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schizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months ago

Russia's Putin says his young family members speak fluent Mandarin Chinese

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Russia's Putin says his young family members speak fluent Mandarin Chinese

www.channelnewsasia.com

schizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months ago
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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday (Aug 2) that young members of his family speak fluent Mandarin, though he told school children they should not forget the importance of English too despite the growing popularity of Chinese. Putin has two daughters with his ex-wife Lyudmila and they s
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    Russia’s Putin as opposed to…? Just funny phrasing

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      I guess it’s important to distinguish him from Quebec’s poutine.

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        I used to ask my parents if we could stop by whatever poutine serving restaurant for a Vladimir when one was nearby. It took like 8 times for them to understand what I was asking for.

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      Media does that with “China’s Xi” too

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      Canada’s poutine.

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