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Russian Attitudes Toward Money
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by: John Kunkle
Lynn Visson's "Wedded Strangers"
explains:’
“For Russians, the ultimate sin is being stingy.
Americans are viewed as being tight fisted.”
Russians and Americans have vastly different views
of money. This is understandable considering that
Russians were raised under the Soviet system and
Americans were raised under a capitalist system.
Under the Soviet system, Russians had money in their
pocket, but no place to spend it. Jobs, medical
care, apartments, pensions – the basic necessities
that one needed for life – were provided by the
state.
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The problem was that the State decided what to produce.
Choice in goods was unavailable. That was if the product
was even available. Goods were scarce. You couldn’t
comparison shop even if you wanted to.
You didn’t have to worry about spending too much money
because there weren’t too many goods to spend money on.
There are stories to illustrate life during the Soviet
times. When you walked down the street and you saw a line
of people, you got in line, even though you didn’t know
why the line was forming and what you were waiting for.
Whatever it was, it was scarce and people wanted it, so it
was better to get in line before you missed out.
Conversely, Americans have more money, but they have a
thousand choices on how to spend that money. The whole
American consumption system is designed to get you to
spend money on whatever product is advertised. They
supplement the myriad choices with easy credit.
The trick in the American system is to figure out what it
is that is really important to you. It becomes important
to make wise choices because there are so many choices
available. Shopping for bargains and good value becomes
imperative to survive American capitalism. Your choices
are virtually unlimited. You could spend hundreds of
thousands times your income in America without giving it a
second thought.
The problem is that you would soon find yourself wallowing
in consumer debt.
Americans value their ability to negotiate a good deal and
to find a bargain. They brag about the great deals they
get. They are proud of their ability to get the most for
their money. To live at the highest standard of living
possible is the goal of America’s consumer society.
For that same reason, American men are proud of their
success and the assets they have accumulated. They think
that they can attract a Russian woman by telling her about
their ability to provide for her.
They brag about their income and their wealth to impress
her and then they turn around and tell her about what a
good negotiator they are in exacting the best price for
things.
These traits are valuable in American society. But all
that talk about money makes them sound like Ebenezer
Scrooge to the Russian woman they are trying to impress.
To a Russian, who earns one dollar for every fifty dollars
an American earns, an American sounds incredibly cheap
when they talk about what a hard bargain they have driven
to buy something.
You sound more like a miser to them.
When you talk about how you got a great price on the
airline tickets to see her, it takes the romance right out
of the picture, as far as she is concerned. Your meeting
takes on the air of a commercial transaction rather than a
romantic interlude.
To a Russian, you either have the money or you don’t.
You can either afford something or you can’t. You
don’t brag about how you whittled someone down in price.
You don’t talk about money. It’s considered bad taste.
“First, they brag about how much money they have and
then they complain about the prices,” the Russian women
say. “How they count their money!”
America is a merchant society. Talking about money is
normal to them.
Russians know that Americans make much more money than
them. But they don’t understand anything about the types
of expenses that the typical American has.
Russians have monthly expenses of rent, food, telephone,
hot water, and heat in the winter. These expenses maybe
cost them fifty to one hundred dollars per month.
When you tell them you make three thousand dollars per
month, for example, they mentally subtract one hundred
dollars for expenses, and they think they have twenty nine
hundred dollars to spend money on the things they want.
Russians have no idea about the types of payments that
Americans make every month. They don’t understand that
recurring payments like mortgages, car payments,
insurance, cable, telephone, and other expenses add up to
a large portion of their monthly check.
The average American family has a standard of living,
which is accessible to only the top income class in
Russia.
Russians don’t pay personal income taxes and they
don’t realize that you must pay as much as twenty five
to thirty five percent of your income for income tax, plus
property taxes, sales tax, and other excise taxes.
A Russian woman is definitely interested in your financial
situation. She want to know that you have a stable job and
are able to take care of her and any children you may
have. Tell her that you own your own home. Tell her that
you can take good care of her and her children.
Tell her about the shopping and cultural amenities where
you live. Tell her about the restaurants and cafes. Tell
her about the weather and the local recreational
facilities. Tell her about television, movies, and other
lifestyle considerations.
Tell her about the schools. Tell her what you like about
your job, your family, your home, and the community where
you live. Tell her why she will like it too.
Just don’t go into a lot of financial details. No matter
how much you try to explain, she just won’t understand.
Don’t talk about money unless you have to.
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About The Author
John Kunkle has been married to a Russian women for
over five years. He has travelled the path from finding
her, to traveling to Russia, to bring his wife to America,
and adjusting to married life. He will show you step by
step how to do this yourself.
http://www.russian-luv.com/stingy.html
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