Question

[lolishipper.livejournal.com]

I'm new to learning Russian, and was wondering if its considered strange to write in block letter form. My cursive is horrible, and I find it easier to write in block, but dont want to seem wierd.

Comments

[hellga.livejournal.com]

Like in any other place, in Russia quite a few adults have barely legible handwriting, so I wouldn't get too hung up on that. Bblock letters are generally not seen in anyone older than first-graders... unlike in US, in Russia it has never caught on. There is still a lot of in-class writing done by hand so you have to learn to write fast, and writing in cursive IS much faster than writing block letters... well, at least that was the case ten years ago when I graduated. Perhaps when some of today's kids grow up they will not really write in cursive, but for now, for you it would be considered weird, probably. But as a foreigner, you will always be cut a lot of slack by native speakers.