tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post2286290338021856657..comments2023-03-23T15:26:12.570+03:00Comments on Nezalezhnosti. Kyiv. Ukraine.: Ukraine on the tip of the tongue in AustraliaBrooke - Little Miss Moihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267299830665625580noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-50483893893874031892007-04-04T11:06:00.000+03:002007-04-04T11:06:00.000+03:00Dear beccy. Thanks! I just thought I'd set the rec...Dear beccy. Thanks! I just thought I'd set the record straight that, although I'm often sarcastic about living in ukraine in the blog, all the Ukrainians I've met are nice and have a great sense of humour. And a shizen load of passion. Put us laconic lazy aussies to shame.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear claudia. I believe it did, and the father still 'loves australia' according to the aussie newspapers. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear karmyn. Yeah, it certainly made headlines around the world. Still think it was a bit of a murdoch empire and his cronies beating the story up. But I agree domestic violence is bad and sadly I don't think it will ever stop. Hopefully people can be made more aware of what it is and how to get away from it.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear zandria. Thanks... We are totally different countries. In many ways, I've learned that Australians can be real lazy gits. The only time I've seen people get their goat up recently is at the cronulla riots and that made me embarrassed to be an Aussie.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear amy. I've left a message on your blog for you! It's grey area. There are laws in place that make it easy for truly abusive parents to be detained. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear olechko. Yes, it's true. Although, most Aussies I know remember Ukraine for the Orange revolution, as it really was HUGE on the news. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear willow. True true. But I would argue that they come from a developing world, so perhaps they really didn't know better. I mean, the cities in Ukraine are quite developed, but the countryside I believe is still really poor... But what are you talking about, you've been to Russia, you've seen how caught up in their emotions they get!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hi Sam. Lucky you being in Australia! Welcome. Yes, it would have been embarrassing for them. I don't think anyone, whether they were from Ukraine or the USA (ok, maybe not USA, how about UK) would have expected that the cameras would be trained on them 24/7, even when they're having a family conversation.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear no. Aw shucks. I think it will only get published in this blog, but thanks! <BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear pamela. Actually, when I saw the footage, it's more like the daughter lost her cool. She seemed to give it to him more than anything.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear melissa. Thanks! Yes, a serious post is needed to keep us (the authors) all sane at times, no?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear chrisb. Yes. Exactly. I guess that's what peeved me the most. They even played the footage on so-called 'current affairs' programs in Australia, and got swimmers to comment on what they thought. Because, all of a sudden, swimmers are family mediation experts? Gimme a BREAK! <BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear very nice man. Yes, they are nuts. Media drives me mad. I actually gave up reading the paper for a while last year and I think I need to do it again.Brooke - Little Miss Moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267299830665625580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-419539293967308632007-04-03T16:56:00.000+03:002007-04-03T16:56:00.000+03:00Hi, little one!I saw the clip and it was hardly wh...Hi, little one!<BR/>I saw the clip and it was hardly what you could class as domestic violence! It was a disagreement which got a bit heated, that's all.<BR/>News people!!! They are nuts!!The very nice manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628801735007193872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-34191023551496939022007-04-01T19:05:00.000+03:002007-04-01T19:05:00.000+03:00Hope you had a good trip home. I didn't see this b...Hope you had a good trip home. I didn't see this bit of news. Without debating the rights and wrongs: it would have been manna to the media.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958330170295676200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-29319628573745866022007-04-01T02:56:00.000+03:002007-04-01T02:56:00.000+03:00I missed this one too. Don't apologize for seriou...I missed this one too. Don't apologize for serious posts - sometimes they need to be written. :)<BR/><BR/>Welcome home!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-60536595288012623622007-03-31T19:02:00.000+03:002007-03-31T19:02:00.000+03:00i missed this one -probably for the better.I appro...i missed this one -<BR/>probably for the better.<BR/><BR/>I approve of a little spank -- a small hurt to keep them from a much bigger hurt later in life --<BR/>but this sounds like the dad lost his coolPamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-29966931692253183802007-03-31T17:12:00.000+03:002007-03-31T17:12:00.000+03:00Thanks for the well thought out, objective story.....Thanks for the well thought out, objective story..I think this should be published somewhere.Nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929187212992920070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-59257287524524340442007-03-31T11:14:00.000+03:002007-03-31T11:14:00.000+03:00Hi! I came this way via Beccy's blog.I felt kind o...Hi! I came this way via Beccy's blog.<BR/><BR/>I felt kind of sorry for that coach and his daughter. I watched it on the news (I'm in Australia) they must have felt so humiliated. Okay the authorities were concerned for the girls welfare, but I don't think they should have broadcast over every TV station.Sidetracked Home Executivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02450397604102458559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-4845689518605210472007-03-31T00:34:00.000+03:002007-03-31T00:34:00.000+03:00While I make no comment as to the actual incident ...While I make no comment as to the actual incident (frankly it was their business and there were no injuries inflicted). <BR/><BR/>What created the furore was the 7 minutes of video footage that would have convicted him of violent assault in almost any developed country in the world, which was played over and over.<BR/><BR/>And it wasn't just the Aussies who thought it was a bit much, FINA (whose HQ is in Italy) banned him for life.<BR/><BR/>PS I don't know if you saw the end of the saga, but he was let of in the court system, and they all kissed and made up.<BR/><BR/>PPS. Welcome home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-59209349912637405312007-03-31T00:18:00.000+03:002007-03-31T00:18:00.000+03:00we always get in the papers with some negative inf...we always get in the papers with some negative info: Chernobyl, miners deaths, Yuschenko poisoning - and very short-lasting orange events to compensate for all of this in the press. <BR/><BR/>Have a great rest of the trip back home!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-40798151339704070182007-03-30T23:14:00.000+03:002007-03-30T23:14:00.000+03:00Is it really illegal to spank children on the bott...Is it really illegal to spank children on the bottom in Australia??? If so, I'll be in a lot of trouble... it's definitely been an effective tool in our household for the last 8 years! I guess it's better to know now before I get thrown into jail for "abusing" my kids...Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07116309959024108648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-51749400696309651332007-03-30T21:37:00.000+03:002007-03-30T21:37:00.000+03:00This is a good look at the juxtaposition between A...This is a good look at the juxtaposition between Australia and Ukraine. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-64837418084099553732007-03-30T19:18:00.000+03:002007-03-30T19:18:00.000+03:00That was on the news here in the U.S. too - but I ...That was on the news here in the U.S. too - but I didn't catch where they were from.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, domestic violence (even on children) is everywhere....just here in the U.S. the father would have waited until they got home behind closed doors to wallop on his kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-55049690657085850212007-03-30T18:02:00.000+03:002007-03-30T18:02:00.000+03:00I'm glad you had a safe trip. That's a shame abou...I'm glad you had a safe trip. That's a shame about them getting into trouble..especially away from home. I hope everything works out all right for them.Claudia https://www.blogger.com/profile/05894575151531616407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175953969001564186.post-82530642836659843032007-03-30T17:39:00.000+03:002007-03-30T17:39:00.000+03:00Welcome home miss moi, I hope you had a very enjoy...Welcome home miss moi, I hope you had a very enjoyable trip.<BR/><BR/>I thought that was a very well written informative post, (I hadn't actually heard of this incidence) and you've given me an insight into Ukranian culture.Beccyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316644797253921noreply@blogger.com