If you have questions about Russia - come here! (Poll added!)

[NewGuy]

Sharu said:

NewGuy said:
1) Do the girls there like foreigners?
2) How hard is it to learn the language? From a speaking perspective and from a writing perspective. I know there are the rules for "feminine" and "masculine" (and also neutral) objects like in french, spanish, and portuguese. Anything else besides that? How is the grammar? Lots of verb conjugation? Any tricks to pronunciation?

And привет :)

1. Not so much, only prostitutes ))). In fact there IS an interest to foreigners - but its a part of Russian culture, we usually try to help a foreigner and interested to speak with them if possible. 
2. I think its hard for English speakers. On of my friends from Norway said about Russian Language (she was trying to learn it) - 'Russian language is like a LEGO. Its a lot of small parts and you can put it together to get words some new meaning'.

And there are some sounds which are hard for you. But for us to correctly pronounce English words is also an uneasy trick, so its OK! ))

Being quad lingual and working on my fifth might help me a bit :) I think I'll take on Russian in a couple of years or so.

1) What is true and what is myth about the russian mafia?

2) Who do Russians view as their most famous athlete? Famous celeb?

2) Do you know who Fedor Emelianenko is? What about Aleksandr Karelin? Do people in general know who they are?