Where are you from?

[lieutlienant Vorontsov]

I am from Ukraine, I live in a littel city Izmail.
Me interesting WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

[Gen. Sandworm]

Right now im in evansville, indiana USA hopefully moving to norway soon.

[TexWiller]

istanbul/Turkey.in Arnavutköy,to be specific.

[FW-190 Pilot]

i come from vancouver, canada

[Komissar Ombrok]

I'm from Russia, St. - Petersburg...

[FW-190 Pilot]

I'm from Russia, St. - Petersburg...
can you do me a favour, can you post some pictures from st-peterburg, i heard people say that is beautiful city, plus i heard one of the moscow train station is made by gold, it actually looks like a palace instead of a train station, if you have some pics that we cant possibly find in google or any search engine, can you post some in here?
thanks for that

[Dani]

I'm from Bucharest - Romania

[Komissar Ombrok]

Some pictures from St. Petersburg:

http://peterlife.ru/wallpaper/petersburg%20paper/desktop%20petersburg006.htm

http://foto.rambler.ru/users/taping/spb/

About St.-Petersburg subway:

http://www.metrowalks.ru/spb/line-1

http://www.metrowalks.ru/spb/line-2

http://www.metrowalks.ru/spb/line-3

http://www.metrowalks.ru/spb/line-4

http://www.metrowalks.ru/spb/transfers

[Dani]

Nice pictures!! I bookmarked few links!

[South African Military]

Some pictures from St. Petersburg:

http://peterlife.ru/wallpaper/petersburg%20paper/desktop%20petersburg006.htm

http://foto.rambler.ru/users/taping/spb/

About St.-Petersburg subway:

http://www.metrowalks.ru/spb/line-1

http://www.metrowalks.ru/spb/line-2

http://www.metrowalks.ru/spb/line-3

http://www.metrowalks.ru/spb/line-4

http://www.metrowalks.ru/spb/transfers
Wow nice subways, looks better than the one where I live in Japan.

[South African Military]

Im from South Africa, living in Sapporo Japan.

[South African Military]

Right now im in evansville, indiana USA hopefully moving to norway soon.

So you are American?

[Komissar Ombrok]

About subway:

http://www.metrowalks.ru/spb/photo-1-12-7

See the metal planes at the sides of walls? It's a dock for heavy metal doors. All first stations of Russian subway was built like a fortress for nuclear war... It's proected like undeground city. Even now, somewhere in the center of St. Petersburg there is a closed barracks fo 3.000.000 people and the warehouses of food...

[Gen. Sandworm]

Right now im in evansville, indiana USA hopefully moving to norway soon.

So you are American?

You guessed it :D

[RighteousDuncan]

I live in New York

[FW-190 Pilot]

About subway:

http://www.metrowalks.ru/spb/photo-1-12-7

See the metal planes at the sides of walls? It's a dock for heavy metal doors. All first stations of Russian subway was built like a fortress for nuclear war... It's proected like undeground city. Even now, somewhere in the center of St. Petersburg there is a closed barracks fo 3.000.000 people and the warehouses of food...
wow, moscow and st petersburg is a really interesting city, i know i have to visit it someday, thanks for the pics:)

[Sturmtruppen]

I`m from argentina,as my username says (because I don`t know where i can put my location,and now I can`t change it).
I live in the capital city Buenos Aires.

and I want to visit moscow the next year! :) .

[Komissar Ombrok]

wow, moscow and st petersburg is a really interesting city, i know i have to visit it someday, thanks for the pics:)

I want to tell you an interesting story that was some time after the peak of Cold War. In a year 1991 one of our scientist, biologist went to USA to the conference. And wen he went in the city(don't remember what, but that no important) he saw the gun store... Than what he told:

"When I come in to the store my hands self turned to AK-47. I ask the keeper of market to see it. When he gave it to me, I closed the eyes and like on civil protection examination decombined and combined in a 45 sec. When I opened eyes, the keeper ask me "You was a marine?" - "No" - I answered. -"Oh, you was soldier in Afganistan?" -"No, I wasn't in army. I only studied this in civil protection lessons in the my middle school" . When I saw his eye, I unerstood why they call the Russia "Empire of Evil" :lol:

[South African Military]

About subway:

http://www.metrowalks.ru/spb/photo-1-12-7

See the metal planes at the sides of walls? It's a dock for heavy metal doors. All first stations of Russian subway was built like a fortress for nuclear war... It's proected like undeground city. Even now, somewhere in the center of St. Petersburg there is a closed barracks fo 3.000.000 people and the warehouses of food...

