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Travis Lee Bailey Anna Merkulova Akhauri Nitish Kumar Olga Diamant Irina Manakina Mike Murrie Why Don’t Russians Smile? The definitive guide to the differences between Russians and Americans

Table of Contents

Introduction: I have never met anyone who understood Russians.

• Chapter 1: Russian Coconuts & American Peaches - Why don’t Russians Smile?
• Why are Americans like peaches and Russians are like Coconuts?
• Beyond Fruit - Why don’t Russians smile?
• Immigration
• Soviet Propaganda
• Social Distancing (rename) “The Peach and the Coconut: A Guide to Collaboration for Global Teams” BOOK - Acquire
• Your American smile may be misinterpreted as arrogance
• Russians interpret the question of “How are you?” and strangers asking personal questions very differently than Americans
• America is the most individualistic nation in the world, whereas Russia has no word for privacy

Chapter 2: Russians and Americans

• Westernizers and Slavophiles

Chapter 3: Russians’ Unique Culture and Character (Social Etiquette and Expectations)

• The Russian Soul ✅
• Collectivism
• Pessimism - A pessimist is an informed optimist
• Russians Lie
• Verification - Trust but Verify
• Cheating in Universities
• Alan Akamba Section
• Friends - the key to getting anything done in Russia
• The Importance of Equality
• Caution and Conservatism
• Russians Extremes and Contradictions
• [[Big Is Beautiful [rename] ]]
• Russians superiority complex (Messianism)
• Russians’ rebellious spirit (completely rewrite)
• Alcoholism - Russia’s Scourge
• [[Nagging [Need source!]]]
• Time and Patience
• Communication Differences
• Language - different shades of meaning
• Russians are long winded
• Intimate touch between friends
• American’s infatuation with mental health
• Etc.

Chapter 4: Visiting a Russian’s home

• A: Visiting a Russian’s home
• B. The Toast

Chapter 6: Marrying and Divorcing a Russian – Why do Russians cheat on their spouses so much?

• Women—the Stronger Sex

Chapter 7: Living with a Russian – Russian Home life

• At Home (*)

Chapter 9: Muscovites vs. “Real” Russians - What makes Russians tick?

Muscovites vs. “Real” Russians

• Soviet Mentality and Russian Leadership today
• The City (*)

Chapter 11: Conclusion

• Further Reading and links
• Index
• Footnotes
• Bibliography
• About the Authors