American and British tax systems

I work in tax area and I'm interested in learning foreign tax systems. So I've recently begun to read about different countries and their...

One more question about English "R"

Sometimes I hear "growling" R-sound in English speech (like Russian R-sound) in movies or in audiobooks. Especially it is typic...

Accents

I noticed that I could understand American accent easier than British one. When I watch American movies I make out much more words than i...

And again...

I overate... as always after my granny's patties...

Yummy!

My granny baked patties with cabbage! Yummy!

Marussia Motors

I'm soooooooooo surprised! I've just read about new brand of Russian sportcars! I've heard long ago, that Nikolai Fomenko (Russian actor...

Shopping

I bought new books again... o_O "The catcher in the rye" (by J.D. Salinger), "One flew over the cuckoo's nest" (by K...

Stereophonics

Once the girl from my work gave me to listen to songs which she likes. Among them there were "Pass the buck" and "Maybe to...

What is your favourite book?

I like reading a lot. I like as classical literature as modern one. But many modern writers can't use beautiful verbal structures, as...

La princesse et l'ogre

J'aime ce dessin animé russe. C'est sur la princesse qui trouve l'ogre. C'est très plaisant. =) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyKBPo...

How my cat helps to sew

Today my Mom bought fabric for new blinds, and now she's sewing them. At the pictures my cat's helping my Mom to make really beautiful bl...

The day before work

It begins new working week tomorrow. Because of it Sunday seems a little bit dull. I should prepare clothes, clean up a flat, do all thin...

Difficile...

C'est très difficile écrire quelque chose en français, parce que je ne sais pas assez de mots et la grammaire. Je veux finir le manuel de...

Short summary of this summer and about Alf and Willie =)

As always summer flew without being noticed, but it was very tangible! Because this year it was enormous hot! I even went to work with jo...

Première tentative

Je m'appelle Tanya. Je habite Moscou avec ma famille: ma mère et ma grand-mère. J'ai le frère aîné. Il s'appelle Pavel. Il habite avec sa...

Help me please with a phrase

I'm reading "Harry Potter" now, and I can't properly understand the phrase "Well, this is going to shorten the odds on Mr ...