A person who speaks many languages - polyglot/ Multilingual. Three languages - Trilingual . Two languages - Bilingual. One language - American / British.😂🤣🤗
Deria Deria brits have their own languages* there are many different languages in the British Isles and saying Americans have no language is like saying Austrians are copying Germans by speaking German
If you ask directly the question without the "do you speak inglish" part, you will get more responces. People are getting nervous because they think that you are goingo to ask them something very complicated.
Yes, if he asked for a help( not to ask “do you speak English”) he would receive mach more responses. We are friendly indeed, but have few practices in speaking English, so we are glad to help but a lot of us can’t get a small talk or smt similar.
@Fatih Bora I went to turkey last summer and I asked where is the mosque but most of them do not speak english it took 10 minutes to find someone Who helps me
If you need help in russian streets, do NOT ask "do you speek english" first, only ask your quetions stright. Why? Because russian is very honest people, if we say "yes", it means really high level of english, we do not want to be a liar. But more than half of populations have learn english at school and can understand easy quetions very well. It's a very big secret of russian soul to be honest if it possible. if it do not have a threat, russians do not want to fool people
@@gauravthorat6497 Yeah maybe, but clearly there's a big portion of the Earth's population that does NOT speak English, so it would be fun to try nonetheless
It's nice to see that Russian people are friendly and try to help someone speaking English. Nothing like our media makes it seem. Much respect to my Russian brothers and sisters. Respect from USA
Russians are very friendly and always welcome to talk. Its just we don't take bullshit hahha)))) so we might seem like cold, but actually very kind hearted
You'd better ask people something like "could you help me?" or directly start with your question. Asking if they speak english makes them think you're going to interview them or have some conversation. The most of the people don't speak english that good, and even if they do - it's just easier to say "no" instead of explaining that they don't want to be interviewed etc.
You made a very interesting point,amigo. Anywhere in the world (not only in Russia) one shouldn't ask such a silly question. Most people in non english speaking countries understand that question clearly,the big deal is that not everybody has a decent level of the language and that's why they answer "no". I'm sure a russian person will never ask that question ,in russian, to anybody in New York City. Greetings from Toronto.
In Moscow and Saint-Petersburg almost all people know english, u should have asked “sorry, how can i find metro” or “can u help me?”) This question “do u speak English?” make us lil bit confused) Hello from Saint-P))
You don't need to tell that you are Russian, when you are putting brackets at the end of the sentence without any colons. Russians are literally the only nation where a bracket is an emoji in of itself, except for other Russian speaking countries, and I think it is pretty obvious for foreigners))
Александр Иванов Да, чтобы ты понимал в остальных регионах кроме этих английского в целом нет, курсов тоже нет. Вообще английский как бы есть, но сам урок никто не ведёт и сам учитель его не знает.
- Do you speak English? - No - Can you tell me where the Metro is? - Met-ROW? This way So they do understand English and usually are able to help, but they are too shy to boast they speak a foreign language) Conclusion: don't ask people if they speak English, just get down straight to the business.
Abstract Russian guesses? No lol. You have to know for sure, otherwise you can guess pretty much anything. If the guy in the video asked for directions to cemetery for e.g. I am sure, the results would have been different. Furthermore, the results would be tragically different, if the city wasn’t Moscow or St. Petersburg.
The majority of Russians study English at schools and universities. They understand basic English, but they cannot speak it well or switch immediately to English. Many are scared of speaking English just because they don't use it in their daily life. I judge by my niece - she studied English at school, university, and even at English-language courses for several years. But she still feels shy answering me when I ask her questions in English (she is afraid of making mistakes). So... do not afraid of asking people in the street, you will always find someone who will answer you. Just few tips - 1) don't speak fast (people who are not using English often, simply get lost when they suddenly come across an English-speaking person, and prefer to say "I don't speak English" or "No" instead of trying painfully to remember grammar rules, words, etc. 2) Make eye contact with a person, say... "please, help me". Russians are compassionate people, and they try to help those in need. 3) Smile and use gesticulation - this shows people that you are friendly and ready to use other forms of communication, not only perfect English. Russians, as they are afraid of speaking poor English, need encouragement. These three tips will help you almost everywhere in Russia, even if you find yourself somewhere in places where people don't speak English at all.
No you are lying, I am from post soviet country, I am familiar with russian mentality and I can assure you reason why they don’t speak english is because they have superiority complex. Many times I’ve seen russians responding in russian language to english comment. Because russians are Racist and Fascist, they never concede being inferior to someone else, always equal or superior
@@inter3684 I am from post soviet country and you are wrong they don't think that they are superior nation, they can understand simple English but it is hard for them to speak on it for them much easier to answer no rather than speak with u in English.
@@gregorynasimentov5906 these people are real on the street they are not rude at all, for their mentality it is just unusual to speak with people on a street
Yea I'm a fan of a Russian fetish and cosplay model and I am amazed at how well she speaks and especially writes in English. I mean, her spelling isn't perfect but she's Russian writing in a completely different alphabet than her native, so she's far better than me where I see Russian (Cyrillic, right?) writing and it's as we say "all Greek to me"
Maybe you would have gotten more responses if you had asked the question in Russian “Вы говорите по-английски?”. When I lived in Germany, if you just started speaking to someone in English, they would often just ignore you. But, but if you attempted to speak in German, or if you asked them in German if they spoke English, they would be more than likely to help you. I just think it is common courtesy when you are in a foreign country to at least know enough of the language to at least ask and answer basic questions. But, I do understand that your experiment was to speak only English. - Thank you for the video, it was still an interesting experiment. -Eugene
Being a tourist in a country, you are obliged to speak little of the language of the country. If this same person asking the same question let's say in Morocco 90 percent of the people will answer him even with broken english or even escort him to the place he is looking for. Again, this is from experience
Bouqal Davidson Yes, this has been my experience as well in every country I’ve visited. It’s a simple matter of respect, and it shows that you’re at least trying. I think to do otherwise, it would just come off as arrogance.
Hi. Must say, if I'm a tourist in a foreign country, why would it be mandatory for me to know any word what so ever?.. France and Germany were troublesome to get directions.. seem more like arrogance then anything else.. if someone comes to me on street and ask me for directions I would love to help out.
eladon19153 No, it’s not mandatory that you know the language, but your traveling experience will be different. As for me, I want to experience the culture when I travel to other countries. What better way to do that, than to know the language, even if only at a basic level. Besides, it makes my experience much richer than it would otherwise. It also helps me when navigating the cities, reading signs, menus, or asking for assistance etc. For me it makes a huge difference in the type experience I have when traveling to a foreign country. But that’s just me and how I like to do things when I travel. Thanks, -Приятного путешествия!
Юджин Самуилович I agree. I'm German and I've had the case in Germany of a French guy getting out of his nice red sports car and addressing me in French. I speak enough French because I had to take it in school, so I knew what he was looking for, but I refused to speak French with him. I mean it's really a rude thing to do, to expect that everybody understands your language because you think you are culture mondiale. I told him instead I only speak German or English and made him stumble through his bad English. He did not speak German or maybe he didn't want to try because of how piss poor bad it was. The expectation that you can just go to Germany and speak French with all the bad history between us and them and not just WW1 and WW2. I don't have the expectation to come to Russia and just speak German wherever I go. Вместо я узнал ваш языкa. Not perfect but good enough to ask the way. That way I can get through mostly without help and if I'm stuck with the little Russian I speak, maybe then someone who knows German or English will be much more inclined to help. My Russian is now much better than my French btw.
@@ЕвгенийТрофимов-ь9э "Я плохо понимаю на слух" Мне неплохо помогает просмотр роликов на трубе. Только не таких, где "do you speak English?" - чуть ли не единственная фраза по-английски. :-)
I did 2000 km hitchhiking all around russia, undoubtedly i can say that 99% Russians are helpful and they have beautiful souls! Guess what i am an indian, there was a big language barrier but they were able to understand what i am trying to say with sign languages and help of google translator. I learned some words like atkuda(where are you from), mineazabut mohit(my name is mohit) etc which helped me in course of a trip. I like Altai mountains very much and the freezing cold winter, i am astonished to see that how time and weather changes with region to region. Lovely people, beautiful land.
