Russia or Belarus or Ukraine or Georgia or Moldova or Estonia (best, places)

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by Marmel

if you are looking for the most westernized country, pick Estonia indeed. If you need something more exotic -- choose another country.

Choose Georgia.
Otherwise, Russia.

[billiefan2000]

thanks for the info folks

[dizzybint]

Would like to see the Moscow subway system. looks impressive.

[billiefan2000]

semi-unrelated

is mshvidoba the Georgian word for PEACE


I ask cause I came across this yt video and felt like asking out of curiousity cause I cant find much online on the Georgian language

[Ruth4Truth]

Well, according to Google Translate, this is the Georgian word for "peace":

მშვიდობა It looks the same as what she's got on that board.

[Davy-040]

1.Ukraine
2.Georgia
3.Estonia
4.Belarus
5.Moldova
6.Russia (not incl. Siberia which is not Russia imo)

[Marmel]

Originally Posted by Davy-040

1.Ukraine
2.Georgia
3.Estonia
4.Belarus
5.Moldova
6.Russia (not incl. Siberia which is not Russia imo)

How come Siberia is not Russia? It's not Europe, but still Russia.

[Davy-040]

Originally Posted by Marmel

How come Siberia is not Russia? It's not Europe, but still Russia.

Siberia is the land of the Buryats, Yakuts, Tuvans, Khakas, Altay, Evenks, Nenets, Khanti, Mansi, Chukchi and others, not the land of the Russians.

[billiefan2000]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Well, according to Google Translate, this is the Georgian word for "peace":

მშვიდობა It looks the same as what she's got on that board.

thanks for letting me know. Just had to be sure.

at least I know 1 word in Georgian now.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by billiefan2000

thanks for letting me know. Just had to be sure.

at least I know 1 word in Georgian now.

Just fyi, the University of Washington (Seattle) Slavic Languages Dept. offers courses in Georgian. (Yes, I know Georgian isn't Slavic, but where else would they put it? lol)