Explain wealthy men and mail order brides

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
America's economy is almost 23 times the size of the Russian economy . Russia's economy is the size of the Italian economy despite the fact that Italy has less than half of its population. So, you attempting to compare America's economy and Russia makes me wonder if you're just trolling—in which case I must say you're bad at it —, or just sincere in your ignorance .

Furthermore, I'm assuming you're typing from the united states of America, a country you seemingly have no intention of leaving anytime soon, right? If you're so confident about the economic prospects one might have in Russia, then may I suggest you board the next available flight and go flourish over there ? My hypocrisy radar is just really flawless and I can't stand people like you . You flee your mafia state and once in America, attempt to dabble in revisionism . Putin could use your mediocre propagandist skills .

Another FSU native here and a 20+year DC area resident. I've always said that if you're an immigrant, you cannot really have an authentic discussion about America with an American. I mean you can, but you are only allowed one point of view: unadulterated awe. Despite the professed love of diversity and "immigrants", the second an immigrant brings up something they love about their home country AND dislike about America, the answer never wavers: go back to where you came from, you ungrateful savage.

To the point: yes, Russia's economy isn't comparable to America, yes. But - and it's a big but - there are many shades of gray between American affluence and Russian poverty level, including a comfortable life in an urban center. I've left to go to graduate school, but if I stayed, I would have had a very nice career, a comfortable apartment, and all the joys of urban living in a country where high culture is pretty cheap, education is free, and high-quality extracurriculars are abound. Add to this that Europe is very close and you can easily travel to interesting destinations in a weekend. Yes, you have to be comfortable with apartment living, but isn't this what we're being shamed for, daily, in the Real Estate sub-forum? When we're reminded that half the world lives in apartments? Well then!

So there you have it. I have a comfortable life in Washington, and I have no doubt that if I stayed, I would have had a comfortable life in Moscow, a different one, but a comfortable one nevertheless. And I have zero Kremlin connections, marvel at that please.

See, herein lies the problem . You have chosen to assume that I'm an American, which in your view could mean someone who is probably white and born here . The ridiculousness of this aside, it shows how far gone you are in your hypocrisy and ignorance . To assume that anyone who dares wonder why you're here if Russia is seemingly a flourishing economy must be asking for unadulterated awe is dishonest at best . But , what if that was the case ? When you go to Rome you act like the Romans, no?

From the onset, some of you here chose to view this thread as an insult towards EE women which to me it isn't. But to pretend that dire economic outlook isn't the primary motivation for this phenomenon is to lose all credibility. There's a similar industry in many french-speaking west African countries that export women to Europe through marriage to older European men. I doubt that if all the arguments used to explain the Mail order industry were used to describe the same phenomenon in wesy Africa, you would've had your panties in a bunch .

Immigration is almost always motivated by one single factor: to have what you don't have at home. Point blank . So,all your talk about life in urban centers in russia—which really means moscow—is just that: white noise .

I'm going to say this again slowly: some women in Russia have no economic prospects. And some have very nice ones. The existence of the former does not preclude the existence of the latter.

I don't want to offend you but I've spent time in Abidjan and Dakar, and Russian poverty is a completely different thing from West African poverty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
America's economy is almost 23 times the size of the Russian economy . Russia's economy is the size of the Italian economy despite the fact that Italy has less than half of its population. So, you attempting to compare America's economy and Russia makes me wonder if you're just trolling—in which case I must say you're bad at it —, or just sincere in your ignorance .

Furthermore, I'm assuming you're typing from the united states of America, a country you seemingly have no intention of leaving anytime soon, right? If you're so confident about the economic prospects one might have in Russia, then may I suggest you board the next available flight and go flourish over there ? My hypocrisy radar is just really flawless and I can't stand people like you . You flee your mafia state and once in America, attempt to dabble in revisionism . Putin could use your mediocre propagandist skills .

Another FSU native here and a 20+year DC area resident. I've always said that if you're an immigrant, you cannot really have an authentic discussion about America with an American. I mean you can, but you are only allowed one point of view: unadulterated awe. Despite the professed love of diversity and "immigrants", the second an immigrant brings up something they love about their home country AND dislike about America, the answer never wavers: go back to where you came from, you ungrateful savage.

To the point: yes, Russia's economy isn't comparable to America, yes. But - and it's a big but - there are many shades of gray between American affluence and Russian poverty level, including a comfortable life in an urban center. I've left to go to graduate school, but if I stayed, I would have had a very nice career, a comfortable apartment, and all the joys of urban living in a country where high culture is pretty cheap, education is free, and high-quality extracurriculars are abound. Add to this that Europe is very close and you can easily travel to interesting destinations in a weekend. Yes, you have to be comfortable with apartment living, but isn't this what we're being shamed for, daily, in the Real Estate sub-forum? When we're reminded that half the world lives in apartments? Well then!

