Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	VISA APPROVED	Ah, I see. For a moment I thought maybe they'd even be on the same plane. But I'm pretty sure Sasha's flight is direct from SVO to JFK. Well, its still pretty neat. The same day has great significance for all of us.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-10 06:19:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	VISA APPROVED	QUOTE (Buck and Natalia @ Mar 10 2008, 05:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (KGSodie @ Mar 6 2008, 12:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah Buck! You two must be ecstatic! When are they planning on coming to the USA? March 24 is the day......... although I did an American durak thing when I originally scheduled the flight and only allowed them an hour to change planes at Sheremetyevo airport. Natalia very politely told me that I was insane if I thought that they could transfer from Sheremetyevo 1 to Sheremetyevo 2, go through customs, and check their luggage in under an hour. She was right of course but I was able to correct the error and reschedule the first leg of the journey without too much difficulty. Buck Sasha is arriving the same day! March 24th. Is Natalia going to JFK as well? I'm flying to JFK to meet her, then we're flying straight to Richmond together. congratulations again! Just 2 more weeks.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-10 06:07:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	VISA APPROVED	Congratulations, Buck and Natalia!!!! Feels good, doesn't it. Have a happy reunion!	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-03 12:31:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	She Dumped Me!!	QUOTE (BryantAliona @ Mar 10 2008, 03:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kd4uvc @ Mar 9 2008, 05:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Beata dumped me because her friends fed her a line of bull about me leaving her stranded or alone. She called our life together a dream which would not be a reality. She hurt me so much when she broke up with me. She had decided weeks ago but decided to wait until after she got her Woman's Day gift. I would have given her all I had. The worst thing she took from me was my heart. t's just so mean. But hey, think that you probably got rid of a pain in the a$$ now, before you got married to her and things would get more complicated, You know, it's not even her friend's fault.When you're inlove and you have faith in your loved one you know not to listen this B S..tt comming from people that are not really designed to give advises. Not to feel frustrated you can be angry REALLY ANGRY . how far did you go ewiht her? Ahhh yes......This reminds me of a few conversations I was involved in, one way or another, back in the 9th grade. I wanted to score a homerun so bad, I even joined the school's baseball team! and you know, I turned out to be pretty damn good at it! I hope I didn't offend BryantAliona. There was absolutely nothing wrong with their post. I just couldn't resist. QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Mar 10 2008, 07:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Stop, panty time! YAY!!! I panty time!	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-10 22:37:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	She Dumped Me!!	QUOTE (seanconneryii @ Mar 10 2008, 03:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've been taking this all in and I think either this guy is a Satellite wannabe running a good story on us, or a rookie of the lowest order. Either way I don't see how this forum is the right venue to run out this soap opera. There's other web sites for meeting Russian women, match-making, how to date FSU women, and scammers, etc. I certainly don't see a fiancee visa in this guy's future with this woman should any of this story be true. But I'm betting this guy is laughing his a** off at us folks for responding to this Russian bride "tall tale." I will also offer that, in my experience, it's unlikely today to find Russian women who think American men are going to dump them on the streets of America or do some kind of "reverse scam." Almost every Russian woman has a friend, relative or colleague who married an American man and had a good result. Yes, there might be envy among the so called "biddies' but Russian women know Russian women...and this woman is no youngster, so she ought to be hip to the ways of pettiness one might encounter in Siberian social circles. And if they actually had a real meeting in St. Petersburg, usually such a meeting reveals the vibes the couple has going on. If the woman met this guy and still listens to "biddies" and walks away from what might be her one shot for getting out of Siberia...well that does not feel right to me. On top of that, she has a sick child and I've been to a Siberia hospital...and if my kid was really sick I'd do whatever it takes to get them out of Russia and to the USA. Additionally, Siberia has a very high women to men ratio...so women are beating the bushes to find husbands...certainly not a place to be difficult and cavalier towards a potential American husband for lack of an engagement ring. And how would that expensive ring be delivered anyway? DHL? How romantic! I try to suspend my disbelief here but it's tough...very tough to buy in on this drama that has story line that changes every few days. Whether BS artist or rookie, maybe we need to offer him some tough love..and say bye bye. Well Damn! My man just laid the hammer down!	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-10 15:31:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	She Dumped Me!!	