It's all Greek (Slavic) to me

Interesting facts about Ukraine:
1. There are two languages spoken here: Ukrainian and Russian.
2. The government made a ruling that all new signs that are posted must be in Ukrainian (to promote nationalism).
3. In the western half of the country, Ukrainian is primarily spoken.
4. In the eastern half of the country, Russian is primarily spoken.
5. Poltava is a special little hamlet. We're in eastern Ukraine, so there is a lot of Russian. But, we are also a little pocket of Ukrainian-speaking people, as well. This also lends itself to a special dialect that mixes the 2 languages together. This is called "soorzhik."

Ok, for your educational advancement, I'm posting some signs that I see occasionally. See if you can tell the difference between the Russian and the Ukrainian:




Answers: Russian, Ukrainian, Ukrainian

Could you tell the difference? The first is a sign from the bowling alley in Dnipropetrovsk. The second is the soccer stadium here in Poltava, and the third is an add for potato chips. By the way, the add for the chips is an add for SQUID flavored chips. Yep. True story.