Interesting fact: A few subway stations down near Tokyo, has two doors that open until you can get on the subway. One is built into the track, and one is on the train. The reason for this is so that no one can commit suicide, or fall off the track.

Also if you do commit suicide, it of course holds up the train and so many many people have to wait. And suicides is a fairley common thing in Japan and in Subways. But if you commit suicide, your perants or relatives have to pay the amount of money that was lost when the trains where held up. I guess that might of decreased the amount of people commiting suicides in the subway. I have experienced it many times when I had to wait for the trian, as long as an hour, and the tracks get so full there would be a long line way back.

[Gen. Sandworm]

Actually I work in Evansville but im origanally from Santa Clause Indiana if you can believe that. Weird town that has a huge theme park called Holiday World.........lol Small town around 2500 ppl but gets a million and half visitors to the park each year. :D

[FW-190 Pilot]

anyways, if i want to go to travel to russia, where do you recommend me to go, except thos rail station, i might go see a hockey game there too:P

[Komissar Ombrok]

anyways, if i want to go to travel to russia, where do you recommend me to go, except thos rail station, i might go see a hockey game there too:P

For the man who loves history, I'm strongly recommended a Museum of Military Artillery.
http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/_______________________ue/imagepage47.html

Very interesting place with great number of artillery examples from birth of gunpowder weapon. They have even 1 of 4 examples 405-mm self-propelled weapon, designed to shot with 2-kilotonn a-bombs. And other intresting things like tanks and guns. Great things!

Also I like this church:
http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/___________________/imagepage0.html

If you come to St. Petersburg at summer, you can take a water ride:
http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/_________________________________________ue_______ ________/imagepage14.html

http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/_________________________________________ue_______ ________/imagepage7.html

http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/_________________________________________ue_______ ________/imagepage9.html

http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/________/imagepage5.html

http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/________/imagepage14.html

But really, if you'll be in St. Petersburg, sign me up and I give you a tour.

[FW-190 Pilot]

anyways, if i want to go to travel to russia, where do you recommend me to go, except thos rail station, i might go see a hockey game there too:P

For the man who loves history, I'm strongly recommended a Museum of Military Artillery.
http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/_______________________ue/imagepage47.html

Very interesting place with great number of artillery examples from birth of gunpowder weapon. They have even 1 of 4 examples 405-mm self-propelled weapon, designed to shot with 2-kilotonn a-bombs. And other intresting things like tanks and guns. Great things!

Also I like this church:
http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/___________________/imagepage0.html

If you come to St. Petersburg at summer, you can take a water ride:
http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/_________________________________________ue_______ ________/imagepage14.html

http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/_________________________________________ue_______ ________/imagepage7.html

http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/_________________________________________ue_______ ________/imagepage9.html

http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/________/imagepage5.html

http://www.photo.sbor.ru/Piter/________/imagepage14.html

But really, if you'll be in St. Petersburg, sign me up and I give you a tour.
thanks for the info, i will go to russia within three years, i will contact you if you are still on this forum by then:P
thanks again

[Komissar Ombrok]

Your always can catch me in ICQ or by e-mail

[FarraoN]

I recommend to visit a tank museum in Kubinka near to Moscow
http://www.tankmuseum.ru/index_e.html

[Dani]

I recommend to visit a tank museum in Kubinka near to Moscow
http://www.tankmuseum.ru/index_e.html
Yep! I'd like to visit. Maybe on next year...

[WildBoar]

I'm from Scotland and currently live there near to Inverness.

I am planning on taking my Motorbike to Berlin (Spent 2 weeks there some years ago and I loved it) and would like to visit Russia on it as well someday especially Moscow and What was Stalingrad.

