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		<title>America Through the Eyes of a Russian Woman Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(part 1) Another thing that many Russian and Eastern European women and men mention about the United States is how horrible is American food. “American food is horrible,” my Russian girlfriend, who spent some time in America said to me before I came here.  “It is greasy, overly sweet, and is packed with chemicals and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America Through the Eyes of a Russian Woman Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 1 Part 2 Speaking of money, credit cards system is something that many Russian immigrants often wonder about. Many Russian women think that all Americans are rich and dollars are pretty much growing on trees. I though so too. Later I discovered that it was just a fabricated delusion of wealth. Credit cards are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are All Russian Wives Great Cooks?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many myths, truths and stereotypes about Russian wives. One of them is that all Russian wives are great cooks. I am proud to say that most Russian women know how to cook from scratch and do it rather well. I am not very proud to say that I learned how to cook only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Culture: Drinking Tea</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia When American and Western people think of Russians and their drinking habits, 9 out of 10 people immediately think “vodka”. Many are surprised to find out that Russians are very passionate about tea-drinking and are drinking more tea than British people. So if you go to Russia to visit your Russian bride, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Russian-American Marriages Have More Chances to Succeed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to INS statistics 80% of Russian-American couples are still together after 2 years of marriage. Marriage agencies claim that 80-95% of Russian-American couples (where husband is American and wife is Russian) stay together and are very happy with each other. Russian-American marriages which don’t succeed often fail due to a big age differences (like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Russian Women Don’t Quite Like in American and Western Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post I pretty much praised American men for their love for children, dedication to families and appreciation of women (here is the post). This time I want to write about things that Russian women are NOT fond of in men and which American men are sometimes guilty of. First of all, clothes. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Women: Unwritten Rules. Smiles and Greetings</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-women-rules.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-women-rules.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As mentioned before, Russian women, or Russians in general, don’t smile nearly as much as Americans do. And it doesn’t mean that we are sad. A smile from someone we don’t know makes us, Russians, feel self-conscious. I might think, that I look funny, or that our clothes are dirty if somebody I don’t know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth about Russian Guys</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-guys.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are quite a few myths about Russian guys. The most common ones are that Russian men have a deep devotion to vodka and that they are rude and abusive by nature. Yes, Russian men drink vodka, but so do Polish men, American men or Irish men. Vodka is cheap and easy to make, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Gift Giving Customs</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-gift.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You probably heard that Russians love gifts. It usually has nothing to do with materialism and in my opinion Russians are much less materialistic than Americans. If you want to appear cultural and make your Russian woman/bride/wife happy, you need to know Russian gift giving customs. Russian women like flowers, but you have to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why It Is a Good Idea to Learn Some Russian</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/learn-russian.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/learn-russian.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=99</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You’ve been trying to impress your Russian girlfriend or bride with your handsomeness, wit and generosity. Even if it seems like you stole her heart already, there is something that will most definitely show her your dedication and the seriousness of your intentions. How about learning some Russian? Before you wrinkle your nose, read this. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Russian Women Hunting Americans?</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-women-hunting.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-women-hunting.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Question: I heard if you go to Russia, women will be jumping all over you as soon as they find out you are American. Is that true? No, this is not true. Well, if you look like and are as charming as let’s say, Richard Gere, women might be jumping all over you regardless of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Culture: Gift Giving. What to Get for your Russian Lady</title>
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		<comments>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-culture-gift-giving.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=54</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you already met a special Russian lady and you think you relationship is serious enough to go visit her in Russia, first of all, congratulations! Second of all, make sure you don’t blow it. Learning Russian customs and traditions will help you not look like a dork; it will make your Russian woman feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Main Myths About Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=24</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I came to this country I was pleasantly surprised by how friendly Americans were. Almost everybody I met seemed to be excited to find out that I was Russian. “Cool, Russia!- people would say. “Yeah, I know it is very cold there” or “I heard that you have lots of bears in Russia”, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Difficulties Your Russian Wife Will Most Likely Face and How to Help Her Overcome Them.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=200</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[1.    Language. If your Russian wife has never been abroad before she moved to the United States, she will experience a really strong culture shock. Even if she studied American history and culture and her English is flawless, she will still have difficulties understanding the language and the culture. Americans tend to use a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Women and Fashion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=204</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Russian women like to dress up. They are not afraid to show their femininity and this is often reflected in the way they dress. If you have been in Russia or other Former Soviet Union countries, especially in larger cities, you were probably already amazed on how well people dress. Walking the streets of Moscow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian-American Marriage Challenges: Privacy vs Openness</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/privacy-vs-openness.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/privacy-vs-openness.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Privacy is a big thing in the lives of Americans. Your medical and school records are protected by privacy. Privacy policies are a requirement in almost every field, even in blogging (as we recently found out). You cannot just send you family member or a friend to get your medical tests results, or to pick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America through the Eyes of a Russian Woman Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/america-through-russians-eyes-1.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every Russian woman who comes to the United States experiences a culture shock. Some experience mild and short one; others long and intense. Even though everyone’s experiences are different, there are a few things about America that most visitors from Russia and the Eastern Europe find particularly foreign. The first thing that shocked many people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to Get for Your Russian Wife’s Birthday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 02:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You probably already know that gift giving is a big part of Russian culture. If you have a Russian wife and want to make her happy, don’t forget to buy gifts for her, especially for her Birthday. In Russia they say that it is not the gift that matters, but the attention, so you don’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things You Absolutely Need to Know before Taking a Russian Woman out on a Date. Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/date-part-1.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=90</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You’ve been corresponding with a Russian woman for awhile and decided it was time to finally meet her. Whether you met her online, through your friends, or in Red Square, and irregardless of where your first date is going to be, there are things that you need to know before going out. Otherwise your first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Russian Food Like?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are thinking about developing a serious relationship with a Russian woman, or maybe already have a Russian bride, it is not a bad idea to learn about what Russian food is like. If you get married to a Russian woman, good chances are that this is what you are going to be eating. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Culture: What (Not) to Wear on a Date with a Russian Woman</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven’t yet noticed, Russian women like to dress up and to look good. You will rarely, if ever, see a Russian woman in sneakers and an oversized sweatshirt on the street. Unless she is working out, but even then she would like to be stylish and pretty. So if you want to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If you Are Planning a Trip to Russia, Make Sure to Read This…</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have been in Russia or Eastern Europe and stayed there for at least a week, you can skip this article and go straight to the comment section to let all of us know about your experiences. If you have never been there and are planning a trip to Russia, here are a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Biggest Stereotypes About Russian Women &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 1 Stereotype 6. Russian wives are submissive and they would love to be your slave. As far as you get them out of the country that is. I am not going to repeat myself, because I just answered this question in this post. Stereotype 7. Russians don’t have a sense of humor and are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Engaged in Russia. Do I Need an Engagement Ring?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have been dating a Russian, Belarussian or a Ukrainian woman for awhile and finally decided to make her your wife, CONGRATULATIONS! We wish you at least a hundred of happy years together. You were probably already thinking about where you’ll live; where you’ll go for your honeymoon, where to buy a king-sized bed; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Culture: Superstitions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you don’t want to get in trouble or freak your Russian bride or Russian wife out, keep in mind that Russians are usually superstitious. Save yourself an embarrassment or three, try to remember these things: 1. An even number of flowers is considered to be a misfortune and you bring even number of flowers [...]]]></description>
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