@lina @FrailLeaf @meso
https://learntherussianlanguage.com/cyka-blyat/
>Because everyone already says this. It’s so overused, and Russians have become tired of foreigners saying this to them.
>You might think you’re clever and showing that you know some Russian slang. But they’ve heard this 1000 times before.
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>Even if you’re speaking Russian, it’s better to not swear at all in Russian. Why? Because it sounds very inauthentic. Your level of Russian needs to be really good.
but it's hard to take this guy seriously after this example:
>Compare it to a foreigner saying ‘see you later alligator’ to you. Yeah, it may sound a bit funny. But you’ve heard this 1000 times before. It makes the person saying it look pretty ignorant, and it’s just not flattering to say.
1. that would be cute
2. nobody ever uses this phrase. Foreigners also don't
3. it's not particularly unflattering