What's "white" in russia?
Nice site you have here.This hapaned some time ago but goign through the boards is it offensive in russian custem to be called caucasian?No offense anyone but I used to think that meant "white" in general but aparntly this anoys people.I know prejutice is bad but is being indian with a germanic accent the cause or the people I spoke to?
Re: What's "white" in russia?
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Originally Posted by new1
Nice site you have here.This hapaned some time ago but goign through the boards is it offensive in russian custem to be called caucasian?No offense anyone but I used to think that meant "white" in general but aparntly this anoys people.I know prejutice is bad but is being indian with a germanic accent the cause or the people I spoke to?
It annoys me, too, because the people who live in Georgia and Armenia(i.e. the Caucusus) really don't look like average white guys from the US. There is actually a thread about this somewhere in "English for Russians."
BTW, Nixer, maybe you call people from the Caucusus black in Russian, but in proper English "black", when using it to refer to a person, means someone of African descent.
Re: What's "white" in russia?
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Originally Posted by Pravit
BTW, Nixer, maybe you call people from the Caucusus black in Russian...
I'm afraid they are called "black-assed" in this case, although I would never use this derogatory term myself.