JB wrote:
There is no way I'm giving up my magic blue passport so I have no plans to ever apply for Russian citizenship. In most countries I don't need a visa, buy the ticket today and fly there tomorrow.
You know they'd turn you down so you're not applying. Being a Russian citizen I can travel wherever I like - obtaining visas isn't really an issue - you just fill in a simple form and get your visa. A positive aspect of having to apply for visas is that it does wonders for your self-discipline. As a result, we're better organised than you.
Being Russian I'm well received everywhere I go, unfortunately I can't really say the same about Americans, who are often targeted by all kinds of lynch mobs in most parts of the world - last week my very good American friend got beaten up and urinated on in Paris. You know, I sometimes despair of the human race.