I'm Russian-American and visit Russia every few years or so.
The first time I went back, I remember getting on the Aeroflot plane, and finding out a blanket was missing (on an 8 hour flight, a necessity). I called the stewardess over and said, with an ear-to-ear American smile "Hi, it looks like I don't have a blanket, could you please get me one?"
She gave me a nasty look, and said "No". Then she turned around and walked away.
The first time I went back, I remember getting on the Aeroflot plane, and finding out a blanket was missing (on an 8 hour flight, a necessity). I called the stewardess over and said, with an ear-to-ear American smile "Hi, it looks like I don't have a blanket, could you please get me one?"
She gave me a nasty look, and said "No". Then she turned around and walked away.
And that's when I realized I'm back home already.