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Let's just say that "dating" is a ritual practiced only by the Nacirema. Other peoples go about the matter in entirely different ways. Here's an essay by the ir

Let's just say that "dating" is a ritual practiced only by the Nacirema. Other peoples go about the matter in entirely different ways. Here's an essay by the irrepressible Dima Vorobiev on Quora about dating in Russia: https://www.quora.com/What-was-dating-like-in-the-Soviet-Union https://www.quora.com/What-was-dating-like-in-the-Soviet-Uni... "We didn’t even have a word for it."

crazynick4 8y ago
This seems to be more about the 40s-50s. From what my dad/stepdad told me, dating was extremely easy in USSR in late 70's and 80's, supposedly much more so than in US today (I wasn't there so I only have their word to go on). The 'official' culture may have repressed the concept of sex but it didn't stop most men from seeing several women at the same time. Also, there wasn't a distinct word for dating, but there was a word for it, the word is/was 'meeting'. It was just the context that defined the meaning.
DoreenMichele 8y ago
I found that even more amusing than pieces on the Nacirema people, probably because the humor is darker and more biting. That tends to work for me.