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	Create New Topic   My Posts   My forum buddies   Invite friends   Private messages Russian brides > Main Forum > First meeting: What to wear... Author Post felicedate Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/16/2005 7:02:19 PM   Ask your girl what is an average salary in Russia(if I am not mistaken around 100$ a month) and then think over calling people who can afford 200$ dinners a middle class!:-) Tyumen is a nice city to make money, can't but agree though... But a bit cold. GLTALLTOAD Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/16/2005 7:28:24 PM   Felice, not everything is the same everywhere in Russia. I only know about Tyumen and although the vast majority of people still cannot afford even a yearly dinner at Mozart, many more now can do so than ever before, not just oil magnates, crime bosses or high political figures. Tyumen gets a lot of money that stays in Tyumen instead of going to Moscow coffers...that's what creates wealth for the region and a solid infrastructure for a middle class to develop. Nearby Tobolsk is much more depressed economically and I doubt people there make even the average US $100 per month. It was cold everyday I was in Siberia, but I did not suffer it one bit. I had my North Face fleece insulated parka + 1 more layer of long sleeve shirt and that was enough for almost every day. At night I added one more thin layer. Water proof heavy duty soles for day or night a hat and a pair of leather gloves did the trick. I never needed more than one pair of socks and only had to wear my long johns in Tobolsk or when I wore my suit which is onion skin thin I know I did not get the worse of the Siberian winter in early March and I grew up in southern Patagonia's cold weather, so I sort of knew what to expect. toad Maxirat Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/16/2005 8:04:06 PM   Toad Hi. Joined forum just as you were leaving for Russia. Tell me what you thought of inside their homes. I mean regarding the temperature. Also the shops. I nearly passed out a couple of time with the inside heat. They also don’t have any windows open do they. GLTALLTOAD Member send PM   block PM add to buddies Send: 3/16/2005 8:34:00 PM   Hi Rat, Welcome to the forum. I hope you enjoy it. The shops are kept warmer than the inside of the apartments. And, yes, they can be suffocatingly warm. We walked so much that it alone kept me from feeling cold but once we entered a shop or store I had to take off my double layer parka IMMEDIATELY. Same with the hat and gloves. That alone labeled me a westerner, lol.. None of the locals seemed bothered at all with the temperature change and kept all their coats buttomed up and hats in place. In the apartments I saw there are a lot of windows that can be opened. There is an inside set and an outside set, each about 18 inches apart from the other. Depending on the ouside temperature just leaving the inside window a little bit open can chill a room very quickly even if the outside window is fully closed Lena is not used to leaving windows opened so we had to compromise for me to get some fresh air and for her to stay warm somehow...;))) The warmest room in the apartment is always the bathroom because they have those hot water pipes that stick out of the walls (weirdest looking things, but very effective), burnt my back more than once on them. The toilets are separate from the shower/tub room and next to it with it's own door. toad Your Reply: Your name:   New Registration Password:   Forgot password?   refresh Code:   Russian brides > Main Forum > First meeting: What to wear...
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