Cultural shock

Well, not too much like a cultural shock, but it indeed sent me from a paradise (just two weeks ago in hokkaido where seafood is in abundance) to a dry dull land (where alcohol is more enjoyable than food).

What I have experienced so far:
1) First time peeing in a pitch dark restroom, can you imagine a plane without a lighted restroom?!!
2) Confused with the language and couldn't remember a single word although it seems so much like english
3) Russians never say "please", I basically have to stare at them and guide them to say the "please" word. (No kidding, I did that to a male flight attendant).
4) Mixing vodka and champagne and still manage to survive...
5) Having the same thing everyday: potato salad, mixed vegetable soup, pan fried fish fillet, ice cream. I can't take potato anymore..
6) Zero entertainment. I don't see them doing anything except drinking all day long..
7) Nothing to shop. What they can produce are handcraft jewelry boxes, fabergé eggs, matryoshka dolls, fur hats, cavier (now in very limited quantity), etc.....really nothing consumable that I can bring back

I basically have expected that early on.., but the architecture and scenery are truly breath-taking. I LOVE the Russian baroque style, although not too much to my own taste, but it fits well into the peripheral scenery. The onion shape dome is the signature of their baroque style cathedrals, unlike the classical and gothic style, it comes in different decorations with variations of colors. It is definitely a place where one should visit before he/she dies..