Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Tsar Putin supports merger of Russia and Belarus	Nobody ever wants to give up their power. Nobody! I was told that Lukashenko thought that a reunification right after Yeltsin was put out would allow him to have a shot at the whole country. He actually thought he might get to run Russia. What a laugh. That was around when Putin offered to annex Belarus or something. I doubt Luka has raised the issue since then.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-09 08:23:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Tsar Putin supports merger of Russia and Belarus	eh I first read about this possibility in the Economist in like, 1998. But the story then was that Belarus would be annexed, and become a Russian vassal state, right? It wasn't any sort of real partnership. I heard Luka's government would be out.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-09 06:29:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	I'm no longer married to a Ukrainian!	Were going to try to get the MIL a visa next year. Hopefully it goes through and she can teach her daughter some simple things like where the kitchen is located.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-07 16:20:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	I'm no longer married to a Ukrainian!	I read Russian-speaking immigration forums, looks like there are a lot more denials in Kiev. Also, my relatives live in Kiev and I invited them for the wedding, but they didn't even try to apply for the visas, cause they knew many people, who got denied. But you never really know until you try. Plus, if you do get your visa approved in Kiev, it's possible to get a multiple-entry visa for 5 years! In Moscow it's valid for either 1 or 2 years. Thanks again ONA. I guess we are back to thinking about an EU/Schengen visa of some kind, to load the deck. Maybe MIL and my wife to take a (relatively) short journey to Romania or Hungary before she applies. That seems to work in some cases we know about.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-07 13:44:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	I'm no longer married to a Ukrainian!	Yes, Moscow Embassy looks pretty easy. My parents are flying to the States with me for the wedding! Kiev Embassy seems to be more difficult though... What makes you think Kiev is more difficult? We are thinking about trying to bring MIL for a visit, the need to possibly get a Schengen visa in her passport first, etc.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-07 10:16:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	I'm no longer married to a Ukrainian!	Regarding MIL visits, I think that it must be getting easier to get tourist visas now. Either that or we were just lucky. We got a visa for my MIL to visit this summer for 2 weeks. She had never had a visa here or to Europe. They gave her a 1 year multiple entry visa, no problems. Really good to know. Any one have current news about this regarding the Kiev embassy?	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-06 18:25:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	I'm no longer married to a Ukrainian!	Congratulations! Please keep us posted on the MIL visa process. We don't see as many of those.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-06 12:03:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	ONA is in the States!	Welcome	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-10 08:11:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Yulia Tymoshenko Jailed	Actually I want one now. Saw that one coming	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-18 12:31:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Yulia Tymoshenko Jailed	Vika just yawned when she read the story. Politics as usual in Ukraine apparently	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-09 06:21:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Why do Russians Hate Ice?	I have heard that a adults past a certain age stop producing enough of the enzyme needed to digest lactose very well, and that it's not much of a nutritional benefit to keep drinking it in late adulthood (not harmful, either, unless you're extremely lactose intolerant). I fins I sometimes crave it, actually, but not very often myself, and I often don't even have any in my fridge unless I know I'll need to cook something with milk in the recipe. -Amy I heard that too. Lots of digestive problems in pensioners are dairy related apparently. I don't crave it ever, and that is probably a good thing at this stage in life.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-14 12:18:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Why do Russians Hate Ice?	It's Victor from Russia writing. Amy isn't kidding, all she wrote is true and as native Russian guy (I live in the West part of Russia all my life) I can put my sign under every her phrase in that post. No one of my relatives or friends in Russia "drinks milk like crazy". And on our vacation together with Amy I was so wondering that she is drinking milk just with usual meals sometimes. I don't doubt that your wife drinks a lot of milk, but it's very unusual for Russians who had live in cities (Russians from villages drink more milk, of course). One more fact - I was wondered that in US it's popular to buy gallon-packs of milk because in Russia biggest typical factory-made pack of milk is 1 liter (about 1/4 gallon), also we have 0.5 liter packs (1/8 gallon) and 0.2 liters packs for children (1/20 gallon). Why? Because almost nobody would buy gallon-bottle of milk in Russia, you should have giant family here to use gallon of milk earlier than it will be spoiled. Of course, some Russians drink a lot of milk, as some Americans don't drink milk at all, but thats not typical. And Russian children of course drink milk more than adults. Typical Russian adult will not drink milk every day, and never will drink milk with usual lunch/dinner meal (which includes meat, chicken or vegetables, for example). Though, typical Russian loves sour cream and eating it a lot with a many meals. Hi Victor - happy to see you posting. Gallon and half-gallon containers of milk seem to be pretty popular. We don't buy it at all, because we don't drink it and don't have kids young enough to need it. I have heard that many Americans keep drinking milk way past the age when our bodies need it, or can handle it. I just don't like the taste	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-14 06:13:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Why do Russians Hate Ice?	I bought a caulking gun last weekend and my wifed baked strawberry tarts on Saturday, does that count? I think you get credit for a thread jack assist. It counts, but may not help your stats	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-08 07:26:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Why do Russians Hate Ice?	