I married a Russian woman in 2000 and 7 yrs later she went back to her home in Estonia. She was not as tough as they say they are. But I did learn some of the language.
Hi Conor. Great video and really interesting points made. I totally agree with you that it is a great investment and opens up so many doors in all areas of life and not just dating. I am learning myself and want to be fluent in 2 years time.
Mr Bald learned from his Belorussian wife, but living with her induced stress and possible bankruptcy. His current interest, Alinchuk, is appearing less, and I wonder why she didn’t join him on his adventure to Estonia’s Russian speaking regions. It appears learning Russian without too much emphasis on grammar has been of benefit to his positive outlook and success, but I worry about his health. Maintaining relationships with Russian family can be particularly stressful and Mr Bald should be focusing more on wellness like Mr Harald.
I have been learning Russian for over 40 years since a retired naval officer suggested an evening class at Fettes when we were 18 , and Uni made a desperate call for German applicants to switch to The Russian Department . It has been extremely difficult ! and my max vocab is 3000 words ; it used to give a dating advantage in the Nineties .... not so much now . To read Tolstoy , you need more than 6 000 words ..... and most people want to practice their English on you anyway . SO BEWARE . It did help me a bit hitch hiking through Siberia / The South and Ukraine , but not fantastically . People in Kiev want to speak English
Conor is the best! Especially while partying in the car with all the hotties! 🤣 super usefull advise and topic, regardless of the dating part ! By the way, i was the first liking this video.😁
I have been studying Russian for 16 months now , last time I tested my self my vocabulary was 520 words , it is probably close to 550 now . Russian is not very difficult if you do two things 1. forget about grammar 2. skip all the words that are pronounced different than how they are spelled and/or you cannot think of a memory aid to help you remember it ( you cannot always do this , some words you just have to bite the bullet and learn by repetition) . I'm doing this for business , I have pretty much lost interest in Russian speaking woman , too negative for me.
I’m lucky as shit while I don’t know all the word I was born speaking Russian (a bit) in a English speaking country which is Canada so it is not as hard to remember Russian words idk why. I’m trying to learn French I I can’t remember anything
@@ilyavolkov2556 I am in Latin America I have lived here 23 years and I believe Spanish is one of the hardest languages , because if you travel an hour away , the Spanish is different , I have a office in the city and a factory in the mountains and the language is very different in each and if you travel to the capital (Guatemala) , again it is different. I used to live in a city in Chile that had three distinct Spanishes and a person from Guatemala or Columbia would not understand any of them. with Russian it is much more consistent.
@@robertlackey7212 yeah. I agree but Russia has a bunch of random rules. and stuff which doesn't make sense at all. so its really difficult but in diffrent ways
@@ilyavolkov2556 Ya I see that , like a "o" can be a "o" or "a" but a "a" is a "a" , but English has more of that kind of stuff than even Russian , I just try to pronounce words 2-3 different ways until one way remembered
I don't know exactly how the Education First puts together its ranking of English proficency but it is very wrong! for example they have Hong Kong in catagory 3 as moderate but it was an english colony for 99 years ! Also they have Cuba in Cat 3 as moderate. But outside of the tourist hustlers in Havana no one speaks english ! They also have Thailand in cat 5 which is v wrong. And Philipeans as a 3 which is also wrong.
Learning Ukrainian here. Not precisely because of women as my first reason, yet I won't deny that women over there are quite attractive and have many traits that you as a guy would desire at first glance. See... I picked Ukrainian language specifically because of the history of the country and everything it had to go through the dark soviet times along with its folklore and this struggle that Ukrainian has dealt with in order to survive (in this ever-present clash against Russian language) and not to mention its linguistic aesthetics (Cyrillic Alphabet). Just one question: Only by speaking ukrainian do I have many chances to move through eastern Ukrainian cities where hands down Russian is the prime language? P.D: I'm open to learning Russian in the future as soon as I'm in good stead with Ukrainian. Why Not? :) Greetings from Chile, Mr!
