Odessa Girls
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Odessa, on the frontier of the ex Soviet Union, is the new tourist magnet for Americans. But what brings them there?
The pioneer spirit is strong with these Americans who are taking advantage of Odessa's reputation as home of the world's most beautiful women.
Economic prospects in Odessa are poor, alcoholism is widespread, and women outnumber men almost 5 to 4.
One area of the economy which is doing well is the marriage business. Men are in such short supply that many girls, some as young as 18, signup to join one of the numerous marriage agencies.
Glitzy websites show a seemingly endless procession of beautiful single women. One of these is Julia, 27 years old, whose situation is typical of many of the girls in the catalogs.
i find this sick. those ladies might be hurt, lonely or even desperate. but those pedophiles shamefully called "men" are so sick.
I watched this documentary to get an inside look at what Russian brides are really like. I was born in Russia and although I'm fluent in the language, I've lived in the US and have been a citizen for a long time, therefore making me "westernized". Due to my cultural background, I've NEVER agreed with feministic views...until I've heard the men in this documentary speak. The women featured are not unintelligent, uneducated sex dolls existing for male amusement, they come from a culture where yes, you respect men, but you don't completely degrade yourself! If anything they use these dumb old men to make a better life for themselves. Most of these women believe in marrying foreigners because they believe these foreign men will love and respect them, thus demeaning them deserving of the caring and feminine qualities these women will bestow on them. Watching that girl with the daughter broke my heart, she is a genuine and beautiful woman who deserves a good man. I study medicine, and in psychoneuroimmunology I learned that men would die without women before women would die without men. I've just made the best argument for feminism based on scientific fact, thanks to the ridiculous and disgusting presumptions made by the men in this movie, and although normally I'd be pissed, I'm currently ecstatic.
Chuckling at all the judgmental comments. Hats off to Kairo for his rational comments. First thing usa women do is say "don't judge me" after doing something questionable but can dish it out a plenty as well as the guys. I've considered this alternative method of finding a gal which the decent outfits openly recommend that this takes time and even if you do find something interesting, you need to take at least a year to make sure, just like they did or you would do at home. Anastasia (dating company) is known to be questionable and people will reco to go elsewhere for more professional outfit. This should be no surprise as their are rotten providers of every type of service there is, including doctors.
Taking specifically Anastasia and any other outfit like them out of the picture... and in general, to say this method is sick and sad? Doubt that I will do it this way but certainly more sensible than drinking poison in a bar full of loud mouths full of themselves with a bunch of attention whores who like to get drunk for free, who are at least as dishonest about themselves as the guys, looking for the exact type of guy they will be wanting to divorce down the road. It would seem the divorce rate proves that quite well. Decided I'd rather be single in my 20's than subject myself to these type of sad sick creatures. How's that for some judgement? Not really. Just the result of personal observation, not watching an edited video. No doubt that most of the bar flies will desire to consider me the same as they describe the guys they talk about from this video, which of course would be a hoot and more silly judgments by the ignorant.
Where ever you are or go, be it to a watering hole, church, activities, an online dating site, or overseas, set up by friends or their wives, finding a quality compatible considerate mate of either gender is like finding a needle in a haystack. However, online you can at least screen out a lot of the things you know you cannot live with right from the start, whereas in person, gals seem to be reluctant to divulge anything of consequence or skate around anything that will scare the guy off. I imagine it to be the same on the gals side. Why would I want to pull teeth for some basic information or play the silly subtle games for as long as it takes in order to find out what I want to know? I suspect real men are tired of that BS and are trying a different method. Too bad they haven't done their homework better and in many cases being sold a bill of goods (or bads as the case may be).
Have to agree with the gal about PlentyOfFish. Jam packed full of drunk divorced gals with baggage and some with attitude who claim they want honesty but cannot even be honest with themselves, expecting you to cater to their every desire rather than wanting a decent guy to be the man he was meant to be. Not that there are not exceptions but go see the comment again about "needle in a haystack".