I HATE when that happens! Try telling her it happens when two languages have a similar word with different meanings. "Kak" is a good example. We recently saw a guy on a motorcycle with a T-shirt reading "A good rub makes superior meat". Just white letters on a black tee, nothing else. I assumed the guy worked in a restaurant, and had fifteen minute conversation about "rub with what?", and "what kind of meat?", and then finally, "why is this funny in English?". All about the cultural context I guess	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-06 22:23:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Why do Russians Hate Ice?	I have a friend from Quebec whose native language is French. He speaks English well but with an accent. He also does not use ice. So we are sitting at an outdoor cafe in Burlington. He orders a "coke deeyet without glahs" Mixing French and English he mistakenly used the French word for ice, "glace" (pronounced "glahs") The waitress duly brings him a diet coke in the can. He then said "Oh, could you please bring me a glass?" She brought him a glass...full of ice! He said "I surrender" and dumped the ice on the ground. I just spent five minutes telling, then explaining this to Vika By the third time I explained the play on words, even I wasn't laughing any more. Good grief!	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-06 18:24:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Why do Russians Hate Ice?	My wife insists that drinking cold drinks with ice will give me a sore throat and a cold. Funny thing is I am always using ice and she is the one who is always sick. Damn American germs. This was the original story I got too. Vika now says that she cannot imagine drinking most drinks without ice. She also likes air conditioning and fans now. We still laugh about my asking for ice in drinks while we are in Kherson or Odessa. The waitress makes a big production of bringing a whole bucket of ice with tongs, then "plop", adds one cube . When I indicate I would like more, I get the you-must-be-crazy look.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-06 11:59:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Las Vegas Wedding	Probably showing my age with my Wayne Newton comments. You are in good company here	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-16 21:06:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Las Vegas Wedding	Wayne Newton is a Vegas institution, probably surpassing Elvis and Frank Sinatra..but have you seen him lately? Looks like about 500 too many cosmetic surgeries and Botox shots. Makes Nancy Pelosi look like a naturalist. Yet he still plays Vegas...probably broken all records for continuous gigs in Sin City. And his stark black hair dye just adds to his clownish appearance. I guess if you're rich and can still hit a few high notes no one laughs. PS: I see I wrote "are" instead of "or," maybe that threw you off. Never have seen Wayne Newton live (I do know who he is). I thought he was off the grid after the Wayne Newton Theater and the rest of the Stardust went dozer.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-16 16:44:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Las Vegas Wedding	Did you see Elvis? Are Wayne Newton? Are you kidding? It is Vegas We see Elvi every time we visit. Not sure what you meant about Wayne Newton.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-14 12:10:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Las Vegas Wedding	We married in Vegas, and all was/is fine. I can't speak about Russia recognizing the marraige with any authority, but Ukraine has no issues. I would be surprised if Russia did.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-13 09:59:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Miscellaneous topics all in one!	She also brought a purse to have fixed. One thing America no longer has are people that repair things for reasonable prices. It is cheaper to buy new and throw out the old. It is part of society I think we lost. We found a couple of shoe repair shops willing to fix purses, luggage, etc. Set up was not that different from Ukraine apparently - you take the item, explain what you need, and they see how close they can get to making it new. Other than some rivets that didn't match exactly, it worked fine. Thanks I'm going to tell Mr. ONA that he got a new nickname All in good fun	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-31 20:00:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Miscellaneous topics all in one!	My parents went back to Russia yesterday and they really missed home all the time they've been here. The hardest thing for them was not being able to talk to anybody, they always needed my help. They also missed Russian food a lot, one day we all went to a Russian store, but still... They've seen lots of beautiful places though, that's good. They had fun at the wedding, which is also good (yep, I'm a wife now ). Congrats to you and Mr. ONA.... da man!	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-08-27 20:12:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Here we go!	I'm all like wishing her luck	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-10-28 21:50:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Daylight Saving Time	Don't care either way.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-10-28 21:46:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	I-751 evidence	I sent a good amount of the stuff listed above, three vacation photos, and all beneficiary information for retirement plans.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-11-09 11:16:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Police: Russian man kept 29 dead bodies at home	They say people will collect almost anything...	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-11-09 11:12:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Police: Russian man kept 29 dead bodies at home	Blech! But there is no doubt a web site for this too.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-11-07 16:13:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Russian military chief: War risks have grown	LOL Russia needs nukes because they are threatened by the almighty powerful Georgia............. Nothing like exploiting the situation..... That was my first thought too. I wonder how they could justify protecting all those manufactured citizens by nuking Tbilisi.