I'm as American as anyone, but I took almost 2 years of Russian instruction when I was supporting the Sea Launch program at Boeing. The launch vehicle was of Russian manufacture, and they were partners in the business venture. As I liked to say, "I knew just enough Russian to get into trouble." I liked the language. The Cyrillic alphabet came easily to me (based on Greek, and I was familiar with that alphabet from my engineering background), and the verbalizations were attractive.
My previous foreign languages were French and German. Now, having an African family, I'm learning tiny pieces of chiBemba.
Interesting, I have not (as of yet) studied another language save a little French in high school many moons ago, but thinking lately of studying Spanish. But (kek) have been exposed to many English dialects having lived in so many different places in the US. Working on Yinzer atm. 🧐
I'm as American as anyone, but I took almost 2 years of Russian instruction when I was supporting the Sea Launch program at Boeing. The launch vehicle was of Russian manufacture, and they were partners in the business venture. As I liked to say, "I knew just enough Russian to get into trouble." I liked the language. The Cyrillic alphabet came easily to me (based on Greek, and I was familiar with that alphabet from my engineering background), and the verbalizations were attractive.
My previous foreign languages were French and German. Now, having an African family, I'm learning tiny pieces of chiBemba.
Interesting, I have not (as of yet) studied another language save a little French in high school many moons ago, but thinking lately of studying Spanish. But (kek) have been exposed to many English dialects having lived in so many different places in the US. Working on Yinzer atm. 🧐