FuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-211 months agoRussian language is as much a part of Ukraine as Ukranian is. You won't see many in the media calling it Kyiv before Ukraine turned nationalist under Poroshenkohexbear.netimagemessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1116arrow-down1imageRussian language is as much a part of Ukraine as Ukranian is. You won't see many in the media calling it Kyiv before Ukraine turned nationalist under Poroshenkohexbear.netFuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square59linkfedilinkfile-text
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ukraine-passes-language-law-irritating-president-elect-and-russia-idUSKCN1S110Y/ Literally the whole media switched spelling around this time. iRaq and iRan are silly but the “Kyiv” stuff is different.
minus-squareHexboare [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 months agoThere’s the other nickname that’s shorter and translates to backwards/rustic Australia
minus-squareAradina [They/Them]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoOoh. What’s that one?
minus-squareHexboare [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months ago土澳 or TuAo - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-07/is-chinese-tuao-for-australia-condescending/8591168
There’s the other nickname that’s shorter and translates to backwards/rustic Australia
Ooh. What’s that one?
土澳 or TuAo - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-07/is-chinese-tuao-for-australia-condescending/8591168
Thanks!