However wonderful, magical and mystical Russia might seem to you, it is, like the rest of the world, a place where people live day to day lives. You might as well mock yourself for being on FML, it's just as sad.

asshole.

Die please.

Again like I said to my other comment: GET A ******* SENSE OF HUMOR. THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION FORUM, THIS IS A WEBSITE FOR PEOPLE TO VOLUNTARILY HUMILIATE THEMSELVES.

I don't know about Russia, but here in France we start learning other languages way before high school ! I must add that (in my opinion), french and spanish are much more difficult to learn than english. Plus, even if you're not a fluent speaker, it's pretty easy to tell if someone is making fun of you =/

Okay, first of all, French and English both come from the same language group. Russian does not, making it much harder for Russians to learn English. Also, younger Russians are more likely to speak okay English, but the older ones, who learnt badly taught (and often incorrect) English in Soviet schools, if they learnt any, are unlikely to understand anything past 'how are you' and 'what's your name'. So, I'd be more hesitant to openly make fun of someone in France. In fact, I probably wouldn't. Russia though, is a whole 'nother story, I promise.

I live in Norway, and we start learning English when we are six. and it is nothing like you learning French in High School, because the English language is everywhere! television, movies, music, books, ALOT of it is in English! I don't know much about the language situation in Russia, but if he is a buisniss man, one should asume he speaks english! It is not arrogant to asume everybody speaks English, it is smart! Not only because it has become the world language, but because if one did, one would not get in OP's situation!