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I'm about to join a ship which is crewed with Russian officers and ratings. I have not sailed with Russians before so I'm just wondering if anyone has any general advice on how to fit in with them and how not to offend them.
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Make sure that when you walk up the gangway, you give a cheery "Blyad" to duty rating. This is basically a Russian "What ho" or "aloha" sort of thing and will really go down well. Also, the word for Captain in Russian is "Suka". Use that term and that term only and they'll respect you quite a bit for bothering to learn some of the language.
Other than that, they're easy enough to get along with and pretty much like us, they just drink more Vodka than we do...I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.....
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I've chatted with Russians socially and have found them to be friendly and interested in foreigners but have never worked with them so can only offer general advice which is to try and learn some basic phrases from a russian-english phrase book before you go and they'll appreciate you made the effort.Former TH cadet with experience of cruise ships, buoy tenders, research ships and oil tankersComment
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wow, I'm giving the same advice as guinessmanFormer TH cadet with experience of cruise ships, buoy tenders, research ships and oil tankersComment
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True, but your advice is less likely to result in injury...Originally posted by chris View PostI love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.....
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Непослушный GuinnessMan!!
Just spent five painful minutes having the other half spell that out. "No, upside down P!!"
Using Google Translate next time.sigpicHello! I'm Chris. I'm away a lot so I'm sorry if it takes me a while to reply to messages, but I promise I'll get back to everyone. If it's urgent, please email me directly at [email protected].
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I couldn't help myself.Originally posted by CharlieDelta View Post
Also, there is an upside down p. We use b....I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.....
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I've been given a copy of Rosetta Stone level 1-3 Russian and given strict instructions to use it at sea.sigpicHello! I'm Chris. I'm away a lot so I'm sorry if it takes me a while to reply to messages, but I promise I'll get back to everyone. If it's urgent, please email me directly at [email protected].
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Why Russian? Why not learn Latvian? Best thing I learnt whilst drinking with my Portugese colleague was "Šis kungs par visu samaksās"....Originally posted by CharlieDelta View PostI love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.....
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Ssshhh, big rivalry between the Latvian Latvians and the Russian Latvians!!sigpicHello! I'm Chris. I'm away a lot so I'm sorry if it takes me a while to reply to messages, but I promise I'll get back to everyone. If it's urgent, please email me directly at [email protected].
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In fairness, Russian is also a bit more useable.sigpicHello! I'm Chris. I'm away a lot so I'm sorry if it takes me a while to reply to messages, but I promise I'll get back to everyone. If it's urgent, please email me directly at [email protected].
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So i've been noticing lately...Originally posted by CharlieDelta View PostI love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.....
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I came here asking for advice, and no one seems to want to give some. Fair enough if you don't want to, but why try and joke and get me to say russian profanity? I am disappointed guys
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You will work with a variety of nationalities while at sea - sometimes you'll be the only brit onboard... like everything if you go in and are friendly, respectful and put in effort - show you are keen to learn / work and you'll get on fine with them.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI came here asking for advice, and no one seems to want to give some. Fair enough if you don't want to, but why try and joke and get me to say russian profanity? I am disappointed guys
Yer, there are anti-social buggers at sea, but most people are fairly sociable!
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