tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post2859861672280843511..comments2023-06-23T16:13:12.577+03:00Comments on Neeka's Backlog: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post-12860549759815282008-07-02T02:45:00.000+04:002008-07-02T02:45:00.000+04:00Heh, that makes perfect sense. If I had to choose...Heh, that makes perfect sense. If I had to choose a favorite slavic name for women, Vika would be up there, although I think Svetlana is tops. It is close enough to the word "svelte", such that the name sounds posh to these western ears.<BR/><BR/>For men's names, partial to Volodja for some reason.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09717072488720625475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post-67564528480751526322008-06-22T10:21:00.000+04:002008-06-22T10:21:00.000+04:00I can relate to Marta. My parents were surprised ...I can relate to Marta. My parents were surprised when I could distinguish between different cars. They'd point to a car and ask me what kind it was and I'd tell them. All of the cars look different. Marta has your artist gene. I think she's going to be a designer.donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943762436600028853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post-33415906990174787752008-06-21T00:25:00.000+04:002008-06-21T00:25:00.000+04:00Calling a Veronica 'Vika' seems strange to me, bec...Calling a Veronica 'Vika' seems strange to me, because I'm a Veronica who's always been called 'Nika.' No offense to Vikas, I love the name - but I'm used to thinking of it as a short for Victoria. There are also Veronicas known as Veras, as well as Veras and Nikas who aren't Veronicas. And, actually, it's not really about the name, but about the woman behind that name: I didn't like her.Nikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099350018481469839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post-72023042191052198902008-06-20T21:48:00.000+04:002008-06-20T21:48:00.000+04:00Dumb question, what is unkosher about calling some...Dumb question, what is unkosher about calling someone Vika?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09717072488720625475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post-17703885990733124712008-06-20T17:33:00.000+04:002008-06-20T17:33:00.000+04:00Sasha, I was talking to the travel agency the othe...Sasha, <BR/><BR/>I was talking to the travel agency the other day, they said the is no hotel left in Aegean or Mediterranean Turkey where there is less than 50% "Russians" and the only way to limit their company is to go to an expensive breakfast only hotel or a small pension.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5202630.post-7120845887926082982008-06-20T16:10:00.000+04:002008-06-20T16:10:00.000+04:00I think it was in gazeta.ru that I read about Dutc...I think it was in gazeta.ru that I read about Dutch travel agencies offering vacation tours "without Russians."<BR/>SashaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com