Remember when we called it "THE Ukraine"

[cilla4progress]

just 2 months ago?

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Remember when the world wasn't paying attention in 2014?

Zelensky is the difference, now.

[hlthe2b]

5. I highly respected him during Trump's years-- I am beyond adoring him now. Amazing guy,

The man for the time.

[BlackSkimmer]

2. I remember those of us who didn't call it that.

And being snarked when we pointed out the correct term.

Oh yeah, I remember.

[hlthe2b]

6. I knew better, but I'm glad we've brought many more along.

This is a good thing.

[BlackSkimmer]

9. True.

[HUAJIAO]

3. WE? Not me.

Must have been someone else.

[Skittles]

4. no

I've never called Ukraine that.

[VWolf]

7. Considering my mom's from Kyiv,

I’ve always called it Ukraine

[El Supremo]

8. I think it stems from this:

But I just saw a Ukrainian call it "THE Ukraine" on the TeeVee. I think he just goofed up.

[PSPS]

12. That's Richard Simmons! (no relation)

[Clash City Rocker]

10. Remember when Kyiv was often spelled Kiev

And pronounced differently?

In case anyone wondered about the name change, essentially, Kyiv is the Ukrainian name, Kiev the Russian name. As part of a concerted campaign, Ukraine is gradually eliminating the Russian version of the name. Good for them, I say.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/KyivNotKiev#:~:text=In%20June%202019%2C%20at%20the,federal%20government%20of%20the%20United

[PSPS]

11. A holdover from the USSR days when it was referred to as "The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic"

[marybourg]

13. I remember when we called Bronx N.Y. "the Bronx".

I still do.

[W_HAMILTON]

15. Because "the Bronx" is an area/region of another place.

Just like "the Northeast" is an area/region of the United States.

And that is exactly why "the Ukraine" is incorrect, because it is a holdover from Soviet times, when the Soviets considered "the Ukraine" an area/region under their possession. It's why people like Putin and other Russians still refer to it as "the Ukraine," because it implies it is simply an area/region that they control rather than the sovereign and independent nation that it is today.

[Earth-shine]

19. Not "the Bronx." It's properly pronounced "de Bronx."

[FreepFryer]

20. I beg to differ, that's spelled "da Bronx" :)

UPTOWN REPRESENT

[Earth-shine]

23. I'm from Brooklyn. We spell it "de Bronx" because ...

we really don't care, or for that matter actually, go there.

I'm willing to fight about this, even though I'm obviously wrong.

[FreepFryer]

24. Well maybe when they finally fix BK's subways from Hurricane Sandy you can come up for a chat

Little stickball, maybe a tussle and some dirty water dogs by the bridge.

“Fuggedaboutit,” you say?

[Earth-shine]

25. "maybe a tussle and some dirty water dogs by the bridge. "

I have no idea what these things are.

Stickball disappeared when I was about 10.

[FreepFryer]

26. Sonny? Is that you? You still owe me money (Nt)

[smirkymonkey]

22. Is it not called "the Bronx" anymore?

I am a native NYer and I lived in NYC for years, and I honestly don't remember how I referred to it. I only went there to the Zoo when I lived there. Oh, and Arthur Avenue for Italian food, but that's it. I think we did call it "the Bronx", but I am not sure.

[Raine]

14. I didn't know any better but as soon as I found out

I dropped "the" off it immediately!

[obamanut2012]

16. Maybe you did, i haven't for 20 years

[kentuck]

17. I remember Chicken Kiev.

But I do not recall them wanting to be called "The Ukraine" since they became independent from the old Soviet Union.

But I do think most Russians view Ukraine as their "breadbasket" and still a part of Russia.

(Although some of us were still in the habit of calling it that until recently)

[Tickle]

18. lol 😆 😆 😆 nt

[FreepFryer]

21. On the RISK board it's just 'Ukraine' but you can't hold it long enough for 7 armies! (Nt)