Re: Moscow Millions
It's not that we hate blacks, it's just that there aren't any. I lived in Russia until I was 13, and during that time, saw one black person. FWIW, I wasn't from Moscow, and I'm sure there are more black people there than in other parts of the country, but probably not by much.
And it's not only blacks that aren't liked. People aren't generally liked unless they are white & Russian, including Gypsies, people from southern Russian speaking ex-soviet republics (Georgia/Turkmenistan, etc), Jews, and anybody dark skinned really.
It's pretty ignorant, but that's how we roll for some reason. :\
I also wouldn't worry about getting robbed in Moscow. It's more expensive than NYC to live there, there's plenty of other people besides you to rob. People WILL try to scam you every step of the way though. From overcharging to giving you misleading information for the purposes of getting money. (Last time I arrived @ airport, I was told by airport employee the bus to metro was broken, & taxi was the only way to go, which was a lie).
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