Thread:Kiadony/@comment-5916303-20150313162115/@comment-5916303-20150321132024

I know what you mean, I just recently fixed my English-speaking accent. Before that I had the stereotypical "Russian" accent, where I emphasized on the letter "R", because no one knows anything besides Russia exists, even in foreign countries, in regions where Serbs are majority, people still tend to believe we were Russians and it sort of made me think; the south Slavs have bickered since they've established their countries over the difference between their languages, suggesting that each had their own unique style to it and that they're the source behind our language, when in reality there is none, they're all exactly the same, with minor differences, like elevator or lift. From my perspective, this all happens because the lack of cultural diversity, each one having the need to feel unique. These days even Montenegrins have their own language, for political reasons, and to say that their language is separate from ours is to say that Canadians speak Canadian and Americans speak American.

IDK about you, but I went to Frankfurt and people there tend to be irritated, especially towards tourists, when they don't speak German. I once asked a woman in English how much did the ticket cost and she started of English and finished in German. I mean, the guides there know very little of foreign languages, and that's a big flaw, considering that they work in a place packed with foreigners that mostly target big attractions.