Posted by Slawko on March 24, 2000 at 12:01:58:
In Reply to: Re: What are we afraid of? Support for our own. posted by lesia on March 24, 2000 at 06:20:08:
: I think that it isnīt correct to speak is or not Ukrainian artifitial or not. There are another languages in Europe, as Catalonian, which somepeople say are artifitial, but is used in one part of Spain in whole levels.
: In other hand, there are the example of France. The official language is Franch, but at the places where the people which use another language are living, there are schools with this another language. This people are bilingual. Any problem.
: The problem is that Ukrainian books, TV in Ukrainian, etc. must be more competitive.
Lesia,how can Ukrainian papers,media,books and magazines be more competitive that most people don't support.They rather read and listen in the language that was forced on them.Before they didn't have the choice,but now they do and still continue to do the same.I live in America,and I feel obligated to support American.I do also read Ukrainian papers listen to radio and support what ever concernce Ukraine,because I was born there.I visited Ukraine once and like to go there again,and I thought that the language was going to fall in place,after almost 9yrs.of independence.It seems very odd to me that it is still disputed in free country.It strange that the government has to step in this matter.In my thinking the government rules and people support, demand,watch and make sure that officials do their jobs whats beneficial for the people and country.And only unity of people will accomplish that.At this point I don't know if I am right or wrong.I am not against other laguages in the country or it should be forbidden to use them.But priority should be the official language of the country we live in to # one(1) Its only my opinion.Thank you very much,All.HAve a Goo Day.No title,just old man.Said my peace.