LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 4 days agoLatvian Man Detained in Switzerland After Assaulting Ukrainian Family Over Languagewww.kyivpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down12
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkLatvian Man Detained in Switzerland After Assaulting Ukrainian Family Over Languagewww.kyivpost.comLaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 4 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarelepinkainen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoAnd he actually has to know Russian, it’s not trivial to differentiate Russian and Ukrainian if you don’t know either language
minus-squareJustas🇱🇹@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoMost Latvians could tell Russian and Ukrainian apart, having lived around Russians for years.
minus-squarelepinkainen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoThus “know Russian” Like I can tell apart all of the Nordic/Scandinavian languages pretty easily
And he actually has to know Russian, it’s not trivial to differentiate Russian and Ukrainian if you don’t know either language
Most Latvians could tell Russian and Ukrainian apart, having lived around Russians for years.
Thus “know Russian”
Like I can tell apart all of the Nordic/Scandinavian languages pretty easily