Fun new way to practice a language! Today I had a call from a telemarketer. I get a dozen a day but today I was expecting a vendor to call so I kept having to answer unknown numbers. I'm practicing Russian, so when i get an unknown number, I answer "Allo" which works in both languages (just in case). When I figure out it's a telemarketer, I say "Вы говорите по-русски?" Uhhhh... is the typical response. Then, they explain who they are in English, but I answer in Russian "Очень приятно познакомиться". They get frustrated and ask if I speak English. I answer "Нет, нет, только русский". Then, he begins to mock me, thinking I do not understand and says (without a trace of Spanish vowels) "Hablo Espanole?" More "Нет, нет, только русский" and "Вы говорите по-русски?" He gets more annoying, saying rude things he thinks I will not understand and so I hung up. But, it was fun and made me think about using this tactic daily to work in some practice. Who knows, someone may someday say "Да! Я говорю по-русски!"