Majdanek

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So what country are you from? Have you been to Ukraine?

I am originally from Russia. I lived in Russia the first 14 years of my life, and then I moved to USA. Russian is still my first language and English is still my second one. So do you speak Russian?



I must say WOW. Do you have any songs in Russian there? I tried to download that utube but I couldn't play any songs, they asked me to pay for them.



I been to Kiev once, which was a field trip of the middle school I was attending at that time. All I remember is that I got flu while there and I totally blamed it on radioactivity and was obsessed about Chernobyl ever since.




Since you want to listen to majdan songs, here is another song for you: go to http://www.vilner.net/nikitiny/pesni.html and listen to "Переведи меня через майдан...(Последняя просьба старого лирника)" This is a very differnet song from the other one I mentioned. One is about majdanek and the toher about majdan. Tell me which you like better, lol.

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So how come you are so secretive? Do you think I will stalk you?



I came to India just to do post-doc. I don't have any Indian roots or anything like that. Just an accident that the Institute that let me in happened to be there.



There is one simple rule you have to remember, and then you won't have to remember anything else. Just speak EXACTLY the way you think, and it will be Russian. No not what you consciously think, that mght well be another language. But try to dig deeper into subconsciousness, whatever you think there, thats Russian.



So why is English "better" than other languages? And also, why is Russian "worse" than Ukrainian, according to utube policy?



Well, it was before 1992, since my mom moved to USA in 1992, and back at the time of the trip she was still in Russia.

Are you implying that radioactivity is lower now in Kiev? Is it just as clean as USA?



I only want you to listen to TWO songs.

1) Maidanek http://www.natel.ru/mp3/track204s.mp3

2) Maidan "Переведи меня через майдан" on http://www.vilner.net/nikitiny/pesni.html

What confused you is probably that there are A LOT of songs in "2". Well, most of them are NOT on maidan. So you have to use edit and search for the word "майдан" in order to listen to the one I am talking about.

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Okey, I have heard the two songs now. I cant say I like one better than the other. If so I have to listen to them many times like a kind of Eurovision desition. Thats not really my thing to rate songs.
Anyway, I like them both. They are very calm, clear and sensitive. I listen to the words even if I dont understand so good. Russian is honestly a very beauitiful language and when I get reminded like this I get to miss Ukraine, Maidan and my lack of good russian....
The Maidansong provided its lyrics on the site. I followed it with reading while they was singing and also translated into english so I could understand what they sang. It was deep and fragile. Sad melody....
I would love to use that song in my Maidan videos but I cant due to copyright on YouTube, once again...

I appreaciate a lot you shared these songs with me, спасибо Большое!

Oh yeah, if you come accross more songs about Maidan, just bring them on

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Wouldn't that mean you assume that EVERYONE are "potentially" bad people? I know that one is logic-dictated. But I guess in my case I assume that strangers are potentially bad; but everyone I talked to are all good. But I am naive. So since you are less naive, do you assume that ppl you talk to are also potentially bad? If so, how can you actually enjoy talking to them?



Aren't people with Asperger MORE naive than others, which would mean they would be LESS likely to take pre-cautions?

However, I also know that in the past there was a theory of relation between autism and schizophrenia, in which case it WOULD make sense that ppl with Asperger should be more paranoid than usual. Do you believe in that theory?



I guess when I asked you about Russian songs you said you won't put it there because you have to obey Utube policy. So that made me ask why is it in violation to post russian songs?



Are you talking about 30 kilometer area around the reactor? If so, how can you say it is unacceptable? She been there herself, since you said she been to Chernobyl which, I believe, is only 12 - 18 kilometers. Or are you saying this zone is now shrinked to much smaller radius?

By the way, how does the radiation TODAY at the TOWN of Chernobyl (15 km from reactor) compares to the radiation in Kiev IN THE PAST ?

woah....you really squeeze me to the wall here... Im sorry if I have offended you or so.

And hereby I declare this thread killed by me * Im an excellent theadkiller *

I am sorry if I made you feel squeezed. I just felt compelled to defend myself in order not to feel like a loser. I am was never mad at you; just have low confidence in myself due to my own Asperger, which is why I have to fight that kind of feeling, whether it comes from you or anyone else. So I really hope you don't take that personally.

Why did you do "edit and forget" on all of your replies? Are you mad at me?



Don't worry I do that too. When there is a thread that is remotely related to my obsessions, I would always kill it.

oh....you returned.....Im sorry for your feelings too, I didnt mean to offend you either. I should have been clear from the very beginning. I have learned that now so I wont offend the next person who ask the same.



Thank you, those words was kind of relieve. I also got the need to defend myself.



Apparently I do the same



Yes, the questions interest us both so I will ask her, but probably not before the weekend. I have a hell week in front of me with a lot of complex things to do. There wont be any time for the computer at all.



No, I have never been mad at you. Try to trust and believe me in that. I just went incredible scared and worried that I "said too much" so I thought it was the best to edit off the info I provided. I wanted to ask you to do the same where you quote me but I was affraid that you would squeeze and questioning me again so I didnt... because your last questions was difficult to me so this was my way of defending myself.

My social phobia is stronger than ever and that makes me very sad. I cant even have a conversation on the internet in a thread I really liked from the beginning. Sorry for everything!!

I totally destroyed this thread. Im so incredible sad over it...

Don't worry about this. We are still talking about majdan which is one of the two topics the thread is about And besides, what can POSSIBLY be more exciting than someone telling me they were going to make a post on Majdan the exact day I submitted the thread, or that they are going to use the music I suggested for their utube? I am not disappointed at all, I feel lucky that the thread went in a direction it did.

Okay, your last post made me smile again... Thank you. I will be very busy offline this week so I might not return here for some days but dont take that personal, its some maintenance that was planned since before

I am glad I could make you smile. By the way, you have just inspired me to post a fun thread: http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt106536.html