Russia is HELL! Women are desperate to get out!

[OlgaH]

Here is a cultural poll question:

In which country can you see a bear on the city street?
a) Russia
b) USA


http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_20545090/boulders-famous-bear-killed-u-s-36

Mies, how about elks? 

[Eduard]

You can have this job

am I a RW now??? 

[Gator]

Here is a cultural poll question:

In which country can you see a bear on the city street?
a) Russia
b) USA

I do not know what this has to do with the price of eggs, but I will bite.  BTW, I have seen wild moose in the city of Moscow (but not on the street).  And being a nature boy, I consider that  wonderful.  On the streets of Moscow I once saw a huge rat (or maybe a normal rat with a thick coat of winter fur). 
 
My own house is in the city limits of Tampa, and I occasionally see boar and bobcats on my driveway, plus an alligator or two (little ones, less than 2m), and deer almost every day.  Once a friend saw a panther (cougar) slinking behind my house.    But the most intriguing creature of all witnessed here is the  RW, especially when sunbathing beside the pool.  It causes all the golfers to slow down.
 
So?

[mies]

It causes all the golfers to slow down.

wonderful 

[OlgaH]

I enjoy the wild life around.

[mies]

Also in New York at the NYSE on Wall Street, next to the Bull :

Thank you, Sandro! Thanks to you I read a nice article about this statue: http://www.peeniewallie.com/2008/11/obama-vows-to-r.html

the photo work is almost as good as http://dirty.ru/comments/344210 

[pitbull]

am I a RW now??? 

Well, you said "posters", not "male posters" 

[Eduard]

Well, you said "posters", not "male posters" 

I thought this was supposed to be the forum's FSU women judging... can I be one of the girls? 

[mies]

Mies, how about elks? 

Olga, the animals in your backyard are lovely! whom is the fox carrying? and the turtle - is a carnivorous biting type?
and the elks can be very dangerous...

[OlgaH]

Olga, the animals in your backyard are lovely! whom is the fox carrying? and the turtle - is a carnivorous biting type?
and the elks can be very dangerous...

Mies, the fox in the pic  is carrying one of her babies from one den to another (foxes have several dens). She had four babies. The tortoise was "friendly", but I was careful they all can bite. Actually I'm glad we don't have elks around  but we do have wild pigs.

[steste1122]

You paint a good picture of life in Russia. Can i marry you and move there?  Im only partly joking, what are the russian laws on the husband movig there?

I am an adventurer, I like traveling and living in other countries, but if I could choose I'd prefer to stay in Russia if I could find a decent man there. It's a lot easier, besides life now is getting better: now we have a lot of things people have in the west: shopping malls, sport centres, clubs, you get used to the size of the condos in a couple of weeks' time, Russians have summer houses, can afford get cars or go abroad for a vacation once or twice per year, you know the rules, speak your own language, eat the food you got used to, have friends and realtives around, people don't think you are rude just because you don't answer their small talks questions, a lot of other cultural things you don't have to get used to, etc. In other words, it's easier for me.

If we decide to have a child we have  a more affordable medical system where you don't have to depend on insurance all the time thinking if it's going to cover the expenses or not, 3 years' maternity leave, free milk cuisine for kids, cheap or free day care, etc.
The theatre tickets are a lot cheaper, when I lived in Russia we went to theOpera house 4-6 times per season, now I do once a year ad the tickets are expensive.

The taxes are lower.

The bad things are the climate which is quite cold, and lack or normal men who work, don't cheat, don't drink a lot of alcohol, have moral values, , take good care of kids, with the rest you could live.

[OlgaH]

Average monthly salary in Novosibirsk region is 20,500 rub.

To rent one room apartment is from 8,000 rub to 20,500 rub (depends on a district and condition)

One room apartment cost from 500 000 to 4,000,000 rub (depends on a district and condition)

Mortgage is 9-16% in rubles and 7-12% in dollars

[Doll]

I'm not sure... I have not noticed such attitude among our friends and acquaintance. By my own observation there are more people who are very disappointed with economical, social and political situation in the country.

Oh, yeah?
Where is Doug? He wants all the "sad" b-i-thching people get their a$$es out of this country! So, tell your friends and acquaintance to hurry up.

[Kokopelli]

I'm not sure... I have not noticed such attitude among our friends and acquaintance. By my own observation there are more people who are very disappointed with economical, social and political situation in the country.

Luv ya, Olga.

[Kokopelli]

I must be going to different bars since I haven't seen anyone cheering at bombs being dropped.  I have seen a lot of protesters against wars as well as wall street corruption.

From your flag, it says Norway.   I would be interested in your first hand knowledge of all your opinions.

I do agree that America won't be the same as it was.  Maybe not a bad thing.

Yeah, I'd like an expansion on all the topics expressed.

[Kokopelli]

Russia is HELL! Women are desperate to get out!
I guess HELL is one of the very few counties I'd like to visit. Women or not. 

[Kokopelli]

Mies, how about elks? 

An elk did that?
Someone was very lucky.

[The Natural]

I must be going to different bars since I haven't seen anyone cheering at bombs being dropped.  I have seen a lot of protesters against wars as well as wall street corruption.

You might have not but I'm sure others have as this shows:
 


 

From your flag, it says Norway.   I would be interested in your first hand knowledge of all your opinions.

 
I am totally and utterly disgusted by the way my country of Norway has been dragged into a dirty war by the fascist NATO alliance. I said it before it happened and I say it now; we have no business there in the middle east or any other place for that matter. We better mind our own business and that goes for the US and UK too, but it's not the people who decides, it's the "elected" facists whos the water boys for special interest groups. IN MY OPINION!

[LiveFromUkraine]

You might have not but I'm sure others have as this shows:
 

I would hope you don't think all muslims are terrorists because you seen a video of muslims celebrating the collapse of the World Trade Center.

I am totally and utterly disgusted by the way my country of Norway has been dragged into a dirty war by the fascist NATO alliance. I said it before it happened and I say it now; we have no business there in the middle east or any other place for that matter. We better mind our own business and that goes for the US and UK too, but it's not the people who decides, it's the "elected" facists whos the water boys for special interest groups. IN MY OPINION!

Your opinion is your opinion.  From experience, I don't expect someone to change that opinion when they start making huge sweeping statements with only one video as proof.

[Boethius]

Mies, how about elks? 

I think it is a moose


http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/moose/

not an elk 

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/elk/

[Eduard]

I'm not sure... I have not noticed such attitude among our friends and acquaintance. By my own observation there are more people who are very disappointed with economical, social and political situation in the country.

+1

[Eduard]

but it's not the people who decides, it's the "elected" facists whos the water boys for special interest groups. IN MY OPINION!

this I would agree with

[OlgaH]

I think it is a moose

yes, moose. Don't know why I wrote elk..  maybe I saw in the past in a dictionary...

The moose (North America) or Eurasian elk (Europe) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose

[Kuna]

Geez - what a wide ranging thread.  All we need is a recipe for solyanka and a few candid street pics I think think we're covered.

 

[Doll]

Geez - what a wide ranging thread.  All we need is a recipe for solyanka and a few candid street pics I think think we're covered.

 

+okroshka and salo