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ddeubel · Joined: 20 Jul 2005

Alexandra,

Thanks for the correction!!! I was writing off the top of my head and knew Faludi was born sometime just after 1900......I hope he lives another 100 years, had the pleasure of meeting him in the early 80s in Toronto. Erudite and engaging as they come...love his autobiography, "My happy days in hell" but besides the poetry and his love of knowledge, his previous wives, I think his biography on Erasmus of Rotterdam one of the best bios ever written...

Glad to hear someone else has heard and enjoyed Faludi.

DD

Yaya · Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul

danielkim80 · Guest

This is the story that happened during the world cup 2006.

I happened to stop by some bar in itaewon. a lot of russian models were dancing on the dance floor. a bunch of western guys were staring at them with their arms folded. actually many guys tend to think that models are high-nosed.(which is not true) so seemed none of them dare to approach them.

I called the korean bartender and asked if he knows those models. he said yes. so i said "ok can you bring those models to me? I'll give you a tip" then he said with smile "no that's ok , i don't need a tip , just order some drinks"

So i ordered Ballentine 30 yr old. anyway he brought 2 russian models
to me. The liquor set their tongue wagging. they said they are 19 yrs old and they are supporting korean soccer team. we danced shouting
" Oh~pilseung Korea "

finally they were so drunk and one girl suddenly bursted into tears.
i asked her why shes crying. she said she miss her home and her mother.
i soothed the crying baby and asked her to watch some movie at my place. she agreed but she insisted on coming to my place with her friend which is totally nonsense to me.

anyway i didn't have any choice but to bring all two girls to my place. i took a taxi and the taxi driver ajossi asked me if they are prostitute and i'm gonna do threesome tonight which made me really pissed off.

anyway, when they hear what the taxi driver said(i guess they probably understood what he was talking cause they speak some korean), they said they just want to go their home.

so i just took them to their apartment and came back.
anyway i dated her later on for 2 weeks till she left korea.
she promised to come back but never came back.

Oreovictim · Joined: 23 Aug 2006

bejarano-korea · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

I lived in Moscow for about 8 months in 1999 brother Endo and basically started going out with the beautiful Anna. The best thing about it was that her wonderful family invited me into their home and you know that was a great thing, the whole episode highlighted how pointless the cold war was and what fine people the Russians are.

Russian women are very straightforward. If they like you - then you know about it. Even when you stare at them on the escalator - they will just stare back at you and you have to turn away! Also by the same token, if a Russian women doesn't like you - then you know about it. The game playing comes later within a relationship but it happens. Russian women don't tend to waste time with blokes they have no interest in.

Also, in the nightclubs there - there is no VIP lounges - in Moscow, around halfway through the show - the DJ stops playing his turgid Russian pop music and 'mambo no5' by Louie Vega (a popular choice in Moscow around that time) they usually have a catwalk show on stage - afterwards the models (proper ones!) went and danced with the plebs! Something that would never ever happen in England!

Russian women get a bad rep for some reason! I think they are the greatest women in the world! Smart, intelligent and loyal! Cool

jkelly80 · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Location: you boys like mexico?

Where do the non-prostitute Russians like to hang out in Seoul?

xingyiman · Joined: 12 Jan 2006

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

Frankly, the best experience I had in terms of dating was with a Russian girl. She was very kind, warm, attentive, and it wasn't all about what she could get and all. She was very sweet to me, and I appreciated it. She loved sending me letters and all. I wish more women were like that in North America, but, unfortunately, I haven't seen that. They say Russians only smile when they mean it. I have talked to many awesome Russian women. I think many of them are quite often down-to-Earth and modest, and they like to do things for their man. I am just basing it on the fact that I dated one and have had Russian friends. I also really enjoyed my male Russian friends and hanging out with them. They were a blast.

shifty · Joined: 21 Jun 2004

I met a Russian sports coach and his wife in Taiwan. Taiwan was trying to gain recognition via sport and was actively encouraging top sportsmen.

Anyway, I was struck by how beautiful the Russian language is. Sounds better than French!!

He taught me many things and was a sophisticated chap, actually a doctor
of physical education, though I couldn't guage the quality visa vis western doctorates. As I say I learned a bunch from him. A 20 year old female canoeist came to live with them as a protege. She was a complete bombshell, a knockout and i used to clutch at my chest everytime upon meeting her. I thought to myself how the Germans imagined that these were untermenshen was beyond me.

In some areas they let themselves down. I decided to treat them and take the three of them to see that movie about the Russian sniper, Jude Law the actor. Blow me down if he doesn't waggle a finger at me and say gravely "propaganda".

They loved to be invited to dos by Taiwan administrators and he would positively preen. And loved to receive gifts as if all Russians are victims and should be compensated.

endo · Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Location: Seoul...my home

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

I have found the Russian girls I dated in the past comfortable to get along with. I like some of their traditional values and their straightforwardness, and there is not much pretentious behavior in their culture. That can be refreshing. There are great women all over the world, and people have different tastes and preferences. I like good women who are straightforward, laid-back, and easy to talk to. That is more important than where they come from.

Starla · Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Location: Seoul

Wow, so many stereotypes going on here. Russian women come in all varieties just like any other women in the world. With any women who are really good-looking, there's bound to be some big egos whether they're Russian or not. And there are a lot of gorgeous Russian women out there. Many of them do have traditional values, are well educated, hard-working and are not tramps. I grew up around Russians. They tend to stick to their own but overall, they're very friendly.