Yes, try not to get too stressed over it.
I used too(get stressed), but now find it (that kind of nonsense) amusing.
“drinking vodka while dreaming of empire”
Make that Rum, then “guilty as charged”. :)
See this thread. Russian stereotypes of their nation are accurate. Maybe even understated. This is what happens when you have Communism. Everything turns to crap and the whole country turns into Ferguson on steroids:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3189416/posts