Quote: (10-03-2012 04:32 AM)Neil Skywalker Wrote:
Quote: (10-02-2012 08:54 PM)jimukr104 Wrote:
Quote: (10-02-2012 05:52 PM)the_conductor Wrote:
A question I kind of have is why is everyone obsesseed with kiev over Moscow? 10 years ago i had a choice ,i choose to work in Kiev because it was more unknown ,adventurous, and i wanted the rockstar vibe. Also salary allowed me t osave more based on cost of living. Back then we needed visa and invite letter same as russia. Thing is everyone goes now because no visa. No visa was the worst thing for foreighners possible ,it allowed lazy backpackers and sex tourists to take over. I always figured anyone wh o wanted IN so bad can afford the hoops. Now its a shell of its former glory ,However ,Moscow seems to have kept out the sex tourists. it also has over 5 mil girls i n the area and more % of english speakers. yes its expensive but so is Kiev. Theres got to be a reason my ex manager transferred fro mKiev to Moscow and hasn't left yet
Jimukr104
A visa never stopped a backpacker from visiting the country.
Whats wrong with being a backpacker in the Ukraine? Don't whine because poor guys take the women while you have to throw money around. Did it occur to you that backpackers can get girls because some of them are generally cool people to hang out with in contradiction to snobby expats who boast about their jobs/money or whore mongering sex tourists?
I'm not bashing expats because there are cool ones with interesting lives but most are boasters with a beergut.
Not all girls are money hungry, some find an adventurous guy more interesting then money.
Not all backpackers are dirty guys with dreadlocks who travel with pots and pans.
Actually it does seem like you are bassing expats and its obvious you got a large chip o n your shoulder, get the bug out of your...no ones whining.
I never compared expats to anyone nor am I whining .i really dont think any expat thinks backpackers are competition nor do I think avg expat has a beer gut or higher % of bee guts than backpackers. You usually see expats in expat bars, so that implies they drink alot thus havign a beer bellies. there are plenty of expats wh o do not g o to the bars and who are gym rats. Also i think it s pretty adventurous to leave ones family and work i n a country where you are stuck in all 12 seasons, including cold winters and have t o dea l with water shut off half the day and slow dial up internet. i havent been an expat i n 10 years so you obvious didn't read anyones posts. But I ca n assure you 10 years ago , no heat, no water and no torrents to download(slow dial up) made life in Kiev more adventurous than it is today. The expats g o in before all the luxuries.
But this post isnt about expats or back packers or sex tourists, its about being gamed i n FSU. Your CHIP made it a competition, thats very ZERO-SUM ,very beta . The problem is too many foreighners , regardless if they are expats,tourists ,backpackers ,or aliens from out of space have descended on ukraine/kiev ,it happened 20 fold whe n visa was lifted. So 30k foreign guys hitting on 3k girls that stroll the main street has given the girls higher value. Read Roosh's BANG he talks about the VALUE issue. In essence we are i n agreement, NEIL ,you yourself are saying to g o to cities with less foreighners.
Also alot of locals avoid the main streets because of al lthe foreighners , regardless of being sex tourists ,backpacker ,tourists.I do not think they did so whe n only expats were around since expats do not get i n thier way. Its not uncommon in western countries as well . I live in NYC, my friend s and I avoid tourist areas like times square when ever we can. my father has a second property in Las vegas, local s rarely go to the strip is they do not need to(ex. work). In ukraine same thing is happening, locals are avoiding the center in increasing amounts in KIEV. its been like that in Odessa for a decade already. In the summer the locals can't be seen i n the center.
So please read the whole thread before you comment. And I got to add, as has bee ndiscusssed, ukrainians do not think freelancing/backpacking is COOL. Roosh found that out. Whe n Ukrainians trave l they actually spend to impress. They eve nbring more luggage than Americans. They got to have thier expensive gadgets and clothing . i was once on a tour bus trip ,Ukrainian tours, to Hungary. All the loading of luggage delayed the trip. Ofcourse alot of Russians are now using hostels and are backpacking in Western Europe. However, they LIE t o thier friends and make it seem that they stayed in more luxury. Its a status thing. It sounds irrational but its the mentality, spending is cool, saving isn't . You completely wrong about me spending lots of money, LOL. As has been mentioned I am typing on a wap phone. i am very frugal and do not drink much(boring
). my wife goes as far t o call me cheap at times ,lol. the most I ever spent on dinner in Ukraine was 20 bucks, though, prices were cheaper then. i once went so far as to make a date pay her ow nway t oget int o a club ,becasue i saw some red flags. i should write a book how to Bang Ukraine on 500 dollars or less. peace!