I Am Not Very Keen On "sufin", Though I Sometimes Need To Romanticize Their Relationships And Make A

I still wonder where he is...big heart but messed up mind.

Do Europeans (and do Ukrainians) criticize for low foreign language skills?

Today, I found a post of a non-European who complained about how the Spanish criticized foreigners for nor speaking Spanish. It reminds me of posts about how Europeans hate when Americans are not bilingual or are not speaking their mother tongue.

As an Eastern European, specifically, as a Ukrainian, I personally give no sheesh whether you speak Ukrainian or not. However...

First, not all Ukrainians speak English/Spanish/French/German etc.

You cannot simply come here and expect us to speak English fluently. Elder generations speak English badly, my generation (um...actually, I am not gen Z according to our generation theory...I am Y...uummmm...however!) also refuses to speak (but learns), the youngest gen Alpha cannot speak English yet. Why? Because we cannot practice it, we have no extra money to travel all around the world (even before the war, ye know), and as an English language teacher, I have to say the methods of teaching English in Ukraine are...particularly ineffective. Same situations with less spreaded languages.

Second, we want you to speak Ukrainian.

It is a common situation (especially before the war) when a foreigner surely learns French or German but thinks English will be enough in Ukraine. You may say that is because Slavic languages are hard to (at least) speak, but many of you choose russian to learn. Moreover, there are absolutely brainless and somehow pragmatic people (yeah, Chinese, I am speaking about you) thinking it is enough to speak russian in Ukraine, the mother language of Ukrainians does not matter.

We want you to speak Ukrainian. We do not really care how bad you speak. We will surely (try to) understand you and correct if it is necessary. Our language is unique, and we want not only all the Ukrainians to speak it but also foreigners to learn.

btw how did I learn English...? well...I am a philologist of English and Chinese languages, and I have a bachelor degree (yet).

теє-то, кулєги, поширюйте допис, я пітнів і без перекладача писав, як справжній профі!

Thank you, dad

This is my dad. Volodymyr Torbynsky, who died on January 15, 2025. He was 55. He died defending Ukraine from russian invaders. russians killed him. Please, remember him. He is a hero.

Thank you all for your support, kind words and help. I really appreciate it.

p.s. Remember that the war is not over. Remember everyone, who fought for their country. Remember the price. The daily price of our freedom.

russia is a terrorist state.

You can support my mom and me here: pp ellensnake142@gmail.com Thank you.

I found it among the sketches I had drawn having Chinese language classes...and I think there is no need to translate it - THE "MUGS" TELL MORE THAN WORDS DO.

um... wanna some bingo?

cmon, I tried my best to make it!!!

dirty, broken, pathetic but beloved.

devoted to my honey parfait.

(you know I do not mean a pudding.)

Look! It is my first experimental Mongolia :D

It's been so long time ago :\

planning to prank Alfred.

кулєги, ширте, Хеталія жива в Україні!

sorry, fellas, no fanart this year, I have got this fucking chickenpox.

yes, I am over 20 and never had it before.

no fever, no pain, nothing, but the rash that I cannot stand.

ні, серйозно, мене так кошмарили нею...типу, я точно подохну од неї у дорослому віці.

та я відчуваю, що подихати я буду від свербіння.

як я її пілхопили? а все дуже елементарно — я ж працюю в закладі освіти!