labrusca and Vitis riparia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_wine).

This is incorrect. The article notes that "Early settlers tried to cultivate Vitis vinifera grapes from Europe with limited success. They found it necessary to focus on the native species." I presume, by early settlers, they mean the 17th and 18th century settlers of New France. The grapes now being cultivated in the Okanagan region are largely from various regions of Europe.

Has anybody ever tried Canadian wine?

Of course. This is one winery that I had the pleasure of visiting earlier this month: http://www.missionhillwinery.com/default.asp.

As for Canadian wines, one thing that Canada is known for, are our Icewines: http://www.icewine.info/ and http://www.missionhillwinery.com/of_significance/newNews_Sep08_IWCTrophy.html.

[SANDRO43]

As for Canadian wines, one thing that Canada is known for, are our Icewines: http://www.icewine.info/...

Your link shows:

The International Exhibition of Noble Wines, that in 2010 will take place from the 30th of May to the 2nd of June, is the only one in the world dedicated to the fortified, dessert and natural sweet wines. It is held every two years in Jerez de la Frontera, the andalusian city that share its name with one of the most famous wines made in Spain.

Are Icewines a sherry-type of wine?

[Misha]

No, it's not fortified like sherry. The grapes are simply picked after the first frost.

[elliott]

Have no idea who he \ she \ they are - just saw that word (a_murrican) on another (now nearly dead...) forum and liked it

Has been posted by a Brit, IIRC 

Earl Pitts is a fictional American radio personality.  He's a pretty funny guy; at least, most people think so.  He pronounces America as uh-murr-eh-ka.  His trademark line is:  Wake up, Uhmurika!  Pitts off.

He says numerous random, funny things during his short broadcasts.  He's kind of like Roy D. Mercer, who is another fictional radio personality.

[Gator]

We do not have the data, yet I feel that there are more men from Europe than the USA pursuing FSUW.  Maybe women listed with EM and Russian Euro could tally the numbers of men listings. 

I examined quickly the listings of one 'super' agency (VIP dating) that allowed me to search men's profiles. 

I searched for all men between 18-65.  It yielded 50,000 exactly (search results are probably constrained by a  maximum limit of 50,000 profiles).

Next, a search for all men between 18-65 from the United States produced about 21,000 profiles.  This is about 40% of the total, and less if the total of 50,000 is understated.


I attempted the same with Russian Euro, and encountered a constraint of around 1,850 total profiles.

 

 

[Sculpto]

Gator IMHO it is correct there are more European men than American men going after FSUW.  I think proximity is a big factor.  The lady I mentioned yesterday who has the cool website.. also has a profile on a social network where i met her.  Her friends list has 500 people, mostly men, on it.  The majority are European with a large number of Americans and Arabs as well.. mostly Egyptians and Turks.  Americans probably represent the single largest from any one country.. but.. there are twice as many Europeans if you add up the Brits, French, Spanish, Italians, Germans and Scandanavians..

Note guys.. thats one 38 year old woman with a kid on a social network with 500 MALE friends.. so how many replies do you think women get on agency sites?

One other thing I have recently discovered.. there are small agencies that have an office in Russia as well as an office in some certain town in Europe.  These appear to more true matchmaking services.. something I have advocated for a long time.  its sort of a city to city business and IMO a very good business model for a reputable agency.  Low key.. they know all the female and male clients personally and the are producing marriages..

[ECOCKS]

Gator IMHO it is correct there are more European men than American men going after FSUW.  I think proximity is a big factor.  The lady I mentioned yesterday who has the cool website.. also has a profile on a social network where i met her.  Her friends list has 500 people, mostly men, on it.  The majority are European with a large number of Americans and Arabs as well.. mostly Egyptians and Turks.  Americans probably represent the single largest from any one country.. but.. there are twice as many Europeans if you add up the Brits, French, Spanish, Italians, Germans and Scandanavians..

Note guys.. thats one 38 year old woman with a kid on a social network with 500 MALE friends.. so how many replies do you think women get on agency sites?

One other thing I have recently discovered.. there are small agencies that have an office in Russia as well as an office in some certain town in Europe.  These appear to more true matchmaking services.. something I have advocated for a long time.  its sort of a city to city business and IMO a very good business model for a reputable agency.  Low key.. they know all the female and male clients personally and the are producing marriages..

Yes, but Americans are too cheap to pay for that level of service. They'd rather take 12 trips and 2 years trying to find the gal. 

[Sculpto]

Yes, but Americans are too cheap to pay for that level of service. They'd rather take 12 trips and 2 years trying to find the gal. 

Actually Ed.. the service I am talking about is lower cost than the big sites.. they appear to have so many referrals from the particular town in Germany that they are not hurting for customers. 

[Gylden]

From here in Norway it looks like mens interests are shifting from FSU to Asia, with a strong emphasis on Philippines and Thailand.

[Dahnlor]

...and I also realized that "our country", since 1783, has no history of invasion, occupation, changing hands, etc. ...

Just to nitpick:  That's 1815, not 1783.  Remember that the current White House is not the original.

[XMan]

Exactly!
As to the mouse on the photo, I think I've copied it from some e-card approx. 5 ot 6 years ago. Then asked a guy from another (nearly dead now!) forum to make some Photoshop magic, and to combine that mouse with EU flag.
As to the name - well the year of my birth was the year of a rat according to Chinese calendar. But I'm smaller than average... thus a mouse and not a rat.

I like it.

I wish there were a "year of the mutant."
Perfect for me. 
 
XMan