Coffeecup: Thanks for the corrections! I will update the post

Great to hear that I was able to improve my own quality. Would hope so, after studying Russian in my spare time, since April last year!

About "да нет" Wow, this expression is almost famous (because of the contradiction) even among people who don't speak Russian... I always knew about it, and definitely I thought it was a separate word, not two... Disappointing! Makes it a bit less "exotic..."

I had no idea how to write Matthew in Russian because there "th" sound doesn't exist in Russian.. This is a problem for everyone else in Europe too; many people are uncomfortable pronouncing this sound and just say "t" instead. So I used "Mat/Matt", the standard nickname for Matthew.

About the Cheers in Russian The "famous" expression (outside of Russian speaking areas) is "Nazdarovie"
If you ask a Scandinavian to say something in Russian they would probably say "nazdarovie", (believing it meant "Cheers") and "Davai-davai", "spasiba" and "da-niet!" Or they might know a few words from some Russian songs.