MOSCOW, Anyone?

My youngest son has been to Moscow once or maybe twice, not sure. He speaks fluent Russian, which he leaned in the Air Force, and has worked for the NSA since leaving the AF. Since his three children are now married, he has put in for a relocation for a two year stint in Japan.
 

Ameriscot said:
I would love to see those buildings in Red Square but that alone is not enough to make me want to travel there. My O/H's aunt and uncle when on a group tour there and loved it.

I just noticed that this thread is in the Holidays section because it was posted by someone in the UK. Shows the differences - Holidays for Americans means xmas, etc., but for the rest it means vacation.
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Yes I think you would be disappointed to be honest, we were last there 3 years ago and struggled to fill 3 days of sightseeing.

The word vacation never really caught on in the UK, holidays really cover every time we are not at work!
 
merlin said:
Yes I think you would be disappointed to be honest, we were last there 3 years ago and struggled to fill 3 days of sightseeing.

The word vacation never really caught on in the UK, holidays really cover every time we are not at work!
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I've been in the UK for 15 years now and I say holiday. It now feels foreign for me to say vacation. It can confuse people though so sometimes here I type holiday/vacation. I'm bilingual. :D
 

Ameriscot said:
I've been in the UK for 15 years now and I say holiday. It now feels foreign for me to say vacation. It can confuse people though so sometimes here I type holiday/vacation. I'm bilingual. :D
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I wish I was bilingual, I can only speak 3 Russian words, yes, no and chicken for some odd reason ;)

I guess I should say vacation/holiday in future to avoid confusion!!
 
merlin said:
I wish I was bilingual, I can only speak 3 Russian words, yes, no and chicken for some odd reason ;)

I guess I should say vacation/holiday in future to avoid confusion!!
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No problem Merlin, holidays or vacation is just fine.

The original poster of this thread is an American lady that has lived in the U.K. for approximately 20 years.
 
Bee said:
No problem Merlin, holidays or vacation is just fine.

The original poster of this thread is an American lady that has lived in the U.K. for approximately 20 years.
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It's confusing to Americans though, not to British. Saying that we are going 'on holiday' confuses my family, still.
 

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