Comments on: My forth day in Ukraine — food, shopping, internet http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/ News, Tips and Resources for Online Bargain Hunters Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:23:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: THOMAS http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-68127 THOMAS Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:31:24 +0000 http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/#comment-68127 visited vinnitsa last week. sinxe independence, little progress appears to have been made in civic conditions, debris litters estates,drab tower blocks, coupled with dreary weather made for a soviet at its worst feeling. taxi expensive, lso mcdonalds.no elevators in buildings, some areas looked like war zones.grim. people look fed-up, with good reason i would think. maybe i was unlucky, but i dont think so, roads pot-holed, graffitti everywhere. visited vinnitsa last week.
sinxe independence, little progress appears to have been made in civic conditions,
debris litters estates,drab tower blocks, coupled with dreary weather made for a soviet at its worst feeling.
taxi expensive, lso mcdonalds.no elevators in buildings, some areas looked like war zones.grim. people look fed-up, with good reason i would think.

maybe i was unlucky, but i dont think so, roads pot-holed, graffitti everywhere.

]]> By: Hentie http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-67184 Hentie Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:34:16 +0000 http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/#comment-67184 I got a job offer in the ukraine can anyone tell me more about the cost of food as my apartment will be paid for. I got a job offer in the ukraine can anyone tell me more about the cost of food as my apartment will be paid for.

]]> By: Hezronovich http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-43779 Hezronovich Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:49:58 +0000 http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/#comment-43779 Crime I Ukraine is the same as everywhere else. Asl ong as you do not flash money around and tell people who you are, then you will not be a target. Be yourself and spend money wisely. Also avoid bad areas, just like in any town. Ask a person at the hotel counter and he can give you a general area to avoid if you are there. It is the same evrywhere. Just follow the standard rules of being a tourist and you will be fine. Crime I Ukraine is the same as everywhere else. Asl ong as you do not flash money around and tell people who you are, then you will not be a target. Be yourself and spend money wisely. Also avoid bad areas, just like in any town. Ask a person at the hotel counter and he can give you a general area to avoid if you are there. It is the same evrywhere. Just follow the standard rules of being a tourist and you will be fine.

]]> By: Tony St Helens http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-27609 Tony St Helens Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:40:05 +0000 http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/#comment-27609 Hi, I spent 2 weeks in the Ukraine. I have been to Latvia, Bulgaria, Poland. I have been to many other countries and never have I seen people who care fro the heart like the Ukrainians. I was asked by a friend of mine to sing a song on the bus, wow, all the bus started singing along with me, (beatles song, yesterday! The ukrainians love singing. The food in the supermarkets is really cheap. When I say cheap I mean cheap, but good quality products at that. You would live like a king on 15 pound per day. Half this if amount if you did not eat out in restaurants. Hi, I spent 2 weeks in the Ukraine. I have been to Latvia, Bulgaria, Poland. I have been to many other countries and never have I seen people who care fro the heart like the Ukrainians. I was asked by a friend of mine to sing a song on the bus, wow, all the bus started singing along with me, (beatles song, yesterday! The ukrainians love singing. The food in the supermarkets is really cheap. When I say cheap I mean cheap, but good quality products at that. You would live like a king on 15 pound per day. Half this if amount if you did not eat out in restaurants.

]]> By: Yan http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-25725 Yan Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:25:41 +0000 http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/#comment-25725 3bean: hello and welcome! This blog is usually about bargains and hot deals but I decided to take a month away of my duties. ;-) I am glad you are enjoying the posts! 3bean: hello and welcome!
This blog is usually about bargains and hot deals but I decided to take a month away of my duties. ;-) I am glad you are enjoying the posts!

]]> By: 3bean http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-25724 3bean Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:43:30 +0000 http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/#comment-25724 Great blog! I'm a new reader and love hearing about Ukraine. Your posts are making me terribly nostalgic. I travelled to Ukraine (I spent most of my in Mariupol, but spent some time in Crimea and Kyiv) in Summer 2005. At the time I was 27 and I was meeting with relatives and trying to piece my family history back together (My mother and her parents fled Ukraine in WWII but everyone else in the family stayed). I've been waiting to go back, but reading your blog makes me want to go back ASAP! Can't wait to see more pictures! I love Ukraine! Great blog! I’m a new reader and love hearing about Ukraine. Your posts are making me terribly nostalgic. I travelled to Ukraine (I spent most of my in Mariupol, but spent some time in Crimea and Kyiv) in Summer 2005. At the time I was 27 and I was meeting with relatives and trying to piece my family history back together (My mother and her parents fled Ukraine in WWII but everyone else in the family stayed). I’ve been waiting to go back, but reading your blog makes me want to go back ASAP! Can’t wait to see more pictures! I love Ukraine!

]]> By: Yan http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-25597 Yan Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:53:51 +0000 http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/#comment-25597 Most Ukrainians have some rudimentary knowledge of English since it is taught as second language in most schools. You may expect Mc'Donalds employees to speak English pretty well. Overall people you see on the street do not usually understand or speak it to be able to support a conversation since the skills they learn is school are quickly forgotten w/o practice. I will cover finances and banking in details in one of my future posts. Crime? Interesting question. I will try to find some information about it. Most Ukrainians have some rudimentary knowledge of English since it is taught as second language in most schools. You may expect Mc’Donalds employees to speak English pretty well. Overall people you see on the street do not usually understand or speak it to be able to support a conversation since the skills they learn is school are quickly forgotten w/o practice.

I will cover finances and banking in details in one of my future posts.

Crime? Interesting question. I will try to find some information about it.