So there you have it. I have a comfortable life in Washington, and I have no doubt that if I stayed, I would have had a comfortable life in Moscow, a different one, but a comfortable one nevertheless. And I have zero Kremlin connections, marvel at that please.

See, herein lies the problem . You have chosen to assume that I'm an American, which in your view could mean someone who is probably white and born here . The ridiculousness of this aside, it shows how far gone you are in your hypocrisy and ignorance . To assume that anyone who dares wonder why you're here if Russia is seemingly a flourishing economy must be asking for unadulterated awe is dishonest at best . But , what if that was the case ? When you go to Rome you act like the Romans, no?

From the onset, some of you here chose to view this thread as an insult towards EE women which to me it isn't. But to pretend that dire economic outlook isn't the primary motivation for this phenomenon is to lose all credibility. There's a similar industry in many french-speaking west African countries that export women to Europe through marriage to older European men. I doubt that if all the arguments used to explain the Mail order industry were used to describe the same phenomenon in wesy Africa, you would've had your panties in a bunch .

Immigration is almost always motivated by one single factor: to have what you don't have at home. Point blank . So,all your talk about life in urban centers in russia—which really means moscow—is just that: white noise .

I'm going to say this again slowly: some women in Russia have no economic prospects. And some have very nice ones. The existence of the former does not preclude the existence of the latter.

I don't want to offend you but I've spent time in Abidjan and Dakar, and Russian poverty is a completely different thing from West African poverty.

Yes it is much worst is Russia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
America's economy is almost 23 times the size of the Russian economy . Russia's economy is the size of the Italian economy despite the fact that Italy has less than half of its population. So, you attempting to compare America's economy and Russia makes me wonder if you're just trolling—in which case I must say you're bad at it —, or just sincere in your ignorance .

Furthermore, I'm assuming you're typing from the united states of America, a country you seemingly have no intention of leaving anytime soon, right? If you're so confident about the economic prospects one might have in Russia, then may I suggest you board the next available flight and go flourish over there ? My hypocrisy radar is just really flawless and I can't stand people like you . You flee your mafia state and once in America, attempt to dabble in revisionism . Putin could use your mediocre propagandist skills .

Another FSU native here and a 20+year DC area resident. I've always said that if you're an immigrant, you cannot really have an authentic discussion about America with an American. I mean you can, but you are only allowed one point of view: unadulterated awe. Despite the professed love of diversity and "immigrants", the second an immigrant brings up something they love about their home country AND dislike about America, the answer never wavers: go back to where you came from, you ungrateful savage.

To the point: yes, Russia's economy isn't comparable to America, yes. But - and it's a big but - there are many shades of gray between American affluence and Russian poverty level, including a comfortable life in an urban center. I've left to go to graduate school, but if I stayed, I would have had a very nice career, a comfortable apartment, and all the joys of urban living in a country where high culture is pretty cheap, education is free, and high-quality extracurriculars are abound. Add to this that Europe is very close and you can easily travel to interesting destinations in a weekend. Yes, you have to be comfortable with apartment living, but isn't this what we're being shamed for, daily, in the Real Estate sub-forum? When we're reminded that half the world lives in apartments? Well then!

So there you have it. I have a comfortable life in Washington, and I have no doubt that if I stayed, I would have had a comfortable life in Moscow, a different one, but a comfortable one nevertheless. And I have zero Kremlin connections, marvel at that please.

See, herein lies the problem . You have chosen to assume that I'm an American, which in your view could mean someone who is probably white and born here . The ridiculousness of this aside, it shows how far gone you are in your hypocrisy and ignorance . To assume that anyone who dares wonder why you're here if Russia is seemingly a flourishing economy must be asking for unadulterated awe is dishonest at best . But , what if that was the case ? When you go to Rome you act like the Romans, no?

From the onset, some of you here chose to view this thread as an insult towards EE women which to me it isn't. But to pretend that dire economic outlook isn't the primary motivation for this phenomenon is to lose all credibility. There's a similar industry in many french-speaking west African countries that export women to Europe through marriage to older European men. I doubt that if all the arguments used to explain the Mail order industry were used to describe the same phenomenon in wesy Africa, you would've had your panties in a bunch .

Immigration is almost always motivated by one single factor: to have what you don't have at home. Point blank . So,all your talk about life in urban centers in russia—which really means moscow—is just that: white noise .

I'm going to say this again slowly: some women in Russia have no economic prospects. And some have very nice ones. The existence of the former does not preclude the existence of the latter.

I don't want to offend you but I've spent time in Abidjan and Dakar, and Russian poverty is a completely different thing from West African poverty.

Yes it is much worst is Russia.