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-11-20 14:31:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Don't know how to start	Please tell me more about this place! I've eaten at no less than eight area Korean restaraunts (and a few German eateries as well) but I'm not familiar with this one. Are you sure it's Burlington? I don't remember the name, but it is right off one of the Burlington exits (there are two). The exit with the SA gas station/truck stop. I think the hours are pretty limited though, and it actually closes between lunch and dinner. I can't tell you the number of times we have missed it by a half hour or something.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-11-20 14:27:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Don't know how to start	Brad, take a ride down Dixie Hwy to Radcliff and/or E-Town. The place is full of Korean restraunts. Good Korean food! There was a place in a white house across from the new Walmart in Radcliff that had Bul-go-gee to die for! Half the town in Korean or German women, all war Army wives. There was also a great German place, Schnitzel Haus there, in Radcliff, or maybe it is Vine Grove, but they had strange hours, they were only open I think 4 hours on Friday and Saturday. We actually found one in Burlington, OH, on the way to Cinci. The kind where they bring out hot coals to every table and you make your own. Pretty good stuff. I don't mind a little kimchi as a garnish or side, but I can't eat a huge portion of it. Especially that strong winter stuff.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-11-09 11:11:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Don't know how to start	Were you were stationed at Osan? If you were stationed there, I envy you, lord knows I had tooo much fun in Korea. I Flew into Osan twice for a much needed 15 day leave each time. Same with Taegu Air Base, (now Daegu) spent some time in Pusan (now Busan) and Seoul shopping and having more fun than should be legally allowed. Although I love Kim Chee/kimchi, don't miss smelling it first thing in the morning...on people that is. I remember the smell of kimchi permeating the air in Pohang, Taegu, etc. The blast of kimchi as the bus windows go down... On a related note, a chef here in our city is doing some pretty creative things with kimchi - mostly tapas. There is a beef hot dog with summer kimchi and wasabi sauce that is pretty tasty, and a duck confit sandwich with kimchi. Sounds weird but tastes good.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-11-07 22:02:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Lord of The Rings	For Kip	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-11-20 19:31:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Emelianenko wins, Putin is booed	First off, I do believe that there are different forms of democracy that work. There are constitutional monarchies all over, for example. The occupy movement is a good example of the similarities between the way Russia and the US deal with dissidents imo. The protest goes on for a period, then police use tear gas and crowd clearing techniques, arresting the leaders and most vocal. The main difference between Russian opposition protesters and occipiers seems to be that the Russians are aware of exactly what they are protesting from the start, and the probability that they will be punished for doing so. The occupiers have been slow to form a real agenda (protesting banks and rich people generally is just weak), and seem to believe that they won't be punished or arrested. It looks to me like the governments are reacting the same way though.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-11-24 09:52:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Wife's Mom coming here?	She never reads my post on here. Hide the sharp objects, I'm tellin' ya.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-11-24 22:10:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Wife's Mom coming here?	I miss my MIL(F). You don't keep scissors anywhere near the bed, do you Kip?	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-11-08 19:25:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Wife's Mom coming here?	Sounds to me like MIL is scammin a free vacation! Doubtful - as she is terrified to fly anywhere, and the wife had to bully her into it	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-11-08 13:57:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Wife's Mom coming here?	We are planning on making application for MIL next year. So far, three couples we have talked to in our situation have had MIL get a visa for a short stint on the Schengen Zone first - travel and return in three or four days. That seems to help, and we will no doubt do the same. I don't know if the embassy in Russia looks at it differently - I only asked where there was a Ukrainian MIL.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2011-11-07 18:10:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Flower Power	The Oath: I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God. What's not enforceable? What's weird? Say I take the oath with no purpose other than evasion (say, to obtain a passoprt). How would you actually prove or enforce anything? It is all enforceable, but it isn't practical to try.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2010-02-22 20:18:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Flower Power	It's not enforceable. Just think about some parts of the oath, where you renounce allegiance to any other country and yadda yadda. Yet, US Govt lets you keep any number of foreign passports... stuff like that I disagree. The passports are the property of another government, although the US government COULD force every new citizen to turn in their old passport as a condition of issuing a new American one. They COULD deport any immigrant that engages in what the government would define as anti-American activity. They COULD simply allow thugs spouting party propaganda to just beat the ####### out of any foreigner or immigrant (identified as such in their special-class new citizen passport) who protests or says anything negative about the President or our glorious motherland, or even looks like they belong somewhere else. Wait a minute..... that just doesn't sound like America - maybe it IS somewhere else? In any event, doing that stuff just isn't practical, although some of it could be called enforcement. Think of the money it would cost to start detaining or deporting every pain-in-the-azz dissident that has an opinion. Hell, I would probably be on the list for deportation No offense meant here, but I see loads of yadda criticism of America (and that is fine I think - 1st Amendment yadda yadda) but lots of anger when any one is critical of Ukraine or Russia.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2010-02-22 19:58:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Flower Power	The oath is kind of weird. How come it isn't enforceable? Probably is, just not practical.	Brad and Vika	Male	Ukraine	2010-02-22 16:54:00