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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 .[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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 .[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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 .[/quote]

I lot of people in MD with Pepco might feel the same. [/quote]

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