]]> By: Deborah http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-25590 Deborah Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:40:03 +0000 http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/#comment-25590 Hi Yan, Proof that I am up much too late--I forgot to ask a few questions... Is crime, either theft or violent crime, a problem in Ukraine, especially for tourists? How much interest do banks pay for savings accounts, and is there any interest rate competition among banks? Do banks offer a wide variety of investment options? Is Ukraine still mainly a cash-based society, meaning do the citizens normally pay for goods with currency? Do most Ukrainians have credit cards and do most business accept payment via credit card? It may be difficult for you to tell since you're probably not speaking it, but how widely understood is English in Ukraine? Okay, that's it for the interrogation tonight! Deborah Hi Yan,
Proof that I am up much too late–I forgot to ask a few questions…

Is crime, either theft or violent crime, a problem in Ukraine, especially for tourists?

How much interest do banks pay for savings accounts, and is there any interest rate competition among banks? Do banks offer a wide variety of investment options? Is Ukraine still mainly a cash-based society, meaning do the citizens normally pay for goods with currency? Do most Ukrainians have credit cards and do most business accept payment via credit card?

It may be difficult for you to tell since you’re probably not speaking it, but how widely understood is English in Ukraine?

Okay, that’s it for the interrogation tonight!

Deborah

]]> By: Deborah http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-25587 Deborah Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:12:36 +0000 http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/#comment-25587 Hi Yan, I am enjoying your information & observations very much. A few questions came to my mind while reading today's adventures in Ukraine. I don't expect you'll be able to address all of my inquiries, but here are some ideas for future blogs. 1) What is the cost of a gallon of gasoline? In what country are most of the cars in Ukraine manufactured? What would be the price of a new car? 2) What would be the cost to stay for a night in a decent hotel (with private bathroom)? What about staying in a guest house or a private home? Is this easy to do, and what might be the cost for this alternative? (Lucky you--to have friends and inlaws with whom you can stay!) 3) How much of the Ukrainian population carries a cell phone? Is it still common to see telephone booths or are they disappearing as is the situation in the US? How much does it cost to make a local telephone call at a phone booth? 4) What is the cost to mail a letter locally and internationally (say, to the US)? 5) This is something I hope you do not need during your stay, but what is the cost of some common (prescription) medications which are so expensive here in the States? Do you need a prescription to buy drugs at a pharmacy? (I was so surprised to discover in Mexico that no prescription was required. Anyone could walk into a pharmacy & buy anything, and the drugs were MUCH cheaper there.) 6) I am not a smoker, but I am wondering, are cigarettes much cheaper in Ukraine? Is smoking permitted in public places & restaurants? 7) Are there long lines of people waiting to conduct business or make purchases in most places, such as at the bank, post office or in the grocery store, or does the line move quickly as in the US? 8) Are stores open long hours for the convenience of the customers, as in the US? (For example, are there 24-hour grocery stores & restaurants?) Also, have fast-food restaurants & Western chains (McDonald's, Starbucks, etc.) invaded Ukraine yet? What is the average cost of a cup of coffee? 9) I am really enjoying the photos as well. Pictures of any of the following would be appreciated: the house or apartment where you are staying, a typical mailbox, phone booth, grocery store, department store, post office, different modes of transportation--a tram, a taxi, etc. Thanks so much for taking the time to write to all of us! Deborah (located near Washington, DC) Hi Yan,
I am enjoying your information & observations very much. A few questions came to my mind while reading today’s adventures in Ukraine. I don’t expect you’ll be able to address all of my inquiries, but here are some ideas for future blogs.

1) What is the cost of a gallon of gasoline? In what country are most of the cars in Ukraine manufactured? What would be the price of a new car?

2) What would be the cost to stay for a night in a decent hotel (with private bathroom)? What about staying in a guest house or a private home? Is this easy to do, and what might be the cost for this alternative? (Lucky you–to have friends and inlaws with whom you can stay!)

3) How much of the Ukrainian population carries a cell phone? Is it still common to see telephone booths or are they disappearing as is the situation in the US? How much does it cost to make a local telephone call at a phone booth?

4) What is the cost to mail a letter locally and internationally (say, to the US)?

5) This is something I hope you do not need during your stay, but what is the cost of some common (prescription) medications which are so expensive here in the States? Do you need a prescription to buy drugs at a pharmacy? (I was so surprised to discover in Mexico that no prescription was required. Anyone could walk into a pharmacy & buy anything, and the drugs were MUCH cheaper there.)

6) I am not a smoker, but I am wondering, are cigarettes much cheaper in Ukraine? Is smoking permitted in public places & restaurants?

7) Are there long lines of people waiting to conduct business or make purchases in most places, such as at the bank, post office or in the grocery store, or does the line move quickly as in the US?

8) Are stores open long hours for the convenience of the customers, as in the US? (For example, are there 24-hour grocery stores & restaurants?) Also, have fast-food restaurants & Western chains (McDonald’s, Starbucks, etc.) invaded Ukraine yet? What is the average cost of a cup of coffee?

9) I am really enjoying the photos as well. Pictures of any of the following would be appreciated: the house or apartment where you are staying, a typical mailbox, phone booth, grocery store, department store, post office, different modes of transportation–a tram, a taxi, etc.

Thanks so much for taking the time to write to all of us!

Deborah (located near Washington, DC)

]]> By: Oleg http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-25559 Oleg Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:24:59 +0000 http://probargainhunter.com/2007/06/19/my-forth-day-in-ukraine-food-shopping-internet/#comment-25559 Hey Yan, I found you blog... Have a nice days in Ukraine SY Hey Yan,

I found you blog…
Have a nice days in Ukraine

SY

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