:)

[Polar]

I'm from Poland and I live in Sosnowiec midle city on the south of Poland

[FW-190 Pilot]

wow, moscow and st petersburg is a really interesting city, i know i have to visit it someday, thanks for the pics:)

I want to tell you an interesting story that was some time after the peak of Cold War. In a year 1991 one of our scientist, biologist went to USA to the conference. And wen he went in the city(don't remember what, but that no important) he saw the gun store... Than what he told:

"When I come in to the store my hands self turned to AK-47. I ask the keeper of market to see it. When he gave it to me, I closed the eyes and like on civil protection examination decombined and combined in a 45 sec. When I opened eyes, the keeper ask me "You was a marine?" - "No" - I answered. -"Oh, you was soldier in Afganistan?" -"No, I wasn't in army. I only studied this in civil protection lessons in the my middle school" . When I saw his eye, I unerstood why they call the Russia "Empire of Evil" :lol:
sorry my english is like super suck, can you try to rephrase it? sorry if it offend you

[Komissar Ombrok]

Hmm... I think, that MY english is sux... :) Maybe would better, if anyone who understood it rephrase it?

[Gen. Sandworm]

Hmm... I think, that MY english is sux... :) Maybe would better, if anyone who understood it rephrase it?

Are you talking about the story of the Russian guy who came to the USA??.............i understood it just fine but i can rephrase it for you if you want. Your english isnt to bad you just have some words out of place which is pretty common. I had to correct my ex from finland alot before I finally got here Amercanized. :D

[Komissar Ombrok]

I'll be a thankfull if you rephrase it to FW-190 Pilot.

[Gen. Sandworm]

wow, moscow and st petersburg is a really interesting city, i know i have to visit it someday, thanks for the pics:)

I want to tell you an interesting story that was some time after the peak of Cold War. In a year 1991 one of our scientist, biologist went to USA to the conference. And wen he went in the city(don't remember what, but that no important) he saw the gun store... Than what he told:

"When I come in to the store my hands self turned to AK-47. I ask the keeper of market to see it. When he gave it to me, I closed the eyes and like on civil protection examination decombined and combined in a 45 sec. When I opened eyes, the keeper ask me "You was a marine?" - "No" - I answered. -"Oh, you was soldier in Afganistan?" -"No, I wasn't in army. I only studied this in civil protection lessons in the my middle school" . When I saw his eye, I unerstood why they call the Russia "Empire of Evil" :lol:
sorry my english is like super suck, can you try to rephrase it? sorry if it offend you

So basically this Russian came to the US right after the Cold War. As you know we have gun shops everywhere in the US. So he decides to stop into one of the gun stores. He sees an AK-47 and asks the clerk to see the gun. Now the Russian has the gun.........he closes his eyes and takes apart the gun and puts it back together in 45 seconds. The store clerk is impressed and asks him if he was in the Army.....etc. The Russian replys that he learned it in middle school. (When he was growing up the Soviets thought there children at an early age basic civil protection (more or less how to defend your home or town in an emergency)) This is unheard of in the US. Most kids would not know how to do this in the US. When the Russian explained this to the store clerk he could see in his eyes why Americans thought the Russians where so evil. I can understand why the Soviets would teach this to their kids because of what happened in WW2. So that makes this story pretty funny to me. :D

This is more of a cultural difference. Americans see kids with guns as crazy. Although you are seeing more and more of them here now days but not for civil protection but more for going to school and shooting other kids. :cry:

Hope this helps.

[Komissar Ombrok]

Memory of blood is very strong. More 50% of our children, when ask about granfathers or grandmoters have an answer -"He(she) was killed in the war..." When our children playing ("war" most popular game) they separated on "ours" and "nazi"... And about russian type of mind, we teach our children to use own power to protect self and relatives. Do not leave that to laws, police or goverment. You - man, and your must be protector of own family and country.

[Gen. Sandworm]

Memory of blood is very strong. More 50% of our children, when ask about granfathers or grandmoters have an answer -"He(she) was killed in the war..." When our children playing ("war" most popular game) they separated on "ours" and "nazi"... And about russian type of mind, we teach our children to use own power to protect self and relatives. Do not leave that to laws, police or goverment. You - man, and your must be protector of own family and country.