I think speaking Ukrainian in say Odesa is a bit strange as a foreigner and many people will not be comfortable in it but you can give it a try and see how it goes 😉
@@ConorClyneNewEurope Oh I see! I'm going to bear that in mind as to Odesa. In Western Ukraine it's quite the opposite as far as I know. Thanks for your answer!
Честно говорят контент дла русски сами важнее после англискы. Очен круто что я режал изучат русски яьзык два года назад. Я деиствытелно не помню, ну я думаю уто у меня ето режал после смотрим одно твои ролик. Спосиво
Not agree. In you want to stay in Ukraine, you should learn Ukrainian. This is the language of the future. All education, media and official state language is Ukrainian. In 10-20 years Russian language here will be the language of old soviet people and the thing of the soviet past. Nothing really to be proud of. Also Russian culture is not Ukrainian culture and you do not need it here. Russian will be the language of the past and Ukrainian is the language of the future here.. Do not confuse yourself with Russian if you want seriously to deal with Ukraine.
The issue is that learning Russian won't make you successfull with Russian speaking women... actually sometimes it looks conspicous and that you are "trying hard", what sarcastically it's completely a turn off for women. It's funny, but many Eastern girls what they want is exotic men, so but not speaking Russian you actually look more exotic. They like hearing you speaking in your mother tongue. Russian will help you of course travelling, meeting women's relatives, making friends... but it's not a life changer for meeting Eastern women. If they are somewhat interested in foreing men, they will speak at least a little bit of English.
You can always speak in English if it's to your advantage with a particular girl ... what's the down side to having the option of speaking Russian? 🤷🏼♂️
I doubt OP approached a Russian-speaking woman, if any at all. Every single one of my interactions with them have been aided greatly by being able to speak some Russian. The "ice queen" front melts away instantly. Quit mindwanking about hypotheticals and make a move already.
Rasmia has a point, but it is not an "only Russian" phenomen! Example: When I am in Germany, I rather speak fluent English than German with foreign accent. I always get first class service, attention and get threated as high class whenever I speak English... 90% Germans look "up" to English speakers! Especially when combined with knowing "how to behave", aristocratic, noble manners! There is a huge difference when showing "high class"....and the same English combined with 5 dollar McDonalds lifestyle....If you are the low class guy, primitive, with little value to provide, Russian women won't be interested in you even if you speak fluent Russian!
@@alexastan9376 you are talking about Germany not Eastern Europe ... it’s true that speaking German in Munich did not help me as much as speaking Russian has here but at the top end of society speaking German well still helped considerably even there. Plus there are a lot of beautiful women in Munich who speak Russian. 😉
at what point is a woman so pritty and so young that you don't care if she has.... an education, a career, money, stable background, is not nutz That is something to consider. Is there ever a women that is such a catch that all other consierations go out of the window?
Russian is not Important like English, the Russian women or the women from Eastern European must learn English because they all want to move to West when they meet a Western or American men, it's their interest to learn English if they want to attract Western men, the West will make always be better than than Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
I believe in Bipolar superpower world like China and US today is a good thing where single superpower cannot monopolize everything in the dating market of women there also should be Bipolar superpower. I'm sick of Asian women monopolizing the market it is time for challenge their monopoly and no group of women is better candidate than Russian(by extension Ukrainian and Belarusian) women who possess better more exotic beauty(blue eyes and Blonde hair) alternative to Asian women.
You rock man, as always. I'll be back soon, no more Odessa mama but Lvov. Russian language will come as it happened for Serbian in the past. I've seen there is something in common between Serbian and Ukrainian, interesting. By the way Russian is better considering we can go also to The Saint Mother and to Belarus. I know people in Ukraine and for me it's easy to relocate, but it will remain always this idea of Minsk because, well, often when something is easier it's not the best choice. It looks like in Ukraine there are too many UE enthusiasts. You are the best one treating this issue because you are not politically correct so let's say 180 cm or taller superbeauties in all the 3 countries, but the cultural level in Russia and Belarus is higher. A west man escapes from the west not only to have relations with Irina Shayk doubles and in Ukraine more than 70% voted for the comedian, we find again the absurd time change, gretatumberg Boys, probably it will be necessary to separate plastic and paper in the garbage, gay pride... now they have annoyed the population with the kingdom of Covid while in Belarus nothing was done and OBVIOUSLY in Minsk there are not piles of bodies near the streets. Politically after Yanukovic Ukraine is a mess.
