Quote: (12-29-2012 07:21 AM)ao85 Wrote:
South Asian, Moscow but I've had poor results in the regions too and Ukraine, despite near fluent Russian. I used to live in Mexico and did fine there and did better in DC and much better in NYC. I've travelled alot around SE asia and while white guys around me did better (not shocking given the worshipping of light skin there), i still found it easy to connect to locals and at least get a smile out of them. Race does matter here in russia - everyone saying it doesn't is basing their experience off of living in the west or being white/light skinned so I'm highly skeptical. Try gaming when face control folks don't let you into any of the nice places despite dressing better then the average Russian dudes there - it gets to you after awhile. To some degree, aggressive Turkish dudes have killed the reputation of brown guys in the entire region.
That said, I feel that even if race wasn't a factor, my game style is very specialized for a more outgoing type, which is why I'm looking forward to reading bang Ukraine for more insight on how to adjust my style. Many Russian women simply don't get American humor.
I've posted about my Moscow experience in many threads. It's not a happy story but fellow forum members need to be aware. And I'm still confused by this whole Indian troll thread - it's a valid issue, much more so outside the Anglo countries.
How you became fluent?
One of the reasons race is so important ,and a lot of guys fail to realize is the girls are not hooking up to get a "badge" of honor. Except for the anglo groupies most girls are expecting to get something. if it is not padaracks ,money , or entertainment its LTR. A lot of the guys here who struggle play the "i will be in town working bullshit". They still struggle because the girls do not see foreigners as long term anymore. When I was an expat, the number who saw us as marriage material was much higher than now. Add the fact that our image has been ruined by some bad apples and sex tourists, you are going after a dwindling supply. I swear the Turks were getting girls back in 2001. larger supply to go around.
As for humor, certainly most prefer talking with their own locals. In NYC they prefer their own ,who speak the most Russian. They actually believe only other FSU guys can understand their soul. I believe humor is a big part of this soul for them. They have a totem pole even in the states who they will date.In NYC, Philly, and i assume other large enclaves:
1. Other FSU guys, this excludes Warsaw pact countries, they do not want poles ,or czechs for example.
2. other descendants from FSU countries. This group would include me.Having a FSU last name helps.
3. = sometimes with group 2 is Jewish guys. A lot go with isreali guys, who also have ancestry from FSU. Its funny even the christian FSU immigrants date jewish guy before other Americans. i think its due to the fact that the American Russian community is jewish or fake jewish and those girls end up mixing in with them. My x-GF a blond Russian from Kazakhstan was not Jewish but she of course wanted to fit in.
4. other whites. But in areas where they want to fit in, they might be more reluctant.