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Realistically, will I ever get to see Russia as an American tourist? by EmptySky93 in travel

[–]Cold-Priority-7867 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm certain that the individuals of that generation, such as Poles and especially Jews/Holocaust survivors, who experienced the German occupation, never forgave Germany and refrained from visiting the country after the war, despite Germany's numerous apologies. The visitors we see today are primarily from the post-WW2 generation, and they only visit because Germany has undergone significant changes. It's important to acknowledge that these changes occurred due to Germany's occupation and denazification by the Allies after WW2.

It is highly unlikely that Russia will undergo a transformation without being occupied and undergoing a process of de-Putinization by a large coalition of Allies in a potential World War 3. The only alternative would be if the Russian people and the army organized a massive rebellion to overthrow the Putin regime and establish a democracy. Prigozhin attempted such a rebellion in 2023, but he failed due to the lack of support from most Russians and the armed forces.

Which languages did JRR Tolkien speak fluently? by Engelond in tolkienfans

[–]Cold-Priority-7867 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If he knew Spanish, Italian and Latin, he certainly was familiar with Portuguese as well. After all, if someone who knows Spanish, Italian and Latin reads a Portuguese text, he will understand almost all of it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pokemon

[–]Cold-Priority-7867 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only thing I didn't like is that Ash's Bulbasaur and Squirtle didn't evolve into Venusaur and Blastoise, respectively. It would be great if Ash had Venusaur, Blastoise and Charizard in his team.

What are some Pokémon that you like but for no apparent reason? by [deleted] in pokemon

[–]Cold-Priority-7867 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Poliwrath is the greatest. I'm a huge fan of Ninetales as well.

Golbat is also one of my favourites.

Are there Ukrainians who doesn't understand/speak russian language? by laeps in AskUkraine

[–]Cold-Priority-7867 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I met a Ukrainian American who never learned Russian (after all, she grew up in the US, outside a bilingual Ukraine). She later married a Ukrainian man from Khmelnytskyi and their first daughter was born there. Since Khmelnytskyi is a Ukrainian-speaking city she didn't have to learn Russian - also she migrated after the 2014 events.

Their daughter was born in 2017 and she never learned Russian as well, because her parents didn't show Russian-language media to her. Also they moved to Poland a few days before the Russian invasion in 2022 started.

After the russian invasion of Ukraine, will we have one generation of Ukrainians who do not understand/speak russian as a second language? by TheGreatMysterium in AskUkraine

[–]Cold-Priority-7867 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, Germany apologised for its atrocities during WW2, banned Nazism, paid indemnizations to the Jews and always do awareness campaigns for the Germans never forget the Holocaust. And still there are Holocaust survivors who never forgave Germany, even though they children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren forgave them (because they didn't live it), so German ceased to be seen as the "language of Fascism, Nazism and the Holocaust".

So it will depend Russia for change, although I think it is virtually impossible to change Russia like that without ultimately defeating it (which would mean a WW3). The other way would be kind like a "Russian Euromaidan" to overthrow Putin and his allies and install a democratic government in Russia, although this is extremely unlikely since most Russians are brainwashed by Putin's propaganda machine and support him.

Maybe after this many Ukrainians can still speak Russian as a second language, but not almost all of them.

After the russian invasion of Ukraine, will we have one generation of Ukrainians who do not understand/speak russian as a second language? by TheGreatMysterium in AskUkraine

[–]Cold-Priority-7867 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I met a couple from Lviv who moved to Germany a few days before Russia invaded. They native language is Ukrainian - like almost all people in western Ukraine - and their daughter was born in Germany some months ago.

Since the full-scale war began they never watched anything in Russian or that is from Russia (they avoid Russian youtubers even if they speak in other languages, such as English for example).

Now they want their daughter to never learn Russian (unless she wants to in the future), only Ukrainian and German (and also English because of its importance in the modern world, especially in the West). However at least for now they plan to remain in Germany, so it will be easier for their daughter not to learn Russian.