Russian women to visit Spain

[Robert D]

For some of you experts, why would an unmarried un connected Russian woman of 30 travel to Spain to visit for a month and then after her visa expired stay there looking for work.  Does that seem a bit odd.

Robert D.

[Mike]

... in response to Russian women to visit Spain, posted by Robert D on Apr 24, 2002

Spain like other mediterainian European countries is alive and doing well! If to compare Spains economy to Russia's Spain offers more. Also there are more cultural advantages compared to Russia for example crime, the mofia, bribing the police, and the list goes on. The country is always having a holiday of some sort and there is always a good time to be had in the bigger cities and the smaller places. I can see where it would look attractive enough to not want to return home. I've been all over spain several years ago and the economy was ok and I've heard it's gotten even better. Boy just thinking of the fun I had in Spain makes me wish ummm ok I better shut up I'm married.
Mike

[wsbill]

... in response to Russian women to visit Spain, posted by Robert D on Apr 24, 2002

Spanish  probably isn't all that popular and the guys will put them to work over there ... doing things they probably didn't want to do in the first place in rus/ukr.

Spain isn't all that progressive of a country if you ask me.  It's like still in the dark ages in it's own ways.

[micha1]

... in response to Re: yes or no, posted by wsbill on Apr 24, 2002

I do not know, where you are getting your informations to make such a judgement.
If Spain is still in the dark ages, you must be reading prehistorics documents.
Perhaps, you did not know,  but Franco is really, 100%, dead and buried.

I do know or think that it is hard, for people living in cardboards houses, to understand that some houses in
Europe are made of stone, real stone.  That they can't be modernized as easily as we do in North America.
But the houses, like their culture as endure and will last a long time, as well as their superior education.

[wsbill]

... in response to Re: Re: yes or no, posted by micha1 on Apr 25, 2002

Spent two weeks there.  I saw the place... Each culture has a standard of living.  I based my from where I live at and how efficent it is compared to Spain.

I live in small town and often go to the big cities: Nashville, Memphis or St. Louis.

Your right many of the homes were old.

[Richard Smith]

... in response to Re: Dude... I've been to Madrid... and d..., posted by wsbill on Apr 25, 2002

Ya mean ya go to dem big cities like Memphis and Nashville?  Wow!  Well, you are just too sophisticated.  They even have hot water and flushin' toilets in those places.  How can anything in little ol' backward Spain compare to that?

[wsbill]

... in response to Re: Re: Dude... I've been to Madrid... a..., posted by Richard Smith on Apr 25, 2002

once in a while cuz we need provisions up here in da sticks.

And deliver the moonshine.

[tsmnick]

... in response to Re: yes or no, posted by wsbill on Apr 24, 2002

Excuse me, have you been there (Spain) in the last 20 years, or you just talk from what you read in USA newspapers? Funny saying that piece of nonsense!
I really think that many States in USA are in the dark age, can't say the same for Spain, Italy, France. Maybe a few towns in Portugal, only a few and changing quickly, and I don't think they're in the dark ages, just a little bit  underdevelopped.
Maybe you don't know a lot about Russia, I'll just tell you that the first MOST wanted european destination for russian people is Spain, second is France. Top world destination is USA, second Thailand.

About a Russian girl who stays in Spain (or other euro country) after expiring her visa, I think it's bad news. Not many works to do without papers, I'm sorry to say.
Not necesary to say what kind of work I think she can be doing.

Nick.

[wsbill]

... in response to Dark Ages in Spain?, posted by tsmnick on Apr 25, 2002

Where I come from there isn't a whorehouse in every little town along the way.

Nor, can you bribe the local police.

[Robert D]

... in response to Dark Ages in Spain?, posted by tsmnick on Apr 25, 2002

Thanks for the comments.   I am concerned that you are correct.  A lot of what I have heard from her of late does not make sense.   She seems like a very nice girl that I met while in Russia, but I decided the long distance thing both culturally and time wise did not allow one to really get to know anyone so I backed off and we remained friends.  She was very sweet girl from a small town.   Did not drink or smoke.   I send her money for which she never asked from time to time, because I knew she was poor and it helpled her to go to school for a while.  So for the past two years almost I have sent her an average of about $100 per month.  I can afford it with no problem and I feel good in many ways to help such a nice person.  We exchange letters about every week.  She seems a bit out of touch with the rest of the world and I worry she will fall into the wrong company if she goes to Spain.   But she is an adult at age 30 but no real world experience.  I would feel better if she told me she found a man there who cared for her.  

Thanks for all the comments.

Robert D.