tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post8992097112620535561..comments2023-10-28T12:01:47.929+00:00Comments on Edward Lucas: "Eastern Europe" doesn't existEdward Lucashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369936559712607693noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-87303547786233159552010-01-22T11:10:12.802+00:002010-01-22T11:10:12.802+00:00Helen, I think that's an approximation that...Helen, I think that's an approximation that's no better and no worse than the one in the phrases "British accent", "American accent"..Johnny S. Camerushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198499188652998035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-77160955817015964182010-01-21T02:17:48.798+00:002010-01-21T02:17:48.798+00:00I get more annoyed at British people talking about...I get more annoyed at British people talking about someone having an Eastern European accent. I presume they mean Slavonic accent but ignorantly extend this to all Eastern Europeans.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01075080939026324968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-11619711196149871392010-01-17T18:10:20.019+00:002010-01-17T18:10:20.019+00:00Mr. Lucas,
don't you think that lables are mo...Mr. Lucas, <br />don't you think that lables are more about stetreotypes not about numbers?Tomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007276805442137302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-6016568186145572362010-01-13T13:59:44.928+00:002010-01-13T13:59:44.928+00:00Mr Lucas, if your think that "Eastern Europe&...Mr Lucas, if your think that "Eastern Europe" isn't an appropriate term, why did you write this article:<br /><br />http://edwardlucas.blogspot.com/2009/11/cee-economics.html<br /><br />"Eastern Europe's economic woes" I read there.Tymen Ferronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09205299776754179946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-17103085548738290442010-01-13T09:40:32.271+00:002010-01-13T09:40:32.271+00:00I´m usually an optimist, but I think we´re stuck w...I´m usually an optimist, but I think we´re stuck with this label for decades to come. I only wish that we would grow to take this less "painfully" already and not to overreact when someone uses it with prejudice connotation.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935901565998236413noreply@blogger.com