Thread: What is the main reason that you are studying Russian?

So cowardness is unmanly all the same? Brrr, spare me this banality. 1) it's human (and sometimes very sensible) to fear; 2) such people can be just not the same kind as you and thus have different viewpoints on life; 3) Strong doesn't mean real. It's a quality of your body.

Originally Posted by basurero

By who's time????

By forum server's time

Originally Posted by N

Originally Posted by JB

My husband's favorite line to me when we are shopping or buying tickets, "Don't say anything!!!"

Напоминает анекдот про вьетнамского космонавта

Hey, I've just wondered where's N!
Speak of the devil...

Originally Posted by Rtyom

Hey, I've just wondered where's N!
Speak of the devil...

"Speak of the devil"? А... нашел в словаре - "легок на помине".
На этот счет есть еще одна русская поговорка...
Но я думаю она в данном случае не подходит

Then drop it.

Originally Posted by Rtyom

So cowardness is unmanly all the same? Brrr, spare me this banality. 1) it's human (and sometimes very sensible) to fear; 2) such people can be just not the same kind as you and thus have different viewpoints on life; 3) Strong doesn't mean real. It's a quality of your body.

Relax... take a deep breath, realize it is all irony and smile. Of course, DDT and VM will argue with you about who is more manly, but I am all in jest.

Other,
I don't REALLY need it for my job. I think it's a nice gesture to learn a bit so I can speak with the Russian speaking summer workers here. Plus I can call the head of housekeeping "пляж".... Give it some thought... I know what word is used, just adhering to forum rules.

Other: I have to teach it to learners of Russian here :)

Well, i voted "I love the language" but decided my vote should have probably been for "Other(explain)" or at least get an explanation, since I do in fact love what I know of the language(very little :P ).

It all started with a fascination with Soviet Aeroscience when I was in High School; that interest developed into a desire to read the works of Konctantine Tsiolkovsky.

Interest in learning about Russia and the Russian people also stemmed from my younger German fanatiscism and the fact that without the Russians hard fought and little appreciated struggle against Fascism, the West would be a very German place right now

Then after visiting Germany for a short time I realized I grew up in one of the last remaining bubbles of "Old German Pride" and that the actual Germans had 'moved on' so to speak and were actually embarassed by their past as a people, they're in mine and many other's opinions a truely beaten people.

The Russians on the other hand seem to still be resoundingly full of pride, and I enjoy dealing with/learning about people who are proud of where they come from.(what better way to do that than to learn their language?)

I also find the 'darker' personalities of the iconic "Russian people" very interesting...

Also, like I voted, I love the way the language sounds, its awesome

EDIT::I have been drinking... sorry for the suckage...

Other: I love vodka.

Also, the American education system put a gun to my head and told me to study it.

I need it for school,I'm studying Russian-Russian Literature.That's why i need it.

Originally Posted by BlackMage

Other: I love vodka.

You don't have to speak Russian to drink vodka.

Perhaps he needs drink vodka to speak Russian?

Or to sing Russian folk songs after he got wasted :)

Originally Posted by net surfer

Other: I have to teach it to learners of Russian here

So do I

I decided to study Russian because I met a Russian girl while I was teaching in China. I had always wanted to learn Russian, but thought it was too hard or something, but when I met her, I knew I had to learn her language. And one thing led to another, and now we're going to get married soon We've been together just over 1.5 years now...

I could have chosen Spanish, French, German, Japanese, or Russian. Let's face it, no matter how good I am at Spanish or Japanese I won't be able to blend in Mexico or Japan. French and German are much less prevalent than Russian... the rest is history.

i put other, i thought it would be interesting to learn something new. all i here over here is spanish so i wanted to try something different.




"When you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I'll make sure you won't be disappointed." God's Decree.
Jeremiah 29:13

I saw a sign at college saying that there was a Russian "enrichment", and eventually went to it (put it off for a bit). If there's a nicer-sounding language, I haven't heard it. I aim to be able to speak it fluently by the time I leave uni (four, five years) 'cos I feel so incompetent around the scores of Scandanavians I know on the 'net, who, in their teens, can speak absolutely perfect English.

PS: I voted for "любить язык".

Я люблю язык.