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Russia's Putin says his young family members speak fluent Mandarin Chinese (www.channelnewsasia.com)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Russia's Putin as opposed to...? Just funny phrasing

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I guess it's important to distinguish him from Quebec's poutine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I used to ask my parents if we could stop by whatever poutine serving restaurant for a Vladimir when one was nearby. It took like 8 times for them to understand what I was asking for.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Media does that with "China's Xi" too