At The Beginning Of The War, I Migrated To Kyiv Region From Kyiv City. There I Heard (probably Chechens')

there is never enough Murdoc!

oh, and I am sorry for having no fixed style, I try to find my own in the case of Gorillaz.

I frankly used someone's tiktok video to make this.

RIP yer ears.

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!

because of my term paper... I really enjoy reading Grettis saga again and again.

planning to prank Alfred.

кулєги, ширте, Хеталія жива в Україні!

damn Scots, they ruined Scotland! (ha-ha, no, not really)

oh sheesh, I forgot I have a tumbler account! well, I am going to graduate university (actually, it is going to be in 2024, though nobody cares, ha-ha) and that is why my activity is so low: term papers, seminars, English and Chinese languages blah-blah. however, I have something (actually strange) to share...ugh...do not think I disrespect Ireland, just my drunk immoral jokes. next time it would be nice to draw Wales.

yo, I am back!

.happy halloween 🎃

Hæl og sæl, my pals, and happy Saint Patrick's Day! An unusual situation when I post something which is non-art, is not it?

I am frankly not religious. I do not believe in God, saints, Satan and further. However, I respect the holidays, whatever it may be. So, today I began to read (but also to make my notes) Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, The Celts: A Chronological History.

I actually know the information was given there is not that fresh, but all of you can read it as an introduction to the history of Celts.

I am glad that I have a Ukrainian book on this topic at least.

have a look, it is me🌞