tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084784096123137629.post6552611550863548184..comments2023-05-30T05:37:50.781-04:00Comments on Like nomads, but with more stuff: Sighting of the rare & elusive Customer ServiceTerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287031236348430649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084784096123137629.post-15558219533797934812011-07-30T03:51:51.739-04:002011-07-30T03:51:51.739-04:00Ummm whenever learning a foreign language we all s...Ummm whenever learning a foreign language we all strive to speak that language with as much of a "native" accent as possible. In Petersburg, that means English is normally spoken with a British, as opposed to American, accent. In fact our Russian-English children's dictionary has Russians pronouncing "stork" as "CTOK" ... that's not how Americans say it. I'm not really sure what part of this offends.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669307412041079623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084784096123137629.post-41390004502434331702011-07-30T01:38:50.030-04:002011-07-30T01:38:50.030-04:00I though most Russians speak with a Russian accent...I though most Russians speak with a Russian accent, which could sound a bit British, but probably isn't.<br />As someone with a real Britified Russian accent I feel slightly offended now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com