If you were a Russian physics prof who wears nasa shirts and you had a little Bulgarian girl trying to get you to give here a research project would you look down on her for being Bulgarian trash

Russians like Bulgarians. In no way any Russian will compose Bulgarian and trash in one sentence.

Russian could think about "Causasian trash" (in the sense of people from Caucasian mountains, not racial designation) or "Tadjik trash", But no way "Bulgarian trash".

Or he is not a Russian professor.

I had to note, that really, in Russia 'Russian' does not mean citizenship. It mean only etnicity.

or look up on her for her for not being a basic American bitch?

There are no some widespread habit to think about people in terms 'American'/'Not American'. May be some brainwashed by MSM individuals could do it, but I never meet one.

In the whole there are no any prejustice against Americans as nation, more like propaganda-driver thing about US government. Many opposition leaders thought to be the assets of US State Department, but that is not about Americans as people.

Would your sympathies lie with the US or Russia or the ccp grad students?

It certainly depends on personality of professor. He could sympathise to China or US and hate Russia, or have any other combination.

Has my assumption that you would be aware of the realities of life given that characterization been misguided?

Of course there are a lot of misguidance, but it very different from what you think of. :)

Nothing personal or anything...

:) I'm not a SJW daisy who will suffer from some wrong word, so don't take in mind. :)

No but seriously wondering how yall view your former satellite states because my parents worship you guys and I feel the feeling isn't mutual.

It's very complex thing.

Most russians have nothing against people from Belarus, Ukraine, Baltic countries, even Kazakhstan. Just because of family ties, friends, etc. Yes, we could call them many names, not always pleasant, but they do the same, and it is absolutely normal among us. We are in one cultural field. There could be some temporary shifts due to propaganda, but overall it is weaker than people relations.

On the other hand we have Asian republics and Caucasian region, and that is completely different thing. Most Russians feel the threat from that regions and anticipate everything from them. When the USSR broke, the mostly Russian regions was flooded by refugees, seekers for better life and bandits with completely different culture and values. That immideately create huge conflict. Taking in mind that government was on the side of that aliens (for many reasons, including need for 'diversity' pushed by West and criminal money from that groups), that is still a big problem.

And remember, that 'Russian', 'Ukrainian', 'Tadjik' is etnicity, and not a citizenship in russian discourse. Russian from Tajikistan is Russian. Jew from Moscow is Jew, not Russian.

Seems like South Dakota people looking up to NYC because of that one study abroad term they did there, not realizing that they are just being trained to be low level technicians for the powers that be.

We have the same here. Penza region people to the Moscow or Saint-Petersburg people is nearly same as South Dakota people to NYC people. Nothing new at all.