(02-02-2018 02:50 PM)Constitution45 Wrote: I've asked this question before, but can't find the answer. What are the Russian speaking levels over in Serbia ?
I am trying to think whether I can practice over there and how easy it would be.
In the south of Serbia you can find more people who speak Russian and in the north German (and Hungarian if they are Hungarian). However, these are typically older people and they are pretty rusty.
If I remember correctly English was made a mandatory subject so that most people under 25 should have some knowledge. And that is a trend throughout all the region. In Bulgaria I stayed with two old language teachers. They used to teach Russian and French, but now virtually only English is taught. Seems to be a good offering of Russian language courses in Belgrade.
There doesn't seem to be any solid data on this. I know one woman who watches Russian TV series like Masha i Medved and is about 45 and the information I have got form her on this is full of the national past time, Serbocentricity,
"Oh, yes! We are speaking Russian here. They are best friends for us. So, he must to learn srpski, because then he is speaking with half the world. It is like that. And also, everywhere he go in the world, he will find people are speaking srpski. He will find that."
It's best not to dispute this.
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