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Posted by Lesia on January 04, 2002 at 00:34:13:
In Reply to: Re: American woman seeks Ukrainian Man for marriage posted by rachel on December 31, 2001 at 19:22:14:
: Rachel, Real Ukrainian men speak Ukrainian. In Ukraine it is very easy for any Russian speaker to learn the Ukrainian language but only if they want to. Even when Russia made using the Ukrainian language against the law most Ukrainians managed to retain their language to some degree. Even those Ukrainians who have lost their language are happy that their children can now learn it in school. Don't be disappointed if you have to settle for a Russian from Ukraine. You may even be doing Ukraine a favor by taking him. Good luck.
"...why not learn Ukrainian instead of Russian?"
: Because where I live there are no resources for learning Ukranian!! Also, there were many reasons for me to learn Russian which predate my decision to seek a Ukranian husband. One example, more people speak Russian than Ukranian, but this doesn't mean I think Ukranian is less important than Russian. More people speak English than Spanish, but I still speak Spanish everyday with friends and family.
: The fact that I understand Russian and you understand English makes it much easier for us to communicate than if I spoke only Spanish and you spoke only Ukranian. I once knew a Belarusan who spoke Russian, Belarusan, English and Portuguese. We would converse in a mixture of Russian, English, Spanish and Portuguese with German curse words thrown in. It was a lot of fun!
: If I marry a Ukranian and he wants me to learn his native language, I would be happy to. But he'll have to learn my native language, Spanish. ;^) Just joking!
: Happy and Safe New Year to All!