Wow, it was honestly pretty brave (or maybe reckless? :) ) of you to hitchike across Russia without speaking any Russian. I know a few foreigners who did the same but they both spoke at least intermediate Russian already. I'm happy you had a good experience even without the language! Some Russians can be real assholes, but I'm glad to hear that good people are still the overwhelming majority and that you were safe.
Valeria Vagapova Pretty much safe! Some of them whom i hitchiked with me insist me to stay in their home if i could not find any good hostel or someone didnt accepted my request on couchsurfing.com. (yes, i couchsurfed too ) I spent many nights in the truck, tent, hut houses and many more. I travelled through each mode of transportation including trains, buses, metro etc. The hospitality, love and care i got is incredible and could not be expressed in words. In soviet era, i found that Russians used to watch a lot of bollywood films and it helps to connect with them more strongly. I personally feel in giving back to these lovely people so i bought a gift for them from a nearby market or gave them each a 100 Rs indian note. Yes, there are few arrogant and bad people just like they are in india too, so we could not portray all of them in one picture. We need to believe in our guts. But at last, this trip helps me to rebuild my personality and moreover i felt the local culture, local food and their family values. Just one mistake i did, not recording or vlogging the whole adventurous trip. But i am not going to do this mistake again, as i am going to europe in july so going to travel by this hitchiking/couchsurfing way only and this time i am going to record each and every detail of trip. Whenever these people who helped me in russia came to india, i have promised them i am going to take care of them and host them. I think i have gone in an emotional flow by writing this post, therefore going to end now. Hope you have a great day, Valeria.
I am korean and when i visited in vladivostok, there people are so kind but they can't speak english well nevertheless they tried to help as Google translate it was so impressed
I live in Vladivostok(Far Eastern Russian city), and there are many Asian tourists(Chinese, Korean etc). I speak English and always try to help them, but when I talk to foreigners, I get lost, I forget all grammar rules and look like fool. In spite of this, they always understand me😂 My advice if you visit Russia: try to ask young people. Old and adult Russian people learned German language in school UPD: I have read some comments, and some people think that Russians are rude, because they understood question and said "no" (some commentators think that it means they do speak English). But it isn't so. In our understanding, you speak English when you can explain your thoughts in English. Of course, every Russian person know basic words, such as "Hello", "Good bye", "No", "Yes" and so on. But when someone asks us "Do you speak English?", many people consider that they do not speak and answer "no"
@@ShinyCucumber массовая проституция на Дальнем Востоке. Едут туда к "белым лошадкам". Секс туры. Те мужчины которые не могут заполучить женщину своём народе, старики и третьесортные мужчины, едут за сексом или в восточную европу или в тай, или к вам в владивосток. Почитайте корейские сайты или китайские.
@@ShinyCucumberПривет comrade! l like Russia especially the Russian people,l ve been to blagoveshchensk just 2 month ago right before the chinese new year,i really like that city and it was a great experience, i ve also learnt some basic phrases and sentences in russian just in case of emergency situations XD,hahaha i like russian language btw,it's interesting,much love from northern china.❤
I kinda get the reaction. With Russians you just should get to the point immediately. I know it's counterintuitive, but if you would just straight up ask the question - you're much more likely to get an answer in Russia
I went to a big parade in St. Petersburg and couldn't find anyone who spoke English. Then at one point the national anthem of the Russian Federation was sung, and I sang along in Russian. I don't speak Russian, but I had memorized the national anthem. People looked at me like I was from Mars. When the anthem ended I found that over half the people I was surrounded by suddenly spoke pretty good English and couldn't wait to be helpful. Respect works!
The author amused me. Next time you want to know if Russian speaks English, don't ask him if he speaks English, because the answer is English, "No." Ask him,"could you help me?" Russian is very difficult to refuse anyone help.
не, они не думали пранк, все в школе учили англ, они поняли ваш вопрос, но их не учили говорить, поэтому им проще пройти мимо. И да, так сделает большинство!
Next time you should start to talk with Russian with phrase “ How do i get to” or “Where is here subway?” or something else. Almost all Russian people know this phrases and will be glad to help you.
It is strange begining of first phrase to strange people "do you speak English?"... People may think that he want to have some long conversation and they try to ignore him..
I don't know of a single place in Russia where Portuguese is taught. There should be such places, but I have no idea where they are. That is, in 99.99% you will not hear the answer in Portuguese.
If you come at a Russian just saying, “Do you speak English?!” We’re gonna say ‘no’ every time. We’re kind of suspicious people. I speak almost perfect English but I would have said no as well.
Melanie Schneiderman haha really?)) where did you hide during the World cup when literally every Russian did his best to help every foreigner even without speaking English. By the way I Always try to help even if they shy to ask but look confusing on the street.
Рамис Карама I’m born in Vladivostok and my name is actually Mariyasha (it’s Jewish). But when I came to the US my parents thought it’s a confusing name so they changed it to Melanie. But I still keep Mariyasha as my middle name, and my Rus and Uki friends mostly call me Maryam.
Only an old generation of Russians may consider Americans an enemy due to all the bullshit streaming from our medias, young and people in their 30s don't watch it and are friendly to other countries.
@@runforjoypsn do you think that people over 30 are old?)) I sure you that most of Soviet people (for example my mom and dad who are in there 70th now) clearly understood all about politics' plays and they never think that "common" American man or woman were enemies. And we - Soviet children thought in the same way. I knew( ok, i didn't knew, but i thought/ were sure) that American children like we.
“Do you speak English?” “My apologies good sir, I’m somewhat out of practice in that tongue and I’d rather not lose face. Could I help you obtain a Berlitz phrasebook?”
The last man they spoke to had a very interesting accent. It was almost a "deep south" American accent on some of the words. It would also seem that asking, "Do you speak English?" is the wrong question. More people responded when they were asked a specific question. I got the feeling from watching this that some of the people say they cannot speak English because they interpret that question to mean, "Are you proficient at English? You're at international English level C2 right?" Of course many people who can speak enough to help or have a small conversation will say they don't speak English if they think this is what you are asking.
They(we) always glad to help people, but a lot of us have not enough experience in speaking English. If he ask for a help he will receive much more responses.
Dr Phil The Walrus I’m Brazilian too. I think he was there just traveling, for business or something else, because he said that doesn’t speak English neither Russian. And as a Brazilian learning Russian I can say that Russian isn’t so hard for Portuguese speakers. Some weird grammar rules and quite different words, but the pronunciation isn’t so strange for us. If this guy lived there for a few months, I’m sure he could manage to exchange some short dialogues in Russian. The natural irreverence and empathy from Brazilians make us very adaptable, it’s rare to find a Brazilian living abroad that can’t speak the language used where he’s living, even in bad ways or with strong accent, you will notice that Brazilians aren’t afraid of try out and look somewhat ridiculous, we adapt really fast.
Actually they understand you not because they speak English, they understand because Metro has the same word and sound in Russian "метро" that's why they predict the meaning and give you the direction. BTW I'm not Russian but figured it out. Saudi Arabia :)
As a student of Russian, when I was in Russia I tried to speak always in Russian, "Извините...", "Скажите, пожалуйста..." and many started to speak as if I were a native. Maybe I should have made an effort to look more like a foreigner. 😀
I don't know about Russia but in US in big cities when a stranger comes up to you and starts talking 99 times out of a hundred they just want to get money out of you.
dude, one day ı went to countryside of turkey which is my ancestor villlage and very small, and ım asked a question to a guy, he said no turkish im syrian
@@DaviMarques1991 Kkkkkkkkkkkk, que sotaque francês doido, isso aí é um inglês muito abrasileirado e não um sotaque francês, no final ele até soltou "no speak RUSSO", ksksksksskks.
Now days you hear a lot of Spanish in Russia as there are no visas between Latin American countries and Russia. For this reason Brazilian tourists are common too. There are also bjj instructors from Brazil living in Russia for years.
