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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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choudoufu
Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 3325 Location: Mao-berry, PRC
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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how many brit cops speak ukranian? |
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Sashadroogie
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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Exactly. And how many foreign news agencies would produce this type of rubbish, mocking them? |
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sheikh radlinrol
Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain
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Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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choudoufu wrote: |
how many brit cops speak ukranian? |
How many Spanish cops speak Ukrainian? Or Italians? What about the Saudi police? I bet you won�t find many of them who are fluent in Ukrainian? Chinese cops, Japanese????
What on earth is your point? English is an international language, Ukrainian is not. |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:22 am Post subject: |
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Actually, it would be just as fair to say that Russian is the international language in this region.
Apart from linguistic considerations, running after a policeman on the street to ask for directions is usually not a good idea anywhere in Sovietland... |
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choudoufu
Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 3325 Location: Mao-berry, PRC
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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sheikh radlinrol wrote: |
What on earth is your point? English is an international language, Ukrainian is not. |
but we're in the ukraine. we're not in internationalia.
here we speak ukranian.
so buy a freakin' lonely planet phrasebook, ya cheap *******! |
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sheikh radlinrol
Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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choudoufu wrote: |
sheikh radlinrol wrote: |
What on earth is your point? English is an international language, Ukrainian is not. |
but we're in the ukraine. we're not in internationalia.
here we speak ukranian.
so buy a freakin' lonely planet phrasebook, ya cheap *******! |
Still don�t follow you. Where is internationalia? Try staying off the vodka, you pillock! |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:54 am Post subject: |
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Gentlemen, please! This isn't the BBC here, you know. Civility and decorum, if you please. |
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choudoufu
Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 3325 Location: Mao-berry, PRC
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Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:33 am Post subject: |
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Sashadroogie wrote: |
Gentlemen, please! This isn't the BBC here, you know. Civility and decorum, if you please. |
sorry sasha. (why do i always think sasha is a girl's name?)
the phrasebook comment was directed at the reporter who
mocks the uke police for not speaking the english. it was
not directed at the shiekh. i apologize for any misunderstanding. |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:04 am Post subject: |
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That's OK, Choudoufu, Sasha is a a name for girls and boys - the diminutive form comes from both Aleksandr and Aleksandra.
In fairness to Sheikh, your comments were preceded by a quote of his, so he would naturally have thought, as did I, that that is where the direction lay. However, I am delighted that we have re-established a cordial Brotherhood of Man, despite the best efforts of the BBC to sow dissent amongst the ranks. Let us now toast each others' health and eternal friendship!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEyFVbhl0Q8&feature=related |
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sheikh radlinrol
Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain
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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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choudoufu wrote: |
Sashadroogie wrote: |
Gentlemen, please! This isn't the BBC here, you know. Civility and decorum, if you please. |
sorry sasha. (why do i always think sasha is a girl's name?)
the phrasebook comment was directed at the reporter who
mocks the uke police for not speaking the english. it was
not directed at the shiekh. i apologize for any misunderstanding. |
Your apologies are accepted. No hard feelings (how do you say that in Russian?) In any case, I just hope Spain don�t win.
Regards
SR |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not sure the Russians ever say it! But the closest I can think of is 'Забудем прошлое', which means 'we'll forget the past'. Or 'начнем все заново с чистого листа', which is like 'we turn a new, blank page'. Clean slates etc.
I'm sure that the Polish hooligans and the Russian ones have exchanged these thoughts in recent days... hic! |
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coledavis
Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1838
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:49 am Post subject: |
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Having watched Russian tv coverage of the sport, there seem to have been a lot of Polish fans beating seven shades out of Russian supporters (I'm sure no Russian fans would get up to such skulduggery). Reminds me of Britain a few decades ago; glad these iron curtain chappies are catching up with the modern world. |
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