Thats understandable. There are many Americans that feel the same way. But that is because of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the 2nd admendment to the US constitution (the right to bear arms) I think these people go to far sometimes. You should watch Micheal Moore's movie "Bowling for Columbine" I think this shows how crazy some of us our.

LOL Kids playing Russians vs Nazi's. We played Russians vs Americans when i was growing up. Dont know what the kids play today.......Americans vs Terrorists or Americans vs Axis of Evil or something like that. Best would be Americans vs Retards in the US Government. :D

[Komissar Ombrok]

I though now is more popular something Emire vs Rebels from Star Wars :D For me, I always was a fan of Empire order. And was a best pilot of TIE-Fighter between my friends of BGTU. :D

But seriosly, russians mind is a combinations from west and east type of minds. Something strange in real. This is our tragedy and our pride. We can't choose any ready way of evolution. We alwas must find our own way... This a reason, that we always made many mistakes in politics or inner problems. But this also a reason for that we finding a methods that noone can used...

[Gen. Sandworm]

Another topic that has been moved to keep things clear.

[FW-190 Pilot]

wow, thanks for the story, i also know taiwanese would have to have basic trainning of military to prepare for possible invasion from china

[Preatorian]

Sorry to all, i'm late... :D
St. Petersburg, Russia.
Ex-cop, 34 old.
Frends sayd - "You are more American sometimes than Americans".

About St. Petersburg. I'm an photografer a bit, maybe somebody liked mine pictures of St. Petersburg ?
Moment before rain
http://club.foto.ru/gallery/photos/photo.php?photo_id=251697&author_id=36214&sort=date&page=2
SEDOV
http://club.foto.ru/gallery/photos/photo.php?photo_id=313270&author_id=36214&sort=date&page=1&next_photo_id=336048&prev_photo_id=306099
DUCK
http://club.foto.ru/gallery/photos/photo.php?photo_id=293587&author_id=36214&sort=date&page=1&next_photo_id=306099&prev_photo_id=289838
DON 5047
http://club.foto.ru/gallery/photos/photo.php?photo_id=286718&author_id=36214&sort=date&page=1&next_photo_id=288782&prev_photo_id=285353
Fontanka the River
http://club.foto.ru/gallery/photos/photo.php?photo_id=285353&author_id=36214&sort=date&page=1&next_photo_id=286718&prev_photo_id=284258

[Sturmtruppen]

Sorry to all, i'm late... :D
St. Petersburg, Russia.
Ex-cop, 34 old.
Frends sayd - "You are more American sometimes than Americans".

About St. Petersburg. I'm an photografer a bit, maybe somebody liked mine pictures of St. Petersburg ?
Moment before rain
http://club.foto.ru/gallery/photos/photo.php?photo_id=251697&author_id=36214&sort=date&page=2
SEDOV
http://club.foto.ru/gallery/photos/photo.php?photo_id=313270&author_id=36214&sort=date&page=1&next_photo_id=336048&prev_photo_id=306099
DUCK
http://club.foto.ru/gallery/photos/photo.php?photo_id=293587&author_id=36214&sort=date&page=1&next_photo_id=306099&prev_photo_id=289838
DON 5047
http://club.foto.ru/gallery/photos/photo.php?photo_id=286718&author_id=36214&sort=date&page=1&next_photo_id=288782&prev_photo_id=285353
Fontanka the River
http://club.foto.ru/gallery/photos/photo.php?photo_id=285353&author_id=36214&sort=date&page=1&next_photo_id=286718&prev_photo_id=284258

beautifull! :D

[South African Military]

Great pics! :D

[Preatorian]

And it's me... with very rare OC-27 gun. Gun at picture have serial number 7, about only 100 was produced.

http://club.foto.ru/self_portrait/36214.jpg

[South African Military]

you own it? or were u just trying it out? nice pic!