Лео Польд If I might ask: since when it is teached in schools? Already in Sovjet times or later? (because it was probably considered the language of „the enemy“ back in the days? And at what age students start to learn? I watch the videos of Sergei „Real Russia“, and he once had his daughter in a video who already learns english at young age. I guess she is around 8 years old. I was impressed by her skills. I am currently learning russian, and will definetly visit Russia one day.
@@TripleDDDD In 90's at least it was already tought along with German or French as a third language. It usually starts at 3-5 year of school. Some schools start teaching English from the beginning. My school experience didn't give me the level of the language needed for normal communication, I hope the modern generation of kids get it better using the Internet from the childhood. I raised my level thanks to Wikipedia, World of Warcraft and now its educational stuff like edX, Coursera, MIT OpenCourseWare and programming libraries docs. In Soviet times one could survive without English, now it's pretty much unavoidable. Good luck with your studies!
I don't think you need any knowledge of basic English in order to comprehend what it means the question "do you speak English? " …. Most people if not all people are also able to say "thank you" or "please' that doesn't mean they have any basic knowledge of the English language....
I do not ask "do you speak english? " For example I ask directly "Sorry where is the metro?" They are very direct people and most of them know english in moscow. And I can talk in Turkish with central asian turcic people too. I liked Moscow. Nice city, nice people.
@@detective4449 hayır yaşamıyorum ama iş icabı çok gidip geldim. İnsanlar bize çok benziyor. Rol yapma yok. Erkekleri biraz kaba gelebilir ama kültürleri öyle. Soğuğu İstanbulun soğuğu kadar etkilemiyor aynı derecede çünkü kuru bir soğuk. Ama - 20 lerde sorun olabilir. Kesinlikle kaz tüyü montun ve beren olsun.
Vlkn Grt: You are right. If you spend 5 minutes learning Russian to say "Pamagitie pasjalusta". People would stop and try to help you with gestures and what ever languageabilities they had.
I agree : when you ask your questions Russian people assume - highly level English, your “ street “ English probably know 75 % population Russian. if you start your question on English : how I can found something - l guarantee 8 out 10 people will stop and explain you on broken English.
Please note, if you ask "Do you speak english?" you will get only the answer. It is really looks like a prank. If you really need a help it is better to be more direct and ask the question which you want to get answer. If you want to be polite then it is enough to start your conversation using "hi", "hello" or "excuse me" and end with "please".
I feel annoyed if a german person starts to talk german to me in my own country, the Netherlands, without asking me if i can speak german. It is arrogant to start talking your own language in another country without asking first.
I love Russian People, they are great and honest people and Once I would, InshaAllah, visit Russia to be able to be exposed to the Russian culture, tradition,Values, etiquettes, lifestyles,Cuisine and so forth. Lots of love for Russia from Darbhanga,India. I am also learning Russian Language.
Russian live as Russian ..no matter whether they speak other languages or not .. .Russian are respecting and loving their mother tongue ...this is the greatest thing ...Russions are real hero of the world..I am from India but here those who speaking their mother tongue are not respected by their own people.....worst situation here in india ....Indian should learn from Russions...lot of love from INDIA..
Well said I think Indians do need to learn from Russia and proudly speak in their mother tongues even at home. They shouldn't disrespect people who can't speak English. I'm Indian but I proudly speak in my mother tongue which is Bengali and would ONLY SPEAK IN HINDI WITH INDIANS WHO DON'T KNOW BENGALI IN HINDI ONLY IF THEY KNOW HINDI. IF THE OTHER INDIAN DOESN'T KNOW HINDI BUT ENGLISH THEN I'LL SPEAK IN ENGLISH. Which in MOST CASES WILL USUALLY BE IF I'M TALKING WITH SOUTH INDIANS. I'M ONLY WRITING IN ENGLISH BECAUSE I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WRITING IN ENGLISH HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES TO SPEAKING THE LANGUAGES I KNOW I'M OPEN TO SPEAKING ALL OF THEM REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY ARE DEPENDING ON WHO I'M INTERACTING WITH.
I am from the Eastern side of E.U. and seeing this from an Indian: "Russions are real hero of the world". Really? I live next to them, and trust me - there is no respect towards Russians here in the E.U. I don't know why you have such a high opinion about them. And yes, your English sucks!
Wow man this video brought me good memories when in 2017 I lived in Moscow near Novokutsneskaya metro station, I Used to play Basketball in that court you see in the background at 7:40. Looking forward to comeback to russia someday. And yes a few people speak english.
Yusuf BULUT yeah with my trip to izhevsk and surrounding city’s including Ufa, perm, Moscow, and St. Petersburg, a lot of people understood talking in english but would respond in Russian! Fortunately in my case it’s good enough to get by!
@@caim3465 You don't know yet , that French lost their France to the foreigners , same thing to England and so on and on. Russia 🇷🇺 👍 it is Russia and will be Russia 🇷🇺 !
It's funny to see Gaviscon heartburn tablets in Cyrillic text, "GYEVISKON", thought it would be a different brand in Russia. That's the number one brand in the UK.
They may not good at speaking English, no problem. I just started learning Russian 'cause I fricking love this language and people in these days. Sooo see you next year at Saint Petersburg :) Любит from Istanbul.
i remember last time when i toured a russian couple and i asked them, how's the philippines so far?? the guy responded * so far?? i guess 16,000 miles away*
@@justsmilekid5566 well Putin.....we had been Occupied by britans for a lot of years in Egypt and yet we either don't pronounce a lot of words correctly or don't even speak 😂😂😂😂
I think it's more that they don't like being accosted by a stranger on the street. They do know a little bit, I expect. They're just not keen to use it, which I understand.
I met a guy in Moscow who had really good English (actually I only met 2 people who spoke English in 6 weeks) he was deaf! He could lip read and he was a maths genius, well scientists. I lost my way to Moscow central uni and he was on his way there too. He was actually into prediction models/ formulas (by hand no doubt) and the books he used were in English. I could speak Russian but I would've had a kiwi accent.
It was an windy evening of October. I was out of puff and came out side of Radisson in Saint Petersburg where I was staying. On the porch, there are few people standing. I asked a gentleman where can I find cigarettes? He said ok, come with me and started walking. It was evening and the man was in black suit. I was worried and followed him into a huge communist building which was completely dark. I walked with him into the basement of the building and to my surprise, there was a departmental store! He told me to choose my brand. No Good flakes so as people do, I choose Marlboro. I took a packet and then pick a lighter too. Total bill was around ₹400 in our money. When it was time to pay, that gentleman put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you are our guest" and paid all of it!!!
actually most of Russians know basic English so if he ask directly for metro or station they will show him easily but when he say do you speak English people will think that guy looking for high level of English so they will reject to talk to him
If foreigners don't even bother learning a couple phrases in the language of the country they come to, why would citizens of the country have to learn English? When speaking English has become an obligation?
I'm russian and I understand english, but when I need to explain somebody how to get to metro... I forget how to speak
Upd: Much better now!
Hahahhahahaha same
Why so zhiza brooo 😂😂😂
Im a filipino guy, i want to know more about russian because i want to go there soon
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
.... you are doing pretty good here though
A person who speaks many languages - polyglot/ Multilingual.
Three languages - Trilingual .
Two languages - Bilingual.
One language - American / British.😂🤣🤗
I speak five to 6
Britis have at least their own language. Americans have nothing...
Deria Deria brits have their own languages* there are many different languages in the British Isles and saying Americans have no language is like saying Austrians are copying Germans by speaking German
One Language???
Even Britishs don't have their own language. They stole German to create their language.
If you ask directly the question without the "do you speak inglish" part, you will get more responces. People are getting nervous because they think that you are goingo to ask them something very complicated.
а как ему надо обращаться. "Я плохо говорить русский, помогите, водка, матрёшка"
Hey YOU, yes you, quick, show me the way to metro, where're u going? Why they ignore me😕
@@albe1281 Hey YOU, yes you, quick, do you have cash? No? Show me your pockets. What if I find money in there?
Hmh that's weird. Your comment showed up with the text from my comment...
i was also thinking of that
In Russia when you speak to a stranger you should tell what you need straight away. Otherwise people would think you are a beggar.
