From Russia with Love

I often wonder why all the women in Russia want to leave that country and go settle with someone in a non Russian speaking country. Its all quite strange to me. Okey fine, the prospects of a better life can be quite alluring. Forget all, post your picture on the internet for free and have some guy log in, check you out, pay a fee and then get your email and telephone. Its like one big fucken catalogue of Estonian, Georgian and Russian women out there. Okey, alot of it is a scam and there could be the horrible prospect of ending up in some human trafficking ring and regretting for the rest of your life.

I actually do speak a bit of Russian myself apparently. Some years ago I had this scholarship offer that never materialized but got me attending class at the Russian Cultural Centre for a whole year. To think that I was actually trying to get in while so many white women were trying to get out was something that had me racking my brains. But then again I usually simply drop such thoughts rather early. And I did.

Am thinking now, how does all this go down with all you other white chicks in countries where the buck doesn't come hard? Am looking for opinions here. Okey, so they are out looking for an American to take them across the Atlantic, enrol them in an English class, get them an estate (Volvo?) gain citizenship and live happily ever after. Of course the Brits are not into it I suppose. They are comfortable not only with what they got, but are more comfortable with the diversity the have.

Now am thinking... what if I was to try for one of them. Would they live up to the idea of packing up and moving to tropical Africa. Away from the snow and cold weather? If a better life is really what they are looking for, Africa is not that bad a place after all you know. Some of these countries are much poorer than The first 10 African countries a person can name. We have freer and more open societies and life in the middle class is much much better today than it was before. We work less hours and practically never ever have to take up a second job just to make ends meet.

But hey, am a web developer and Internet security expert so I do happen to know more about scams and really never ever trust anyone. I would suspect that that blonde Estonian who would be willing to shift south of the equator is actually very African, very Male and very Nigerian out looking for someone to western union some of my hard earned cash. Lets face it, Africa is not a bad place to live after all. Would never think of leaving to go to some bustling metropolis where I'd have to take a second job and not get to enjoy a Sunday on my own lawn sipping beer with the wife and neighbours and having a vast yard for the kids to ride their bikes in the security of our own space.

In my opinion we should have more Russian brides running around Africa than the US. Granted, the would world (except us few wants to go to the Land of The Free to live the American dream). But then again who wants to be a minority. Answer: Nobody. Here am black but not a minority in anyway. My Russian heart throb would be one on the other hand and have to deal with all the hardships any minority group in any part of the world would have to deal with. Ouch. Not nice.

But one can be white in the USA and still be a minority by virtue of her being of Russian decent. But the states being what it is it all would last long. Ask Obama.

I have never been to a country that deals accepts or shall I say acquires mail order brides. Here in Africa marrying across borders is a common occurrence. There is the would language issue, but at least everyone will have some English in common (south and east) or some French (central and western). The normal trend with interracial would be black and Asian (of Indian origin - Asian male). When ever you get a white woman coming to Africa to live with her black hubby she is usually British, tired of the weather and has fallen madly in love with Africa. I mean who wouldn't? Makes me wonder why the secret missed the Russians.