Ukrainian Words to live by.

1.  A crow will never be a falcon.

2.  A friendly word is better than a heavy cake.

3. A hungry wolf is stronger than a satisfied dog.

4.  A woman is not a harmonica that you put aside when you have used it.

5.  A woman's beauty cannot warm a winter's night.

6.  Black souls wear white shirts.

7.  Borrowed bread lies heavy on the stomach.

8. Deficiencies come by the kilo and go by the gram.

9. Drink a glass of wine after your soup and you will be stealing a ruble from the doctor.

10.  Drunkards know no danger.

http://www.special-dictionary.com/proverbs/source/u/ukrainian_proverb/

Sound Changes

Link to the speech accent archive's Ukrainian Page. They have several sound samples that are also transcribed
http://accent.gmu.edu/browse_language.php?function=find&language=ukrainian

I've been comparing the Spokane speaker's sound sample to the Ukraine sound samples to try and find the sound changes
http://accent.gmu.edu/searchsaa.php?function=detail&speakerid=163

This is a news clip form Ukraine. It might help in understanding the accent to hear them speaking in their own language.

I cannot tell if she's speaking in English or Ukrainian. 

Eugene Hutz

This first post will be entirely dedicated to one of my favorite musical artists. Because I do what I want.

There's a good clip around 3:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=Wdd-JNJtsYc