Thread: Moscow Rocks!!! Some impressions

Hello...
I have been to Russia, Moscou!! I have done it and it was great, though expensive...

a few things that come my mind

very large streets
lots of ladas
lots of big cars
most cars have completely black windows
metro is just jaw dropping... it should be like this in every town
beds are expensive
air conditioning in night club... you never feel hot which is great
strong face control
huge buildings
love the 7 sisters and the aunt
russian is difficult to understand but easier to speak
GuM > Oxotniy Ryad > Tsum
People take care of themselves
girls especially, many on high heels
very few dark skin people
elki palki has a great salad bar
small and nice little "pubs and cafe" difficult to find... town is so huge
when you speak Russian, people are more friendly
you cannot drink water from the tap
I have never seen a place with so many hot/beautiful women
many students want to go to the US and get $$$$
did not have problems with militia or passport control
bought a W810i phone in moscou with cyrillic letters!!! ))))
Is Russkiy Standart Premium Platinium the best vodka?

congratulations, Mordan :o)
Which impression is the strongest?

Originally Posted by Mordan

I have never seen a place with so many hot/beautiful women

You've never been to Saratov.

So you didn't see any Mafia dudes or get mugged? Did you see any mothers selling their children to the sex slave trade?

No bears roaming the streets

Looks like you're kidding us! Nobody sang Kalinka right in the middle of the street?

Помедленнее, я запи-сую

Wow, man! i'm glad you liked it, I like the town too.

Originally Posted by JJ

Originally Posted by Mordan

I have never seen a place with so many hot/beautiful women

You've never been to Saratov.

I don't understand! What is Saratov known for?

I don't like how the girls in Russia dress.

I saw this Russian girl on one of London's busiest shopping streets the other day, in a white tight miniskirt and like a leopard skin designed top, with platinum blonde hair. Everyone was staring because she looed ridiculous. Do you need to make that much of an effort just to go shopping?

I remember when I was in Kazan'. Girls were dressed like sluts to go to university. It's university, not a bloody night club!

Originally Posted by TATY

Do you need to make that much of an effort just to go shopping?

Yes.

Originally Posted by TATY

. Girls were dressed like sluts to go to university. !

What! Where?

Originally Posted by DDT

Originally Posted by JJ

Originally Posted by Mordan

I have never seen a place with so many hot/beautiful women

You've never been to Saratov.

I don't understand! What is Saratov known for?

Supposedly by its girls

Originally Posted by TATY

I don't like how the girls in Russia dress.

It's part of their charm.
Seriously speaking, I've been comparing women garments in Paris (supposed to be the fashion capital of the world) and in Moscow.
The results were somewhat surprising - In a period of 5 minutes I've counted only 7 nice dressed ladies on Les Champs-Elys

I love how they dress and men dress well too..
it is very pleasant and entertaining to the eyes... now that I'm belgium I'm depressed... people dress like shit and the towns are so small

I guess you will get a higher count in Milan... I have been to Paris and it is average IMO.

Arbat owns!!!

I think I'm not going to stay much longer here. I want to go BACK! You know that's the reason I should not ever try Cocaine or Crack... once you taste to paradise, everything else looks like crap!!!!!!!

Congratilations! :)

*singing*: Ах Арбат, мой Арбат, ты мое отечество...

Horay for JJ - I agree, Saratov has the best women... At any rate, do you live there? I plan on taking a small hiatus over thanksgiving maybe to visit my ex girlfriend and all of her friends

One more thing, wtf is Face Control? I've heard two definitions - it's basically the same as a dress code, and the other is that you have to be an attractive person to get in. Which is it?

tdk

Originally Posted by tdk2fe

Horay for JJ - I agree, Saratov has the best women... At any rate, do you live there? I plan on taking a small hiatus over thanksgiving maybe to visit my ex girlfriend and all of her friends

One more thing, wtf is Face Control? I've heard two definitions - it's basically the same as a dress code, and the other is that you have to be an attractive person to get in. Which is it?

tdk

Mainly the latter. It just means that some tool bouncer decides who gets in and who doesn't and its up to his entirely shallow opinion. It's all about being "good enough" to enter their precious little club. I've never actually gone clubbing -- but I've heard plenty about it from others. It depends on the club of course, but origin also can play a role -- I know my American friends (and trust me, they went to PLENTY OF CLUBS) said "Oh, yeah, there's face control, but if you're American they basically automatically let you in." So basically, again, it's about being "good enough" for some bouncer -- you may have to have nice clothes (not necessarily in the dress code sense, but in the designer/high-end/my-daddy-owns-an-oil-company sense) or a pretty face or just look like you have money. Or it may be a really lax bouncer who doesn't care and will let anybody in -- so there's some hope for you TDK!

A dress code is a part of it.
Usually that's enough except for some places where people (I'll say that in russian) о@уевают от собственной невъ@блемости.

Generally you should not look like a drug dealer or be intoxicated, they may not let you in if something in you gives away that you are just another poor student who have only just enough money for a couple of beers.

Originally Posted by Leof

Looks like you're kidding us! Nobody sang Kalinka right in the middle of the street?

No, but I saw a guy in Nizhny Novgorod singing the Beatles "Yesterday" in Russian AND English. Does that count?