[Preatorian]

you own it? or were u just trying it out? nice pic!
Sadly - no. In this country i can own only shotgun and with some conditions - hunter rifle. But no sidearms.
Or i can buy something like pistol, but this toy shot no bullets, but CS gas or rubber balls... :lol: I need license to buy that toy, about four week traning and then i got license ... is it just funny.
Another way in Russia have (part-time only) pistol in holster - just become a personal securty/bodyguard. You need license (with lots and lots papers) and finally you get IZ pistol, simular to PM, but IZ have more weaker cartrige (in reason for no make harm to policemans in armored vests... :lol: stupidness of our goverment have no border traditionaly).
Our goverment really scared give weapons to cittizens.

So you can say - i just trying that gun.
Today that gun already out of order - to much shots fired and firepin broked, ejector deteriorated (jam after jam) as well as barrel... and no spare parts or gunsmiths to repair... but how good that gun was !

[Sturmtruppen]

cool pic!

[FW-190 Pilot]

i thouught i say where i live a long time ago, but i didnt, so there you go, i live in vancouver, haha

[Natxo]

I live in Madrid, Spain.

[Man of Stoat]

I'm British, but living in Holland

[Fuchs66]

British living in Germany

[Walther]

German living in Germany

Jan

[Tubbyboy]

Sadly very boring, British living in Engalnd.

[PzKpfw VI Tiger]

Italian livin in the US

[Sturmtruppen]

Italian livin in the US
italian!,that´s why you are really nice person :) .I actually have italian origin friends,and they´re are great people,they are from napoli the most

[Bluffcove]

Quarter Welsh :cry: the other 3/4's Fortunately English :D Home is in S.W. England, University is in Wales

[Sturmtruppen]

Quarter Welsh :cry: why you are sad?,the welsh are good

[Firefly]

Im British-Scottish and live in the North of Scotland.

[Tsolias]

Im Greek living in the second biggest Greek city, Thessaloniki.

[Sturmtruppen]

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[PzKpfw VI Tiger]

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to where?

[Sturmtruppen]

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to where?
this was in site feedback,i moved it to Off Topic - General

[PzKpfw VI Tiger]

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to where?
this was in site feedback,i moved it to Off Topic - General

oh ok! :D

[Tubbyboy]

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to where?

If that was deliberate, it is one of the funniest things I have read today!

[PzKpfw VI Tiger]

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to where?

If that was deliberate, it is one of the funniest things I have read today!

lol, not quite, im havin an off day lol :D :lol:

[Commando Jordovski]

Im from Perth, West Australia

[american sniper]

i am from south carolina

[Axe]

I am a Chinese. I am now living in China.

[reiver]

I'm a Scot, born in Glasgow, currently living between Stirling and Perth.

[Firefly]

I'm a Scot, born in Glasgow, currently living between Stirling and Perth.

You must have had a great G8 then?

[Commando Jordovski]

I'm a Scot, born in Glasgow, currently living between Stirling and Perth.

The city i live in is called Perth Mate :D , to be precise there is 8 perths in the world, and the aboriginal name for my city over here is "wangurradinkeroj"

[Firefly]

I'm a Scot, born in Glasgow, currently living between Stirling and Perth.

The city i live in is called Perth Mate :D , to be precise there is 8 perths in the world, and the aboriginal name for my city over here is "wangurradinkeroj"

please name the other 6 I am very interested.

[Dani]

Perth in Ontario-Canada :D
http://www.town.perth.on.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?bhcp=1

[Dani]

Perth Town in Jamaica :D
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/JM/15/Perth_Town.html

More 4 to found (if it's true...)

[Dani]

Perth, NY - USA :D

http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Perth,+NY

(Still 3 missing...)

[Dani]

Should I count North Perth - Ontario - Canda?

http://www.town.northperth.on.ca/

[Dani]

And missing Perth:
East, West, South and North Perth (in the County of Perth - Ontario-Canada)

http://www.countyofperth.on.ca/memmun/memmun.htm
:D
So, it's still one missing.

[Dani]

Perth Amboy - NJ - USA.

http://www.perthamboynewjersey.com/

Could be this one the last Perth??

Edited: Apologies to you all for my off-topic posts. I couldn't resist!!! :D

[Sturmtruppen]

Edited: Apologies to you all for my off-topic posts. I couldn't resist!!! :D
Dani!!!,what are you doing!!!!!! :evil: ,this is out of topic!!! :x ......

joke mate :lol: :lol: :D :wink: .

thanks for th links