Originally Posted by RP Fade

Depends on where/who I guess. We have a large Russian community in LA and I have quite a few good casual Russian friends for 10+ years. I do agree most have the 'shark' and 'dog eat dog' mentality and are very materialistic and they'll be the first to admit it openly as Aaron pointed out. Back in the 80's and 90's, they had a monopoly on PI (personal injury) scams here in LA with everyone on the take from the 'victims', to the doctors, to the chiropractors and even insurance adjusters/agents. One of the Russian guys I know even got defrauded by his brother..