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Re: VKontakte
« Reply #25 on: December 01, 2018, 12:17:32 AM »
On message boards like Russian Women Discussion, Ruadventures,and Fiance.com, they offer each other tips and encouragement, and detail trips to Russia and other countries in the former Soviet Union (FSU, in message board terms) to scope out the FSU women they say make superior mates.

"These men say they prefer Eastern European women because they're more family-oriented and traditional than their American counterparts. But they often fall into the bitter misogyny you'd expect from men who concoct sweeping sociological explanations for their shitty love lives."



"Often Bitter misogynists " ....   ? 

Funnily enough I agree with Mr Chen, but those are normally the guys who post here - offering their expertise on FSUW relationships but aren't rarely living with one ... or have lots of 'friends' on VK, etc,

As for Odnoklassniki being a 'competitor'  that was a REALLY poor piece of research - as they are now owned by the same group - and  realistically - have a different age profile membership

I reckon the days of WM using these sites  to find a partner have passed
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Re: VKontakte
« Reply #26 on: December 01, 2018, 09:11:16 AM »
From Gawker......https://gawker.com/5909410/ukrainin-men-how-american-men-are-using-the-russian-facebook-to-find-brides

"Google brought Ewald to the flourishing online community of Western men who lust after Eastern European women. On message boards like Russian Women Discussion, Ruadventures, and Fiance.com, they offer each other tips and encouragement, and detail trips to Russia and other countries in the former Soviet Union (FSU, in message board terms) to scope out the FSU women they say make superior mates.

These men say they prefer Eastern European women because they're more family-oriented and traditional than their American counterparts. But they often fall into the bitter misogyny you'd expect from men who concoct sweeping sociological explanations for their shitty love lives.

"The American men are being decimated. That's one of the reason homosexuality is so popular," an FSU-fancier named Ken told me. "[American] women have become so dangerous, so damaging that it's just not worth it.

"Russian women know what they are," he added. "They're not men with boobs. That's what they are in America, they're men with boobs."


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If you would actually read the start of the thread you would have noticed this was already posted above.

Yet again more evidence of dementia setting in... :coffeeread:

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Re: VKontakte
« Reply #27 on: December 01, 2018, 11:02:30 AM »
On message boards like Russian Women Discussion, Ruadventures,and Fiance.com, they offer each other tips and encouragement, and detail trips to Russia and other countries in the former Soviet Union (FSU, in message board terms) to scope out the FSU women they say make superior mates.

"These men say they prefer Eastern European women because they're more family-oriented and traditional than their American counterparts. But they often fall into the bitter misogyny you'd expect from men who concoct sweeping sociological explanations for their shitty love lives."

"Often Bitter misogynists " ....   ?

Funnily enough I agree with Mr Chen, but those are normally the guys who post here - offering their expertise on FSUW relationships but aren't rarely living with one ... or have lots of 'friends' on VK, etc,

As for Odnoklassniki being a 'competitor'  that was a REALLY poor piece of research - as they are now owned by the same group - and  realistically - have a different age profile membership

I reckon the days of WM using these sites  to find a partner have passed

I agree with your comments and as Mr Chen says.. they probably joined the other club and prefer the "Greek and Turkish" sport of "Arkadan"..!!! Les  trouble and cost than traveling on the other side of the world to order or buy Pitsa err...MOB cheap meat.... :chuckle:

Take a look at their Fake avatar's and you must have noticed, most of them are "Just Looking", "dating" or "nothing"! They spent their life and time trolling and lecturing everybody else about everything and also about the wonderful living conditions in the land of plenty .....and if by chance meet a "woman of any Nationality" they run miles away and looking to find a rider from their club.....  :chuckle:

May I remind you that the "Good old days"... any new member joining RUA, after max 1-2 months he was ready to start his "Odyssey and love adventure"!

Most importantly almost everyone was posting photos, was writing a travel report of their adventure and was not a faceless & anonymous......B(w)anker"

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Re: VKontakte
« Reply #28 on: December 01, 2018, 01:16:36 PM »
The article moby shared was written about 6 years ago and that's a very long time. However it is worth noting something that moby probably wouldn't know about.

Even if one company is the ultimate owner of several brands, products or services, each of those entities will usually be in competition with each other. For example, Ford owned Volvo and Jaguar; both of which were run as separate units and which competed with each other, as well as Ford's own, long standing, marques for buyers. Of course each might have slightly different USPs and target demographics but it isn't hard to see buyers cross shopping Ford Mondeo and Volvo s80 or s60, back in the day. They were even built on the same platform and shared engineering and components but most buyers wouldn't have known or thought about it.

Oh, it is also worth remembering that that pay per letter sites, in particular, serve as wish fulfillment fantasy fodder for the overwhelming majority of clients who have no intention of ever following through on their fantasies or, even if genuine in intent, are unable to follow through. That's why the biggest MOB operators are still PPL based.

And yes, based upon what I see here, the clientele, or those who like to talk about this stuff tend to fall onto the more mysoginistic than not end of the spectrum. Of course, just like most alcoholics, porn addicts or religious extremists, they tend to not recognise the shortcomings they see in others as being a part of their own makeup.

On the whole, there's not much to argue with about the Gawker piece in the context of the period of time that it was written.
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Re: VKontakte
« Reply #29 on: December 06, 2018, 01:44:40 PM »
But  Moby's article is three years old and your are confusing Wiz' with mine !

Splitting off the thread with the title 'mob's fibbing'and leaving andrewfi' s bollox  is just another reason why those seeking facts about the FSU might be getting a raw deal ? ;)
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Re: VKontakte
« Reply #30 on: December 07, 2018, 06:27:53 AM »
But  Moby's article is three years old and your are confusing Wiz' with mine !

Splitting off the thread with the title 'mob's fibbing'and leaving andrewfi' s bollox  is just another reason why those seeking facts about the FSU might be getting a raw deal ? ;)

So, moby, apart from your mistaken understanding of what you read, please share with us what you think is incorrect about that which I wrote. Be specific, back up your claims with facts - links to authoritative information, rather than one of your multitude of invented friends and experts - because you know, moby, you are you!

Here's your chance to build credibility, to show us that you are not just a dishonest windbag.
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Re: VKontakte
« Reply #31 on: December 07, 2018, 09:00:28 AM »


So, moby, apart from your mistaken understanding of what you read, please share with us what you think is incorrect about that which I wrote. Be specific, back up your claims with facts - links to authoritative information, rather than one of your multitude of invented friends and experts - because you know, moby, you are you!

Here's your chance to build credibility, to show us that you are not just a dishonest windbag.

Andrewfi - in the last 48 hrs you've scored some spectacular own goals and here you are STILL obfuscating about  a simple apology

Wiz' posted the link you keep attributing to me ..
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