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i thought this was funny and sadly most of it is true
You know you're Russian when:

It takes over 8 years to finish college.

You live with your mom and dad until you are married.

When you make jokes based on your own tragedy.

At your wedding you know only about a third of the guests.

Your mom uses lard instead of Crisco to fry eggs...and tells you it's good for you.

Duck tape is your father's only tool next to using a kitchen knife as a screwdriver.

You drive a better car than your parents.

There is a 120-gallon barrel of cabbage in your garage.

There is more alcohol in your liquor cabinet than at the local bar. (Dlya Lecheniya)

You are 18 years old but your parents still call you by your sibling's or pet's name.

Your babushka and dedushka live in your basement.

Your dad carries around enough money to buy a car.

Both your parents had to walk to school barefoot in the snow, 5 km uphill- both ways - and over rocks and they make sure to remind you every time you get in your car.

There is at least one relative that your family refuses to talk to.

Being someone's best man really has no meaning.

If you're a girl and not married by the age of 20 you are an old maid.

Your mom tells you not to sit on cement or your ovaries will freeze.

When your babushka will not accept the fact that you're not hungry.

You go to a restaurant and you bring your own drinks.

You live for the annual soccer tournament.

All of your elderly acquaintances are scared of drafts.

When you can hear your parents talking and you are across the street.

No one has ever pronounced your name right, and every kid on the block has a different nickname for it.

When your mother yells at you for taking a shower each and every morning.

When no matter how old you are, your parents never say you're right.

When you're 6'5 and 150 kg and your parents still think you are too skinny.

When your babushka would rather walk 5 miles to the grocery store instead of pay a quarter to take the bus.

When you have a chicken running in your back yard.

You sport the latest Nike and Adidas outfits but have never exercised in your life.

You always have the latest cell phone on the market.

You can spend 3 hrs in a Cafe drinking the same cup of coffee/tea.

When your parents call relatives in Russia and they have to shout to be heard.

As soon as you tell a neighbor you're Russian they usually scream "Privet" with a weird accent.

Your parents insist that piling blankets on you body is the way to cure your 102 degree fever.

When your parents' friends have no shame in telling you you've gained weight.

You know you're Russian when all you have to do is sniffle and your parents say "ai-ya-ai" and start yelling at you for getting sick.

You are adored the first 10 years of your life, then treated like a complete idiot until you get married.

You move next door to a family member to be closer but then end up not talking to each other because of something stupid you said when you were having tea.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE RUSSIAN WHEN YOU HAVE RUN AWAY FROM RUSSIA... AND
STILL SAY IT'S THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE...