Today is Florists' Day in Russia. 8th of March, The International Women's day, it is celebrated in Russia with more vigor than in any other country (UK and US are largely unaware of this holiday). It's a day when men, by giving women flowers, are basically saying that they can stick around for a bit. The rest of the time womens' position in this country is rather unfortunate. Not much has changed since the Soviet times, when women were expected to work the same amount of hours; buy and prepare food after work; wash, clean and care for the kids, covering both working mom and housewife basis. And at any moment they could be reminded that they must know their place (no specifics of which were ever offered). Women have gained a new role, however, that of a sex toy, in a dirty, ugly, derogatory sense.
So, at the end of the day, a bunch of roses or tulips is nice but does not translate into genuine respect or even love.
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