As a Russian speaking American guy, I 100% agree!
I briefly dated a Russian earlier this year, and learned a few of the words. I do hope to visit Ukraine, Poland, and Russia eventually. :)
Another great video....thank you again!
100% true. It opens door to many opportunities and life experiences
I married a Russian woman in 2000 and 7 yrs later she went back to her home in Estonia. She was not as tough as they say they are. But I did learn some of the language.
Least that you told that not all women you met online then in person are scammers
people need to take note of the 60% divorce rate he refers to in the video.
Мокрые кроссы! Great song by Tima Belorusskih) Glad I started getting into Russian music. It's helped immensely with learning the language!
My in-laws are the number one reason why I am learning Russian.
I learned Russian so I could understand the dialogue in the early 007 movies. After doing so I realized it was unnecessary...
Hi Conor. Great video and really interesting points made.
I totally agree with you that it is a great investment and opens up so many doors in all areas of life and not just dating.
I am learning myself and want to be fluent in 2 years time.
Good video!
Mr Bald learned from his Belorussian wife, but living with her induced stress and possible bankruptcy. His current interest, Alinchuk, is appearing less, and I wonder why she didn’t join him on his adventure to Estonia’s Russian speaking regions. It appears learning Russian without too much emphasis on grammar has been of benefit to his positive outlook and success, but I worry about his health. Maintaining relationships with Russian family can be particularly stressful and Mr Bald should be focusing more on wellness like Mr Harald.
yea. 60% divorce rate speaks volumes
How do you know where he learned
@@MichaelStewartArt He said so in one of his videos.
the more languages you speak the more doors it may open to you
Very interesting and useful video
在这里也能找到你 哈哈
Hey Conor you are a very smart guy.
I have been learning Russian for over 40 years since a retired naval officer suggested an evening class at Fettes when we were 18 , and Uni made a desperate call for German applicants to switch to The Russian Department . It has been extremely difficult ! and my max vocab is 3000 words ; it used to give a dating advantage in the Nineties .... not so much now . To read Tolstoy , you need more than 6 000 words ..... and most people want to practice their English on you anyway . SO BEWARE . It did help me a bit hitch hiking through Siberia / The South and Ukraine , but not fantastically . People in Kiev want to speak English
I started learning russian to be able to navigate around DayZ easier..
Conor is the best! Especially while partying in the car with all the hotties! 🤣 super usefull advise and topic, regardless of the dating part ! By the way, i was the first liking this video.😁
I have been studying Russian for 16 months now , last time I tested my self my vocabulary was 520 words , it is probably close to 550 now . Russian is not very difficult if you do two things 1. forget about grammar 2. skip all the words that are pronounced different than how they are spelled and/or you cannot think of a memory aid to help you remember it ( you cannot always do this , some words you just have to bite the bullet and learn by repetition) . I'm doing this for business , I have pretty much lost interest in Russian speaking woman , too negative for me.
I’m lucky as shit while I don’t know all the word I was born speaking Russian (a bit) in a English speaking country which is Canada so it is not as hard to remember Russian words idk why. I’m trying to learn French I I can’t remember anything
@@ilyavolkov2556 I am in Latin America I have lived here 23 years and I believe Spanish is one of the hardest languages , because if you travel an hour away , the Spanish is different , I have a office in the city and a factory in the mountains and the language is very different in each and if you travel to the capital (Guatemala) , again it is different. I used to live in a city in Chile that had three distinct Spanishes and a person from Guatemala or Columbia would not understand any of them. with Russian it is much more consistent.