I was going to say that of the girlfriends I've had, the South American women tend to be less messed up about what is truly important but that is only if they haven't lived in the usa too long. Quit dating altogether after that. Tore me up to break her heart. However, why get married if you know you cannot handle her kids, one who already started smoking dope. You are not their real dad and have no natural authority, so you will just become their enemy or something in between. Just because you really care for someone doesn't mean you can make it work. Many have tried and failed. Even if you can handle that battle, should you be required to if you don't want that extra headache? Its not all about me, its what is best for them too. It would seem far too many of both genders fail to consider that they need to look out for what is best for the other person also since they may not be looking at everything they should.
Have read articles from Russian gals who have had usa women try to mess up their head with their BS. Asking why do you do this and do that for him? She said, its not any bother for me, apparently he came looking for something different than he was used to. Maybe different than what was going on in this video but she definitely got that right. Unfortunately I fear she is the exception anywhere. I remember traveling to Romania to meet a gal I had been corresponding with for months. Come to find out she had our life all planned out, I was just the sperm and money donor, the future kids already had names. And to top it off she wanted an open marriage like her uncle who had a mistress. Now I am thankful for European honesty... I would definitely have her run a business but way too intense for anything else. I'm sure each Romanian is different. But it seems women everywhere have a head full of mangled crossing wires. Two of my favorites readily admit this saying, "you don't have to tell me, I am around them all day ...and I am one of those!" Too bad they were either married or in different stage in life. Most gals unnecessarily flare up at any complaint of any gal. Guys not so much and just figure the guy complained of may be a dick since they have run into enough of those themselves. Now on occasion an old girlfriend calls to complain about the other gals at work. One of her girlfriends tells her she sounds like a guy in her responses. She has been married 4 times. Why would I go there? I don't want to be number 5.
But yes I'm mr. horrible because God gave me a brain to use so I thought I'd actually take him up on the offer instead of trashing it with booze and wicked women and fast cars ...or was it fast women and wicked cars? We make our own heaven and hell. I don't admit to be in heaven but I've seen hell from and distance and don't want to get any closer.
Look before you leap!
Eddy Murphy in "Raw" I think has a segment that he explains why he went to Africa to find a woman, and then he talks about keeping her away from his friends wives and American women will throw a monkey wrench into your whole deal and mess it up. It ends with her telling him she wants half. It's not only funny as hell but true.
Figured I would at least watch the vid first although I was pretty sure I knew what to expect. I think most of these people both male and female have good intentions and really want to upgrade so to speak, but ya the old guy and a couple of others were a bit scummy. I do agree with Johnny though, American women are no prize for the most part. I read somewhere that American women are on the bottom of the list of desirability. I can see it. The Eastern block is not the only place that has lot's of single women. Not sure if I would participate or not, maybe a Latin country. I miss the 70's and 80's ya even the 90's.To much attitude these days.
I'd rather be with any other women in the world than the one's from the usa.. I'm just saying.. And the rest of the guys are on board,, American ladies are the worst no matter what degree they have or what their story is.. THE WORST, Yep, imma hater, have fun with that, but I spoke FACTS girls..
The thing that bugs me is when people go off and say "Ukrainian/American men/women are X". Each person is unique. Yes, they will be skewed one way or another due to cultural influences. But, there will be people of all types in all groups. Secondly, there are cultural differences. Instead of criticizing a Ukrainian woman because she feels she needs a man rather than being 'strong and independent' alone, accept that family and nurturing may have a higher importance to her than in many western women who value achievement and independence more highly. It really is ok to be different. The old guy is creepy. Actually, I think the world would be a better place without him... and I don't say that very often.
it is simple the guys are looking for sex and the women are looking for money.
No wonder these men can't find American women, they're the dregs of society. Asking these women about their cooking and cleaning skills before what they want in life, what pigs. And don't you dare call American women lazy, I have a master's and a Ph.D in anthropology. Men who think like this deserve to be castrated.