Like I said before. Sounds to me like there is someone else in the picture that perhaps the OP doesn't know about. A "friend" wouldn't be enough to keep a woman from getting married. But a secret "other" would.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-10 14:56:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	She Dumped Me!!	QUOTE (Jason-Sasha @ Mar 9 2008, 06:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (russ @ Mar 9 2008, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kd4uvc @ Mar 9 2008, 04:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Update, she used the excuse of me not buying her a ring immediately for the excuse. Whatever, get away from this and put it behind you as soon as you can. If a ring means that much to anyone (American, Russian, whatever) it is clearly more important to them than you are. Be glad you found out now. My wife would love to have had a bigger engagement ring, but so would everyone. I am sorry this happened to you. It sucks for someone to waste a year of their life. My usual advice stands - do not meet foreigners on websites. You are asking for trouble. If for some reason you want to marry someone from Russia, move there. You will find someone before too long. You won't have to worry about any of this scam BS. And you will probably get paid more in Russia than you make now in the US. (Depending on what you do, the market for Western Expats in Russia is very strong, since no one wants to go there, and no one speaks the language.) It also costs next to nothing to study Russian in a university there, which is also a good idea. Well said. I agree 100%. Woops! I should clarify. I'm not against meeting online. Its not for me, but I wouldnt say its all bad. But the rest of this post I do agree with 100%.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-09 19:01:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	She Dumped Me!!	QUOTE (eekee @ Mar 9 2008, 05:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kazan @ Mar 9 2008, 06:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I as well. Finding out now is far, far, better than finding out here later. I don't buy into her ring excuse for one moment. Engagement rings are not even custom (although it is slowly gaining favour) and wedding rings tend to be simple gold bands. Most of us here will tell you, rings are far less a value, to these ladies, than the man they wish to spend their life with. It took me a lot of work for me to convince my guy to get me an engagement ring someday. it's definitely not russian custom at all, and a lot of the girls who insist on a big ring there are pretty much marrying for monetary reasons, which he sees about being glorified prostitution so he couldn't understand why i needed a diamond ring. It took a lot of back-and-forth to convince him that it wasn't about materialism but instead about american tradition and growing up a little girl in America who always dreamed of receiving an engagement ring. I am sure that all of your ladies appreciated receiving a nice ring, but it's definitely not par for the course in a normal russian marriage. I never thought about it the other way around. Russian man/American woman. I can see where it would take a little convincing. They dont have this same tradition. And I can understand why you wanted one.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-09 18:23:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	She Dumped Me!!	QUOTE (russ @ Mar 9 2008, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kd4uvc @ Mar 9 2008, 04:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Update, she used the excuse of me not buying her a ring immediately for the excuse. Whatever, get away from this and put it behind you as soon as you can. If a ring means that much to anyone (American, Russian, whatever) it is clearly more important to them than you are. Be glad you found out now. My wife would love to have had a bigger engagement ring, but so would everyone. I am sorry this happened to you. It sucks for someone to waste a year of their life. My usual advice stands - do not meet foreigners on websites. You are asking for trouble. If for some reason you want to marry someone from Russia, move there. You will find someone before too long. You won't have to worry about any of this scam BS. And you will probably get paid more in Russia than you make now in the US. (Depending on what you do, the market for Western Expats in Russia is very strong, since no one wants to go there, and no one speaks the language.) It also costs next to nothing to study Russian in a university there, which is also a good idea. Well said. I agree 100%.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-09 18:21:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	She Dumped Me!!	Very strange situation. if its true he's just being dumped as he claimed originally. Sounds like this "friend" might be more than a friend. my money says she's involved in another relationship. I'd also bet her daughter is healthy. Even if she begged him to forgive her and take her back, I'd suggest he leave this one alone. but I agree with everyone else here. Sounds just too fishy to me.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-09 14:42:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	I havent seen this film yet, but after all this talk about it....I feel I really must go and find it.