tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post7431776852871461226..comments2023-10-08T05:00:23.559-04:00Comments on Clarissa's Blog: Did You Know That Ukraine…Clarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-12852356512553590872010-07-16T11:24:37.495-04:002010-07-16T11:24:37.495-04:00Greeting from Ukraine! Thank you for the wonderful...Greeting from Ukraine! Thank you for the wonderful post,Clarissa. I can agree with every your world and am happy to hear that folks from other countries relate to our problems. I live in the Eastern Ukraine and have to speak Russian most of the time, but it will never became native to me! I hope our President with criminal records has enough brain just to leave our language and cultural heritage alone, not to mention helping in developing them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-80554404195320181582010-03-27T20:58:13.146-04:002010-03-27T20:58:13.146-04:00LOL @ "the stupid hair post."LOL @ "the stupid hair post."KThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794676685036206776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-45443107834313367652010-03-04T16:42:18.259-05:002010-03-04T16:42:18.259-05:00I'm glad this post is proving to be so popular...I'm glad this post is proving to be so popular both here and on the ktravula.com blog where it originally appeared. It seems like people from all continents are coming here (according to the blog statistics) to read this post. A little more visitors, and it will become even more famous that the stupid hair post.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-3764288678977393722010-03-04T16:40:59.589-05:002010-03-04T16:40:59.589-05:00For everybody else: Bogdan, a professor from Ukrai...For everybody else: Bogdan, a professor from Ukraine, agrees with me in that for a Ukrainian person, Russian will always feel alien. Even though he speaks in Russian with his Russian-speaking wife, it still feels like a language that is not his own.<br /><br />If the current president of Ukraine introduces Russian as a second official language, it will be a catastrophe for the country. 9Hear, hear!)Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-73224984350588389682010-03-04T16:27:57.246-05:002010-03-04T16:27:57.246-05:00Все вірно Кларисо...Усе вірно...
Я щодня спілкуюсь...Все вірно Кларисо...Усе вірно...<br />Я щодня спілкуюсь російською в побуті, оскільки моя дружина російськомовна але ніколи російська не стане для мене рідною. <br />Сьогодні в університеті ми спілкуємось виключно українською з нашими студентами. І як наслідок, багато з них вільніше спілкуються українською ніж російською. Сподіваюсь новий президент не запровадить другу державну мову, бо це буде катастрофа для нашої культури.<br /><br />Для західних країн українці і росіяни одне й те ж. Але українець ніколи не визнає російську культуру, мову чи звичаї рідними. Вони є і будуть для нас чужими....Bogdannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-31108070631185462262010-03-04T16:00:28.079-05:002010-03-04T16:00:28.079-05:00We were made to feel ashamed of our language, our ...We were made to feel ashamed of our language, our literature, our pronunciation by a variety of propagandistic devices. So eventually, hearing how you are uncultured, stupid and uncivilized because you are Ukrainian, hearing all the nasty jokes about Ukrainians, makes you really resentful about the language that was imposed by such means.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-73865601593614730672010-03-04T15:50:22.328-05:002010-03-04T15:50:22.328-05:00I guess I am a little strange in this regard.
