> a few of my Russian colleagues when coaching me in my Russian have reminded me not to be so specific with Russian since it could be perceived as insulting. I

> a few of my Russian colleagues when coaching me in my Russian have reminded me not to be so specific with Russian since it could be perceived as insulting. Interesting, in what context? I thought it was encouraged in engineering tasks but could be vaguely conveyed in abstract concepts specially if you don't know the language well. My understanding that is because Russian is a clusterfunk of a language with a terribly difficult grammar.