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-24 21:34:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (Satellite @ Jan 21 2008, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 21 2008, 09:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My Former American Wife: Works 8 to 9 hours a day. Comes home routinely too tired to fix supper. Instead of cooking, brings home big bag of McDonald's or orders pizza. After supper sits on the coach and reads mail and then watches television. Children are expected to do most of the laundry and clean the kitchen since she worked all day. My Russian Fiancée: Works 9 to 10 hours a day. Comes home and fixes supper for the family, including her own parents. Has never brought home supper. (What drive-through? Even if there were, she'd never bring home this "not useful" food.) After supper will routinely go "on street" to walk or join her children in play. After they return, she puts them to bed and then does all the housework herself. Just make sure you are not doing what your former American wife was doing. Otherwise it won't be long before your Russian wife also gets fed up with her working "double" shifts (one at home and one at work). Also some American women on VJ might find that what you are really looking for is a housekeeper / maid / cook / child care hand. And as far as I underatand, nobody workers harder at "work" then Americans. At least those folks who have worked both in Russia and the US tend to say we work harder here. So what your former wife was doing might be justifiable if she was really tired. I have to agree with this bit. I've seen the typical Russian work day and work ethic, and there's absolutely no comparison. A majority of Americans are now working more than one job. We eat in our cars on the way to work. Our luches are shorter (but heavier). I have seen first hand dozens of times where Europeans come to the States and comment immediately on how hard and long Americans work. Now I'm not saying that they can't handle it. They adapt very quickly and usually perform exceptionally. But for those who havent worked here before, it can be a wakeup call. Its going to take alot of support and help by the USC to get all of the day's work done. That's for sure.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-23 19:34:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 21 2008, 12:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> To add to Slim's great post, let me say this simply. Consider this comparison: My Former American Wife: Works 8 to 9 hours a day. Comes home routinely too tired to fix supper. Instead of cooking, brings home big bag of McDonald's or orders pizza. After supper sits on the coach and reads mail and then watches television. Children are expected to do most of the laundry and clean the kitchen since she worked all day. My Russian Fiancée: Works 9 to 10 hours a day. Comes home and fixes supper for the family, including her own parents. Has never brought home supper. (What drive-through? Even if there were, she'd never bring home this "not useful" food.) After supper will routinely go "on street" to walk or join her children in play. After they return, she puts them to bed and then does all the housework herself. Huge difference! Sounds like Alla needs a vacation .	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-21 13:06:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	Fat chicks rule! Sorry, just surprised the ring thread has become the fat chick thread. Its amusing actually.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-21 12:27:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (Satellite @ Jan 19 2008, 03:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jason-Sasha @ Jan 19 2008, 12:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We just need to keep our Russian ladies living an active lifestyle into their golden years. Maybe we can break the trend. And for God's sake keep them away from Oprah and the television as much as you can!..... Actually the American lifestyle lends itself to getting fat especially if you live outside of big cities. I know of many ladies who moved here and easily gained 10 pounds a year and quickly lost their figure! True, but if you compared 50+ year old women from Russia and the US, I think you'd see that our older ladies here maintain a slimmer figure. Its also true that American women age better. I've always said that young Russian women are much more beautiful than young American women. But the opposite seems to be true for older women. Older American women have more options for health care and beauty. Sasha lived in the US twice and each time she seemed to actually lose weight. She's also very active in America.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-19 23:17:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (Danno @ Jan 19 2008, 02:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wonder if this thread goes on long enough, if it can circle around far enough to wind up back on engagement rings again? I hosted a couple of Ukraines at my house and the organization they came through gave them $25 a day to eat on. The first thing they wanted to do was go to the grocery store. After about 3 days, they felt it was cheaper to eat out than to buy food and cook it. I think this is true very often but the food you end up eating is certainly the highest of fat content. Someone brought up the issue of older RW always being fat (or nearly) and I think it is true, of the RW I see there (and RW here) many do in fact get fat. Is anyones MIL an exception? As one lady explained to me, RW expect to get fat when they enter that stage in life, it is normal for a woman to cling to fitness and beauty when she is young but all Russian woman go through a mental change at about 35, what was important before has changed to something else. In the same way a 22 yr old man dreads loosing his hair yet a 45 yr old man can accept it easier. They say the best predictor of what your wife will look like tomorrow is "what does her mother look like now?" Weren't all these round 47 yr old ladies once 47 kilo babes too? Wonder how many guys would be "ok' with their wife sporting the bod of their mother inlaw? If your girl reads this forum, we will understand if you speak in "safe" terms Older Russian women who actually remain thin are very rare it seems. I know I pray that my sweet little Sasha will remain this way, but its only because I know that I will never be able to get fat. In my family no man is overweight. Just doesnt happen. I wouldnt want my poor Sasha to get fat alone.. . We just need to keep our Russian ladies living an active lifestyle into their golden years. Maybe we can break the trend. And for God's sake keep them away from Oprah and the television as much as you can!.....	