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How're those new channels working out?
Dec. 24th, 2011 10:41 pmJust about a week ago, I activated the local cable service's offering of their single French channel (TV5 for the US) and a handful of Russian channels. Just for a month, just to try it out.
My comprehension of Russian seems not to have flagged in the interval since I last was in an environment where Russian is spoken (which would be about 18 months ago, if memory serves). Or perhaps that's just my imagination. In the car, I find myself breaking out in Russian to speak with Galina, which is a noticeable change for me. Finding suitable programs to watch is not all that difficult, although at times it seems all the channels are offering real-life crime drama cum reality programming.
My comprehension of French varies all over the map, from excellent during news programs, to iffy during documentaries, to near-zero during comedies and soaps. The situation with French is head and shoulders above what I can expect when I tune in any of the many Spanish-language programs available, which is turning out to be not all that often, because my level of comprehension in Spanish is truly dreadful. (That, of course, suggests I should watch more Spanish-language programs.)
It's time to hit the rack. Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cheers...
My comprehension of Russian seems not to have flagged in the interval since I last was in an environment where Russian is spoken (which would be about 18 months ago, if memory serves). Or perhaps that's just my imagination. In the car, I find myself breaking out in Russian to speak with Galina, which is a noticeable change for me. Finding suitable programs to watch is not all that difficult, although at times it seems all the channels are offering real-life crime drama cum reality programming.
My comprehension of French varies all over the map, from excellent during news programs, to iffy during documentaries, to near-zero during comedies and soaps. The situation with French is head and shoulders above what I can expect when I tune in any of the many Spanish-language programs available, which is turning out to be not all that often, because my level of comprehension in Spanish is truly dreadful. (That, of course, suggests I should watch more Spanish-language programs.)
It's time to hit the rack. Merry Christmas, everyone!
Cheers...
