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| Do you floss? |
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| Are you a brand name whore? |
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very unfrequently |
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no, a generic one 
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Sorrry I don't spik English and don't underrstand 
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| What part of Russia? Why do the Russians hate the Georgians? Is there a status associated with certain last names in Russian society? How prevalent is spying on other's activities within Russian culture? Sorry, but I have many questions. |
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why are young russian women so hot and then they age so poorly?
why do slavic women have such great bodies and high cheekbones? |
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I like you. 
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No problem, happy to answer
I am originally from Central Russia (a mid-size town), but worked and lived in Moscow for over 5 years. Russians don't hate the Georgians, its all politics. Many Russians are somewhat prejudiced towards all ethnicities from the Caucasus, but those don't really distinguish between Georgians and, say, Armenians or Azerbaijani. I am not sure I understand that last name status question - I have never thought of last names this way. People don't really care much about last names. As for spying - this was something that was actively "marketed" in the Soviet era, but there was so much resistance that right now there is a strong tendency to mind one's own business, especially with the younger generation. There are older "babushkas" who know everything and everyone in their apartment complex, but as new housing projects are being built and populated by younger people, this also becomes less common. Also, it is considered a very bad thing to do to report someone for minor offenses like I don't know, walking on the grass or not cleaning dog poop? |
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np here--have not ever perused the russian diet? Carbs boiled, fried and pickled are the staple. Then coat every thing with sour cream. Then pour in a pound of salt. This is the stuff babushkas are made of. I find their cuisine delicious, however, I will not ever eat borsht. |
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| What Russian food do you think would be the most unpalatable to an American? Be brutally honest. |
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I think there is no culture of aging in our country (and maybe some other post Soviet countries?). Not many people exercise, lots of people eat fatty fried foods, lots of stress, poor ecology etc. As to your second question, there was a Tatar invasion many many centuries ago so there is a good mix of Slavic and Asian people, plus there were people who came from the Baltics and also mixed etc. (sorry, it's a long time since I studied history). |