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Archive for November, 2005

04 Nov

Russian beauty habits Part III: The sexes

And now to wrap up the probably not terribly insightful look into the different directions in which the Russian men and women devote themselves to looking beautiful, I wrap up with the “hmmm” and the gross thing they both do…
The “hmmm” moment would come from water usuage. Being of Australian descent, I am naturally always [...]

04 Nov

Russian beauty habits Part II: The women

I have already chatted about the personal habits of the men in Russia and now I’d like to talk a little about the women.
I have already mentioned in a previous blog that the women (anyway) of Russia an unusual taste in clothing which I actually admire. But what every (western) foreigner notices when they come [...]

03 Nov

Russian beauty habits Part I: The men

For those who have never been to Russia, you should be informed that the women are stunning until the age of 30 (or so) and the men, as solid and stereotypical as you might think. But on the eve of my departure from here, I just gotta bust this wide open!
I’ll start with the men. [...]

02 Nov

What you miss when you’re an honest DVD buyer…

The roommate returned the other night from her clandestine arrangements, and with her came the TV. Suddenly, and probably surprisingly (given I have been working here for 2 years), I am subjected to the true realm of pirate movies in Russia…
The first night, we must have been watching a legitimate movie… It was your standard [...]

01 Nov

A new personal low!

Minus 35 celcius! In fact, I am so plummed I have experienced this, I have even bothered to calculate that on the old scale – minus 31 Farenheit!
I knew it was going to be a new personal low last night when I got back (sadly, I was handed the keys to the truck and told [...]

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