Mentalmac Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 They are an odd bunch - had many dealings with them due to my job. Not really into manners, enjoy fighting and drinking and smoking and they happily abuse their women who put up with it without a moan. No different from the likes of our local gypsies in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 This trait seems to be fairly universal. >> push through to the food > load up plate > dont eat it all. Surround any free hotel computer and try to download the russian version of widows and jamb up the whole system. surround and Hoard up any food as it might be the last food on the planet.>> come and sit a foot away from you with obnoxtious kids on the beach. >> make a load of noise shouting out and let their kids run riot around you without control. allow their kids to try to trawl though wifes bag without reprimand. >> AND THEY WERE THE GOOD ONES. We had a booking mix up whereby we nearly ended up in the wrong hotel where it was alledged that the ruskies were making homemade pornos in the gym and pool area. Might have been entertaining. Perhaps I would have had the wife shout " Here look at this over here". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feaks Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Egypt was the same , ex special forces look a likes and sorts of a high lookin standard. Have to say the only drunk one i saw asked for a pina colada with vodka. When told by the barman it was rum in the pina the Russian said ya but put a vodka in too! Still it was 11........ A.M ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeylove Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 this seems to be a theme; http://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/russians-is-it-just-me-or.199098/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 this seems to be a theme; http://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/russians-is-it-just-me-or.199098/ Guess the swear filter on that site is broken say as it is. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I always think you can get an interesting insight into a country's national character by studying how its subjects behave when on neutral turf. I once spent a year with the other half travelling around Australia staying in camp sites. Australia is a place where at any one time you can run into a contingent of just about every nationality you can think of, and staying in camp sites gives you a chance to get a pretty good look at them. As you travel around you get good at guessing who is who. For example: Americans are generally quiet, well dressed and impeccably polite, and we never saw a single fat one festooned in cameras. The French were demur if female, aloof if male, somewhat messy but always charming when spoken to. The Dutch were extremely noisy, usually drunk by 9 o'clock and mostly nocturnal. The Brits, I'm pleased to say, came out rather well: unobtrusive, respectful of other people and by far the best at tidying up after themselves. The Japanese seem to be mute and smile serenely in response to everything but they have the best behaved children in the world. The Canadians are more or less like the Dutch, except they want everyone else to join in. The Germans were slightly shy, friendly and polite and unexpectedly sober. The Aussies themselves (Australia is so big residents can effectively "go abroad" without leaving the country) are generally fatter than Americans, converse exclusively by shouting, have completely feral children, are rotten at BBQ's (they burn everything to make sure its done) and are unfailingly jovial and welcoming. The Kiwis are similar to the Aussies but thinner, more serious and slightly less inclined to chase after anything that's thrown or kicked. I've no idea what the Italians are like because they travel everywhere by bus. Didn't meet any Russians. The only nationality we found to be consistently unpleasant, who refused to enter the spirit of things, never seemed to be enjoying themselves and were stand-offish and rude, sometimes to the point of downright hostility, were Israelis. Make of that what you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 (edited) Edit - dear oh dear, i do post some pap when ive had a few bevvies Edited July 21, 2014 by ack-ack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastiebap Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 The Russian is essentially a peasant and behaves as such, however they respond to shouts and threats , much like a dog they need to be dominated as the biggest bully obviously (to them) has the most authority. The clue is in the way that every Russian leader seems to have been a complete hardline controlling *******. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosdesilva Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Well. Armed with kyskas dating tip i had a walk down the beach goods emporium and purchased a small ball. I left the establishment and promptly found my target - 30yr old, pretty and svelte female. I told her i wanted to play catch and immediately wound one right up and launched it at her face (as instructed by kyska). Such was the resultant impact that her horse brass earings remained stationary but she was carried across to the other side if the street. There were a few tears but she perked right up and is currently cooking a sunday roast for me and the dogs, Cheers kyska, i would never have thought of that one in a month of sundays ;-) Ack Ack you are class!!!!You make me laugh as much as Viz,and that usually leaves me crying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Ack Acks Russian dating did have me chuckling heartily. How was her cooking? Did the dogs enjoy? Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 There is a big difference in stereotypes abroad and the same people at home. They are generally nicer at home. I wonder what the foreigners think of the young British in Ibiza? Unlike Gimlet, I met some lovely Israelis abroad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 There is a big difference in stereotypes abroad and the same people at home. They are generally nicer at home. I wonder what the foreigners think of the young British in Ibiza? I imagine the same as they are in Ibiza, arrogant, rude, aggressive and no respect for anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 We have quite a few guests stay from different countries, at the moment we have a few Dutch, German, French. Italian, Polish and Austrian families here all are very nice. The only ones we have a problem with are the eastern Europeans if you have more than one family, they take it as a personal challenge to drink more than the others. It normally ends with 4 extremely drunk adults snotty crying kids and loud 80's rave music until i turn their electric off and ask them politely to shut up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 The Greek reception staff at the hotel we recently stayed at in Crete did not like the Israelis at all. Apparently one had thrown 200 euros at the receptionist ad told her to find him some hash. She threw it back and told them that any more of it and the police would be called. The staff said that the Israelis were very arrogant. Not all nationalities follow a stereotypical pattern and we had a Russian couple at the hotel, that were educated and as pleasant and considerate as can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) The Greek reception staff at the hotel we recently stayed at in Crete did not like the Israelis at all. Apparently one had thrown 200 euros at the receptionist ad told her to find him some hash. She threw it back and told them that any more of it and the police would be called. The staff said that the Israelis were very arrogant. Not all nationalities follow a stereotypical pattern and we had a Russian couple at the hotel, that were educated and as pleasant and considerate as can be. If Israelis do have a tendency to be more aggressive and demanding than other people it is not entirely surprising. Whether by its own choosing or not, Israel is an embattled nation. If you live your life in a near constant state of conflict and in the knowledge that all of your neighbours and the greater part of the wider world are against you its got to rub off. I wondered whether perhaps Israelis just didn't like camping. I found the pleasure beginning to wear a bit thin after twelve months of it. Edited July 21, 2014 by Gimlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feaks Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Gimlet, i think your post could also apply to the Russians then. I was told once that the Russians don't even like the Russians. Big country, lots of historical internal / external conflict and a strong survival at any cost attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=234137403434781&fref=nf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 I had a run in with a small group of Russians in Sharm a few years ago! Two big ugly skinheads and their lovely paid for Lady's ? They had been winding me up for a couple of days, rude, drunk, etc. Anyhoo they decided to hit the front of a queue for some food at the beach bar and nobody said a word until my blood rush got the better. I politely walked up and suggested they get to the back of the queue! "No understand"... "get your (must avoid mock swearing!) to the back of the queue!" Shoulder shrug. Now I'm a lover not a fighter but they didn't know that. I got rather cross and let them know and to my surprise another two Brits joined in! (Thank god as I had bitten off more than I could chew) Short story long, they moved to the back of the queue and we got applauded! I nearly (must avoided mock swearing) myself, wobbled back to my space and calmed down! Wife was almost crying! For the rest of the week they looked at me in a suspicious worried way! Christ if they only knew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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