What were the first few things you learned to say in Russian, and why?

[Brad and Vika 129]

Live and learn

[slim 1,523]

For like three weeks in Russian class, I knew more than everybody else.

I took a Korean language class and went in knowing how to read/write. Needless to say I got an A and my teacher loved me. She asked, "are you sure you're not 1/2 Korean?"

I'm looking forward to someday being able to do the same with Russian. Although, like most things Russian, it'll probably make it harder rather than easier. "Russians would never say it like that!"

[Brad and Vika 129]

For like three weeks in Russian class, I knew more than everybody else.

I took a Korean language class and went in knowing how to read/write. Needless to say I got an A and my teacher loved me. She asked, "are you sure you're not 1/2 Korean?"

I'm looking forward to someday being able to do the same with Russian. Although, like most things Russian, it'll probably make it harder rather than easier. "Russians would never say it like that!"

I thought you looked oriental

[slim 1,523]

I thought you looked oriental

One of the jokes over there was "You know you've been in Korea too long when you think you can blend in with the crowd."

[Brad and Vika 129]

I thought you looked oriental

One of the jokes over there was "You know you've been in Korea too long when you think you can blend in with the crowd."

The one I heard was "Just because you smell like kimchee too, doesn't make you a native...it may indicate that you have GONE native.."

Charles! What do you think?

[slim 1,523]

I almost envy Charles! as he's been to the ROK recently. (Well, at least more recently than I!)

[Brad and Vika 129]

I guess Charles! decided to take no notice of this question

[slim 1,523]

I guess Charles! decided to take no notice of this question

Now that's a surprise because I was under the impression that Charles! read every single post on VJ. 100% coverage. He's everywhere at all times. Charles! is like the Chuck Norris of VJ. He doesn't read the posts, the posts are so scared of him that they auto reply.

[Brad and Vika 129]

C'mon Charles! Talk to us about ROK

[childress_london 3]

Again - not something that comes up casually. For you non-Russian speakers, this is f**ck your mother, a fairly common expletive - not directed at any one's mother typically I am thinking we should start translating the cyrillic for those of us (like me) who are still alarnin'

Okay, my first actual word in Russian was a long time ago in the Navy, when my job was to keep tabs on the Soviet Navy. It was цель, "target."

Hey were you a CTI? I was a RuLing in the Navy too.

[meowmeowmeow 1]

еби тбою мать! It's a great, if painful, way to meet new people.

not cool

[Nasturtium 500]

I almost envy Charles! as he's been to the ROK recently. (Well, at least more recently than I!)

Charles was supposed to take me, Dorothy, Olivia and S and S (all other MENA chicks) to Korea and then stopping off at Japan. We hired ourselves as his assistants and he totally ditched us. We had plans; plans that involved kimono shopping, stir fries, tofu, guns, languages, espionage, and martial arts.

Charles, we have not forgotten.

Edited April 9, 2009 by julianna

[slim 1,523]

Now that would've been a cool trip!

[Nasturtium 500]

Now that would've been a cool trip!

I know! The nerve to just not take along self-invited people.

[Brad and Vika 129]

еби тбою мать! It's a great, if painful, way to meet new people.

not cool

It always gets me a laugh, but I try not to use the phrase to introduce myself.

Edited to say mox should use в instead of б in that sentence.

Edited April 9, 2009 by Brad and Vika