I l...I guess I am a little strange in this regard. <br />I love English, I speak it the most, I am most proficient at it (I am literate in 4 Indian languages). <br />Though the British colonized India for 200 years, I have never thought of it as their language (guess because I don't speak it at home, I speak Tamil). <br />English In India- is one thing I am grateful to the British for. <br />Or may be not, I just believe it is my own language - since I started learning it along with my language. <br />Considering how notorious the British have been with colonization - I guess I dont associate them with English.Reena Siennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526624193170200186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-25384855847094275952010-03-04T08:40:13.234-05:002010-03-04T08:40:13.234-05:00Anonymous: It is but it never colonized Ukraine, s...Anonymous: It is but it never colonized Ukraine, so I'm not traumatized by the English language for that reason.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-27066274216686574482010-03-04T02:47:25.615-05:002010-03-04T02:47:25.615-05:00its just im constantly told America is a colonist ...its just im constantly told America is a colonist country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-61521929781248683632010-03-03T17:22:36.082-05:002010-03-03T17:22:36.082-05:00"You don't like Russian because of coloni..."You don't like Russian because of colonial domination but you live in America? ERRORTHISDOESNOTCOMPUTE"<br /><br />Anonymous, <br /><br />There are several significant factors that can remind a person of colonial domination - place, language, religion, customs, features, color, food, and everything that one can relate to oppression. <br />Clarrisa said that she does not like Russian - because it reminds her of colonial oppression. I am sure most of us can relate to that. Most times people living in diaspora communities have such strong beliefs, which are respectable and important to them. <br /><br />Further, America is a relatively new nation, with minimum association to imperialism and colonialism. It is usually seen as the land of the free. <br />If Clarrisa is not associating imperialism to America and is fine with living here.... well JAI HO !Reena Siennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526624193170200186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-58123655947089286112010-03-03T09:49:27.991-05:002010-03-03T09:49:27.991-05:00Sure, but I quoted what the French said about the ...Sure, but I quoted what the French said about the melodiousness of languages. If it were something said by the Ukrainians, it wouldn't have any value. But the French care equally little for Ukraine, Estonia and Finland. I think. :-)Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-8926563916174819062010-03-03T09:02:18.708-05:002010-03-03T09:02:18.708-05:00That does not compute only for people who believe ...That does not compute only for people who believe their country is less imperialist. Hint: these are the same people who are the most interested in the color of Clarissa's hair :) :) <br /><br />By the way, Clarissa, I do not want to offend your patriotic feelings, but in Estonia they believe Estonian is the most melodic after Italian. And in Finland they believe it is Finnish. :)Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-48026640108221612092010-03-03T06:30:46.093-05:002010-03-03T06:30:46.093-05:00You don't like Russian because of colonial dom...You don't like Russian because of colonial domination but you live in America? ERRORTHISDOESNOTCOMPUTEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-58439804782250797852010-03-02T18:09:17.353-05:002010-03-02T18:09:17.353-05:00Thank you, Reena Sienna. It's nice to have you...Thank you, Reena Sienna. It's nice to have you here.<br /><br />I speak Russian at home. I don't like it and perceive it as a language of colonial domination. That's why I have dedicated my life to learning languages.<br /><br />I agree with you about genocide. None of my 128 students have heard anything about the dirty war in Argentina. This is very sad.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-74443885641036528992010-03-02T18:02:58.821-05:002010-03-02T18:02:58.821-05:00What language do you speak at home Clarrisa - just...What language do you speak at home Clarrisa - just curious?<br />It is very nice to read a highly balanced opinion of your culture, history, and tradition.<br />I am Indian, and I can relate to your writing, because I know that my country is definitely one of the best, with ample scope for improvement.<br />Also, moral psychology is primarily my area of interest. The world rarely acknowledges the Ukrainian holocaust, the dirty war of Argentina, the Ugandan genocide, the Tamil Oppression of Sri Lanka..I can go on. Come on people, all people are made of flesh and blood, with feelings and emotions. Cant imagine these things took place on the face of the earth , that most of us inhabit with the utmost freedom and liberty.<br />Interesting read, please keep them coming !Reena Siennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526624193170200186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-91518047450585448942010-03-02T18:02:12.776-05:002010-03-02T18:02:12.776-05:00What language do you speak at home Clarrisa - just...What language do you speak at home Clarrisa - just curious? <br />It is very nice to read a highly balanced opinion of your culture, history, and tradition. <br />I am Indian, and I can relate to your writing, because I know that my country is definitely one of the best, with ample scope for improvement. <br />Also, moral psychology is primarily my area of interest. The world rarely acknowledges the Ukrainian holocaust, the dirty war of Argentina, the Ugandan genocide, the Tamil Oppression of Sri Lanka..I can go on. Come on people, all people are made of flesh and blood, with feelings and emotions. Cant imagine these things took place on the face of the earth , that most of us inhabit with the utmost freedom and liberty. <br />Interesting read, please keep them coming !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-35516328647364677472010-03-02T17:34:26.171-05:002010-03-02T17:34:26.171-05:00Pretty different. Some words sound similar but tha...Pretty different. Some words sound similar but that's about it. I don't understand Polish at all. And the alphabet is completely different.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-42320507597943966032010-03-02T16:38:28.510-05:002010-03-02T16:38:28.510-05:00How different are the languages ukranian and Polis...How different are the languages ukranian and Polish?Pagan Topologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611788563582362688noreply@blogger.com