Comments on: English, everyone must learn

By: vikka

vikka — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:51:00 +0000

Or maybe the people who enter a foreign country should learn the language in the first place… Foreigners complain about English-speaking people ranting about how everybody should know English, when in reality they’re the ones who set foot on foreign soil knowing the language is different from their own.

Even just learning how to read Cyrillic (which isn’t too hard) and memorizing phrases is helpful. I hope those people don’t lose their jobs… I understand that Sochi is trying to become more international, and a huge vacation/resort location, but that’s kind of harsh…

By: Alfred Costar

Alfred Costar — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:14:14 +0000

I can rescue the cab drivers and waiting staff if the Mayor of Sochi assigns us the role to teach English in Sochi. I would recommend the mayor to visit http://www.childrenseducationassociation.com to get a glympse of how its taught and how easily Sochi residents could learn English.

By: Alfred Costar

Alfred Costar — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:11:59 +0000

I can rescue the cab drivers and waiting staff if Mayor of Sochi assigns us the role to teach English in Sochi. I would recommend the mayor to visit http://www.childrenseducationassociation.com to get a glympse of how its taught and how easily Sochi residents could learn English.

By: Jasper

Jasper — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:24:56 +0000

Wow, thats brutal. Learn English or loose your jobs? Like Wendy said, that’s very Soviet of them. I do think it is fantastic though that the Olympics are coming to Russia. good for them. Looking forward to an awesome Olympics.

By: Wendy C.

Wendy C. — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:03:15 +0000

Wow. I’ve seen some mutilations of English before, but …wow. I think it’s a good idea to offer English for free to anyone who wants it (knowing that if they don’t learn, they will earn less during the Olympics in Sochi). To force them to do it though, is very Soviet of them.