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Posted by chalykoosha on August 23, 2002 at 17:25:55:
Well, I even don't know where should I begin. I know what I want to say but it's hard for me to express my thoughts right on paper.
May be I have to start from those articles I've written in "New Wave".
I know maybe I wasn't right about something but now, after so many days passed, I think that maybe I should have not admit my wrongness/ or not/ so right away but better explain what I've meant.
In my first note,the main idea of article was"mostly people who have money come to America because who hasn't "grivnyu" to buy bread don't come here. I've used one inauspicious/unlucky/ word "artificial" and somebody got to it with "dead grab"
But I did really mean it. Should I say that If you look in dictionary You would find many synonyms for word "artificial". One of them is "manmade". It's pretty good describes America,which has been created, relatively not so long ago and still is, with those numerous nationalities. It's like a lake made by nature and by people, like planted orchard; apples and pears, cherries and plums mixed together; like natural forest and parks. Now, some parks are really beautiful but they would never have soul, music, spectacular wonder of wild nature. It's like compare mount or volcano with "Sears Tower". Somebody may say mix blood is useful for people but this is different question.
Yes, it's true about false smiles, but not really right about not cursing you straight in eyes. I was talking to my American friend about this she told me that a lot Americans can curse you just like that too, but thit depends from social group and human being but I'd not needed somebodu told me that. And I prefer anyone said that in my eyes that in my back.
And what about half-ready food, and fruits and vegetables-everythink soaked with chemicals. Recently I was walking and there was,by sidewalk, small apple-tree,/how often do you see fruit trees in American's yard?/. The ground was covered with small,spotted with worm holes, apples. I picked one up. That was "real" apple.
As to English language-its a "bisiness language", people long ago agreed with this expression. Never it will be so melodious as Ukrainian. But music is music.
As to Christmas carrols I like them very much do too,but " svoya sorochka blizhcha do teela".
My life turned out the way I cannot attend my Greec-Catholic church. And I go to English Catholic/I hope God don't mind/ and I try to sing there/with my terrible accent, I'm just one year and half in America and before I'd came here I'd not spoken or written English at all/, but I went off of path, But when I go like once a month or two to city where is Ukrainian church, I can sing there/or even not/ - it's feels like soul flies with music...
I did not respond sooner to Igor's or Marina's messages because I did not want to make this personal but my silence meant that you are ritht and that I did complain or nad but I did not, I am not. You've just mistaken/misunderstood/ me or you just twisted my words I think I may say like that. And I've just expressed my feelings and thoughts. That, what I've said that I'm not happy did not mean I complaining or naging.
And you know not everyone comes here with language and skills. When I came her/precisly 1,5 ago/ I did not speak, I'd not driven, I didn't have money, no car.No close soul to tell me "everything would be all ritht", no friends, no family. For a couple months I couldn't find job. Too young, no driving skills, no language everywhere told me. I couldn't make myself to go to school to learn drive- I'd not have money, later anyway it was too big money. But for so long I did survive.After a year being her I went to driving school, I got that d. license,I can speak and write English now, maybe not very good but still...
I did not want to make this personal but it did come up personal, sorry about that.
And I'm sorry I'm not philologist then I'd expressed my thoughts better that people would not mistaken me.
P.S. Some day I was talking with my another American friend about these all my articles and about all people coming to America, and you know how she , by herself, called America -"maney machine".
At the end maybe I have to tell that after all it's free country / may be too much freedom as about me/ and everyone may say whatever he/she likes. But some times it's better keep it quiet - it less hurt.
With respect...