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I have three native English speaking teachers on my team and a lovely middle-aged Russian teacher who teaches the starters or very low levels, her name is Liliyana.
I met her today and we were having a work chat - to set the scene for you, I was wearing a purple cardigan, black skirt and PURPLE TIGHTS, which I thought looked quite fetching. We finished our chat and I was about to leave when she whispered in my ear...."Janis, grown up ladies don't wear PURPLE TIGHTS!"
I couldn't believe it, but I wasn't offended. I went to my class and told them about our conversation and they too thought it was hilarious. They said it was true, but they loved my purple tights and told me to carry on wearing them.
Lilyana today told me she was thinking about buying some red tights, sweet lady.
I think I'm going to be trendsetter for middle-aged ladies here in this small Russian industrial town!