Comments on: Russian Language Course http://www.howtogetlost.com/2004/12/08/russian-language-course/ She Said, He Said Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:31:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Geoff http://www.howtogetlost.com/2004/12/08/russian-language-course/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Geoff Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.howtogetlost.com/?p=5#comment-269 I thought the idea was for a Chinese course, and blunder our way through Russia? Given that we can read Cyrillic and do rough translations, I think that would be good enough, eh? I'd rather worry more about Chinese, where a simply misprounciation of a vowel could be misinterpreted as an insult... I thought the idea was for a Chinese course, and blunder our way through
Russia? Given that we can read Cyrillic and do rough translations, I think
that would be good enough, eh? I’d rather worry more about Chinese, where
a simply misprounciation of a vowel could be misinterpreted as an
insult…

]]> By: amy http://www.howtogetlost.com/2004/12/08/russian-language-course/comment-page-1/#comment-270 amy Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.howtogetlost.com/?p=5#comment-270 Ah, I thought we agreed on Russian since there are several dialects of Chinese that we'd be exposed to in China. Fine, well, Mandarin costs $205 and meets from 7 - 9pm on Tuesdays. Same time frame. Maybe I'll take both? Ah, I thought we agreed on Russian since there are several dialects of
Chinese that we’d be exposed to in China. Fine, well, Mandarin costs $205
and meets from 7 – 9pm on Tuesdays. Same time frame. Maybe I’ll take both?

]]> By: Geoff http://www.howtogetlost.com/2004/12/08/russian-language-course/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Geoff Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.howtogetlost.com/?p=5#comment-271 Hmm. It's obvious that we had too many beers the last time we discussed this. ;) There are several, yes, but Mandarin is the official dialect. I know that's not going to totally cover our asses, but I think I'd like to walk into this a little more aware of the situation than not. Given the choice between the two, I'd lean more towards Mandarin (also handy in Chinese restaurants!). Besides, weren't you the one who suggested that French was also widely spoken in Russia? ;) (I still wonder if that's actually true.) Hmm. It’s obvious that we had too many beers the last time we discussed
this. ;)

There are several, yes, but Mandarin is the official dialect. I know
that’s not going to totally cover our asses, but I think I’d like to walk
into this a little more aware of the situation than not.

Given the choice between the two, I’d lean more towards Mandarin (also
handy in Chinese restaurants!).

Besides, weren’t you the one who suggested that French was also widely
spoken in Russia? ;) (I still wonder if that’s actually true.)

]]> By: amy http://www.howtogetlost.com/2004/12/08/russian-language-course/comment-page-1/#comment-272 amy Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.howtogetlost.com/?p=5#comment-272 oh right, I did say that. I think I'm going to take both, cause it'll be fun. And we need more beer. oh right, I did say that. I think I’m going to take both, cause it’ll be
fun. And we need more beer.

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