| Germans were brought to parts of Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan by the czar because they were such good farmers. My grandmother left Russia at the time of the revolution but spoke only German.
Similar story with Indians (Hindi, Bengali) in Fiji and UAE. They were brought there to work. They tend to stay, even if the work goes away.
While I knew this, I still didn't think to guess Kazakhstan for German (I guessed it for Russian), or Fiji or UAE. |