I also don't fancy to eat the intestines of a pig, yet i do often. To be clear: I don't propagate such a behaviour but most of the 'problem' is between the ears like Amy's problem with Natasha's mask in the Tver-kitchen.
Most houses still don't have suitable toilets for men of normal length (6 ft) and taller. A big chance that Alex, when drunk, pisses over half the bathroomfloor. I haven't got the impression, looking at VV, that the russian male is so 'emancipated',, that he will clean it himself. Drunkenness is a rather normal state for russian men and has been that for centuries.