Apr 23, 2024
To:Steward McOy
I majored in history, so glad to see your husband and I are on the same wavelength!
Regarding Ukraine - for context, I once had a trivia contest in my high school geography class. I got this same question, answered with Bulgaria, and still feel the shame to this day. So that's why we're in this part of the world in the first place.
As for the "the" - that was intentional. I wanted to give some flavor to Yasuda (and as we'll see, her family as well) - they're the type of people to still use "the Ukraine". Ultimately though, since this is a throwaway line for flavor, to avoid any confusion, and since this is a fun story on a website dedicated to Japanese cartoons, I might end up removing it. I appreciate the feedback - I'm my own editor and beta reader so I need it sometimes