Are you from Africa? Based on your grammar…

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:omg people you made me call my brother and ask him about an update on this lol. He said all the poor girls do webcamming now and can make 5K euros/month, so nobody wants to marry fat old Americans anymore. He told me that there are specific office buildings set up with their own IT department too. Apparently it's a billion $$ Industry.

So you are comparing mail-order-brides with sex-workers?

You are confusing the roles. There's no sex in webcamming - just showing - and there is plenty of sex work for the mail order brides.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
America's economy is almost 23 times the size of the Russian economy . Russia's economy is the size of the Italian economy despite the fact that Italy has less than half of its population. So, you attempting to compare America's economy and Russia makes me wonder if you're just trolling—in which case I must say you're bad at it —, or just sincere in your ignorance .

Furthermore, I'm assuming you're typing from the united states of America, a country you seemingly have no intention of leaving anytime soon, right? If you're so confident about the economic prospects one might have in Russia, then may I suggest you board the next available flight and go flourish over there ? My hypocrisy radar is just really flawless and I can't stand people like you . You flee your mafia state and once in America, attempt to dabble in revisionism . Putin could use your mediocre propagandist skills .

Another FSU native here and a 20+year DC area resident. I've always said that if you're an immigrant, you cannot really have an authentic discussion about America with an American. I mean you can, but you are only allowed one point of view: unadulterated awe. Despite the professed love of diversity and "immigrants", the second an immigrant brings up something they love about their home country AND dislike about America, the answer never wavers: go back to where you came from, you ungrateful savage.

To the point: yes, Russia's economy isn't comparable to America, yes. But - and it's a big but - there are many shades of gray between American affluence and Russian poverty level, including a comfortable life in an urban center. I've left to go to graduate school, but if I stayed, I would have had a very nice career, a comfortable apartment, and all the joys of urban living in a country where high culture is pretty cheap, education is free, and high-quality extracurriculars are abound. Add to this that Europe is very close and you can easily travel to interesting destinations in a weekend. Yes, you have to be comfortable with apartment living, but isn't this what we're being shamed for, daily, in the Real Estate sub-forum? When we're reminded that half the world lives in apartments? Well then!

So there you have it. I have a comfortable life in Washington, and I have no doubt that if I stayed, I would have had a comfortable life in Moscow, a different one, but a comfortable one nevertheless. And I have zero Kremlin connections, marvel at that please.

See, herein lies the problem . You have chosen to assume that I'm an American, which in your view could mean someone who is probably white and born here . The ridiculousness of this aside, it shows how far gone you are in your hypocrisy and ignorance . To assume that anyone who dares wonder why you're here if Russia is seemingly a flourishing economy must be asking for unadulterated awe is dishonest at best . But , what if that was the case ? When you go to Rome you act like the Romans, no?

From the onset, some of you here chose to view this thread as an insult towards EE women which to me it isn't. But to pretend that dire economic outlook isn't the primary motivation for this phenomenon is to lose all credibility. There's a similar industry in many french-speaking west African countries that export women to Europe through marriage to older European men. I doubt that if all the arguments used to explain the Mail order industry were used to describe the same phenomenon in wesy Africa, you would've had your panties in a bunch .

Immigration is almost always motivated by one single factor: to have what you don't have at home. Point blank . So,all your talk about life in urban centers in russia—which really means moscow—is just that: white noise .

Another EE here, not the FSU native. PP is an older guy who aspires to or has a mail order bride, and now is desperately trying to justify his purchase by normalizing the system, giving examples of other old desperate men who use the system. We should all thank you for contributing to the decline in world poverty and hunger lol. BTW, if you have one, she's counting the days to that big 5 year mark and seeing other men when she's back home without you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
America's economy is almost 23 times the size of the Russian economy . Russia's economy is the size of the Italian economy despite the fact that Italy has less than half of its population. So, you attempting to compare America's economy and Russia makes me wonder if you're just trolling—in which case I must say you're bad at it —, or just sincere in your ignorance .

Furthermore, I'm assuming you're typing from the united states of America, a country you seemingly have no intention of leaving anytime soon, right? If you're so confident about the economic prospects one might have in Russia, then may I suggest you board the next available flight and go flourish over there ? My hypocrisy radar is just really flawless and I can't stand people like you . You flee your mafia state and once in America, attempt to dabble in revisionism . Putin could use your mediocre propagandist skills .

Another FSU native here and a 20+year DC area resident. I've always said that if you're an immigrant, you cannot really have an authentic discussion about America with an American. I mean you can, but you are only allowed one point of view: unadulterated awe. Despite the professed love of diversity and "immigrants", the second an immigrant brings up something they love about their home country AND dislike about America, the answer never wavers: go back to where you came from, you ungrateful savage.

