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[QUOTE=Stravinsky;1145393]I agree with Prosal, [i]Master & Margarita[/i] Would be at the top of any Russian's favorite reading list.[/QUOTE]Enjoying this exchange between yourself and Prosal about the merits of various Russian literary classics but maybe enter a small caveat on Bulgakov's calling card.
Some Russians I know (including my very own personal Margarita) look down their nose at TM&M.
A mere fairy tale as she would say.
But not Krylov, of course.
VG.
[QUOTE=Gergiev;1146282]Some Russians I know (including my very own personal Margarita) look down their nose at TM&M.[/QUOTE]VG.
Your Margarita may not think much of TM&M, but apparently her parents did! (wink & a smile)
Has anyone else noticed, however the southern and eastern regions of the Ukraine seem to be the most fertile hunting grounds for the middle aged western man seeking young, desperate beauties. Those areas also have been hardest hit in the recent economic downturns, and have high levels of infant mortality, abortion, drug abuse, alcoholism and aids.
[QUOTE=HarryDubois;1146476]Has anyone else noticed, however the southern and eastern regions of the Ukraine seem to be the most fertile hunting grounds for the middle aged western man seeking young, desperate beauties. Those areas also have been hardest hit in the recent economic downturns, and have high levels of infant mortality, abortion, drug abuse, alcoholism and aids.[/QUOTE]They are also full of middle aged western men seeking young, desperate beauties. Best to skate to where the puck isn't.
Please stop asking, How much does it cost? How much does it cost?
Here's the thing. If you have to ask, forget it. Because what ever the cost is, ITS WORTH IT. For an old dog like me, there's simply no option available to score talent at this level, so whatever I contribute financially to the Institute Scholarship Fund for wayward Hotel Managers in training, the point is, that its simply not measureable in dollars and scents. And I do mean, smell my finger, because the fragrance is something like honeysuckle rose.
Let me put it this way. Don't go buy a new beamer, because your old one will run just fine up to 200, 000 miles. Instead, go to your bank and order a stack of crisp new Benjamins, stick that ten large in your pocket, and turn that fat green bulge into a purple one. You won't regret it. Don't listen to the nay-sayers, they're just lazy. Sure the plane fare isn't cheap, but get a credit card and start racking up miles. Yes, a nice apartment isn't cheap either, but its not like Moscow! Its virtually impossible to spend it all, so you'll come back with some left over. Hell, the black Krasnodar ikra is only 75 rubles for 117 grams, and it is fucking awesome. A 5 ounce jar of this at home would cost $150! I should clean out the store shelves here, fill up my fucking suitcase with the stuff and come home a millionaire.
[QUOTE=Bez Bezarra;1147285]Hell, the black Krasnodar ikra is only 75 rubles for 117 grams, and it is fucking awesome. A 5 ounce jar of this at home would cost $150! I should clean out the store shelves here, fill up my fucking suitcase with the stuff and come home a millionaire.[/QUOTE]Ah-ha! Krasnodar! Why didn't I think of that? Good choice Bez, close enough to Chornoye Morye to have access to its resources, but far enough away to be insulated from it's high prices.
[QUOTE=Stravinsky;1146404]Your Margarita may not think much of TM&M, but apparently her parents did! (wink & a smile)[/QUOTE]Strav,
There's no answer to that!
VG.
I just want to say thanks. As a newbie to international vocation, I have visited many, many forums on this site, and I must say this one is the best. I will be moving to Moscow soon for at least a two year stint. Reading through the posts of the likes of Ben, Prosal, and Stravinsky have been informative, but especially well-written and entertaining. Thanks, gentlemen!
[QUOTE=Mnielsen;1157034]I just want to say thanks.[/QUOTE]Не за что
When you are in Moscow, don't forget to make some contributions of your own to the board. Looking forward to hearing about your own impressions of Moscow.
I am 50 years old, live in New York, good looking for my age. On.
[url]http://www.anastasiadate.com[/url]
I have lately been meeting some incredibly beautiful teenage girls in Odessa, Kharkov, etc who claim to be dying to meet me.
Is this site real, or are girls paid to chat and write letters?
Has anyone actually met girls through this site?
[QUOTE=HarryDubois; 1163102]I am 50 years old, live in New York, good looking for my age. On.
[url]http://www.anastasiadate.com[/url]
I have lately been meeting some incredibly beautiful teenage girls in Odessa, Kharkov, etc who claim to be dying to meet me.
Is this site real, or are girls paid to chat and write letters?
Has anyone actually met girls through this site? [/QUOTE]I am no expert but I do know that there is a whole industry that preys on the loneliness of the older western male. Perhaps do a little research on the dating industry in Russia. A quick search came up with this for starters.
[url]http://russianwomenblog.dream-marriage.com/anti-scam/5-signs-of-a-scammer-in-the-russian-dating-industry/[/url]
I am sure there is a lot more out there.
AM
I read the link, however I don't personally see any of those warning signs.
The only red flag basically is. Why would an attractive 19 year old want to date a 50 year old, however tall, athletic, smart, sweet, American etc he may be?
[QUOTE=HarryDubois;1163117]The only red flag basically is. Why would an attractive 19 year old want to date a 50 year old, however tall, athletic, smart, sweet, American etc he may be?[/QUOTE]Seems to me you just answered your own question.
Maybe for some penniless 18 year old beauty living with her Mom in Lugansk, Ukraine I am really smoking hot?
My girlfriend has already emailed me a lot of personal photos of herself, not professional photographs. (with no make up, a t shirt and old jeans, she still turns me on; a lot) Anyway in one photo there happened to be some girl in the background with a t shirt printed with "I love NY" (I live in New York.) I don't see a lot of people in New York with an "I love Lugansk" t shirt.
Or not?
[QUOTE=HarryDubois;1163671]My girlfriend has already emailed me a lot of personal photos of herself, not professional photographs. (with no make up, a t shirt and old jeans, she still turns me on; a lot) ?[/QUOTE]Well, there you have it. . . it must be true love!
[QUOTE]Anyway, in one photo there happened to be some girl in the background with a t shirt printed with "I love NY" (I live in New York.) I don't see a lot of people in New York with an "I love Lugansk" t shirt. Or not?[/QUOTE]You've been hanging out in Manhattan too much. Take a trip out to Brighton Beach sometime. Of course, you won't find anyone wearing a t-shirt with "I love Lugansk", but you might find one that reads, "Люблю Луганск"