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-19 15:19:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (mox @ Jan 19 2008, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jason-Sasha @ Jan 19 2008, 05:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sure she's talking about the leash? .......... I can't imagine what else she could be talking about. Oh, she seems to have lost the leash though. She keeps saying she needs ????????? to find it... LMAO! Hahaha. Now I really hope she is talking about that leash.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-19 15:10:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (mox @ Jan 18 2008, 05:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 18 2008, 01:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (mox @ Jan 18 2008, 04:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You guys must be doing something wrong. I know *my* girl would never say such thing to me. She doesn't need to. Already got you on a pretty short leash, huh? She says no, it's not short. It's just the right length. Sure she's talking about the leash? ..........	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-19 08:43:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	Unfortunately Sasha is an expert at dining out.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-18 16:45:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	My Sasha doesn't exactly get angry. Rather, she intimidates me with her intelligence. She's pretty much all sweetness. And any little argument usually goes in her favor. And she doesn't even need to raise her voice.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-18 08:28:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (slim @ Jan 17 2008, 02:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 16 2008, 03:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> , Alla has two uncles, retired former KGB. I will not get into the details of one of her uncle's specific job description. They weren't the gents passing the fake Benjamins on Puitn's last visit were they? Hahahaa!! That was ridiculous. Crooked sons of bi.tches!!	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-17 17:08:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings		Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-15 10:47:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 15 2008, 02:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Alright you guys! In defense of her 44 kilos. Remember she is only 152 cm. The girl is solid muscle. She was a competitive ice skater and then turned to modern dance. (If you are interested, you can view her dance clips on our Club World Relations site by clicking the images at the bottom of the "About EOS" page.) She's just in great shape! Oh and by the way, twice in the year I lived in Kazan' she agreed to go to McDonalds for the sake of the children. She ate two Royal Cheeseburgers (think 1/4 pounder), large fries, and an ice cream sundae! QUOTE (mox @ Jan 15 2008, 01:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jason-Sasha @ Jan 14 2008, 08:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yikes! 44 kilos? Ahem....someone get Alla a cheeseburger and a baked potato! Wow, she's tiny. Yes, I'm worried that all it will take is a stiff wind to catch that party hat like a sail, and off she'll go like the flying nun! Hahahaha!!! . That's hillarious! Of course you know we were just teasin'. I figured she was probably not too tall. I'm sure her weight is just right for her frame. But you're a good sport, nonetheless! And I'm sure she could kick all our @sses! For the sake of the children! Hahahaha	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-15 08:54:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (seanconneryii @ Jan 15 2008, 12:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The thing that worries me about Russian food is they don't refrigerate many food items that we Americans do. And food cooked on the stove top seems to stay there until it's consumed which might take a day or two. But, so far I've had no major stomach problems. True! This has worried me in the past as well. But no ill affects so far. I'm a freak about sealing everything tightly in the fridge with ZipLock products. Soups on the stove dont bother me much as long as its brought back to 160+ degrees. Russian refrigerators arent as cold as mine either. But oh well..	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-15 00:26:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 14 2008, 02:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Exactly! We just need to follow suit here. My little 44 kg fiancée can break me in half with her competitive figure skater / dancer / trainer legs! QUOTE (mox @ Jan 14 2008, 02:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 14 2008, 10:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Now that our engagement ring thread has morphed into food... Isn't it interesting that with all that mayonnaise, sour cream, plain old pig fat, so forth, and so on that our ladies consume, they still have some of the best forms on the planet? It's because they walk *everywhere.