A word of advice from a Russian Woman

[Zhena]

[quoteYou might do ok wearing a Reebok or Adidas jogging suit. ][/quote]
The sportswear is only for sport. If you re not in the village or something.

[Gator]

Sandro asked, As a matter of possible future personal concern, what's the FSUW's attitude towards ironing

When my Moscow woman came here for a couple of months, we advanced only to step 2 of the 5-step process: 1. washing, 2. drying, 3. folding, 4. ironing, and 5. putting away.  She was not domestic, which did not bother me as I am the "laid back" type.   When I spent a week with a Ukraine woman, everything seemed like a Chinese laundry except for the blue-eyed laundress.  That bothered me somewhat.

[SANDRO43]

When I spent a week with a Ukraine woman, everything seemed like a Chinese laundry except for the blue-eyed laundress. 

Point taken, Gator. Should my brown-eyed Philipino help quit, cancel Moscow and concentrate on Ukraine .

[Vaughn]

When it comes to ironing, my Russian wife would have nothing
other than the Sapporo Gravity Feed SP-94, replete with a
demineralized water bag that resembles a clinical IV. She takes this task pretty seriously, along with seamstressing - at which she's very professional. Thought you dudes might get a chuckle when things are taken to an extreme:

http://www.allbrands.com/images/products_spec/M_14317_sapsp94a.jpg

It seems Russian/Ukrainian women place a lot of stress on a man's shoes.  I remember one female friend here who was immediately turned off by the style of shoes a visitor from American wore and that was the end of it.

That would also be true of my wife - she sizes up a person's dress habit by the shoes he/she dons. Fortunately for me, I was wearing a nice suit with black oxfords when we met. The brown/tan suede saddle shoes I brought along were forgotten and abandoned at a riverside dacha - and I never saw them again....

[Son of Clyde]

My wife ironed my suit. She said it makes no difference whether they are ironed or dry cleaned. It still fits me ok and is still in decent condition.

[SANDRO43]

She said it makes no difference whether they are ironed or dry cleaned.

She can iron out STAINS, too ? What FSU country is she from ? UkrW sound junior league now .

[Son of Clyde]

She put the suit in the washing machine before ironing it. I should have mentioned that too.