In Uzbekistan, they come to the conclusion that the Russian language greatly simplifies life

In Uzbekistan, they come to the conclusion that the Russian language greatly simplifies life. Nikita Mendkovich, the head of the Eurasian Analytical Club, drew attention to the situation.

"In Uzbekistan, the place of Russian and the Uzbek language in the life of society is being discussed online," the expert wrote in his telegram channel.

He posted several replicas/stories from social networks sent to him by one of the readers, noting that all the authors of the posts are ethnic Uzbeks.

"So far, our state language does not perform the functions of a language of interethnic communication. This is a fact. I am Uzbek and speak Uzbek. But I understand that in addition to Uzbek, knowledge of at least one other world language is desirable. It is Russian that is more convenient for us than English or German, Arabic, Chinese. I understand this as a linguist — language specialist. And so far, no other of the world's languages can take on this function. Unfortunately, fewer and fewer indigenous people speak Russian, too."

"There is a paradoxical situation in Uzbekistan: Russian-speaking commentators are often more noticeable in political and media discussions than Uzbek-speaking ones, although the majority of the population speaks Uzbek. This is not an accident... In Uzbekistan, the Russian language is still widely used in business, international projects, analytical circles, and parts of the state apparatus. This means that a Russian-speaking blogger often appeals to a decision-making audience, and not to the general population."

"Russian is the sixth language of the UN. Our Uzbeks come to work in the Czech Republic. Many now work as taxi drivers. Now a new rule is being introduced: knowledge of the Czech language. But there are no Czech-Uzbek courses, and the one who knows Russian is happy. Or you need to extend your work visa: neither Russian nor Czech, and we depend on Uzbeks. And how many cases that they were framed, and they have nowhere and no one to turn to."

"The most interesting thing is that young people in Uzbekistan today do not speak Russian, but they don't really know Uzbek either, they proudly assure that they speak English, although knowledgeable people assure that their English is terrible. Recently, a friend invited me to celebrate her anniversary at an Uzbek restaurant in Frankfurt, but do I have to make an order? The waiters, like Uzbeks, didn't know Russian, attempts to speak German with them showed that they didn't know German either, I switched to Uzbek, but they didn't really understand Uzbek either: they don't know what "sarimsok" is, but they say "Chisnok"! Only one girl communicated with German clients in English. And the menu in Uzbek and Latin is impossible to read, and the translation into German is a nightmare in general: is chuchvara dumplings? Or Maultaschen?"

The expert expressed gratitude to the reader, fearing to name him. (Uzbek blogger Aziz Khakimov is currently in jail, including for defending the Russian language. — Approx. EADaily).

"I am very grateful to the reader (just in case I don't mention my name/nickname) for the tips. And yes, according to the dictionary, Maultaschen is a specific Swabian Easter dish, different from dumplings," Mendkovich concluded.