Rare snapshot! Made by Galina

I saw an African woman sitting at secluded bus stop bench and talking to herself. There was nobody around.

Apparently woman was delirious and argued with voices in her head. Perhaps, her problems were imaginary, but her fierce emotions, her rage were quite real.

If she spoke German, I would not slow my pace to listen to her.

But she spoke African English.

I came up to her and asked whom she was talking to.

She instantly  looked at me with eyes, red from suppressed anger,  but unclouded, and replied:

- I am talking to God.

Photo of this busy couple was made by me at my balcony with 50-150mm Sigma lens

Poll organized by online partner agency “Parship” shows that most single Austrians do not want to get married.

Some ninety-two per cent of respondents said that they preferred to remain single.

Another 64 per cent said that they wanted to find a partner rather than a spouse. Among qualities most-prized in a potential partner are honesty (98 per cent), charisma (96 per cent) and faithfulness (91 per cent).

The poll also found that Austrians like to flirt more than other Europeans, with 33 per cent saying that they regularly did so.

Austrian Times

Woman seeking man

Secrets of Austrian national character and enigmas of male race,
revealed by Galina
Guidelines for Russian women seeking decent man abroad

Уж замуж невтерпёж,
или Тайны мадридского двора

Мои австрийские знакомые частенько обращаются ко мне за советом, когда русские потенциальные невесты из интернета выставляют им вместе с обещанием примчаться и любить до гроба цены на дорожные издержки.
Суммы эти, мягко выражаясь, завышены, и сам факт выглядит либо как свидетельство российского мифологического мышления о баснословном изобилии западной жизни, либо как проверка золотого бычка на платежеспособность. (more…)

Group of people in Mariahilfer Strasse, Vienna

Zhanna

It was sunny spring of 1982. The university alley of apple and peach trees was all pink lace of blossoms. The air was fresh and clear. But I was ascending marble staircase of main building with monument of Great Chief at the top feeling chill in my heart.

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Dearest Galina,
I don�t know whether you are teasing your readers with your comments about masculine stupidity, mean-spirited men who want to split bills in restaurants or you really mean it.
I take your point that men are obsessed by their penises - it’s part of the male psyche that would be rather difficult to eradicate, but I do think that there must be some men, in Vienna or elsewhere, who are warm-hearted, sensitive and possessing a reasonably rounded personality who try to communicate with women at a higher level than that of banging away for instant gratification.
You say you’ve lost count of the pricks. I have not lost count(well maybe one or two!) of the pussies I have met - I remember (most of) them with pleasure and affection - chiefly because nearly every one was a friend with whom there was SOME kind of relationship before the coupling began. I was also taught by some charming older women in my youth to respect women and try to share pleasure instead of taking it.
As you very wisely say, feelings are the root of the matter - without that- sex can be a mechanical pleasure best performed by oneself.
It’s good that you challenge we males in our fantasy that we rule the universe - as you well know we don�t, and look to women for all the things that we want - such as comfort, assistance - and sex! Males can be psychologically traumatized if they are refused sex - particularly when they are younger - thank goodness the desperate urges of youth are fading (a little!) There was nothing worse when I was 20 than lusting after almost every woman in sight and not being able to do anything about it - complete frustration.
There - I’ve probably proved your theory for you that men are ruled by their cocks. Because we are on two different sides of the equation, we will probably never agree on this issue, but you have my complete respect for voicing it succinctly and well.
Regards
Steven
London

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As I already wrote before its always major part of life negativities unavoidable. Oddly enough all my depressing experiences concentrated in sphere of relations. It is like sado-maso games with your own gastronomic perceptiveness. When being invited to occasional restaurant I am hardly appreciative, though never complain, perceiving product freshness and also hygienic conditions it was cooked in. Far from praising Vienna restaurants. It was not rare case to be ill after dinner together with gent who wanted to get in my pants. Felt literally ill eating greasy food and necessity to resist male stupidity.
I percept imnnermost layers of humans when communicate, including those who obtain official power (more…)

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All what street knows about love. It is not easy to make such a collection, and I spent significant time doing it. And I was always thinking what was standing behind moment of snapshot, I was thinking about these real people and their relationships