After years of traveling about Russia, Belarus, and the Ukraine, I've yet to see a man kiss another man on the cheek, or toss a glass into the fireplace. Or a fireplace for that matter.
Also... where are all the ugly women from the Wendy's ads hiding out? Only foxes here ;-)
And no one calls another "Tovarishch".
You are so right on both counts. The other thing I never saw was a toilet seat.