Or scammer) lol
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@Bac,dear I cant stop laughing, nailed man 😄😄😄😆😆😆🤣
As you see, in Russia we have summer too
True. It's amazing 😂
Its green winter.
Мне нравится ваше имя пользователя . Это хорошо логин 😁 хаха. Я глупая xD
@@zolotayazima8351 что?)))
The Александр наверное Гугл переводчик
Maybe they said no because they can't speak English fluently. But how beautiful they are! They are trying their best to help
Нет.
You are wrong. Thanks God they know yes/no
Спасибо, приятно
Yes, if he asked for a help( not to ask “do you speak English”) he would receive mach more responses. We are friendly indeed, but have few practices in speaking English, so we are glad to help but a lot of us can’t get a small talk or smt similar.
@Fatih Bora I went to turkey last summer and I asked where is the mosque but most of them do not speak english it took 10 minutes to find someone Who helps me
If you need help in russian streets, do NOT ask "do you speek english" first, only ask your quetions stright. Why? Because russian is very honest people, if we say "yes", it means really high level of english, we do not want to be a liar. But more than half of populations have learn english at school and can understand easy quetions very well. It's a very big secret of russian soul to be honest if it possible. if it do not have a threat, russians do not want to fool people
That’s why i love russian people
Russian people are the best 🤩
This is really helpful thanks
Totally agree
I love this answer
3:12 he's so kind.. he's trying his best
You should cheat on yer boyfriend.
With me 😁
@@fromchopin What in the simp is this
@@fromchopin bro wtf is wrong with you.
- Do you speak english?
- Да, но я тороплюсь
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Российский троллинг самый безжалостный.
Samir Farzaliev They are far from ruthless. Putin’s computer cronies delete all of my comments because they hurt their feelings. Bunch of pussies!
@@TheMullerator it's not funny😒
😂
@@samirfarzaliev4180 tupoy
"Do you speak English?" "Actually no, not at all Sir. not a bit, sorry, my apologies"
Ору
Second language, heck even smack dab in the middle of Mongolia they know basic American slang,I kid you not!!!
That’s what I’m saying how are saying no if you don’t understand 😂😂
@@iamchannelll haha
It makes no sense, I thought you didn't understand lol lol
- 5 thousand or 5 hundred?
- 5 years
- 5 thousand or 5 hundred?
- 5 yards 😂
-5 billion year
That's a lot of hard time in the gulag... :-(
- 5 thousand or 5 hundred?
- yes
Dude 🤣 i hear five cars
Next: Going to the US and asking locals if they speak Russian
English is a global language not Russian
@@gauravthorat6497 Yeah maybe, but clearly there's a big portion of the Earth's population that does NOT speak English, so it would be fun to try nonetheless
@jimi kant Sharma what about india when they can not speak in hindi
Lee Harvey Oswald spoke Russian.
*Russian person goes to the south and speaks russian*
*russian man gets deported to Mexico*
Russian man : ой блин!
- Excuse me, do you speak english?
- Yes
- Can you tell me how to get to the metro?
- Прямо ( straight in russian), then right and left. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Childish.
5000 or 500 metres?😂
Ебат смешно я аааару
Isroiljon Madaminov five sounds
What are you some kind of language expert...
I think a little understanding of other language other then your own is an acomplishment.
It's nice to see that Russian people are friendly and try to help someone speaking English.
Nothing like our media makes it seem. Much respect to my Russian brothers and sisters.
Respect from USA
Russians are very friendly and always welcome to talk. Its just we don't take bullshit hahha)))) so we might seem like cold, but actually very kind hearted
@@DD-xr3nu russian people just love usa and People from other countries, but all world think, that russians are always drunk
Absolutely in all schools of Russia students are studying english. I am studying in a gymnasium with in-depth study of English
I love all Americans, your cities, your culture. I want to live there
Pryanik would love to have you here
Greetings from Tennessee!
when you know both english and russian this video becomes funnier
I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING
YES I LAUGHTED(THEIR ACCENT)
YES I'M SLAV
YES I'M SERBIAN
YES YOU CONFUSED
YES BUT NO
YES BUT WTF
WTF
XDXDXDXDXD
> I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING
Well, I guess now we know who will be the first men to decipher aliens language. It's serbians :D
Это точно.
Kinda cringy, not funny
When you are stupid girl can't be funny at all
“Hey guys do you speak English”
Russians speaking English: “No”
Lol
Even if you don't know a language hello yes and no are some of the first or only words that you learn
It goes for any language
🤣🤣
"No, not at all, but thanks for asking. Have a nice day!"
You'd better ask people something like "could you help me?" or directly start with your question. Asking if they speak english makes them think you're going to interview them or have some conversation. The most of the people don't speak english that good, and even if they do - it's just easier to say "no" instead of explaining that they don't want to be interviewed etc.
yea^
Yeah that a point
Exactly!
You made a very interesting point,amigo. Anywhere in the world (not only in Russia) one shouldn't ask such a silly question. Most people in non english speaking countries understand that question clearly,the big deal is that not everybody has a decent level of the language and that's why they answer "no". I'm sure a russian person will never ask that question ,in russian, to anybody in New York City. Greetings from Toronto.
Very true
In Moscow and Saint-Petersburg almost all people know english, u should have asked “sorry, how can i find metro” or “can u help me?”)
This question “do u speak English?” make us lil bit confused)
Hello from Saint-P))
You don't need to tell that you are Russian, when you are putting brackets at the end of the sentence without any colons. Russians are literally the only nation where a bracket is an emoji in of itself, except for other Russian speaking countries, and I think it is pretty obvious for foreigners))
do you speak spanish???? I need to go to the . siberia. how i get there?????
U know SOME english.
Александр Иванов Да, чтобы ты понимал в остальных регионах кроме этих английского в целом нет, курсов тоже нет. Вообще английский как бы есть, но сам урок никто не ведёт и сам учитель его не знает.
Александр Иванов РАЗВЕ? Чел, го ко мне приедешь и поймёшь, что тут нихуя нет.
- Do you speak English?
- No
- Can you tell me where the Metro is?
- Met-ROW? This way
So they do understand English and usually are able to help, but they are too shy to boast they speak a foreign language)
Conclusion: don't ask people if they speak English, just get down straight to the business.
Metro in russian is also Metro so no, they most likely could not speak english (just a few simple words) but guessed what the guy was asking for.
@@j.j.juggernaut9709 Isn't it a conversation when someone guesses what other means?
Meat row?
@@SurjikOFF I would say "meet-raw"
Abstract Russian guesses? No lol. You have to know for sure, otherwise you can guess pretty much anything. If the guy in the video asked for directions to cemetery for e.g. I am sure, the results would have been different. Furthermore, the results would be tragically different, if the city wasn’t Moscow or St. Petersburg.
вспомнилось:
- give 2 tickets to Dublin, please
- куда, блин?
- to Dublin
Victoria Victor ТуДаБлин!
please....это слово портит весь анекдот...оно лишнее здесь.
Neva Gerber
please....это слово портит весь анекдот...оно лишнее здесь.
JKL:FHL:KG:HAKAJF:G
@@Alexis-nd9kw Какой ты умный.
- Do you speak English?
- Yes, no hooevo.
)))))))))
Хуево
"Walk that way... Five THOUSAND metres."
Hahah
wtf english is international language. imagime world where won't international language... people won't be able to communicate with each other.
@@lukababilashvili9044 Так то и русский это один из шести международных языков.
😂😂😂
That was adorable lmao
That boy was awesome (5 thousand metres)
sometimes I say "yesterday" for "tomorrow" and vice versa :|
Sometimes we mix “hundreds” and “thousands”...
@@goroch_thegreen Maybe, this guy want to get out western spy. Maybe.
This guy said a distance to final destination
He has such a cute pronunciation
9:22
-Excuse me, do you speak English?
-A little big
Ахахахааа
😂😂😂😂
ахаххахахаха
Она вроде как сказала a little bit
@@FaheilGatison это юмор бро
The majority of Russians study English at schools and universities. They understand basic English, but they cannot speak it well or switch immediately to English. Many are scared of speaking English just because they don't use it in their daily life. I judge by my niece - she studied English at school, university, and even at English-language courses for several years. But she still feels shy answering me when I ask her questions in English (she is afraid of making mistakes). So... do not afraid of asking people in the street, you will always find someone who will answer you.
