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Originally Posted by redwhiteandblue
Many things are written in Ukrainian in Kiev and other places instead of Russian, restaurant menus, shop signs, etc. The further west you go the more Ukrainian is spoken. Maybe it would be better to get an opinion from a Ukrainian on this thread instead of a Russian.
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Yep. Ask them. There was a guy Sid70 from the Ukraine. He hates Russia as a country. But he never speaks Ukrainian here. He speaks only Russian for some reason. BTW, at youtr picture it's written in a mad mix of languages. "I" is written in English. In Ukrainian (and in Russian) there must be "Я". So your picture is a bit... stupid.
If Sid70 is not a good example, let's listen to the Ukrainian president.
Which language does he speak if it's not an official public speech? Actually he often switches to Russian even when he speaks officially like a president of the independent Ukraine. Yes, he actually uses some Ukrainian words there but he does it to mock the Ukrainian politicians. This video says a lot IMHO.
By the way. Zelensky has became so popular in the Ukraine after TV series "Servant of The People". Guess which language was used there? No? Here you go then:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWx...SgCIK6SyzDgirQ
Actually in this TV show you can see how exactly it works. When a president takes an oath, he speaks Ukrainian. When official state news hosts speak on camera they speak it in Ukrainian, because this language is enforced. But when they communicate to each other, they always use the modern Russian. The ancient Russian known as Ukrainian may sound very melodic but it is too outdated to be used for casual daily communications.