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I learned Russian briefly. Our teacher told us that if we went to Russia and spoke Russian with a typical English accent, most people would not be able to place
by kitd 8y ago
I learned Russian briefly. Our teacher told us that if we went to Russia and spoke Russian with a typical English accent, most people would not be able to place it, but would assume we came from a remote area they hadn't encountered before. Iirc English accents can pass as something from one of the Baltic states.
- Mediterraneo10 8y agoYour teacher was either pulling your leg or you simply misunderstood the point they were trying to make. Russians can immediately identify a native English speaker – it is one of the most placeable accents for Russians thanks to decades of depictions of Americans and Brits in the context of Cold War-era entertainment. Furthermore, many Russian speakers can determine from a English speaker’s accent in Russian whether that English speaker is from the USA or the UK.
- kitd 8y agoYou may well be right. I'm not qualified to say.