You know you're in Russia when...

• you hear the T.A.T.U song as someone's mobile ringsignal
• a murial of Lenin is watching over you as you buy tickets to the metro
• polite phrases are a waste of time
• showing both cleavage and bellybutton isn't too much
• you order a Russian beer with your lunch and you get a complimentary shot of vodka
• you look up from washing your face in the bathroom only to find an older woman examining you with a burning cigarette dangling from her lips
• rollerblading is the cool way to glide (even old men with walking frames use them!)
• fake scaffolding is a good alternative
• you need to plan in an extra 10 minutes to your metro journey for the ride up/down the escalator
• you recieve square sheets for a rectangular bed and there is a big hole in your duvetcover
• when you never can get "Winds of Change" by the Scorpions out of you head.