* On top of that, mine actually works out at a gym and takes salsa dancing lessons. I'm pretty sure her legs could break me in half if she really wanted to. I'm...I'm actually a little scared of her... Yikes! 44 kilos? Ahem....someone get Alla a cheeseburger and a baked potato! Wow, she's tiny. QUOTE (eekee @ Jan 14 2008, 01:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 14 2008, 01:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Now that our engagement ring thread has morphed into food... Isn't it interesting that with all that mayonnaise, sour cream, plain old pig fat, so forth, and so on that our ladies consume, they still have some of the best forms on the planet? hmm... but what about their moms? I've wondered this in the past. You see so many fit young women and most have pretty .....um..."sturdy" moms. Edited by Jason-Sasha, 14 January 2008 - 11:54 PM.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-14 23:53:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (slim @ Jan 14 2008, 09:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Jason-Sasha @ Jan 13 2008, 11:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mayo must be even more popular in Korea. Because most of the mayo I've seen in Russia comes in large buckets with Korean writing all over them. Now that's ironic because when I was in Korea I couldn't find mayo in anything larger than a big squeeze bottle. My Russian roommate and all her friends used to have me buy bigger jars of it from the base because we couldn't buy it in the local shops. Then again, we didn't go to the big supermarkets, only to the local neighborhood markets. I used to buy a $#!tload of sour cream too! But Koreans, being just like Americans, will produce and market anything, even if they really don't like it that much as long as someone will buy it. True! (about the marketing) Hahaha. I'm a big sour cream fan myself. Love it on all sorts of things. I use so much of it that it makes my steaming bowls of chili cold in seconds. Edited by Jason-Sasha, 14 January 2008 - 09:50 AM.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-14 09:49:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 13 2008, 02:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I didn't think you were bragging! Just proud for Sasha. Nothing wrong with that. I did understand about the catsup. I just didn't consider the other varieties as true catsup! As someone that likes mayonnaise, a lot, I'm always happy with it's presence in everything. I'm thinking some on pizza could be very tasty. In Kazan', they have two pizzerias that serve American style. It still is not right but far closer and better than the Russian style that tastes like flavoured cardboard. QUOTE (Jason-Sasha @ Jan 12 2008, 02:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 12 2008, 01:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I with you on the mayonnaise, 100%, but catsup is less of thing, it seems, in my fiancée's parts. I didn't see catsup in many grocery carts or cafés. They seem to only slather it on at the local McDonald's. That is one fine ring you got Sasha! QUOTE (Jason-Sasha @ Jan 12 2008, 01:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (slim @ Jan 12 2008, 11:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cool! Although, if she needs to get that ring off while in Russia, there's probably a whole lot of Mayo that would be readily available. Hahaha! Yes indeed! As you know they eat that stuff on everything. In fact the buckets they buy it in (yes, I said buckets, because that's what they are ) are so bigyou need a hatchback automobile just to get it home! My soon to be brother-in-law got me hooked on a dollop of mayo in my soup. Actually not bad. And let's not get started on ketchup. Lord, how they drink that stuff down!!! Anyway, sorry to be so off topic here. Back to rings, everyone. Yeah, it is quite a ring! A fine one indeed. But I'm sorry if I sounded as though I was bragging. I didn't mean to. Though I am pretty proud of it. And sooo happy that Sasha loves it so much. She won't take it off her finger. Or can't...don't really know!! Hahaha. Man, they've got ketchup in dozens of styles and flavors on the shelves in the stores. Perhaps you didnt recognize it because the bottles are quite different looking that ours. They have about as many varieties as we have for barbeque sauces. I absolutely love ?????? (shashlyk) and it used to horrify me when they would smear it all over those luscious pieces marinated pork chunks. I will use flavored ketchup occasionally on it just for something a little different. But generally I dont use it on anything. I've seen Russians dip their pizza in ketchup, but never seen it with mayo. In fact Russian pizza just makes me cringe. Its not pizza at all. I'd rather frozen pork in flavorless gelatin. Yuk!! That's really the only Russian food I dont like. Well, that and some variations of Salo....or however its spelled in English. Nothing like slabs of cold pig fat with the skin and hair still in tact....mmmmm yummy. Took me a while to get used to orange caviar. Growing up, my father and I actually bought that stuff at bait shops before fishing for rainbow trout. In Ct that's the only place you can find the stuff. Bait shops. Tricky getting them little bastards on the hooks. Damn, what have we done to the ring thread?! #######. Sorry. No worries Jeff. I knew you personally didnt think I was bragging. It just occurred to me that other readers might see it that way. Yes, I dont mind mayo. but I'm not a fan of the ketchup. Mayo must be even more popular in Korea. Because most of the mayo I've seen in Russia comes in large buckets with Korean writing all over them. I tried Russian pizza once and it was just like you say. Cardboard. And they even put pickles on the thing. Somewhere Italians were crying as I ate it.