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> Do they even have a neighbouring country that speaks English? Ireland.
by Antibabelic 10mo ago
> Do they even have a neighbouring country that speaks English?
Ireland.
- koakuma-chan 10mo agoEnglish is an official language in Ireland, so it is not like Ukraine.
- throwaway290 10mo agoTake any neighbouring country in Europe Tons of people totally speak English there. But it's not an official language. And government totally forces kids to speak French/Dutch/whatever in schools. if England invades Netherland will you say they also have a point?;)
- koakuma-chan 10mo agoThe point is that Ukraine used to be a part of Soviet Union, and this is why "obviously" Ukranians speak Russian, and we are drawing a parallel to how former British colonies also speak English. France et al are not former British colonies, and I assume they prefer to speak their native language at home, and not English. Not because they are forced to, but because English is not their native language.