Just few tips - 1) don't speak fast (people who are not using English often, simply get lost when they suddenly come across an English-speaking person, and prefer to say "I don't speak English" or "No" instead of trying painfully to remember grammar rules, words, etc. 2) Make eye contact with a person, say... "please, help me". Russians are compassionate people, and they try to help those in need. 3) Smile and use gesticulation - this shows people that you are friendly and ready to use other forms of communication, not only perfect English. Russians, as they are afraid of speaking poor English, need encouragement. These three tips will help you almost everywhere in Russia, even if you find yourself somewhere in places where people don't speak English at all.
No you are lying, I am from post soviet country, I am familiar with russian mentality and I can assure you reason why they don’t speak english is because they have superiority complex. Many times I’ve seen russians responding in russian language to english comment. Because russians are Racist and Fascist, they never concede being inferior to someone else, always equal or superior
The people in the video were really rude, almost none of them stopped to help him. I don't believe you.
@@inter3684 I am from post soviet country and you are wrong they don't think that they are superior nation, they can understand simple English but it is hard for them to speak on it for them much easier to answer no rather than speak with u in English.
@@gregorynasimentov5906 these people are real on the street they are not rude at all, for their mentality it is just unusual to speak with people on a street
Olga Luna I think it’s same in all non English speaking countries.specially in Asia.
85% of schoolchildren learn English, but never use it in speech. You need to ask "sorry, would you help me?"
Would is hard word. You’d better try to say “Can you help me?” It’s much easier to schoolchildren.
Офигеть да? :)
That's it. We learn it for 3-4 years in russian school, but do we use it? Usually we don't
@@abzaldaurenbek3889 well,i don't know where you studied,but all people i know,me included,learnt it for 10 years in school,since 2nd grade
Yea I'm a fan of a Russian fetish and cosplay model and I am amazed at how well she speaks and especially writes in English. I mean, her spelling isn't perfect but she's Russian writing in a completely different alphabet than her native, so she's far better than me where I see Russian (Cyrillic, right?) writing and it's as we say "all Greek to me"
5:50
- Excuse me, do you speak english?
- Ну да, но я тороплюсь...
Ahahaha :D
it is funny, isn't it? :)
@यश कुमार - I do, but I'm rushing
@@Rawdream13 rushing... b
@यश कुमार well yes, but im in a hurry.
@यश कुमार
how you know Russian?
Your name sounds so Sanskrit
I love how everyone says no in English and one woman says yes in Russian. Classic 😂
Тайм код
it happens automatically bruh :)
Да
😂
Maybe you would have gotten more responses if you had asked the question in Russian “Вы говорите по-английски?”. When I lived in Germany, if you just started speaking to someone in English, they would often just ignore you. But, but if you attempted to speak in German, or if you asked them in German if they spoke English, they would be more than likely to help you. I just think it is common courtesy when you are in a foreign country to at least know enough of the language to at least ask and answer basic questions. But, I do understand that your experiment was to speak only English. - Thank you for the video, it was still an interesting experiment.
-Eugene
Being a tourist in a country, you are obliged to speak little of the language of the country. If this same person asking the same question let's say in Morocco 90 percent of the people will answer him even with broken english or even escort him to the place he is looking for. Again, this is from experience
Bouqal Davidson Yes, this has been my experience as well in every country I’ve visited. It’s a simple matter of respect, and it shows that you’re at least trying. I think to do otherwise, it would just come off as arrogance.
Hi. Must say, if I'm a tourist in a foreign country, why would it be mandatory for me to know any word what so ever?..
France and Germany were troublesome to get directions.. seem more like arrogance then anything else.. if someone comes to me on street and ask me for directions I would love to help out.
eladon19153
No, it’s not mandatory that you know the language, but your traveling experience will be different. As for me, I want to experience the culture when I travel to other countries. What better way to do that, than to know the language, even if only at a basic level. Besides, it makes my experience much richer than it would otherwise. It also helps me when navigating the cities, reading signs, menus, or asking for assistance etc. For me it makes a huge difference in the type experience I have when traveling to a foreign country. But that’s just me and how I like to do things when I travel.
Thanks,
-Приятного путешествия!
Юджин Самуилович I agree. I'm German and I've had the case in Germany of a French guy getting out of his nice red sports car and addressing me in French. I speak enough French because I had to take it in school, so I knew what he was looking for, but I refused to speak French with him. I mean it's really a rude thing to do, to expect that everybody understands your language because you think you are culture mondiale. I told him instead I only speak German or English and made him stumble through his bad English. He did not speak German or maybe he didn't want to try because of how piss poor bad it was. The expectation that you can just go to Germany and speak French with all the bad history between us and them and not just WW1 and WW2. I don't have the expectation to come to Russia and just speak German wherever I go. Вместо я узнал ваш языкa. Not perfect but good enough to ask the way. That way I can get through mostly without help and if I'm stuck with the little Russian I speak, maybe then someone who knows German or English will be much more inclined to help. My Russian is now much better than my French btw.
Most of those people just were ashamed to say Yes. Because it seems to them that their English is so bad.
May they just can't be bothered
it is :D
Спокойно понимаю английский, но когда нужно что то сказать забываю абсолютно все правила и слова))
Ситуация наоборот. Я плохо понимаю на слух, но могу говорить. Иностранцы удивлялись - почему не понимаешь, ведь ты хорошо говоришь?
Евгений Трофимов
я тоже могу говорить, сам не понимая что
@@omoloni Да ты знатный экземпляр.
@@ЕвгенийТрофимов-ь9э "Я плохо понимаю на слух"
Мне неплохо помогает просмотр роликов на трубе. Только не таких, где "do you speak English?" - чуть ли не единственная фраза по-английски. :-)
Ты прав
Guy: Do you speak English?
Them: No sorreh..
Guy: *causally asks them a question in English*
found the metro yet?
Argentocoxos no
I did 2000 km hitchhiking all around russia, undoubtedly i can say that 99% Russians are helpful and they have beautiful souls! Guess what i am an indian, there was a big language barrier but they were able to understand what i am trying to say with sign languages and help of google translator. I learned some words like atkuda(where are you from), mineazabut mohit(my name is mohit) etc which helped me in course of a trip. I like Altai mountains very much and the freezing cold winter, i am astonished to see that how time and weather changes with region to region. Lovely people, beautiful land.
Wow, it was honestly pretty brave (or maybe reckless? :) ) of you to hitchike across Russia without speaking any Russian. I know a few foreigners who did the same but they both spoke at least intermediate Russian already. I'm happy you had a good experience even without the language! Some Russians can be real assholes, but I'm glad to hear that good people are still the overwhelming majority and that you were safe.
Valeria Vagapova
Pretty much safe! Some of them whom i hitchiked with me insist me to stay in their home if i could not find any good hostel or someone didnt accepted my request on couchsurfing.com. (yes, i couchsurfed too ) I spent many nights in the truck, tent, hut houses and many more. I travelled through each mode of transportation including trains, buses, metro etc. The hospitality, love and care i got is incredible and could not be expressed in words. In soviet era, i found that Russians used to watch a lot of bollywood films and it helps to connect with them more strongly. I personally feel in giving back to these lovely people so i bought a gift for them from a nearby market or gave them each a 100 Rs indian note. Yes, there are few arrogant and bad people just like they are in india too, so we could not portray all of them in one picture. We need to believe in our guts. But at last, this trip helps me to rebuild my personality and moreover i felt the local culture, local food and their family values. Just one mistake i did, not recording or vlogging the whole adventurous trip. But i am not going to do this mistake again, as i am going to europe in july so going to travel by this hitchiking/couchsurfing way only and this time i am going to record each and every detail of trip. Whenever these people who helped me in russia came to india, i have promised them i am going to take care of them and host them. I think i have gone in an emotional flow by writing this post, therefore going to end now. Hope you have a great day, Valeria.
Yor are absolute write,
Russians are the most helpful and nice people in the world.
