Russians in Louisville?

[CityCat 0]

I personally found that detrimental to my former relationship. My ex-wife more easily believed the opinions about life here from fellow Russians, even when they told her totally incorrect things about life here, such as:

- how to cheat on driver's license exams (and various other regulations in this country that Russians try to get around, as that is often a normal way of life back home)

- numerous incorrect things about the immigration and citizenship processes

- everyday life issues (banking, employment, etc.)

- value of her Russian degree

I have been lied about it by my own very American hubster! But you are right, misinformation is often one of the signs of such communities, not only Russian but any immigration groups. It is sad, actually, when people don't know their rights as little of those rights as they have.

[slim 1,514]

Before my wife's arrival, the only Russians I had ever ran into in Cincinnati were some girls at the club. (Who were very impressed by my intros in PYCCKNN... the guys they were with... not so much.)

I told my wife there weren't many Russians here, and when I moved to our new apartment about two weeks before her arrival, my neighbor greeted me with a European accent and after talking for a while revealed he was Lithuanian and had served in the Red Army so he spoke fluent Russian. Now, we go to the mall, and girls will come up to her and say "Excuse me, are you Russian?" and start speaking to her in the native tongue. There's a Russian market here and a few places to eat that are ran by Russian speakers, so here I was thinking there weren't that many Russians around when in actuality, there are several. They're lying below the surface.... just have to find them.

As for the lying, cheating, stealing part of it all.... it's there too, but for the most part, most Russians are too busy trying to live the American Dream to get caught up in the corruption they're famous for back home. My wife also will sometimes take the information from other Russians before she listens to me, but over time, she's seen the women who've been here for a long time are saying the same things I am. Hard work, saving money, boring life for a while.... then the payoff later. Play by the rules, make the applications, file for the permits, take the examinations, live by the law.... so you can be free to do whatever you want. It's a little bit different system, but it all leads to the same place.

[Thomas-n-Elena 0]

My wife and I were talking today...

Someone on the radio says that in order to be wealthy

you first must live like noone else(real skinny, save money, get rid of debt that sort of thing)

so you can live like noone else.