To the point: yes, Russia's economy isn't comparable to America, yes. But - and it's a big but - there are many shades of gray between American affluence and Russian poverty level, including a comfortable life in an urban center. I've left to go to graduate school, but if I stayed, I would have had a very nice career, a comfortable apartment, and all the joys of urban living in a country where high culture is pretty cheap, education is free, and high-quality extracurriculars are abound. Add to this that Europe is very close and you can easily travel to interesting destinations in a weekend. Yes, you have to be comfortable with apartment living, but isn't this what we're being shamed for, daily, in the Real Estate sub-forum? When we're reminded that half the world lives in apartments? Well then!

So there you have it. I have a comfortable life in Washington, and I have no doubt that if I stayed, I would have had a comfortable life in Moscow, a different one, but a comfortable one nevertheless. And I have zero Kremlin connections, marvel at that please.

See, herein lies the problem . You have chosen to assume that I'm an American, which in your view could mean someone who is probably white and born here . The ridiculousness of this aside, it shows how far gone you are in your hypocrisy and ignorance . To assume that anyone who dares wonder why you're here if Russia is seemingly a flourishing economy must be asking for unadulterated awe is dishonest at best . But , what if that was the case ? When you go to Rome you act like the Romans, no?

From the onset, some of you here chose to view this thread as an insult towards EE women which to me it isn't. But to pretend that dire economic outlook isn't the primary motivation for this phenomenon is to lose all credibility. There's a similar industry in many french-speaking west African countries that export women to Europe through marriage to older European men. I doubt that if all the arguments used to explain the Mail order industry were used to describe the same phenomenon in wesy Africa, you would've had your panties in a bunch .

Immigration is almost always motivated by one single factor: to have what you don't have at home. Point blank . So,all your talk about life in urban centers in russia—which really means moscow—is just that: white noise .

I'm going to say this again slowly: some women in Russia have no economic prospects. And some have very nice ones. The existence of the former does not preclude the existence of the latter.

I don't want to offend you but I've spent time in Abidjan and Dakar, and Russian poverty is a completely different thing from West African poverty.

I'm Going to say this slowly: The overwhelming majority of women in Russia have zero economic prospects . There are large swaths of Russia where running water and electricity is non existent just like in many parts of Abidjan and Dakar .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
America's economy is almost 23 times the size of the Russian economy . Russia's economy is the size of the Italian economy despite the fact that Italy has less than half of its population. So, you attempting to compare America's economy and Russia makes me wonder if you're just trolling—in which case I must say you're bad at it —, or just sincere in your ignorance .

Furthermore, I'm assuming you're typing from the united states of America, a country you seemingly have no intention of leaving anytime soon, right? If you're so confident about the economic prospects one might have in Russia, then may I suggest you board the next available flight and go flourish over there ? My hypocrisy radar is just really flawless and I can't stand people like you . You flee your mafia state and once in America, attempt to dabble in revisionism . Putin could use your mediocre propagandist skills .

Another FSU native here and a 20+year DC area resident. I've always said that if you're an immigrant, you cannot really have an authentic discussion about America with an American. I mean you can, but you are only allowed one point of view: unadulterated awe. Despite the professed love of diversity and "immigrants", the second an immigrant brings up something they love about their home country AND dislike about America, the answer never wavers: go back to where you came from, you ungrateful savage.

To the point: yes, Russia's economy isn't comparable to America, yes. But - and it's a big but - there are many shades of gray between American affluence and Russian poverty level, including a comfortable life in an urban center. I've left to go to graduate school, but if I stayed, I would have had a very nice career, a comfortable apartment, and all the joys of urban living in a country where high culture is pretty cheap, education is free, and high-quality extracurriculars are abound. Add to this that Europe is very close and you can easily travel to interesting destinations in a weekend. Yes, you have to be comfortable with apartment living, but isn't this what we're being shamed for, daily, in the Real Estate sub-forum? When we're reminded that half the world lives in apartments? Well then!

So there you have it. I have a comfortable life in Washington, and I have no doubt that if I stayed, I would have had a comfortable life in Moscow, a different one, but a comfortable one nevertheless. And I have zero Kremlin connections, marvel at that please.

See, herein lies the problem . You have chosen to assume that I'm an American, which in your view could mean someone who is probably white and born here . The ridiculousness of this aside, it shows how far gone you are in your hypocrisy and ignorance . To assume that anyone who dares wonder why you're here if Russia is seemingly a flourishing economy must be asking for unadulterated awe is dishonest at best . But , what if that was the case ? When you go to Rome you act like the Romans, no?

From the onset, some of you here chose to view this thread as an insult towards EE women which to me it isn't. But to pretend that dire economic outlook isn't the primary motivation for this phenomenon is to lose all credibility. There's a similar industry in many french-speaking west African countries that export women to Europe through marriage to older European men. I doubt that if all the arguments used to explain the Mail order industry were used to describe the same phenomenon in wesy Africa, you would've had your panties in a bunch .

Immigration is almost always motivated by one single factor: to have what you don't have at home. Point blank . So,all your talk about life in urban centers in russia—which really means moscow—is just that: white noise .