Love Russia!!!
Lilly, Bulgaria/ Varna/
Wow,mineazabut:
Меня зовут(minea zovut)
Thats craaazzzy. Im glad russian people helped you like that cause usually russians ars considered not to be very friendly
8:09
-Excuse me, do you guys speak English?
-Да (yes)
-Do you know which way the Metro is?
-Нет (No) *then walks away*
Omg lol 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
Actually he said "что? (what?)" not "да"
Do u know , which wat the metro is?
Troll skills in action.
8:11 guy says Что? (What?)
Filipino is great than russia
8:25
"Do you speak english?"
" i 'm brazilian ,no speak russo"
O brasil vai dominar o mundo
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk, o mais engraçado foi como ele falou o "braziliaan", BR tá mesmo em todo lugar.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Kkkkkkk eu pensando que só tinha brasileiro nos EUA
@@johanmatsel5826 Tem aproximadamente 1,500 brasileiros morando na Rússia, em comparção, há 1 milhão e meio de brasileiros nos EUA
I am korean and when i visited in vladivostok, there people are so kind but they can't speak english well nevertheless they tried to help as Google translate it was so impressed
Wows... I live in Vladivostok, and learn english...
Oh, you've been in my city.
전역시켜줘
It was impressed?
🤣
@@froggylegspeople 😂
И херли ты там делал? Лес валил?😁
I live in Vladivostok(Far Eastern Russian city), and there are many Asian tourists(Chinese, Korean etc). I speak English and always try to help them, but when I talk to foreigners, I get lost, I forget all grammar rules and look like fool. In spite of this, they always understand me😂
My advice if you visit Russia: try to ask young people. Old and adult Russian people learned German language in school
UPD: I have read some comments, and some people think that Russians are rude, because they understood question and said "no" (some commentators think that it means they do speak English). But it isn't so. In our understanding, you speak English when you can explain your thoughts in English. Of course, every Russian person know basic words, such as "Hello", "Good bye", "No", "Yes" and so on. But when someone asks us "Do you speak English?", many people consider that they do not speak and answer "no"
Да, китайцы и корейцы рассказывают про белых лошадей из владивостока
@@haaritdiasoritkenbaar3418
Что вы имеете в виду?
@@ShinyCucumber массовая проституция на Дальнем Востоке. Едут туда к "белым лошадкам". Секс туры. Те мужчины которые не могут заполучить женщину своём народе, старики и третьесортные мужчины, едут за сексом или в восточную европу или в тай, или к вам в владивосток. Почитайте корейские сайты или китайские.
Какие белые лошади во Владивостоке?
@@ShinyCucumberПривет comrade! l like Russia especially the Russian people,l ve been to blagoveshchensk just 2 month ago right before the chinese new year,i really like that city and it was a great experience, i ve also learnt some basic phrases and sentences in russian just in case of emergency situations XD,hahaha i like russian language btw,it's interesting,much love from northern china.❤
I kinda get the reaction. With Russians you just should get to the point immediately. I know it's counterintuitive, but if you would just straight up ask the question - you're much more likely to get an answer in Russia
True. Russians are "to the point". They don't want to have a conversation in the street, but if you need help - they will try to help you.
Funny Russians XD 🤣
-DO U SPEAK ENGLISH?
-yes , but i'm in a hurry
Da no ya tarapľuś
Do you speak English?
Yes
Can you tell me where the Metro is?
Так, вот, там, 5000 метро
😂😂😂
@@neues3691 не за что
9:25
-do you speak english?
-yes, a little big
Евгения Фербер little bit
@@Pilikalshik он сказал big
Евгения Фербер он сказал little bit, просто засмеялся после
Hahahaha
hahaaaa
2:16 do you speak english?
Yes
How can i get to the metro?
Nu...eto....priamo...i..left!😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂🤣😂😂😂
Lol
😂😂😂
То чувство, когда даже по-русски не можешь объяснить
It's so funny to m trying to read this shit
@@whosCatch22 It's so funny that I understand this shit, but I'm russian
Куда то туда))
I don't speak Russian but I get you
I went to a big parade in St. Petersburg and couldn't find anyone who spoke English. Then at one point the national anthem of the Russian Federation was sung, and I sang along in Russian. I don't speak Russian, but I had memorized the national anthem. People looked at me like I was from Mars. When the anthem ended I found that over half the people I was surrounded by suddenly spoke pretty good English and couldn't wait to be helpful. Respect works!
The most bruhhh story ever!
Eto...
Well, that is a beautiful story:)
Same situation in France
You are a lucky man, nobody thought that you are from Uranus.
Встретились как то Бразилец и Американец в Сибири...😆Начало анекдота прям😆
Американец спрашивает у Бразильца: -Не знаете ли вы где находиться продуктовый магазин?
))))
The author amused me. Next time you want to know if Russian speaks English, don't ask him if he speaks English, because the answer is English, "No." Ask him,"could you help me?" Russian is very difficult to refuse anyone help.
Actually - true. This is the first rule: don't ask them, can they speak english. Just ask what you want exactly.
- How much?
- Писят шесть
Шьорт побьери
Руссо туристо - облико морале, фирштейн?)
как будто не могла показать на пальцах
@@fxeovl достаточно было просто дать сто рублей и получить сдачи.
I am from Serbia and I can understand people who speak Russian in this video
lol.
Thanks bro. It is a pity we do not know Serbian so well here in Moscow.
@@mir1774 Russian and Serbian are very similar languages.
Slavs and Ortodox brothers
@@ДејанЛазић you are no serb, there's no such nation as serb, it doesn't even exist. You are russians who moved from russia to balkans a long ago.
@@ДејанЛазић Serbians are nice people. I have been to Belgrade. Very beautiful city.
Я все понимаю
-Excuse me do you speak English?
-Чегооо блят? Еэс
-Бонжоур епта
xGARIDx Hahaha what does it mean?
Exactly what happened to me every time I spoke English in Russia 😂😂
XGARID yes I speak English from London
Tf is those words
Thats some heiroglyphics shit right there.
не, они не думали пранк, все в школе учили англ, они поняли ваш вопрос, но их не учили говорить, поэтому им проще пройти мимо. И да, так сделает большинство!
Некоторые учили немецкий.
I can't understand your comment I'm so sad about this 😥
@@jfrankogramos6620 почему?
@@reservoirchannel5576 because i don't know Russian
@@jfrankogramos6620 google translate maybe? O_o
Next time you should start to talk with Russian with phrase “ How do i get to” or “Where is here subway?” or something else. Almost all Russian people know this phrases and will be glad to help you.
Лучше с фразы "Help my", тогда хоть никого не испугает, а то и по морде могут зарядить.
It is strange begining of first phrase to strange people "do you speak English?"... People may think that he want to have some long conversation and they try to ignore him..
Just to a point!
What have I learned from this video? The majority of Russians are very kind and helpful people.
You should going to indonesia and see how people there
I don't think so
@@andersonsousa7091 why is that?)))
@@faradillahnh apa kaitan dengan indonesia pula
@@andersonsousa7091 🤔
what a descent people they are!
even if they cant speak english,they try their best to help him
I think every other people from different country will do it anyway.. Not just here
I wonder if the Brazilian guy was walking around asking if the Russians speak Portuguese lol
Brazilians speak Portuguese
@@erikawesly9253 thanks for the clarification
Russians used to watch lots of Brazilian soap operas, so probably they would reply some phrases haha
I don't know of a single place in Russia where Portuguese is taught. There should be such places, but I have no idea where they are. That is, in 99.99% you will not hear the answer in Portuguese.
If you come at a Russian just saying, “Do you speak English?!” We’re gonna say ‘no’ every time. We’re kind of suspicious people. I speak almost perfect English but I would have said no as well.
Do you speak English?
Melanie Schneiderman haha really?)) where did you hide during the World cup when literally every Russian did his best to help every foreigner even without speaking English. By the way I Always try to help even if they shy to ask but look confusing on the street.
Рамис Карама I’m born in Vladivostok and my name is actually Mariyasha (it’s Jewish). But when I came to the US my parents thought it’s a confusing name so they changed it to Melanie. But I still keep Mariyasha as my middle name, and my Rus and Uki friends mostly call me Maryam.