One guy says he'd like to find a woman that can be his best friend..uhm, how can she be his best friend when she can't even understand and speak English?
Well, no American women will miss these dorks! And most beautiful women??? I think not.
journeyman picture has seen better days, snooze
Call me when it's Odessa Boys -yawn-
forests
Just sad. The disillusionment of the two men about their studly statuses around fourteen or fifteen minutes...s*upid. And the old guy who is an utter narcissist...he might have been attractive in another life where he wasn't so concerned with the past and youth and his immodest attitude about sex, but as he is, his mouth ruins any looks he might have left. Sure, many chicks like older men. But not when they're substituting bravado for substance. Ugh. This was just gross. I really felt sorry for those gorgeous women. Their men should stop drinking so much and be real men --- protect and provide. It's weird how American men still grasp their purpose when they are allowed to do so...and many of them do so beautifully. I'm blessed. I'm no "Odessa Girl", yet I can't imagine the competition and humiliation of this. Ugh.
When prospects for life companions are nothing but catalog items to some people..... sigh.
disgusting and embarrassing for all participants. Screwdriver, car, woman. Same same for these neanderthals.
"None of the men have asked me about what my heart desires" (child seeking attention..) gestures "Yes, yes go away..." haha
Maybe I'm naive, but I don't really have a huge problem with the
principle of these tours. Both parties are agreeing to it as adults, although I'm not 100% sure if that young black-haired girl really wanted to be there, thanks to her mother! Should be out partying at her age.
What I do have a problem with is this group of men presented in the doco. Whether they're truly representative of the typical Western man seeking adventure and romance, or whether this group was chosen because it made for good television I really don't know. Most likely the latter. All I do know is that it made for some good laughs, and well, some seriously creepy moments. To the Iraq vet guy, dude, don't talk about war when meeting a girl. Like, seriously. Thought the poor girl's 'cool story bro' look said it all. And that South African guy was truly horrendous, needs a psychiatrist. The old guy did seem to have some game, but totally lost me at the start with the used car analogy. Sheesh.
What that girl with the light brown hair said was 100% true - why would you travel half way around the world at great expense, and not have the courtesy to be a gentleman and introduce yourself to the girls. Most of them lacked even the most elementary social skills, let alone basic grooming. Some of the girls were not only pretty and elegant, but quite intelligent and frankly way of the guys' leagues. Total mismatches.
Some dating tour!
Going to 2 discos where you can't hear yourself talk? And the women (girls) standing around waiting for a guy to notice them?
It reminded me of being at my high school dances! So lame!
I wonder how much the men paid for this farce.
One of the interpreters could barely understand English.
The older man and the veteran were just plain weird. The South African was a pig. The rest of the guys seemed okay, just being typical men.
How could that mother send both her girls so far away with a total stranger? I thought that was pretty sad.
I was rooting for Julia who seemed genuinely nice and wanted a real father for her daughter.
I thought the other women looked way too young to be worrying about finding a husband.
Is it me or is every guy that they interview a manchild? Except for the old guy and the ukraine hippie.
Was married for 20 ys ex wife decide she wants some thing else and still looking..Went to china found one, got her to Australia, had to marry under migration laws, she took off and got legal aid to sue me for wages when we were in a partnership.. took steps now live in the Philippines pay $80 a mth rent, food cheap found nice girl.. How can I thank my ex for leaving.
Well, just look at the men: beer in hand, unshaven, misogynist slobs without job prospects... what woman would be enthusiastic about such losers? Russian women deserve better: they're smart, well educated, feisty and loyal.
All these men have small penises. I'm sure of it.
I feel for these girls. In the U.S. the problem is reversed, we just don't talk about it. Too many men. We'd be wise to allow increased immigration of women from the rest of the world to balance it out.
happy walentine's day for you ukrian girls! I hope i will find right one among you;)