[T-Bone Texan]

The economy of Texas is bigger than the economy of Russia, it was reported recently.

Oh, and Texas is still bigger than France.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I’ve met a number of Russian expats.
Very sharp, impressive guys. To a man they say
they left because “unless you want to sink a hole
in the ground and look for oil, there is nothing
for you there.”