@Рамис Карама it is actually Miriam in Hebrew. Maria is a Greek rendition.
@@overworkedcna412 Lol a Jew
I live in Moscow and love it when asked for help in English!
Yall are so pretty
So you got time in vacation days to be a translator?
@@baotutubenbenxiong You mean an interpreter
Learn Russian it is big language to know someting to say.
@@lephilosopheinconnu3952 yep， if she can be.
Wow look how polite and friendly the supposed enemy are. More people should see this and not listen to the mainstream media lies.
Why do you think that we are enemy? It is just politics’ plays. People in every country want peace and good life for all on the World.
Only an old generation of Russians may consider Americans an enemy due to all the bullshit streaming from our medias, young and people in their 30s don't watch it and are friendly to other countries.
@@2712gamer of cause. And you?)
@@runforjoypsn do you think that people over 30 are old?))
I sure you that most of Soviet people (for example my mom and dad who are in there 70th now) clearly understood all about politics' plays and they never think that "common" American man or woman were enemies. And we - Soviet children thought in the same way. I knew( ok, i didn't knew, but i thought/ were sure) that American children like we.
If you listen media in Russia, you are idiot))). Im from Russia
“Do you speak English?”
“My apologies good sir, I’m somewhat out of practice in that tongue and I’d rather not lose face. Could I help you obtain a Berlitz phrasebook?”
The last man they spoke to had a very interesting accent. It was almost a "deep south" American accent on some of the words. It would also seem that asking, "Do you speak English?" is the wrong question. More people responded when they were asked a specific question. I got the feeling from watching this that some of the people say they cannot speak English because they interpret that question to mean, "Are you proficient at English? You're at international English level C2 right?" Of course many people who can speak enough to help or have a small conversation will say they don't speak English if they think this is what you are asking.
Exactly. The question "Can you help me?" there is a more efficient way.
Oh my god 🤣 everyone understand the english but they refuse 😀
They(we) always glad to help people, but a lot of us have not enough experience in speaking English. If he ask for a help he will receive much more responses.
I think they were scared not bcoz of the language but afraid of being a prey
Psss, it's a secret, but we understand all languages ))
Damn, we brazilians are everywhere, hahaha laughed as f*ck with that guy, this video is so good when u know russian as well
I feel kinda bad for that brazilian guy leaving his beautiful, warm, tropical country to come and live in cold and depressing russia.
Dr Phil The Walrus I’m Brazilian too. I think he was there just traveling, for business or something else, because he said that doesn’t speak English neither Russian.
And as a Brazilian learning Russian I can say that Russian isn’t so hard for Portuguese speakers. Some weird grammar rules and quite different words, but the pronunciation isn’t so strange for us. If this guy lived there for a few months, I’m sure he could manage to exchange some short dialogues in Russian. The natural irreverence and empathy from Brazilians make us very adaptable, it’s rare to find a Brazilian living abroad that can’t speak the language used where he’s living, even in bad ways or with strong accent, you will notice that Brazilians aren’t afraid of try out and look somewhat ridiculous, we adapt really fast.
People really do try to help him. I’m impressed with how nice they are.
Id say no anyway, i hate talking to randoms in public
Actually they understand you not because they speak English, they understand because Metro has the same word and sound in Russian "метро" that's why they predict the meaning and give you the direction.
BTW I'm not Russian but figured it out.
Saudi Arabia :)
SULTAN ALOTAIBI respect mate, wow
Thats right in russian it metro...)))i think u have studied russian bcoz of spelling
That's just what I was about to comment :)
Yeah, but also Russian "метро" metro has a stress on the last syllable like metrO, bc I guess it's originally a French word
You are Right
As a student of Russian, when I was in Russia I tried to speak always in Russian, "Извините...", "Скажите, пожалуйста..." and many started to speak as if I were a native. Maybe I should have made an effort to look more like a foreigner. 😀
Viu Brasileiro aleatório no vídeo.
Oi, meu xará!
I love roussian people so much
@@jhonatanrabelo6367 Não para de brotar BR no vídeo, ksksksksksks.
@@tomiosc7356 Eae
: Do you speak english?
Russian : i don't. Sorry sir I'm on rush hour now.
Cleric
🤣
Радует, что люди пытаются помочь. Молодцы!
I don't know about Russia but in US in big cities when a stranger comes up to you and starts talking 99 times out of a hundred they just want to get money out of you.
Always needing money for the bus to visit a sick grandmother
Even in medium sized cities in Russia and Europe that can be the case. People talk to strangers less over here in Europe than they do in America.
8:30 you just found brasilian guy in Russia wtf
I'm from Brazil and I was even more surprised
I'am brasilién... Esse sotaque francês kkk
dude, one day ı went to countryside of turkey which is my ancestor villlage and very small, and ım asked a question to a guy, he said no turkish im syrian
@@DaviMarques1991 Kkkkkkkkkkkk, que sotaque francês doido, isso aí é um inglês muito abrasileirado e não um sotaque francês, no final ele até soltou "no speak RUSSO", ksksksksskks.
Now days you hear a lot of Spanish in Russia as there are no visas between Latin American countries and Russia. For this reason Brazilian tourists are common too. There are also bjj instructors from Brazil living in Russia for years.
It's rumoured that the guy is still looking for that metro station.
😂
Funny how most of them understand the question and answer with an english „no“. I guess they understand and can speak (at least the basics).
most of russians understand english, because we teach it in school, but we haven't more practice, that's why we speak not well
Лео Польд If I might ask: since when it is teached in schools? Already in Sovjet times or later? (because it was probably considered the language of „the enemy“ back in the days? And at what age students start to learn?
I watch the videos of Sergei „Real Russia“, and he once had his daughter in a video who already learns english at young age. I guess she is around 8 years old. I was impressed by her skills.
I am currently learning russian, and will definetly visit Russia one day.
@@ЛеоПольд-с4т Internet is full of Saint Peterburg trolls and Russian propaganda channels, plenty of practice...
@@TripleDDDD In 90's at least it was already tought along with German or French as a third language. It usually starts at 3-5 year of school. Some schools start teaching English from the beginning.
My school experience didn't give me the level of the language needed for normal communication, I hope the modern generation of kids get it better using the Internet from the childhood. I raised my level thanks to Wikipedia, World of Warcraft and now its educational stuff like edX, Coursera, MIT OpenCourseWare and programming libraries docs. In Soviet times one could survive without English, now it's pretty much unavoidable. Good luck with your studies!
I don't think you need any knowledge of basic English in order to comprehend what it means the question "do you speak English? " …. Most people if not all people are also able to say "thank you" or "please' that doesn't mean they have any basic knowledge of the English language....
Лэт ми Спик фром май харт
Ландан ис зе кэпитал оф Грейт Британ.
Лондонистан ис д капитал оф Греит Бритаин. Поздрав браћо руси!
Let me speak from my heart?
фСЕМ ГДе? Да, мутко красаучег. Фром май харт.
самбади ванс толд ми зе ворлд из гона рол ми!
ай эинт зе шейпест тул ин зе шээээд!
ши воз лукинг кайнд оф дабм вис хёр фингер энд хёр тамб
ин зе шейп оф эн эл он хёр форхээээд!
I do not ask "do you speak english? "
For example I ask directly "Sorry where is the metro?" They are very direct people and most of them know english in moscow.
And I can talk in Turkish with central asian turcic people too.
I liked Moscow. Nice city, nice people.
@Melisa D. not your not liar
Do u live there Volkan? Were you able to get used to cold?
@@detective4449 hayır yaşamıyorum ama iş icabı çok gidip geldim. İnsanlar bize çok benziyor. Rol yapma yok. Erkekleri biraz kaba gelebilir ama kültürleri öyle. Soğuğu İstanbulun soğuğu kadar etkilemiyor aynı derecede çünkü kuru bir soğuk. Ama - 20 lerde sorun olabilir. Kesinlikle kaz tüyü montun ve beren olsun.
