WOW Russia! LOL! Look at! All stereotypes about Russia are located on this site: http://surfingbird.ru/surf/fzA90E16. Just funny :D

Babushka Hi everyone! Recently I knowed that "babushka" in English doesn't mean the Russian word "бабушка [BA-bush-ka] = grandmother", spoken by Americans. Funnily enough, this means a shawl with tips under a chin. Most old Russian grandmothers really wear same shawls. =) This was a little wonder for me. Despite of words in Russian which hint us a correct writting of English words. For example, "сюрприз [sur-PREEZ] = surprise" or "финал [fee-NAL] = final", "babushka" is exception :) Although there are "treacherous translater's friends" which sound same, but they have an absolutely opposite meaning. At instance such words as a "magazine" (магазин [ma-ga-ZEEN]; means "shop" in Russian), "genial" (гениальный; means "incredibly clever", not "kind"). These words have confused me :) Sorry for my weird Russian transcription :) How is your success in learning foreign languages? :)

About the time difference Once in the evening I and my friend texted. There is the time difference about 3 hours between our cities. If It's 9pm where I am, then he has 00.00. And I tell him like "it's too late night for you and it's so early for my city! bla-bla-bla". And he said me: "Incredible as it may seem, but I'm already in the future". And at the moment jealousy seethed in my brain. On August 31 at 11 pm I suddenly understood that my friend already in autum but I still in summer. Whole extra hour of summer. So, I thought that the future isn't always goodly. P.S. But, in the other hand, his spring will come first... :D P.S.S. Please correct my mistakes, I will be very grateful to you! Thanks.

Most awful words in Russian Most awful words in Russian end in "-льник": "начальник" (a boss), "будильник" (a alarm clock) and "понедельник" (Monday)

Hedgehog in the fog Hedgehog in the fog. - I necessarily will, you hear? I necessarily will, - Bear said. Hedgehog nodded. - I necessarily will walk back to you, for better for worse. I always will be near with you. Hedgehod looked at Bear quiet eyes and was silent. - Well, why are you silent? - I believe you, - Hedgehog said.