[Vor Lady]

Thanks for your post. I don't see my instructor anymore as the class was only a semester long. I took the class two or three years ago.

I hope you didn't think I was being disrespectful! I am fascinated with Russia as my great great mother was from there. I enjoy studying about the culture and the people. I took the language course to see if I could learn it. One semester only got me enough education to ask for simple things in probably a stilted manner.
My instructor was the only native Russian I have knowingly met. She didn't seem overly hostile to her former native land. She was, however, violently opposed to drunken Russian men. Maybe she came from an abusive home/marriage? Regards, Granny

[spanalot]

"I am fascinated with Russia as my great great mother was from there."

What part of Russia - I also have Russian grandparents but it was Austria Hungary at the time they were born.

[RusIvan]

I hope you didn't think I was being disrespectful! ==

You don't Granny. Being on FR for few years I heard already many thing:). I very rare see some one disrespectful here.
I have my honor to say that here even very vehement opponents very rarery speak something offending. Mostly people just like to discuss things and respect opponents.
I think it is very important advantage of this forum.

BTW I'm russian american of first generation:). SO I'm immigrant. I vocalize russian opinion here since it had to be someone who vocalize it. I know about Russia much so I have to share:).