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Posted by Katerina on June 25, 2001 at 11:52:05:
In Reply to: For your information, Mr.Zapadenecj posted by Unfriendly Katerina on June 25, 2001 at 09:36:33:
: : TO ALL: WOW, I couldn't even think that my modest comment will cause the entire waterfall of the responses. That was cool!
: : TERESA - It has never been my intention to sound mean, I just tried to correct a common mistake English speakers happen to make. Anyway, I apologize if I did sound mean for you.
: : KATERINA - Hey, kobito, we're probably from the same region of Ukraine - Galyczyna. So, let me tell you something. I, unlike Teresa, am not gonna make any judgement about your personality but one thing. I guess you have a deeply sitting Galician complex - namagatysja buty svjatiszym za Papu. All this thing you've writted about people from the "former USSR" tell me that a)you desperately wanted to leave Ukraine at any rate; b) you're desperately trying to become more American than Americans themselves and you aren't doing good in it - just look at your poor English grammar. Do you really think others can't see it?
: : TO THE OTHERS: Sometimes it's really fun to be at this chat. Keep up the fun. Please!
: : Virtually yours,
: : Zapadenecj
: 1.My English grammar is OK and so is yours, except you have to learn that for “The Ukraine “ and ”The Hague” you must use the definite article.
: 2. I am not TRYING to be American. I AM American.
: I live here for twelve years, I’m a US citizen, work here, pay taxes, vote, own property, raze children. One of them is in US Marine Corps now. America is a country of immigrants. It’s my country.
: 3. I did not mean to disappoint you, but I am a highly paid professional, working for the US government. I’m doing much better than those who live here for generations.
Sorry, wrong typing. Instead of “raze children”, you should read “raise children” of cause.