Quote: (07-27-2011 05:48 PM)MiXX Wrote:
Is this your opinion on all of EE countries or just Russia? Alos, what do you consider a quick trip? Less than 2 weeks? {I am staying 2 months}.
It is my opinion of all EE countries, which also include Slavic countries (i.e. Ukraine, Moldova, Belorussia and Russia) but not Baltic countries (i.e. no Lithuania/Latvia/Estonia). I have to disclaim that I haven't visited all of them personally, so the generalization is basically the result of considering the similarities in culture, talking to others and having friends from those countries.
You're on a quick trip when every girl you talk to feels you're transient, and she'll likely never see you again. It is hard to determine by the duration alone; for example if you're there for a week but she's sure you'll come back again soon and stay for a while, she might not consider it "one time thing", and you'll get more credit. Typically the borderline is somewhere between two and three weeks. There are, of course, other cultural things - for example, if you own an apartment there you stay in, or if your family lives there, you're not generally considered transient even if you really are. If you're not transient, you won't "eat where you shit"; a transient sex tourist would.
This is one of those things women check and trust their feelings. She will ask you about it, but if her feelings do not match what you said, it will of course result in shit tests. So, as you know, it is easier to influence her subconsciousness - for example, by flashing a local mass transit monthly pass, mentioning local events which happen in future (the event must be well-known to locals, but not advertised everywhere; local events work better than foreign band concerts), sharing your experience in the immigration office where you applied for long-term stay permit, and so on.
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By the way, I always have a valid excuse I tell girls I am not drinking as to not appear anti-social - like I'm designated driver for a cousins/sisters/ex-girls bachelorette/hen party I'm picking up later tonight or something to show her I am meeting drunk women later who may rape me
In Bucharest you'd likely have to further explain what "designated driver" means, and it might feel a little weird. Designated driving is pretty rare in Europe and is actually discouraged; the mentality is that if we all drinking and having fun, it is unfair to have one of us staying sober just so he could drive us, so everyone takes a subway/bus/taxi. Also the parking is difficult to find (and often expensive), mass transit is good, and taxis are relatively cheap. So just say you're driving.