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fecklessreckless  ·  3432 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Where are you?

Ayoo, I'm currently on the floor of my living room, in my flat in NZ. I lived with a Belarusian girl last year in the US! She taught me how to say poop in Russian. Or Belarusian. Not sure.





raisin  ·  3431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Huh, that sounds like a lot of fun... As a native Russian speaker, I guess I just take some things for granted, like the ability to call poop poop.

I was actually really surprised that a lot of the people I meet ask me to swear in Russian. I mean, it seems a little strange, because frankly, are you going to use this new vocabulary in a regular conversation? I doubt it.

Oh well.

Kinpower  ·  3431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's not about ever using it, it's knowing you could swear at someone in a situation where you really shouldn't and they'd have no idea that you have.

fecklessreckless  ·  3431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This. And I'd also violently curse at my roommate in public situations, and she'd be super embarrassed and nobody else would know what was happening. It's great!!

edricarica  ·  3431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wait, you're not going to share how to say poop in Belarusian with us? No fair!

fecklessreckless  ·  3431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Kakashka!! Now you know. :) Although I have no idea if that's the correct way to write it in english, oops.

edricarica  ·  3431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dammit, that is the most adorable word ever. If it didn't mean poop, I'd use it to name my kitten.

fecklessreckless  ·  3431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Isn't it though??? I guess it's like, the little-kid version (google just told me that, so NATURALLY it's true), so maybe that's why it's cutsie. The Russian language has the best cute-names for things, I think!!!