I'm learning Russian, but I want to know more casual ways to speak with someone.

I'm learning Russian, but I want to know more casual ways to speak with someone.
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answer:Welcome to ask-public. I don’t know if we have any Russian speakers here; if so, they haven’t identified themselves in a way that I’ve seen, anyway. (I guess they would also have to be Russian writers to participate here.) However, I do have a friend (American born and bred) who tells me that he speaks Russian. (I have no way to verify the claim, but no reason to disbelieve it, either.) If you’re interested (and if he is), then I’d be happy to make an introduction via Facebook. (I grew up with him and went to high school with him, but our only contact now is via FB; he’s also in his early 60s, if that matters to you. And gay AF, which doesn’t matter to me, but … there it is.)
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