Chappers
Monday 8th December 2008 12:16am
Surrey
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Quote: Huge Bear @ December 5 2008, 11:16 AM GMT
Magda's not from Bosnia. My mother's from that part of the world - I've got at least 20 family members in different parts all over there.
Her accent's very good Russian, with a couple of tiny flaws (Eastern Europeans don't use the words "the" or "a").
Magda's short for Magdalena, which is much more common in Poland.
I visited Poland six times during the 80s. The Russians would have iinvaded if the Polish authorities hadn't declared their own martial law in 1981, but certainly in eastern Poland (Bialystok) a few tanks came over the border.
Once the Berlin wall came down in 1989 all that nonsense pretty well finished. Though if it happened anywhere in the 80s it would have been a very isolated occurrence. Magda would have had to be very young indeed...
Shit, I can't believe I'm writing this in a Lead Ballon thread!
Come on - it's all the same. Eastern Eirope is Eastern Europe!
Quote: thelegendary stardustcowboy @ December 5 2008, 1:05 PM GMT
I f**king hate people who use the word basically all the time, in fact, at any time.
Edited by Aaron.
Basically I agree.