I'm going to say this again slowly: some women in Russia have no economic prospects. And some have very nice ones. The existence of the former does not preclude the existence of the latter.

I don't want to offend you but I've spent time in Abidjan and Dakar, and Russian poverty is a completely different thing from West African poverty.

Yes it is much worst is Russia.

Are you from Africa? Based on your grammar…

Racist much? English is an official language in many African countries🙄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
America's economy is almost 23 times the size of the Russian economy . Russia's economy is the size of the Italian economy despite the fact that Italy has less than half of its population. So, you attempting to compare America's economy and Russia makes me wonder if you're just trolling—in which case I must say you're bad at it —, or just sincere in your ignorance .

Furthermore, I'm assuming you're typing from the united states of America, a country you seemingly have no intention of leaving anytime soon, right? If you're so confident about the economic prospects one might have in Russia, then may I suggest you board the next available flight and go flourish over there ? My hypocrisy radar is just really flawless and I can't stand people like you . You flee your mafia state and once in America, attempt to dabble in revisionism . Putin could use your mediocre propagandist skills .

Another FSU native here and a 20+year DC area resident. I've always said that if you're an immigrant, you cannot really have an authentic discussion about America with an American. I mean you can, but you are only allowed one point of view: unadulterated awe. Despite the professed love of diversity and "immigrants", the second an immigrant brings up something they love about their home country AND dislike about America, the answer never wavers: go back to where you came from, you ungrateful savage.

To the point: yes, Russia's economy isn't comparable to America, yes. But - and it's a big but - there are many shades of gray between American affluence and Russian poverty level, including a comfortable life in an urban center. I've left to go to graduate school, but if I stayed, I would have had a very nice career, a comfortable apartment, and all the joys of urban living in a country where high culture is pretty cheap, education is free, and high-quality extracurriculars are abound. Add to this that Europe is very close and you can easily travel to interesting destinations in a weekend. Yes, you have to be comfortable with apartment living, but isn't this what we're being shamed for, daily, in the Real Estate sub-forum? When we're reminded that half the world lives in apartments? Well then!

So there you have it. I have a comfortable life in Washington, and I have no doubt that if I stayed, I would have had a comfortable life in Moscow, a different one, but a comfortable one nevertheless. And I have zero Kremlin connections, marvel at that please.

See, herein lies the problem . You have chosen to assume that I'm an American, which in your view could mean someone who is probably white and born here . The ridiculousness of this aside, it shows how far gone you are in your hypocrisy and ignorance . To assume that anyone who dares wonder why you're here if Russia is seemingly a flourishing economy must be asking for unadulterated awe is dishonest at best . But , what if that was the case ? When you go to Rome you act like the Romans, no?

From the onset, some of you here chose to view this thread as an insult towards EE women which to me it isn't. But to pretend that dire economic outlook isn't the primary motivation for this phenomenon is to lose all credibility. There's a similar industry in many french-speaking west African countries that export women to Europe through marriage to older European men. I doubt that if all the arguments used to explain the Mail order industry were used to describe the same phenomenon in wesy Africa, you would've had your panties in a bunch .

Immigration is almost always motivated by one single factor: to have what you don't have at home. Point blank . So,all your talk about life in urban centers in russia—which really means moscow—is just that: white noise .

Another EE here, not the FSU native. PP is an older guy who aspires to or has a mail order bride, and now is desperately trying to justify his purchase by normalizing the system, giving examples of other old desperate men who use the system. We should all thank you for contributing to the decline in world poverty and hunger lol. BTW, if you have one, she's counting the days to that big 5 year mark and seeing other men when she's back home without you.

At the risk of disappointing you , I'm not a man .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
America's economy is almost 23 times the size of the Russian economy . Russia's economy is the size of the Italian economy despite the fact that Italy has less than half of its population. So, you attempting to compare America's economy and Russia makes me wonder if you're just trolling—in which case I must say you're bad at it —, or just sincere in your ignorance .

Furthermore, I'm assuming you're typing from the united states of America, a country you seemingly have no intention of leaving anytime soon, right? If you're so confident about the economic prospects one might have in Russia, then may I suggest you board the next available flight and go flourish over there ? My hypocrisy radar is just really flawless and I can't stand people like you . You flee your mafia state and once in America, attempt to dabble in revisionism . Putin could use your mediocre propagandist skills .

Another FSU native here and a 20+year DC area resident. I've always said that if you're an immigrant, you cannot really have an authentic discussion about America with an American. I mean you can, but you are only allowed one point of view: unadulterated awe. Despite the professed love of diversity and "immigrants", the second an immigrant brings up something they love about their home country AND dislike about America, the answer never wavers: go back to where you came from, you ungrateful savage.

