jackmarxist [any] to chapotraphouse • edit-23 months agoFirst look at New Action Movie titled 'Nuke' starring Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Unimagemessage-square25 fedilinkarrow-up174
arrow-up174imageFirst look at New Action Movie titled 'Nuke' starring Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Unjackmarxist [any] to chapotraphouse • edit-23 months agomessage-square25 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareInevitableSwing [none/use name]hexbear13·3 months agoDo they share a common language so they can talk about anything? Or do they need a translator for most stuff? link
minus-squareWayeeCool [comrade/them]hexbear2·3 months ago Putin obviously knows English and German from his posting in Germany during his KGB days Yeah. He was a lieutenant colonel assigned to the East German stasi. Can find archive copies of his stasi identification floating around online. link
minus-squareemizeko [they/them]hexbear9·3 months agoI'm guessing they both have just enough English that along with some hand gestures it works out okay link
minus-squareInevitableSwing [none/use name]hexbear9·3 months agoI've always assumed that Putin can understand spoken English far better than he can speak it. link
minus-squarethethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]hexbear10·3 months agoPutin can probably speak English well enough, there's just little need for him to do so publicly. If his accent isn't perfect it'd get so much scrutiny, so better to just use translators. link
minus-squarecoolusername@lemmy.mlhexbear4·3 months agoPresidents of state do not speak in foreign languages even if they know it linkfedilink
Do they share a common language so they can talk about anything? Or do they need a translator for most stuff?
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Yeah. He was a lieutenant colonel assigned to the East German stasi. Can find archive copies of his stasi identification floating around online.
I'm guessing they both have just enough English that along with some hand gestures it works out okay
I've always assumed that Putin can understand spoken English far better than he can speak it.
Putin can probably speak English well enough, there's just little need for him to do so publicly. If his accent isn't perfect it'd get so much scrutiny, so better to just use translators.
Presidents of state do not speak in foreign languages even if they know it