http://web-russian-girls.com Internet collection of articles, tips, ebooks and some good advices about Russian girls. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:41:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Why Russian women make good wives. If you want to meet a woman you can cherish, with whom you can spend the rest of your life together in happiness, then a Russian woman may be the right choice for you. In return she will honor you for who you are ... http://web-russian-girls.com/why-russian-women-make-good-wives.htm When you visit Russia, you will be stunned to see so many well-dressed beautiful women on the streets. Miniskirts and dresses are very popular and Russian women have the figures to show them off to advantage. Russian women enjoy looking their best and they are very neat and stylish. As Lynn ... http://web-russian-girls.com/differences-in-style-of-dress-between-russians-and-americans.htm When you visit people, giving presents is an old Russian tradition. When you are invited to dinner bring flowers or a bottle of wine. Arriving empty handed is considered bad taste. You should have small gifts for all family members you are visiting, especially children. I brought little hand held electronic ... http://web-russian-girls.com/gifts-what-they-mean-to-russians.htm There are also misunderstandings about monetary terms between Russians and Americans: For example, you go into the jewelry store and your Russian fiancé picks out a ring. You tell her that it is expensive. You mean that it is overpriced, or that it is more than you can afford. She thinks you ... http://web-russian-girls.com/russian-womens-attitudes-about-wedding-rings.htm Lynn Visson's "Wedded Strangers" explains:’ “For Russians, the ultimate sin is being stingy. Americans are viewed as being tight fisted.” Russians and Americans have vastly different views of money. This is understandable considering that Russians were raised under the Soviet system and Americans were raised under a capitalist system. http://web-russian-girls.com/russian-attitudes-toward-money.htm Most Russians live in small flats in large apartment buildings. Apartments are scarce and usually there are two to three generations living together. Single people live with their parents and even married couples may live with one spouse’s family due to the scarcity of flats and the economics of living on ... http://web-russian-girls.com/russians-live-lives-of-interdependence.htm According to Lynn Visson's "Wedded Strangers" : “Russians have a collective spirit. Americans are individuals. For Americans, individualism has a positive connotation. For Russians, it has a negative connotation.” “Russians are raised to expect a life with difficulties. Americans are raised to expect the best. Americans think a smile and a sense ... http://web-russian-girls.com/differences-in-attitude-between-russians-and-americans.htm Russians make fun of Americans because they smile all the time. Americans flash a smile for strangers with all thirty-two teeth showing. Russians do not overuse smiling as a way to meet the outside world. Daily life in Russia is difficult. Even small errands require much more effort than similar chores ... http://web-russian-girls.com/the-thirty-two-teeth-smile.htm http://web-russian-girls.com/the-difference-between-the-american-term-friend-and-the-russian-term-droog.htm Lynn Visson's "Wedded Strangers" identifies differences in work ethic between Russians and Americans: “Americans, with a work ethic, grew up knowing they would have to work hard to get a job. For Russians, under the Soviet system, the government found them a job or they got a job through personal contacts.” http://web-russian-girls.com/differences-in-work-ethic-between-russians-and-americans.htm