To the point: yes, Russia's economy isn't comparable to America, yes. But - and it's a big but - there are many shades of gray between American affluence and Russian poverty level, including a comfortable life in an urban center. I've left to go to graduate school, but if I stayed, I would have had a very nice career, a comfortable apartment, and all the joys of urban living in a country where high culture is pretty cheap, education is free, and high-quality extracurriculars are abound. Add to this that Europe is very close and you can easily travel to interesting destinations in a weekend. Yes, you have to be comfortable with apartment living, but isn't this what we're being shamed for, daily, in the Real Estate sub-forum? When we're reminded that half the world lives in apartments? Well then!

So there you have it. I have a comfortable life in Washington, and I have no doubt that if I stayed, I would have had a comfortable life in Moscow, a different one, but a comfortable one nevertheless. And I have zero Kremlin connections, marvel at that please.

See, herein lies the problem . You have chosen to assume that I'm an American, which in your view could mean someone who is probably white and born here . The ridiculousness of this aside, it shows how far gone you are in your hypocrisy and ignorance . To assume that anyone who dares wonder why you're here if Russia is seemingly a flourishing economy must be asking for unadulterated awe is dishonest at best . But , what if that was the case ? When you go to Rome you act like the Romans, no?

From the onset, some of you here chose to view this thread as an insult towards EE women which to me it isn't. But to pretend that dire economic outlook isn't the primary motivation for this phenomenon is to lose all credibility. There's a similar industry in many french-speaking west African countries that export women to Europe through marriage to older European men. I doubt that if all the arguments used to explain the Mail order industry were used to describe the same phenomenon in wesy Africa, you would've had your panties in a bunch .

Immigration is almost always motivated by one single factor: to have what you don't have at home. Point blank . So,all your talk about life in urban centers in russia—which really means moscow—is just that: white noise .

I'm going to say this again slowly: some women in Russia have no economic prospects. And some have very nice ones. The existence of the former does not preclude the existence of the latter.

I don't want to offend you but I've spent time in Abidjan and Dakar, and Russian poverty is a completely different thing from West African poverty.

I'm Going to say this slowly: The overwhelming majority of women in Russia have zero economic prospects . There are large swaths of Russia where running water and electricity is non existent just like in many parts of Abidjan and Dakar .

Oi. OK....

Russia: Access to electricity, percent of the population, 1990 - 2019: For that indicator, we provide data for Russia from 1990 to 2019. The average value for Russia during that period was 99.85 percent with a minimum of 95.5 percent in 2015 and a maximum of 100 percent in 1990. The latest value from 2019 is 100 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2019 based on 197 countries is 85.68 percent. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Russia/Access_to_electricity/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am so fascinated by this. My BIL married a Russian woman he met online. He was neither rich nor good looking, so I always just assume she was desperate to get to America. I definitely consider that prostitution, and it also makes me feel really sad that she felt she had to do that to get out of Russia (I really like her, truth be told). I do agree with previous posters that the way she acts is super unnatural to me - she fawns over him constantly and is always laughing at his (really bad) jokes, almost as if she thinks she's in a rom-com. He is always pawing at her in a really uncomfortable way.
They've been married 8 years now, so assume she's happy? I just wonder how these women (and men) actually meet online. Are there sites I don't know about? Are the women just trolling facebook?

I’ve met a bunch of Russian mail-order-brides and their husbands about 20 years ago through a mutual friend. It was a sad sight: the men were either very old, or very stupid, or both. The most idiotic one was also a russophobe. I guess, he derived pleasure from humiliating her for being Russian? Women were educated and employed but not stunning or overly impressive in any way. 20 years later I had a chance to follow up on them, and all of the couples had gotten divorced. Some women stayed single, others remarried to men similar to them in background, age, and education.

THEY GOT FREE SHIPPING IF THEY'RE OVER 30.

ALSO APPLIES TO BRAZILIAN COLOMBIAN AND FILIPINO BRIDES.

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America's economy is almost 23 times the size of the Russian economy . Russia's economy is the size of the Italian economy despite the fact that Italy has less than half of its population. So, you attempting to compare America's economy and Russia makes me wonder if you're just trolling—in which case I must say you're bad at it —, or just sincere in your ignorance .

Furthermore, I'm assuming you're typing from the united states of America, a country you seemingly have no intention of leaving anytime soon, right? If you're so confident about the economic prospects one might have in Russia, then may I suggest you board the next available flight and go flourish over there ? My hypocrisy radar is just really flawless and I can't stand people like you . You flee your mafia state and once in America, attempt to dabble in revisionism . Putin could use your mediocre propagandist skills .

Another FSU native here and a 20+year DC area resident. I've always said that if you're an immigrant, you cannot really have an authentic discussion about America with an American. I mean you can, but you are only allowed one point of view: unadulterated awe. Despite the professed love of diversity and "immigrants", the second an immigrant brings up something they love about their home country AND dislike about America, the answer never wavers: go back to where you came from, you ungrateful savage.

