LOL! I was imagining a funny scene as she got on the plane, of her saying, "So teach me some Russian. How do I say hello?"
And Philip telling her how to say "Hi" instead because he fears she might jump out of the plane if she tries to pronounce hello.
It brings back how much I loved Stan's struggles with Russian the first season, how he seemed to not get all that far, and how the reason for that, to me, seemed surely to be connected to the way nobody in the office seemed to see it as that important. It was a like a thing that nobody could figure this shit out.
So of course Martha, despite working in counterintelligence, sees speaking Russian as as much of an impenetrable wall as anyone else.
And it's possible she might not ever learn it, really. There are people who go to other countries and if they can find enough speakers of their language just don't do it. If she's depressed enough it could happen. I think Martha basically still hasn't made the decision about whether she's going to be able to adapt or not. If she thinks she can she will really try with her lessons and maybe progress quickly. If not she might just die.
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Re: Martha and learning Russian
Date: 2016-05-05 08:17 pm (UTC)And Philip telling her how to say "Hi" instead because he fears she might jump out of the plane if she tries to pronounce hello.
It brings back how much I loved Stan's struggles with Russian the first season, how he seemed to not get all that far, and how the reason for that, to me, seemed surely to be connected to the way nobody in the office seemed to see it as that important. It was a like a thing that nobody could figure this shit out.
So of course Martha, despite working in counterintelligence, sees speaking Russian as as much of an impenetrable wall as anyone else.
And it's possible she might not ever learn it, really. There are people who go to other countries and if they can find enough speakers of their language just don't do it. If she's depressed enough it could happen. I think Martha basically still hasn't made the decision about whether she's going to be able to adapt or not. If she thinks she can she will really try with her lessons and maybe progress quickly. If not she might just die.