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-13 22:53:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (Kazan @ Jan 12 2008, 01:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I with you on the mayonnaise, 100%, but catsup is less of thing, it seems, in my fiancée's parts. I didn't see catsup in many grocery carts or cafés. They seem to only slather it on at the local McDonald's. That is one fine ring you got Sasha! QUOTE (Jason-Sasha @ Jan 12 2008, 01:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (slim @ Jan 12 2008, 11:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cool! Although, if she needs to get that ring off while in Russia, there's probably a whole lot of Mayo that would be readily available. Hahaha! Yes indeed! As you know they eat that stuff on everything. In fact the buckets they buy it in (yes, I said buckets, because that's what they are ) are so bigyou need a hatchback automobile just to get it home! My soon to be brother-in-law got me hooked on a dollop of mayo in my soup. Actually not bad. And let's not get started on ketchup. Lord, how they drink that stuff down!!! Anyway, sorry to be so off topic here. Back to rings, everyone. Yeah, it is quite a ring! A fine one indeed. But I'm sorry if I sounded as though I was bragging. I didn't mean to. Though I am pretty proud of it. And sooo happy that Sasha loves it so much. She won't take it off her finger. Or can't...don't really know!! Hahaha. Man, they've got ketchup in dozens of styles and flavors on the shelves in the stores. Perhaps you didnt recognize it because the bottles are quite different looking that ours. They have about as many varieties as we have for barbeque sauces. I absolutely love ?????? (shashlyk) and it used to horrify me when they would smear it all over those luscious pieces marinated pork chunks. I will use flavored ketchup occasionally on it just for something a little different. But generally I dont use it on anything. I've seen Russians dip their pizza in ketchup, but never seen it with mayo. In fact Russian pizza just makes me cringe. Its not pizza at all. I'd rather frozen pork in flavorless gelatin. Yuk!! That's really the only Russian food I dont like. Well, that and some variations of Salo....or however its spelled in English. Nothing like slabs of cold pig fat with the skin and hair still in tact....mmmmm yummy. Took me a while to get used to orange caviar. Growing up, my father and I actually bought that stuff at bait shops before fishing for rainbow trout. In Ct that's the only place you can find the stuff. Bait shops. Tricky getting them little bastards on the hooks. Damn, what have we done to the ring thread?! #######. Sorry. Edited by Jason-Sasha, 12 January 2008 - 02:16 PM.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-12 14:12:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	QUOTE (slim @ Jan 12 2008, 11:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cool! Although, if she needs to get that ring off while in Russia, there's probably a whole lot of Mayo that would be readily available. Hahaha! Yes indeed! As you know they eat that stuff on everything. In fact the buckets they buy it in (yes, I said buckets, because that's what they are ) are so bigyou need a hatchback automobile just to get it home! My soon to be brother-in-law got me hooked on a dollop of mayo in my soup. Actually not bad. And let's not get started on ketchup. Lord, how they drink that stuff down!!! Anyway, sorry to be so off topic here. Back to rings, everyone.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-12 13:45:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Engagement Rings	During this recent trip to Moscow, I presented Sasha with a 1 carat diamond in an antique setting on a platinum band encrusted with 6 small diamonds. She was very pleasantly surprised. I also officially asked her parents' permission.....in Russian even!! Oy. That was extremely difficult! Then I re-proposed to her as her parents witnessed. We had been engaged for a long while, hence the 129f in July, but I never officially had the chance to ask her parents in person. They gave us their blessings of course, then we had a nice dinner to celebrate afterwards with her extended family. We agreed that it was best to wear wedding bands on the right hand while in Russia and on the left while in the States. I was a little worried about someone noticing her ring and trying to steal it, but then I noticed how snug her ring fits. I'm confident that stone is going nowhere. Since I bought the ring here and she was there, I had to make a rough guess to her finger size. Wanted it to be a surprise. I must say that it is a perfect fit for security. Would take a tub of Crisco to ease that baby off! well, not really. but you get the idea. Her family was certainly not used to such a tradition. And they seemed to really like the ring. Most Russians don't wear engagement rings, and some dont even wear wedding rings. And I noticed that when women do wear wedding rings, they are simple yellow gold bands without stones. So, I'm sure to most Russians Sasha will appear to be married already. Fine by me. Edited by Jason-Sasha, 12 January 2008 - 07:05 AM.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-01-12 07:01:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	interview scheduled at embassy	Congratulations! Great news for you both.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-28 14:34:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	My wife left me!	Do I get a prize for being 404th? No? Oh well. Hey, wanna see me helicopter??	