Thread: Do you agree with the FSI estimate that it takes 1100 hours to learn Russian?

Originally Posted by Churchill

The FSI (Foreign Service Institute) is the American agency that teaches languages to US diplomats.

Never heard American diplomat speaking Russian but Canadian one was pretty good. What do Canadian sources say about hours?

Originally Posted by hddscan

Never heard American diplomat speaking Russian but Canadian one was pretty good. What do Canadian sources say about hours?

That might've been because it might've been an American diplomat disguised as a Canadian. =)))

Originally Posted by Eric C.

That might've been because it might've been an American diplomat disguised as a Canadian. =)))

As a Canadian ambassador? It is too much of a stretch.

Originally Posted by hddscan

As a Canadian ambassador? It is too much of a stretch.

Who knows where the limit for pushing the limits is =))