>>213907710 (OP)
Yes.
>small towns in the pacific northwest:
classic confident immigrant who moved here after USSR collapse, doing pretty well for themselves and has a nice house with a big yard and american flag on the porch
>big cities on the west coast, like LA or Portland
they all own a business with imported Russian products, or a restaurant. Basically any immigrant from the near-east or ex-USSR does the same in these areas
>all other medium sized cities i've been to
they seem to gravitate towards being salesmen, like at those kiosks in the mall, they try being friendly and talkative but they usually lack the charisma the MeNas do to convince Americans they're your friend
I haven't interacted with them in Las Vegas but I have seen some very wealthy ones, although I've heard they tend to be very obnoxious, even for people from that city