My distaste for Russia grows every day. I used to be fascinated by that country and really wanted to visit, but more and more it seems to be a country not worth acknowledging, its government and it's people generally seem very bad.

I still can't believe they fly over a war zone.

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Originally posted by Trance-M I still can't believe they fly over a war zone.

There was a NOTAM issued for the route a few hours before and they apparently were in another route by deviated due to weather. Either way no one should be shooting at aircraft traveling at 33,000ft in this combat zone. It was clearly not a threat and most likely an inexperienced crew shot at something they thought was much lower (some sources are saying that a Ukranian military cargo flight was expected in the same area today, but the previous flight was shot down yesterday so the Ukranian military had halted the flights).

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Originally posted by Joss Weatherby My distaste for Russia grows every day. I used to be fascinated by that country and really wanted to visit, but more and more it seems to be a country not worth acknowledging, its government and it's people generally seem very bad.

Ugh, ditto. I am completely disenchanted with that country.

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Originally posted by Joss Weatherby My distaste for Russia grows every day. I used to be fascinated by that country and really wanted to visit, but more and more it seems to be a country not worth acknowledging, its government and it's people generally seem very bad.

Please, don't mix up the two.

Russia is hardly a democracy right now, and not everyone is guilty of having Putin in power. Russians are among the most passionate and friendliest people I know, and although I'm willing to grant there are many Putin supporters to be found among them, that's hardly any reason to ignore everything else they've got going in their favour.

Anyway, this is probably the most painfully prescient tweet in history:

"If it disappears, this is what [the plane] looks like:"

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lol, even the reputedly standoffish and snobby French are friendlier and less prickly than Russians. That has been my experience, anyway.

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Originally posted by Vector A lol, even the reputedly standoffish and snobby French are friendlier and less prickly than Russians. That has been my experience, anyway.

Well, I've never made out with a French girl so perhaps I'm biased

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There were 154 Dutch people on board. Furthermore, 27 Australians, 23 Malaysians, 11 Indonesians, 6 Britons, 4 Germans, 4 Belgians, 3 Philippines, 1 Canadian. 47 people is still unknown nationality.

Cabin crew 15 all from Malaysia.

According to France 4 were French, but that wasn't confirmed yet.

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My condolonces. Sensless act this was.

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Originally posted by Lira Russians are among the most passionate and friendliest people I know,

I found most of them to be some of the most anachronistic, backwards douchebags I've ever known and that's after visiting some places in the middle east.

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Originally posted by Lilith I found most of them to be some of the most anachronistic, backwards douchebags I've ever known and that's after visiting some places in the middle east.

Well, I don't know what may have happened then... Perhaps the Russians that came to Brazil were from a better batch than your average Russian

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Probably, people that travel tend to sometimes be a bit more 'worldly' and accepting.