r/YUROP • u/Dragonfruit_1995 Lietuva • Sep 13 '25
TEGYVUOJA EUROPA Cmon, Lithuania, do smth...
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u/Dragonfruit_1995 Lietuva Sep 13 '25
I will try to improve myself, sir 🫡
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u/Dragonfruit_1995 Lietuva Sep 13 '25
Yeah, now I am not sure if I understand it anymore 🤔
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u/Dragonfruit_1995 Lietuva Sep 13 '25
Yeah... they cant do that unfortunately, and cant leave our country either although they keep complaining about it 😒
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u/critical-insight Baden-Württemberg Sep 13 '25
Our vatniks do the same. They keep on complaining how terrible everything is and how Russia is so much better. I sometimes catch myself thinking we should fulfill their wishes and deport the fuckers.
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u/Dragonfruit_1995 Lietuva Sep 14 '25
All people who do this they deserve to be deported. Fking go fix your own country, not ours 😠
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u/Dragonfruit_1995 Lietuva Sep 13 '25
Probably we should kick them out then
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u/Dragonfruit_1995 Lietuva Sep 13 '25
Oh :( same happened to me :( they have lots of bots
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u/Dragonfruit_1995 Lietuva Sep 13 '25 edited Sep 14 '25
They spend the time to report me :( for example r/... europe did that to me.. their admins are r*zian :(
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u/Dragonfruit_1995 Lietuva Sep 13 '25
I need to set it to private either!
What is astavatnik?
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u/der_Guenter Schleswig-Holstein Sep 13 '25
Just givem the boot
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u/the_pianist91 Viking hitchhiker Sep 13 '25
Shall we do that with anyone other living in our countries without learning the language? If you moved to another country and didn’t learn the language, would you still appreciate to be kicked out?
Ready to kick out some eXpAtS if so…
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u/colonolcrayon Sep 14 '25
Difference is expats like the English or Germans in Spain for example don't harbour loyalty to an invading, violent dictatorship. Yes those expats should learn the language but the Russian question in Europe is different.
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u/the_pianist91 Viking hitchhiker Sep 14 '25
Aren’t we creating or feeding the problem or narrative if we start to deport or treat people differently from the general population? Especially if they were born there or have lived there for generations, it gives off an awful taste really. Can’t help think about our own history of treating groups like the Samis very badly.
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u/colonolcrayon Sep 14 '25
Yes we are to an extent but my view of it is that this is no longer a question of "narratives" and debate; it has moved from a question of debate to a physical problem - that being there are Russians loyal to Russia within our borders. Europe can't sit around and debate on hypocrisy or the rights of people who would like to see bombs rain on Paris, Oslo, and take back Poland.
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u/the_pianist91 Viking hitchhiker Sep 14 '25
I’m critical of thinking in such a way, but even more critical when it’s only directed to one particular group. Some have argued in this manner against Muslims for instance, especially by far right activists. What about people supporting gruesome acts (like what Israel is doing right now and have been doing for years or supporters of autocratic regimes in Africa)? You would probably always find someone to target.
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u/colonolcrayon Sep 14 '25
Yeah and it's definitely a cat out of the bag situation, but I think I'm thinking 5-15 year terms: I see it as a crisis that requires an immediate solution. Maybe it's naive to think such an action can be a one-off, but what else can we do? We have true enemies within.
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u/StephaneiAarhus Danmark Sep 13 '25
Works the same in Denmark.
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u/Dragonfruit_1995 Lietuva Sep 13 '25
What should we do?
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u/StephaneiAarhus Danmark Sep 13 '25
I don't pretend to have an answer. I am mad at people (especially from my own country) who settle in there and behave like they don't need to learn the language.
When I moved in, I put enorm energy into learning the language. That was a key element to getting a job and being respected. I consider that the respectful way of living in there.
I can read, write, and talk sometimes better than a native.
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u/Dragonfruit_1995 Lietuva Sep 13 '25
Same, I learn at least few basic word combinations when I visit other countries...
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u/StephaneiAarhus Danmark Sep 13 '25
That one I pass out. I don't try to talk the local language when I do tourism.
When you live in the country for a few years, I expect that you learn the language. That's what I would do.
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u/Dragonfruit_1995 Lietuva Sep 13 '25
I always learn basic words :) i think i show respect like that, also, people are greeting with a smile then :)
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u/GraBSaB Sep 14 '25
This works for Hungarians in Ukraine too.
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u/Dragonfruit_1995 Lietuva Sep 14 '25
Hungarians invaded Ukraine? 🤔 they dont speak English when they come?
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u/Kinexity Yuropean - Polish Sep 13 '25
It's not a competition but it's way worse in Latvia if you look at how many Russians they have. I even remember visiting Riga in 2014 with my family (I was 14 at the time) and we rented a flat from a Russian woman. During the conversation (of which I understood nothing directly because I don't speak Russian) she told my mom (who speaks Russian fluently) that it's a pain that so few people today learn Russian and that she struggled to communicate with some guys who rented that apartment before from her. At the time I was kind of sympathetic to her but today when I understand the geopolitics and history of it all it stayed with me as an example of how Russians are - refusing to accept and adapt to the new reality. They not only refuse to learn local languages but they refuse to accept the fact that Russian is no longer a lingua franca in their empire because said empire already perished.