Kwikchiks are the kind of Russian girls who say, ‘I’m not so desperate that I’ll say yes to the first man who comes along’, but always do. They gravitate towards men who say, ‘I’m not so desperate that I’ll propose to the first Russian girl I meet’, but always do.

One of the pleasures of visiting Russia is that there are just so many single women. It’s like they’re all on special offer. But then you get to thinking: ‘what’s wrong with all these girls?’