Vlkn Grt i understand Turkish
Vlkn Grt: You are right. If you spend 5 minutes learning Russian to say "Pamagitie pasjalusta". People would stop and try to help you with gestures and what ever languageabilities they had.
I agree : when you ask your questions Russian people assume - highly level English, your “ street “ English probably know 75 % population Russian. if you start your question on English : how I can found something - l guarantee 8 out 10 people will stop and explain you on broken English.
-Hey,do you speak English?
-What did you say about my mom!?
ha ha !
Please note, if you ask "Do you speak english?" you will get only the answer. It is really looks like a prank.
If you really need a help it is better to be more direct and ask the question which you want to get answer.
If you want to be polite then it is enough to start your conversation using "hi", "hello" or "excuse me" and end with "please".
I feel annoyed if a german person starts to talk german to me in my own country, the Netherlands, without asking me if i can speak german. It is arrogant to start talking your own language in another country without asking first.
@@lienbijs1205 Можно начать с фразы "помоги мне". Думаю в России все понимают эту фразу, и не высокомерно звучит.
there are many people try to help even they don't understand English well ... respect .
I love Russian People, they are great and honest people and Once I would, InshaAllah, visit Russia to be able to be exposed to the Russian culture, tradition,Values, etiquettes, lifestyles,Cuisine and so forth. Lots of love for Russia from Darbhanga,India. I am also learning Russian Language.
In Russia people speak English,only if they need to .....I spent 40 days in Moscow in 1998 ,and mostly people's response very well .
English it's international language and we learn english in school.
@@alexidino I know👍
I taught German myself from Russia))English learned a little while playing Warcraft))
No they dont speak english !.
Ok in fact RUSSIAN are not that cold. They are so kind
Russian live as Russian ..no matter whether they speak other languages or not .. .Russian are respecting and loving their mother tongue ...this is the greatest thing ...Russions are real hero of the world..I am from India but here those who speaking their mother tongue are not respected by their own people.....worst situation here in india ....Indian should learn from Russions...lot of love from INDIA..
sivaprakasam subramaniyam СПАСИБО(it’s mean “thank you) greetings from Russia 🇷🇺 btw
Well said I think Indians do need to learn from Russia and proudly speak in their mother tongues even at home. They shouldn't disrespect people who can't speak English. I'm Indian but I proudly speak in my mother tongue which is Bengali and would ONLY SPEAK IN HINDI WITH INDIANS WHO DON'T KNOW BENGALI IN HINDI ONLY IF THEY KNOW HINDI. IF THE OTHER INDIAN DOESN'T KNOW HINDI BUT ENGLISH THEN I'LL SPEAK IN ENGLISH. Which in MOST CASES WILL USUALLY BE IF I'M TALKING WITH SOUTH INDIANS. I'M ONLY WRITING IN ENGLISH BECAUSE I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WRITING IN ENGLISH HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES TO SPEAKING THE LANGUAGES I KNOW I'M OPEN TO SPEAKING ALL OF THEM REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY ARE DEPENDING ON WHO I'M INTERACTING WITH.
I am from the Eastern side of E.U. and seeing this from an Indian: "Russions are real hero of the world". Really? I live next to them, and trust me - there is no respect towards Russians here in the E.U.
I don't know why you have such a high opinion about them.
And yes, your English sucks!
sivaprakasam subramaniyam We in the USA too
@@LV-426... Нет уважения к русским? А ещё о цивилизации и культуре заявляют.
Wow man this video brought me good memories when in 2017 I lived in Moscow near Novokutsneskaya metro station, I Used to play Basketball in that court you see in the background at 7:40. Looking forward to comeback to russia someday. And yes a few people speak english.
this gives me a warm feeling in my heart, or is it just me?
@Eduardo Tarusov There's no good reason for animosity between Russia and America. It's all based on greed and lies.
@@Musicienne-DAB1995 it's about citizens not govt
Dude i live in Ufa, most of the people understand basic english but they cant respond
Yusuf BULUT yeah with my trip to izhevsk and surrounding city’s including Ufa, perm, Moscow, and St. Petersburg, a lot of people understood talking in english but would respond in Russian! Fortunately in my case it’s good enough to get by!
Russia don't became like other countries, you are unique and stay this way
all countries are unique, so whats your point, bruh?
@@caim3465 because they use English as official language
Russian very good countri
@@caim3465 You don't know yet , that French lost their France to the foreigners , same thing to England and so on and on.
Russia 🇷🇺 👍 it is Russia and will be Russia 🇷🇺 !
Valdi Micolchik Russia is full of non-Russian minorities, though...
It's funny to see Gaviscon heartburn tablets in Cyrillic text, "GYEVISKON", thought it would be a different brand in Russia. That's the number one brand in the UK.
They may not good at speaking English, no problem. I just started learning Russian 'cause I fricking love this language and people in these days. Sooo see you next year at Saint Petersburg :) Любит from Istanbul.
American diplomats and few others (on a high level)
@@tictaktico huh
Hey, visit Kazan, you will like it :)
- Do you speak English?
- RUSH B!
killed me ! axaxaxaxaxa
So nice to see my city. Wooow. I will learn English with your video, It's so good practice.
i remember last time when i toured a russian couple and i asked them, how's the philippines so far??
the guy responded * so far?? i guess 16,000 miles away*
😂
Wow hahah😂so genius
Я поняла, что мне срочно нужно посмотреть как будет по-английски "Прямо"))
Дай пять
Forward (Форвард) или Straight (Страихт) если хочешь сказать туда то there (тзере)
@@SomeUkrainian69_420_1337_228 какой нахер страихт😂😂😂 Стрейт как минимум. И без русского акцента.
Straight ahead
Or right there.
Maybe they don’t speak English just because THEY never been British colony and never will !
Deana P Разумно!
duh
That cuz me
@@justsmilekid5566 well Putin.....we had been Occupied by britans for a lot of years in Egypt and yet we either don't pronounce a lot of words correctly or don't even speak 😂😂😂😂
@@minecraftstation6422 bad for you are not real man not like your cousin iraq They were under British control for three years
I think it's more that they don't like being accosted by a stranger on the street. They do know a little bit, I expect. They're just not keen to use it, which I understand.
I met a guy in Moscow who had really good English (actually I only met 2 people who spoke English in 6 weeks) he was deaf! He could lip read and he was a maths genius, well scientists. I lost my way to Moscow central uni and he was on his way there too. He was actually into prediction models/ formulas (by hand no doubt) and the books he used were in English. I could speak Russian but I would've had a kiwi accent.
Я свободно владею английским, но на улицах меня ни разу не спрашивали иностранцы, спрашивают других. Полагаю по мне не видно)
Xa xa, у меня такая же ситуация.
точно так же , а попадаются иностранцы только тем кто не знает английского
I'm Filipino & currently learning Russian. It is a lovely language ♥️
Filipino women are very beautiful! =) Cheers from Moscow!
@@haaritdiasoritkenbaar3418 oh my goodness! Thank you so much 🤗 how is the weather? I've always wanted to visit 💕
It was an windy evening of October. I was out of puff and came out side of Radisson in Saint Petersburg where I was staying. On the porch, there are few people standing. I asked a gentleman where can I find cigarettes?
He said ok, come with me and started walking.
It was evening and the man was in black suit. I was worried and followed him into a huge communist building which was completely dark.
I walked with him into the basement of the building and to my surprise, there was a departmental store!
He told me to choose my brand. No Good flakes so as people do, I choose Marlboro. I took a packet and then pick a lighter too. Total bill was around ₹400 in our money.
When it was time to pay, that gentleman put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you are our guest" and paid all of it!!!
Sounds sketch asf
Creepy dude 😳
Yeh, it was initially creepy but in the end, went smooth.
You are in Russia, you gotta learn russian at leats the basics.
At least *
@@Dabighomiee thaks 😍, typo 😝
actually most of Russians know basic English so if he ask directly for metro or station they will show him easily but when he say do you speak English people will think that guy looking for high level of English so they will reject to talk to him
@@Steph.Morales thanks*
If foreigners don't even bother learning a couple phrases in the language of the country they come to, why would citizens of the country have to learn English?
When speaking English has become an obligation?