I like to listen to news updates from Ukraine when I’m working on my research. They are in Ukrainian or Russian, so nobody in the neighboring offices or hallways can understand what’s being said.
It was all going great until I started listening to a report about the coup in Niger. It was discussed because of Russia’s heavy involvement in Africa. People were trying to figure out why Russia pretty much abandoned its interests in Latin America in favor of Africa.
I really wanted to hear the discussion but, unfortunately, the Russian-language pronunciation of “Niger” does not sound nice in English. I had to turn the newscast off immediately before somebody reported me for a micro aggression.
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