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	<title>Russian Wife &#187; Russia and Russian Culture</title>
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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>
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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>Russian-American Marriage Challenges: Privacy vs Openness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Russian Women and Fashion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<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>What Is Russian Food Like?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
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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: Drinking Tea</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:47:09 +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>What Russian Women Don’t Quite Like in American and Western Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=116</guid>
		<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>America Through the Eyes of a Russian Woman Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=105</guid>
		<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 1</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/america-through-russians-eyes-1.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:39:01 +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>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>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In Case You Were Wondering]]></category>
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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>The Truth about Russian Guys</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-guys.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-guys.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:22:07 +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>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>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:54:02 +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>10 Biggest Stereotypes About Russian Women &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-women-stereotypes-2.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-women-stereotypes-2.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=217</guid>
		<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>Why Russian-American Marriages Have More Chances to Succeed</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-american-marriages-succeed.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-american-marriages-succeed.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=119</guid>
		<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>Three Difficulties Your Russian Wife Will Most Likely Face and How to Help Her Overcome Them.</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/difficulties.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/difficulties.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:58:21 +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: 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>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=39</guid>
		<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>Getting Engaged in Russia. Do I Need an Engagement Ring?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/engagement.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/?p=138</guid>
		<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: What (Not) to Wear on a Date with a Russian Woman</title>
		<link>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-culture-what-to-wear.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.russianwife.straightanswers.net/russian-culture-what-to-wear.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:40:37 +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>Russian Culture: Superstitions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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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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		<title>America Through the Eyes of a Russian Woman Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:21:19 +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 family-oriented?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Are all Russian wives family-oriented? While the majority of Russian wives are family-oriented and truly dedicated to their families, there are some who have more of a Western mentality. Such women are a minority, but there are Russian women for whom independence and career are more important than family. Some of them still want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Women are Not Desperate to Leave</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American media like to portray Russia as a country of severe cold, extreme poverty and sad unsatisfied people. If you have been in Moscow, Saint Petersburg or any other big Russian city at least once, you know that it is not true. Many Russians live better than average Americans. They dress nicer, drive better cars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Main Myths About Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<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>Things You Absolutely Need to Know before Taking a Russian Woman out on a Date. Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<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>Russian Gift Giving Customs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russian Wife</dc:creator>
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		<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>Are All Russian Wives Great Cooks?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:27:17 +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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