To the point: yes, Russia's economy isn't comparable to America, yes. But - and it's a big but - there are many shades of gray between American affluence and Russian poverty level, including a comfortable life in an urban center. I've left to go to graduate school, but if I stayed, I would have had a very nice career, a comfortable apartment, and all the joys of urban living in a country where high culture is pretty cheap, education is free, and high-quality extracurriculars are abound. Add to this that Europe is very close and you can easily travel to interesting destinations in a weekend. Yes, you have to be comfortable with apartment living, but isn't this what we're being shamed for, daily, in the Real Estate sub-forum? When we're reminded that half the world lives in apartments? Well then!

So there you have it. I have a comfortable life in Washington, and I have no doubt that if I stayed, I would have had a comfortable life in Moscow, a different one, but a comfortable one nevertheless. And I have zero Kremlin connections, marvel at that please.

See, herein lies the problem . You have chosen to assume that I'm an American, which in your view could mean someone who is probably white and born here . The ridiculousness of this aside, it shows how far gone you are in your hypocrisy and ignorance . To assume that anyone who dares wonder why you're here if Russia is seemingly a flourishing economy must be asking for unadulterated awe is dishonest at best . But , what if that was the case ? When you go to Rome you act like the Romans, no?

From the onset, some of you here chose to view this thread as an insult towards EE women which to me it isn't. But to pretend that dire economic outlook isn't the primary motivation for this phenomenon is to lose all credibility. There's a similar industry in many french-speaking west African countries that export women to Europe through marriage to older European men. I doubt that if all the arguments used to explain the Mail order industry were used to describe the same phenomenon in wesy Africa, you would've had your panties in a bunch .

Immigration is almost always motivated by one single factor: to have what you don't have at home. Point blank . So,all your talk about life in urban centers in russia—which really means moscow—is just that: white noise .

I'm going to say this again slowly: some women in Russia have no economic prospects. And some have very nice ones. The existence of the former does not preclude the existence of the latter.

I don't want to offend you but I've spent time in Abidjan and Dakar, and Russian poverty is a completely different thing from West African poverty.

I'm Going to say this slowly: The overwhelming majority of women in Russia have zero economic prospects . There are large swaths of Russia where running water and electricity is non existent just like in many parts of Abidjan and Dakar .

Your posts are based on hatred and stereotypes and not by experience or data. It's hard to take you seriously.

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America's economy is almost 23 times the size of the Russian economy . Russia's economy is the size of the Italian economy despite the fact that Italy has less than half of its population. So, you attempting to compare America's economy and Russia makes me wonder if you're just trolling—in which case I must say you're bad at it —, or just sincere in your ignorance .

Furthermore, I'm assuming you're typing from the united states of America, a country you seemingly have no intention of leaving anytime soon, right? If you're so confident about the economic prospects one might have in Russia, then may I suggest you board the next available flight and go flourish over there ? My hypocrisy radar is just really flawless and I can't stand people like you . You flee your mafia state and once in America, attempt to dabble in revisionism . Putin could use your mediocre propagandist skills .

Another FSU native here and a 20+year DC area resident. I've always said that if you're an immigrant, you cannot really have an authentic discussion about America with an American. I mean you can, but you are only allowed one point of view: unadulterated awe. Despite the professed love of diversity and "immigrants", the second an immigrant brings up something they love about their home country AND dislike about America, the answer never wavers: go back to where you came from, you ungrateful savage.

To the point: yes, Russia's economy isn't comparable to America, yes. But - and it's a big but - there are many shades of gray between American affluence and Russian poverty level, including a comfortable life in an urban center. I've left to go to graduate school, but if I stayed, I would have had a very nice career, a comfortable apartment, and all the joys of urban living in a country where high culture is pretty cheap, education is free, and high-quality extracurriculars are abound. Add to this that Europe is very close and you can easily travel to interesting destinations in a weekend. Yes, you have to be comfortable with apartment living, but isn't this what we're being shamed for, daily, in the Real Estate sub-forum? When we're reminded that half the world lives in apartments? Well then!

So there you have it. I have a comfortable life in Washington, and I have no doubt that if I stayed, I would have had a comfortable life in Moscow, a different one, but a comfortable one nevertheless. And I have zero Kremlin connections, marvel at that please.

See, herein lies the problem . You have chosen to assume that I'm an American, which in your view could mean someone who is probably white and born here . The ridiculousness of this aside, it shows how far gone you are in your hypocrisy and ignorance . To assume that anyone who dares wonder why you're here if Russia is seemingly a flourishing economy must be asking for unadulterated awe is dishonest at best . But , what if that was the case ? When you go to Rome you act like the Romans, no?

