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ramymensa
Black Belt
Joined: 12 Aug 2002
Posts: 1393
Location: Timisoara, Romania
Styles: Shotokan
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we have to take into consideration it's kinda cold in Russia, especially in Siberia  And they love drinking. Gee they are so thirsty 
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ZR440
Black Belt
Joined: 04 Nov 2001
Posts: 1597
Location: Michigan
Styles: Filipino
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It's a cultural thing. When they go visit a grave site of a fallen comrade, they salute him with vodka. When they conduct business, they start with vodka. I actually had the pleasure of receiving a bottle of Ukrainian vodka from one of our business associates this past winter. It was a honey/hot pepper blend (even had a few peppers in the bottle). Wow, what a warmer-upper.
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Drunken Monkey
Black Belt
Joined: 10 Apr 2002
Posts: 3559
Location: bar italia
Styles: white chocolate profiteroles and natas....
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i had the pleasure sitting on a russian train, in the lower class carriage from moscow to a little village called vologda. the journey lasts about 8 hrs and everyone was drinking for the whole journey. even the guards were getting noticably quieter as the journey drew on.
interesting trip.
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GrrrArg
Black Belt
Joined: 25 May 2003
Posts: 1300
Location: Newcastle, England
Styles: karate of some form
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When I was over there we decided you cant go to Russia and not try Russian vodka (especially since the drinking age is 16 over there) - damn that was some strong vodka, stronger than any I had had at home. Made for some laughs though when I saw my friend trying to dry his hands in the toilets-with a condom machine..
Anyhow, VPutin is ex KGB-don't know if he was a field agent or what but still you would expect a bit of combat training from that kind of background. |
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major_motoko
Orange Belt
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
Posts: 116
Location: London, United Kingdom
Styles: Wado-Ryu Karate. Kobudo, Iaido
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Placid Lunacy
White Belt
Joined: 26 Jul 2003
Posts: 2
Location: Honolulu, Hawai'i
Styles: Judo
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Judo is very popular in Russia, especially because of the similarity with Sambo. He actually has a book on Judo coming out (not sure exactly when). I also read his sensei said he was good enough in his prime (20s) to be on the Olympic team, had he decided to try out.
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GrrrArg
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Joined: 25 May 2003
Posts: 1300
Location: Newcastle, England
Styles: karate of some form
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LOL good pics, they actually made it on TV over here. Must have been a slow news day.  |
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Darce
Blue Belt
Joined: 20 Aug 2003
Posts: 287
Location: Ekenäs, Finland
Styles: Shukokai Karate
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Finland is close to Russia, therefore I cannot laugh, if our dear Putin heard it we would probably end up invaded.
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on the post.
