Vladivostok - Post Report Question and Answers
How much of the local language do you need for daily living? Are local language classes/tutors available and affordable?
It is very helpful, if not essential. By 2015, approximately half of the nice restaurants in town had an English language menu (often just one copy). In a few cases, we actually translated these for them. I would assume this has increased since then. English language capacity was very limited in general, however. Locals generally study Chinese, Japanese, or Korean in school rather than English. Russian instruction for foreigners is available locally and is affordable. - Jun 2017
A lot. Very few people speak English. - Apr 2012
Not too many store clerks speak English, so 'shopping Russian' would be useful to have, though western-style stores are plentiful and talking is not really necessary. - Jun 2009
A lot - Apr 2009
