I am actually teaching myself russian. I don't learn very well from personal "lessons". I learn better on my own. I've been studying it for about a year now, and I can read stories in Russian and write sentences. I'm using a college textbook and I do all the grammar excercises in a little notebook. I also have a dictionary and a bunch of other tutorial books and cds. All I really want Arsen to do is just read about 5 pages and correct my mistakes so I can see where I messed up. It really only takes about 5 minutes. It's like you or I reading a short magazine article- it's a breeze for him. I spend at least 10 hours a week cooking and doing other household errands, so I think it's fair to ask him for 5 minutes a day! But I never asked him to teach me russian, I can do that myself.
LJ, yes, it has been a few months, but like I said- I hold really really long grudges. That one was simply long. I'm getting better!
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And a quick thought: letting people know that their no-offense-intended observations bother you is a very effective way to keep everyone at a safe distance.
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The people that give those types of biased observations are people who I would rather keep at a safe distance.