# Apparently I am hot in Russia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-am-hot-in-russia/330485>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 10, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-am-hot-in-russia/330485 "2005-11-10T23:01:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-am-hot-in-russia/330485/1 "2005-11-10T23:01:06Z")

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Against my better judgement I have joined [Match.com](http://Match.com). Although I have sent emails to seven women, none have responded.

However, I have gotten 3 emails from women in Russia - all of whom are quite attractive.

Appartenly slightly overweight middle-aged programmers are hot in Russia. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-am-hot-in-russia/330485/2 "2005-11-10T23:08:40Z")

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Heh. I had a similar experience on a couple of different services; over 600 messages sent, a bare 12 responses (which worked out to two coffee dates and two standups), and nothing approximating an actual date-type-date. I did, however, get a rather impressive number of unsolicited messages from “Russin bueties with big gazooks, cok you grate meel, hot in sak.” I didn’t know whether to laugh or pity.

What a ufcked up world we live in where the only attention I can get is from English-challenged women halfway across the world.

Stranger

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-am-hot-in-russia/330485/3 "2005-11-10T23:12:41Z")

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Actually, one of the women, who sent me pictures, was quite lovely and wrote English rather well. None the less, I thanked her for her interest and wished her well.

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**Author:** ![ProTem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@ProTem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ProTem)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-am-hot-in-russia/330485/4 "2005-11-10T23:19:14Z")

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Look for the money angle. If it’s not apparent, it soon will be.

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-am-hot-in-russia/330485/5 "2005-11-12T23:26:44Z")

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Ah. Now my charms also reach to S. Africa. Who know I could be hot in so many countries other than my own. 😛

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**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-am-hot-in-russia/330485/6 "2005-11-13T02:01:11Z")

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In Soviet Russia, e-mail sends you!

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-am-hot-in-russia/330485/7 "2005-11-13T02:07:33Z")

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> [@ProTem](#):
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> Look for the money angle. If it’s not apparent, it soon will be.

I don’t think it’s money so much as the desire to come to the U.S. While that will involve some money, I just don’t believe that’s the key motivation.

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**Author:** ![Neptunian\_Slug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce7236/32.png) [@Neptunian\_Slug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptunian_Slug)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2005, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-i-am-hot-in-russia/330485/8 "2005-11-13T03:40:15Z")

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> [@ProTem](#):
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> Look for the money angle. If it’s not apparent, it soon will be.

I agree.

A guy at the office just got scammed for airline ticket money. Apparently he failed to check the mail order bride blacklist before the wired the cash.