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So What Did I Think of the Russian People?

Russians are noted for being a bit frosty at first meeting them.  It was certainly the case with a Russian woman on our plane, but after a while she melted and was very friendly.  Some of us are inclined to rush into accepting people.  This lady seemed to assess what myself and my companion were like before accepting us.  Our guides each day were professional and approachable.  The receptionists on the boat were quite shy and retiring but not frosty.  The least frosty, because they already knew me online were some women who visited me on the boat.  I had known them for over a year and they suggested we meet in Moscow.  I was a little dubious about this. I wanted to meet them but I also wanted to be safe. After all the pleasant lady of the photograph might turn out to be someone from the Russian mafia.  I am so glad I went ahead with meeting them.  By asking them to come to the boat I felt that was safer than trying to find someone in the middle of Moscow. Life can't be totally safe, you have to take a risk now and again, without being totally stupid. We laughed at how last year Anna had said to me that if ever I was in Moscow she would like to meet me and I had said that I had never been abroad and it was most unlikely I would ever visit Moscow.  It still amazes me that I have indeed been there.  Now I want to go again and meet Danil Pluzhnikov the fourteen year old singer who is 98cms high. You can hear him on Youtube.  Don't miss the chance he is a phenomenon. It is he who brought me and my Russian friends together as we are all great fans of Danil.

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