Estonia and Russian

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Is it just me, or is Estonian Russian (or at least Russian spoken in Estonia) much, much easier to understand than "actual" Russian? Or could this be more linked to the phenomenon that I've had multiple people in Russia ask me if I'm "from Yugoslavia"?

Sure, the first person I've ever conversed with in Russian (and for quite a while the only one) was from Estonia, but I'm pretty sure I can't be "trained" that easily to understand only that.

Especially after visiting Tallinn I'm wondering what the hell I'm doing deciding to study Russian here... ;)

I don't think even after 9 years I could even begin to form a single sentence like an actual Russian speaker would, let alone after 9 months...

(/end emoness)