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	Create New Topic   My Posts   My forum buddies   Invite friends   Private messages Russian brides > Main Forum > interesting thoughts on a Russian wife Author Post Harvey Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/3/2011 5:05:10 PM   I found this somewhere else and thought I would share it. Those married to a Russian/FSU lady will get it and smile to themself. Those not yet lucky enough to have found the one will appreciate it anyway. I can vouch for the 3" of snow is too much comment. And also the realization of junk mail. My wife gets "FREE" credit card offers all the time now. And she has learned my method of making sure any identifying marks on mail are destroyed before disposal. Imagine getting a $5 dunkin donuts gift card and wondering, "What eeze deese about?" okay I exaggerate a little..., she no longer says, 'deese'. But she orders iced tea in winter - unsweetened of course. Though she normally drinks hot tea. As for hotels, she does capture all the free plastic hair covers she can get. I copied and pasted what follows: I've found an interesting topic, "You Maybe Russified If". In response, I've created my own list, "Your Russian Wife Is American If": 1. She asks her child a question in Russian and is not surprised that he/she answers in English. 2. She doesn’t dress up any more for grocery shopping. 3. She always remembers to fasten a seat-belt – even on a back seat. 4. She says “ooops” instead of “oy”. 5. She doesn’t immediately buy the fabulous piece of clothing that she liked, but waits until it’s on sale. 6. She reads the Internet news and forums more often than books. 7. She doesn’t tell jokes that are not politically correct. 8. She prefers jeans and tennis shoes to short skirts and high heals. 9. She believes that a gift card makes a good present. 10. She doesn’t spend 2 days in the kitchen before holidays and birthdays. 11. She throws out 90% of her mail without opening it. 12. She judges the size of a house by numbers of bedrooms in it. 13. She always remembers her social security number. 14. She suspects that "parking", "appointment", "OK", "shopping", "insurance" and "lunch" are Russian words. 15. She regularly orders iced tea in winter. 16. She buys fat-free food right after she has driven an additional 5 minutes around the parking lot to find a parking place three yards closer to the shop entrance. 17. She knows that 90 degrees Fahrenheit is hot and 30 degrees is cold. 18. She doesn’t know how to turn a TV on if a remote control is lost. 19. She uses her fingers to eat French fries. 20. When she stays in a hotel, those little soap bars don’t end up in her suitcase as souvenirs. 21. She thinks that 3 inches of snow is too much snow. Rag'n'Bull Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/3/2011 5:53:39 PM   No. 5 makes me laugh. Before I got in to the FSU dating a work colleague/friend was in to it, in conversation he found the apt way to describe a 'Russian' woman was to make reference to a pair of shoes, if a pair of shoes costs $100 in one store but another store has a sale on and that identical pair of shoes is $80 she will want the shoes that cost $100 in the logic that they must be better than the identical $80 pair and she can boast to her friends how much her shoes cost. Years later I met up with that ex work colleague/friend again and recalled that conversation to him, somewhat embarrassed he offered explanation that it wasn't to have been taken literally, I laughed and replied "No, but you were right". :) RodanTsunami Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/3/2011 9:19:19 PM   How right you are. I am thinking about just moving there durak Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/4/2011 1:46:30 AM   Ralph, has your Mrs. done all of those things? She is Americanizing very fast! Honestly, it's a little scary. 4. durak (who is in the process of Russianizing) now says 'oy' where he used to say 'oops' 14. Russians do say 'okei'. Their (not often used) verb 'to park' is pre-park-a-VAT'. And I often see signs in restaurant windows (in Cyrillic) about their 'beezness lanch' @Ivor: That is an actual Russian thing. A joke from Russia: Two rich guys meet in Moscow. One brags that he paid $800 in London for the tie he is wearing. The other scornfully says, "but you could have bought the exact same tie here for $2000!" Harvey Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/4/2011 7:05:00 AM   durak - no she is not even close to that list. it was someone else' list. but she does say okee - I am trying to break her of that but it slips in occasionally. and she will never eat food with her fingers - imagine the scornful look I got when I picked up a french fry with my fingers. however she is very frugal and is putting the law down on me, no more frivolous spending. she is ready to put me on an allowance :) with my own money! no more $10 a day at wawa on the way to work, and a case of beer is soon going to have to stretch out to two weeks. now that football (she calls it handball) is over, beer should last longer ;) as for snow, she enjoys cleaning the snow from the driveway and side walk. we went up blue marsh to hike around the lake last weekend. still over a foot of snow in most places. packed a thermos of hot coffee, apples, snacks and sandwich. had a backpack with camera equipment etc. when we got