Both my kids speak fluent Russian with a Southern drawl.
by 93NationalChampions (2019-06-22 12:45:13)

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I’m hoping they’ll get Spanish sooner rather than later.

USA Southern drawl or Russian southern drawl? *
by dbldomer7375  (2019-06-22 15:15:05)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Raised in the South but has only spoken Russian at home
by 93NationalChampions  (2019-06-22 16:15:28)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

With his mom and my ex wolverine-in-law. People like to hear him speak it. They think it’s funny. I’ll give him
Another year before I make him
Give the Joe Pesci bit from Goodfellas.

My Korean BiL speaks English with a Russian accent
by Radi-skull  (2019-06-23 08:59:01)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Undergrad degrees in English and Russian, Masters in Russian, studied several years in Kiev and Moscow during school.

I once sat next to a woman on a flight who was raised in...
by BeastOfBourbon  (2019-06-22 14:59:14)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

The Netherlands, but had spent the last ten years living in Houston. She had developed a hybrid accent that was simultaneously charming and a little disturbing.