Etiquette & Style Tips for Russians, Lesson 1
By continentalman on Oct 5, 2006 in Cube Life, Etiquette Time, Russians
Satin black shirts unbuttoned halfway down are not particularly elegant (for men).
Toasts are a delicate affair and should not be abused. Try to limit yourself to one or two per dinner. Above all, avoid the drunk toast.
Clinking glasses should not degenerate into some form of table game.
On Oct 5, 2006, The Corner said:
I’ll add, Russian is not a romance language and should be used sparingly in public or at any function heavy in capitalism
On Oct 7, 2006, Arbiter360 said:
Funny, how Russians seem obsessed with thier “High Culture” and yet are so uncouth.
They are blessed with the fortunate kind of naievete in which they succeed in America, mainly because they don’t know (and don’t care) that the rules are stacked against them.
And why are Russian Women almost always gorgeous?
On Oct 19, 2006, Natalie said:
Being of Slavic roots myself, I can assure you that like in every other culture, among Russians there are people with very different backgrounds and values. Russian people you mostly meet in NYC are immigrants that rarely associate themselves with Russian culture anyway: they only share common language- Russian, hence they call themselves Russians:-) Although I have to agree with Arbite360 about Russian naievite, which I think is kind of cute if you are a woman:-)…