there she frowned and didn't want to walk through the snow. so I left everything behind and talked her into a short walk. after a mile we turned back and she stated - this is fun let's continue. so we went back to the parking lot, picked up the backpack and headed the other way around the lake, another five miles and we got off the beaten path and were going through deep snow. had lunch and hot coffee on the frozen lake. most american women would have gone shopping instead. Harvey Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/5/2011 4:58:49 AM   danny, this is going to be a hard one to explain. whether or not you believe chivalry is dead, table manners and etiquette should still be followed. There are acceptable differences in eating based on the setting. I think you misunderstood me. Say for instance I am in a nice restaurant with a proper table setting, I should never eat my chips with my fingers. But if I am in a pub or a Fridays kind of place it is acceptable or even expected. I noticed immediately the manner by which my lady ate her food. One very distinct mannerism was the way she held her knife and fork. I asked her about it. Long story short, she is "cultured" and the European style of using utensils is spot on. I was not aware of the subtle differences. Most ladies do not go to "finishing school" and for sure most Americans don't have a clue about proper table etiquette. I am still fascinated by the way she eats - always very proper. Anyway, we do eat french fries with our fingers, and wings. However, I do on occasion set out cocktails forks in my own home. And it is expected that in a formal setting one would follow the "rules". But I would NEVER pick up a soup bowl and drink it in public. Not even if I was having a beer at Moe's with Homer Simpson. And I would NEVER EVER lick a plate. The last time I licked a plate was when I was five years old. Maybe all you 'assies' do lick your plates. But it is comforting to know your cared enough to ask your lady friend about it first. Your Irina was correct in stating it depends on the place you have it whether you pick up a piece of chicken and gnaw on it like a cave man or use a knife and fork. Bottom line is, 'To each their own.' I'm sure you would love going to a crab feast at a fire hall near the bays for an all you can eat crab fest. They spread newspapers out over the tables and dump crabs on them. Everyone gets a mallet and starts hammering away. Many beers are drunk, corn on the cob etc. The only utensil used is a 'picker' to make sure no crab meat is tossed out with the shells. And maybe a plastic fork for the coleslaw. I guess the most proper table manner is if you knock over a beer it is your responsibility to dam it with newspapers so it doesn't run onto the floor. Or at least warn others that this chair has beer spilled on it. Driftwood Arts Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/5/2011 10:48:13 AM   i must remember when going to mcdonalds in russia to ask for a falk wasn 't peter fork the guy that played columbo ? devilmaycare Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/5/2011 11:06:33 AM   22 will get out of the car without waiting for you to open the door for her and take her had as she gets out. Harvey Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/5/2011 12:19:24 PM   ice storm again... time to kill danny, yes, she paid her way and for three days hotel in moscow and all the costs of medical review, getting her own visa etc. But she has a friend there and canceled hotel after day 1. She actually bought a train ticket to moscow (+/- 1000 miles). When I learned of the time involved to travel by train I insisted she fly. She had to make a deal to get time from work to make the trip. She was not going to resign her position until she had a visa. Even after she wanted to resigned they gave her a bonus to stay on for another two months :) Because of the difference in cost I insisted to pay for the plane fare so she didn't have to lose over a week at work. And this took a lot of convincing!!!! She was always indignant when I offered to help with expenses and I learned early that I should not offer - she considered it an insult. Imagine the effort I went to to find this hotel to send her flowers only to discover a day later she stayed with a college friend after she got into town. The flower service did an awesome job of getting them to her. Her university friend was very impressed. As for fashion, I was told my full length wool coat makes me look old! And my hat, she finally told me hated it last night on the way to dinner that I look like a mafia gangster :) Actually it is more of a business look. And sadly I look like like a congressman wearing that get up. My other hat and leather coat - people at work ask me where is my whip because I look like Indiana Jones (really) - she absolutely abhors the look. Last year I got me an assie looking outback hat for when I go fly fishing/hiking out west in the sunny heat. I'm sure she already hates this hat. When I come home from work wearing a ball cap the first thing she does is to remove it from my head. NO HATS ALLOWED INSIDE! Here's a funny one. As you know, shoes immediately come off and slippers go on when crossing the threshold. She actually has slippers to put on from the house to the outside hot tub (<3 meters). She takes off her house slippers and puts on another pair of