@@robertlackey7212 yeah. I agree but Russia has a bunch of random rules. and stuff which doesn't make sense at all. so its really difficult but in diffrent ways
@@ilyavolkov2556 Ya I see that , like a "o" can be a "o" or "a" but a "a" is a "a" , but English has more of that kind of stuff than even Russian , I just try to pronounce words 2-3 different ways until one way remembered
I just got half my message censored !! This is crazy , I was just talking about how I study Russian , You Tube has gone too far !
Besicly where are you from?
Do you see many foreign street performers over there? Would be fun to play music there.
so is there a lockdown now in ukraine connor can you give us some info ??
There is no link related to the learning of Russian.
I like. Your video
It good to Lear Ukraine or Russian language
Is there much difference between Russian or Ukrainian?
You can that here: ua-cam.com/video/1v5S4BwejKg/v-deo.html
Conor you have the Russian Army as your neighbor. Don't shoot will be helpful. You bring great points.
I don't know exactly how the Education First puts together its ranking of English proficency but it is very wrong! for example they have Hong Kong in catagory 3 as moderate but it was an english colony for 99 years ! Also they have Cuba in Cat 3 as moderate. But outside of the tourist hustlers in Havana no one speaks english ! They also have Thailand in cat 5 which is v wrong. And Philipeans as a 3 which is also wrong.
Loooove is always the first reason. And we are the evidence. Ps you can study Russian with us too!
Learning Ukrainian here. Not precisely because of women as my first reason, yet I won't deny that women over there are quite attractive and have many traits that you as a guy would desire at first glance. See... I picked Ukrainian language specifically because of the history of the country and everything it had to go through the dark soviet times along with its folklore and this struggle that Ukrainian has dealt with in order to survive (in this ever-present clash against Russian language) and not to mention its linguistic aesthetics (Cyrillic Alphabet). Just one question: Only by speaking ukrainian do I have many chances to move through eastern Ukrainian cities where hands down Russian is the prime language?
P.D: I'm open to learning Russian in the future as soon as I'm in good stead with Ukrainian. Why Not? :) Greetings from Chile, Mr!
I think speaking Ukrainian in say Odesa is a bit strange as a foreigner and many people will not be comfortable in it but you can give it a try and see how it goes 😉
@@ConorClyneNewEurope Oh I see! I'm going to bear that in mind as to Odesa. In Western Ukraine it's quite the opposite as far as I know. Thanks for your answer!
Честно говорят контент дла русски сами важнее после англискы. Очен круто что я режал изучат русски яьзык два года назад. Я деиствытелно не помню, ну я думаю уто у меня ето режал после смотрим одно твои ролик. Спосиво
something does not add up here. this coming from a guy who has just spend 5 months in Ukraine and married with 2 kids to a Ukraine lady for 5 years.
SIXTY PERCENT???
You state the obvious and it pertains to any non Anglo country
how about Ukranian? should i learn Ukranian or Russian living in Ukraine
?
That depends on where you live in Ukraine ... you will need Ukrainian in Lviv
@@ConorClyneNewEurope good video;
What about asians wanting to settle in Russia. Do you think they might be looked differently than westerners? Like less attractive or something?
Look up the Kazakhs, there are many Asian in Russia
Not agree. In you want to stay in Ukraine, you should learn Ukrainian. This is the language of the future. All education, media and official state language is Ukrainian. In 10-20 years Russian language here will be the language of old soviet people and the thing of the soviet past. Nothing really to be proud of. Also Russian culture is not Ukrainian culture and you do not need it here. Russian will be the language of the past and Ukrainian is the language of the future here.. Do not confuse yourself with Russian if you want seriously to deal with Ukraine.
The issue is that learning Russian won't make you successfull with Russian speaking women... actually sometimes it looks conspicous and that you are "trying hard", what sarcastically it's completely a turn off for women.
