Am I the only one in this situation? Both my mom and dad are Ukrainian and it made me realize...

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Am I the only one in this situation?

Both my mom and dad are Ukrainian and it made me realize how unique I am here in the US. Most people are mixed like part Italian, Scottish, Irish, German, Polish. But I am only Ukrainian. And it gets stranger. My parents are both first generation,...

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BluntSm0ker · 100+, M

I don't see what's unique about your case tbh. The reason your lineage isn't all mixed up is cause your folks been in the US for two generations. Majority of Ukrainians from Ukraine are Orthodox btw.

BasedSlavicMan · 26-30, M

@BluntSm0ker Not in Halychyna. Look up "Greek Catholic". And I'm not sure why, but a lot of Ukrainians in the US join "Slavic Churches". Which are Pentecostal, Baptist, etc. Just type in "Slavic" then "Pentecostal" or "Baptist" and you will see what I'm talking about.

BluntSm0ker · 100+, M

@BasedSlavicMan
I understand what you're saying, Galicia has always been different due to bordering Poland/ Romania and has different history from rest of the country, I'm saying the country as a whole.

BasedSlavicMan · 26-30, M

@BluntSm0ker I understand what you are saying. It was until I was an adult that I realized how different the rest of Ukraine was to Galicia.

PinkMoon · 26-30, F

Shout out to your family for never forgetting their history and celebrating it.

JonLosAngeles66 · M

I thinks it's common here in Los Angeles and West Hollywood.

GuyWithOpinions · 31-35, M

My great grandparents came from Ukraine, my grandparents were bilingual, my mother and i only know some words and phrases.

We did the whole traditional christmas and easter with them every year until they passed away. They were very catholic.

ninalanyon · 70-79, TVIP

Do you speak Ukrainian?

BasedSlavicMan · 26-30, M

@ninalanyon Yes, I actually know Ukrainian and Russian. Despite my mom being ethnically Ukrainian, she was always obsessed with Russia. So, I learned Russian and Ukrainian.

ninalanyon · 70-79, TVIP

@BasedSlavicMan If you have children make sure you teach it to them too. Being able to speak a second language makes learning yet another easier.

bijouxbroussard · F

I always wonder why people like that leave their home countries. There’s a lot to be said for living in the birthplace of one’s culture, where everyone understands and celebrates it—especially if you’re not inclined to experience and befriend those who don’t share it. 🤔

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ArtieKat · M

@CrazyMusicLover If his parents were born in the 1960s then War doesn't apply.

CrazyMusicLover · 31-35

@ArtieKat Oh, I thought the first generation immigrant meant they were already born in the new country. Yeah, in that case it can't be because of war, however, they either fled, emigrated after 1989 or had some kind of privilege to leave The Eastern Bloc.

ArtieKat · M

@CrazyMusicLover I think you're right that his parents were born in the US

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