From the onset, some of you here chose to view this thread as an insult towards EE women which to me it isn't. But to pretend that dire economic outlook isn't the primary motivation for this phenomenon is to lose all credibility. There's a similar industry in many french-speaking west African countries that export women to Europe through marriage to older European men. I doubt that if all the arguments used to explain the Mail order industry were used to describe the same phenomenon in wesy Africa, you would've had your panties in a bunch .

Immigration is almost always motivated by one single factor: to have what you don't have at home. Point blank . So,all your talk about life in urban centers in russia—which really means moscow—is just that: white noise .

I'm going to say this again slowly: some women in Russia have no economic prospects. And some have very nice ones. The existence of the former does not preclude the existence of the latter.

I don't want to offend you but I've spent time in Abidjan and Dakar, and Russian poverty is a completely different thing from West African poverty.

I'm Going to say this slowly: The overwhelming majority of women in Russia have zero economic prospects . There are large swaths of Russia where running water and electricity is non existent just like in many parts of Abidjan and Dakar .

I lot of people in MD with Pepco might feel the same.

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America's economy is almost 23 times the size of the Russian economy . Russia's economy is the size of the Italian economy despite the fact that Italy has less than half of its population. So, you attempting to compare America's economy and Russia makes me wonder if you're just trolling—in which case I must say you're bad at it —, or just sincere in your ignorance .

Furthermore, I'm assuming you're typing from the united states of America, a country you seemingly have no intention of leaving anytime soon, right? If you're so confident about the economic prospects one might have in Russia, then may I suggest you board the next available flight and go flourish over there ? My hypocrisy radar is just really flawless and I can't stand people like you . You flee your mafia state and once in America, attempt to dabble in revisionism . Putin could use your mediocre propagandist skills .

Another FSU native here and a 20+year DC area resident. I've always said that if you're an immigrant, you cannot really have an authentic discussion about America with an American. I mean you can, but you are only allowed one point of view: unadulterated awe. Despite the professed love of diversity and "immigrants", the second an immigrant brings up something they love about their home country AND dislike about America, the answer never wavers: go back to where you came from, you ungrateful savage.

To the point: yes, Russia's economy isn't comparable to America, yes. But - and it's a big but - there are many shades of gray between American affluence and Russian poverty level, including a comfortable life in an urban center. I've left to go to graduate school, but if I stayed, I would have had a very nice career, a comfortable apartment, and all the joys of urban living in a country where high culture is pretty cheap, education is free, and high-quality extracurriculars are abound. Add to this that Europe is very close and you can easily travel to interesting destinations in a weekend. Yes, you have to be comfortable with apartment living, but isn't this what we're being shamed for, daily, in the Real Estate sub-forum? When we're reminded that half the world lives in apartments? Well then!

So there you have it. I have a comfortable life in Washington, and I have no doubt that if I stayed, I would have had a comfortable life in Moscow, a different one, but a comfortable one nevertheless. And I have zero Kremlin connections, marvel at that please.

See, herein lies the problem . You have chosen to assume that I'm an American, which in your view could mean someone who is probably white and born here . The ridiculousness of this aside, it shows how far gone you are in your hypocrisy and ignorance . To assume that anyone who dares wonder why you're here if Russia is seemingly a flourishing economy must be asking for unadulterated awe is dishonest at best . But , what if that was the case ? When you go to Rome you act like the Romans, no?

From the onset, some of you here chose to view this thread as an insult towards EE women which to me it isn't. But to pretend that dire economic outlook isn't the primary motivation for this phenomenon is to lose all credibility. There's a similar industry in many french-speaking west African countries that export women to Europe through marriage to older European men. I doubt that if all the arguments used to explain the Mail order industry were used to describe the same phenomenon in wesy Africa, you would've had your panties in a bunch .

Immigration is almost always motivated by one single factor: to have what you don't have at home. Point blank . So,all your talk about life in urban centers in russia—which really means moscow—is just that: white noise .

I'm going to say this again slowly: some women in Russia have no economic prospects. And some have very nice ones. The existence of the former does not preclude the existence of the latter.

I don't want to offend you but I've spent time in Abidjan and Dakar, and Russian poverty is a completely different thing from West African poverty.

I'm Going to say this slowly: The overwhelming majority of women in Russia have zero economic prospects . There are large swaths of Russia where running water and electricity is non existent just like in many parts of Abidjan and Dakar .

Your posts are based on hatred and stereotypes and not by experience or data. It's hard to take you seriously.

Aww ! As I said earlier to you or the other 'russian nationalist'. You can always board the next flight back .

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_ 1 in 3 hospitals in Russia lack running water

_ More than 40% of hospitals lack central heating

_ 35 % of hospitals in Russia lack sewer systems

Source : The audit chamber ( Russian government public spending watchdog)
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-s-chief-auditor-says-one-in-three-hospitals-lack-running-water/30458571.html