It's funny, but many Eastern girls what they want is exotic men, so but not speaking Russian you actually look more exotic. They like hearing you speaking in your mother tongue. Russian will help you of course travelling, meeting women's relatives, making friends... but it's not a life changer for meeting Eastern women. If they are somewhat interested in foreing men, they will speak at least a little bit of English.
You can always speak in English if it's to your advantage with a particular girl ... what's the down side to having the option of speaking Russian? 🤷🏼♂️
I doubt OP approached a Russian-speaking woman, if any at all.
Every single one of my interactions with them have been aided greatly by being able to speak some Russian. The "ice queen" front melts away instantly.
Quit mindwanking about hypotheticals and make a move already.
You are just wrong rasmia.
Rasmia has a point, but it is not an "only Russian" phenomen! Example: When I am in Germany, I rather speak fluent English than German with foreign accent. I always get first class service, attention and get threated as high class whenever I speak English... 90% Germans look "up" to English speakers! Especially when combined with knowing "how to behave", aristocratic, noble manners! There is a huge difference when showing "high class"....and the same English combined with 5 dollar McDonalds lifestyle....If you are the low class guy, primitive, with little value to provide, Russian women won't be interested in you even if you speak fluent Russian!
@@alexastan9376 you are talking about Germany not Eastern Europe ... it’s true that speaking German in Munich did not help me as much as speaking Russian has here but at the top end of society speaking German well still helped considerably even there. Plus there are a lot of beautiful women in Munich who speak Russian. 😉
at what point is a woman so pritty and so young that you don't care if she has.... an education, a career, money, stable background, is not nutz That is something to consider. Is there ever a women that is such a catch that all other consierations go out of the window?
Bc of ww3 you mean?
Better just limit your options to only the ones that do speak english. Thats what I do and I found plenty of smart highly educated ones.
Why would you limit your options if you are spending time here? You are leaving money on the table. 💰🤷🏼♂️
@@ConorClyneNewEurope haha i rather pick the smart ones. you take the ones that dont speak english.
@@Yogi5D Sounds like you are enjoying your consolation prizes ... 😉
@@Yogi5D Speaking English as a second language doesn't automatically make you smart. By the way, learn to write.
@@nana-ld4cr wow how smart you are
Russian is not Important like English, the Russian women or the women from Eastern European must learn English because they all want to move to West when they meet a Western or American men, it's their interest to learn English if they want to attract Western men, the West will make always be better than than Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
I believe in Bipolar superpower world like China and US today is a good thing where single superpower cannot monopolize everything in the dating market of women there also should be Bipolar superpower. I'm sick of Asian women monopolizing the market it is time for challenge their monopoly and no group of women is better candidate than Russian(by extension Ukrainian and Belarusian) women who possess better more exotic beauty(blue eyes and Blonde hair) alternative to Asian women.
It would be a good idea if it wasnt such a horrible sounding language! It sounds like they’re talking in reverse🤷🏻♂️
things a guy gotta do to get in a girls pants 😂🤣😂
I’m not second
You rock man, as always. I'll be back soon, no more Odessa mama but Lvov. Russian language will come as it happened for Serbian in the past. I've seen there is something in common between Serbian and Ukrainian, interesting. By the way Russian is better considering we can go also to The Saint Mother and to Belarus. I know people in Ukraine and for me it's easy to relocate, but it will remain always this idea of Minsk because, well, often when something is easier it's not the best choice. It looks like in Ukraine there are too many UE enthusiasts. You are the best one treating this issue because you are not politically correct so let's say 180 cm or taller superbeauties in all the 3 countries, but the cultural level in Russia and Belarus is higher. A west man escapes from the west not only to have relations with Irina Shayk doubles and in Ukraine more than 70% voted for the comedian, we find again the absurd time change, gretatumberg Boys, probably it will be necessary to separate plastic and paper in the garbage, gay pride... now they have annoyed the population with the kingdom of Covid while in Belarus nothing was done and OBVIOUSLY in Minsk there are not piles of bodies near the streets. Politically after Yanukovic Ukraine is a mess.
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The way things developing Ukraine will be a part of Russia soon.