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-10 18:04:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	My wife left me!	QUOTE (seanconneryii @ Mar 10 2008, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hate watching American shows (TV or movies) in Russia...they do that annoying voice over thing where the Russian voice kind of drowns out the underlying English lines. Rarely there will be a real dubbing of a show but usually it's that voice over cheesy technique. Yes. And I hate when the Russian narrator reads every actor's name during the opening credits. Its annoying the way they dub. Its always too loud to even hear the other sounds within the scenes. Takes the ambiance out of every movie or show completely.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-10 14:53:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	My wife left me!	QUOTE (mox @ Mar 10 2008, 11:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Have you seen the new Night Rider? Sweet jeebus it's awful. I mean, camp was part of what made the original show fun, but this show isn't even campy in a fun way. It's just a 60 minute Ford commercial, except the actors are worse than your average car commercial actors. It's sooooooooo bad. After being a fan of the original, and seeing the promos for the new show....I thought "I will not watch that garbage". Didn't want it to taint my love for the original. Glad I chose to ignore it. Heard so much negative feedback.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-10 13:11:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	My wife left me!	QUOTE (mox @ Mar 10 2008, 11:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> LOL! Ernest Borgnine ftw! (that image alone should...er...land your helicopter.) Yes, indeed!	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-10 13:09:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	My wife left me!	QUOTE (Buck and Natalia @ Mar 6 2008, 07:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (mox @ Mar 6 2008, 03:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Buck and Natalia @ Mar 6 2008, 03:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hahahaa.... I think that's the general idea. Those of us less physically gifted will need to think of something different to put our SO's in the mood. Ahhhhhh....well this might have been why I had such a hard time understanding the reference. See, I just don't have the ground clearance to "helicopter." Aaaaaahhhhh..... OK...... 2 inch legs...... gotcha. Boy. I must have been away too long. hahaha This maneuver usually works best with sound effects also. Then you've gotta add in the midair refueling. Edited by Jason-Sasha, 10 March 2008 - 06:16 AM.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-03-10 06:16:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	My wife left me!	QUOTE (Kazan @ Feb 27 2008, 11:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You have good reason, Jason! Still swimming in delight? Like I really need to ask! QUOTE (Jason-Sasha @ Feb 27 2008, 11:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Kazan @ Feb 27 2008, 09:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh, they are still coming out of the woodwork-!!! Oh, dear VJers, please read the threads! QUOTE (al_and_lola @ Feb 27 2008, 09:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I do not know what to say, but I understand your pain and loss. I am available to assist you as I am able to. Be strong my friend... This kills me when people do this I have avoided this thread for a while and I'm glad to see that everyone is having fun here now. I've missed alot of entertaining conversation. Again! Dang You are correct, Jeff! We've been way too happy to bother with any of these arguments, though they are entertaining. And we could care less about the stereotypes. They don't affect us one bit. we know who we are and how we love. Looks like so many Americans here are already "experts" on Russian people and culture. At least, they think they are. so, who are we to say differently?	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-02-28 16:22:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	My wife left me!	QUOTE (mox @ Feb 28 2008, 10:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So...there are some people who think that if you have syphilis, you should have to tell your spouse/fiance(e)? Hey I just figure that's none of her business.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-02-28 16:18:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	My wife left me!	QUOTE (Kazan @ Feb 27 2008, 09:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh, they are still coming out of the woodwork-!!! Oh, dear VJers, please read the threads! QUOTE (al_and_lola @ Feb 27 2008, 09:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I do not know what to say, but I understand your pain and loss. I am available to assist you as I am able to. Be strong my friend... This kills me when people do this I have avoided this thread for a while and I'm glad to see that everyone is having fun here now. I've missed alot of entertaining conversation. Again! Dang	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-02-27 23:05:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	My wife left me!	Dang! It looks like there's a whole lot of fun going on in here now. And, as always, I have been missing out. I was just thinking earlier today about Jeff's hats, and wondering when the St. Pat's Day hats will appear. I think everyone here is doing a great job ignoring the original topic, and in our usual fashion, changing the subject to something a little more light hearted.	Jason-Sasha	Male	Russia	2008-02-25 21:42:00