slippers to walk about 8 feet. Then when she gets out she puts on the hot tub slippers and takes five steps to the door and changes slippers. All the while I am in bare feet ("naked feet") in the snow tending to the fire and couldn't care less about slippers. Life is grand! I apologize to you for getting your lady's name mixed up. I hope your new lady works out and you find happiness with her. Harvey Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/5/2011 12:20:28 PM   ice storm again... time to kill danny, yes, she paid her way and for three days hotel in moscow and all the costs of medical review, getting her own visa etc. But she has a friend there and canceled hotel after day 1. She actually bought a train ticket to moscow (+/- 1000 miles). When I learned of the time involved to travel by train I insisted she fly. She had to make a deal to get time from work to make the trip. She was not going to resign her position until she had a visa. Even after she wanted to resigned they gave her a bonus to stay on for another two months :) Because of the difference in cost I insisted to pay for the plane fare so she didn't have to lose over a week at work. And this took a lot of convincing!!!! She was always indignant when I offered to help with expenses and I learned early that I should not offer - she considered it an insult. Imagine the effort I went to to find this hotel to send her flowers only to discover a day later she stayed with a college friend after she got into town. The flower service did an awesome job of getting them to her. Her university friend was very impressed. As for fashion, I was told my full length wool coat makes me look old! And my hat, she finally told me hated it last night on the way to dinner that I look like a mafia gangster :) Actually it is more of a business look. And sadly I look like like a congressman wearing that get up. My other hat and leather coat - people at work ask me where is my whip because I look like Indiana Jones (really) - she absolutely abhors the look. Last year I got me an assie looking outback hat for when I go fly fishing/hiking out west in the sunny heat. I'm sure she already hates this hat. When I come home from work wearing a ball cap the first thing she does is to remove it from my head. NO HATS ALLOWED INSIDE! Here's a funny one. As you know, shoes immediately come off and slippers go on when crossing the threshold. She actually has slippers to put on from the house to the outside hot tub (<3 meters). She takes off her house slippers and puts on another pair of slippers to walk about 8 feet. Then when she gets out she puts on the hot tub slippers and takes five steps to the door and changes slippers. All the while I am in bare feet ("naked feet") in the snow tending to the fire and couldn't care less about slippers. Life is grand! I apologize to you for getting your lady's name mixed up. I hope your new lady works out and you find happiness with her. lonelyranger1701 Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/5/2011 1:53:36 PM   Ralph?? Your wife is sure one for details!! Even though some of their ways seem odd to us,,, I'm sure our ways seem odd to them! My Irina had a few issues with me;,,,, she just had to iron everything!! I work on a farm for most of the day,,, she would iron my work shirt, pants, shorts,, and even socks??!!! I told her;,,, the cows don't care!!! Then she would reply; You look like a beggar!!! Once I jokingly said; No,, please don't call me a beggar,,, no, please don't??!!! I made her laugh,,, but she still wasn't happy about not ironing my work clothes!! Oh,, my girl yesterday ate a few frenchfries with her fingers,,, but 95% were with a fork!! Harvey Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/6/2011 12:17:24 PM   #24 - she looks forward to a super bowl party and eating unhealthy snacks. my gf can't understand why football is more popular than hockey. hockey is fast and exciting, football (handball) is boring... Harvey Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/11/2011 6:01:30 AM   kind of like the tv show the bachelor? isn't it silly that they get a bunch of hot chicks together to compete for the love of a man on national tv and the women in this country (USA) go nuts over it. and I don't mean nuts in a bad way. quite the opposite response to the man who goes to ukraine looking for a wife. go figure. maybe that's it! I should start a program that brings twenty ukrainian girls over to compete against each other to marry an american man. another great reality tv show hit!!! or bring over just one and have twenty men compete for her. oh? that is already happening? oh? you mean there are hundreds of men competing for her already? she must really be something then. :) Muzzy Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/11/2011 6:23:00 AM   Yeah, but the Skips always do it best - "There's something about Miriam", the Australian show where a bunch of guys compete to "win" (shudder) a gorgeous girl, who only reveals to the winner at the end that she's a guy! Classic! Muzzy Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 2/11/2011 6:24:03 AM   (except it was actually a British show - oh the shame!) Your Reply: Your name:   New Registration Password:   Forgot password?   refresh Code:   Russian brides > Main Forum > interesting thoughts on a Russian wife
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