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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Wonder how that Canadian family is doing. They were big on the Russia is awesome wagon.
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I looked into them (the Feenstra family from Saskatchewan).
I actually have to give them some credit because they seemed to go in with eyes wide open. The most recent reports after some initial issues navigating the bureaucracy, are that they are happy and just moving on with their lives, and don't want any attention. When they first got there, they were griping over having their funds frozen while they were under investigation and the lack of assistance they were able to get in English. It was obviously a difficult immigration process. Some people want the kind structure and society like Russia. The main grievance against Canada is that family farming is getting more difficult and their dream was they their kids can one day be farmers. The Nizhniy Novgorod region in Russia has been really aggressive in luring foreign farmers to the area with cheap land and the family was able to get right into it quickly (purchased 280 acres, built a home, and started a company).
Their other beef of course was that their faith (Mennonite or some other strict Dutch Reform sect I believe) is strongly anti-LGBTQ+ and they wanted to go to a country where that didn't exist as much. I meet and hear about so many people who hate Canada and sing the praises of countries like Russia, China, Iran, etc... and I always think, then why are you here and not there? Just go. So I have to give the Feenstra family credit for doing what the other big talkers won't do.
With the Huffman family from Texas, they really seemed to believe that they were going to be freer in Russia and treated like heroes. They wanted some kind of fame and attention. They went there with no provisions or plans really, and just thought people would support them. Seeing the regret seep into their videos is hilarious.