I am back in Germany meanwhile and reflecting my time in Kiev:
My initial plan was to stay 1-2 months – finally I ended up to stay 90 days, the maximum period of time currently allowed for foreigners, without overstaying.I really enjoyed my stay and had a great experience. I was lucky to find some good wingmen, both locals and expats, so I could learn quickly, how things are working in Kiev. To discover all this on my own, would definately have taken much more time. Will I come back? YES, definately. There is something about the country and especially the girls that made me curious. I want to explore this more.
Could I stay longer or even live there? Definately NO. The food sucks, service mentality non-existant, infrastructure bad ( actually I wanted to travel to some provinces, but a 12 hrs bus ride on shitty roads for a few hundred kms is not my thing) the whole atmosphere is, as expected, quite harsh, corruption everywhere, many people somehow rude, typical scam attempts against foreigners, which in Asia/South America they at least do with a smile. In the beginning people seem to be unfriendly, which is not true though, you need a while to find this out – its a complete different mentality. However, beside girls, this country has not much to offer.
Language:
I took private classes 4-5 times a week to learn Russian. Although my progress was quite good, I can confirm that Russian is the most difficult language I have ever studied. If spending the same time to learn English/Spanisch/French/even Thai, one would be on a really good level. With Russian it is still basic, with many mistakes, especially due to the cases. People could always understand me , but often I could not understand the replies. However, I was able to order food, taxis on phone, to have a 2 hrs conversation with Non-English speaking girls in restaurants, read and reply text messages almost without translator. All girls in Kiev spoke Russian, while only some understood Ukrainian. Some girls from West Ukraine, although they spoke Russian, were unable to write properly. Basic Russian definately helps to meet girls, distinguish yourself from short term visitors, but to game girls 100% in Russian, probably 1-1,5 years study would be needed. I experienced that especially on 2nd/3rd dates in order to have a deeper conversation, I was way too limited.
Security:
I felt 100% safe with no incidents during the whole trip. After the football game UA-England, I was sitting on Kreschatik at a kiosk early morning with british guys drinking beer. I needed to take a piss at a tree, when just at that second Militia came around the corner. Some discussion with them in Russian- they laughed and said I should take my english friends and go home sleep – without a fine. When I saw Militia checking and bothering people they were mostly arabian looking.
Nightlife:
As mentioned earlier I am a nightlife guy. I like to go out 4-5 times a week, getting drunk and trying to take a girl home. I did not do excessive daygame as I usually sleep long and have to do some work in late afternoon/evening. The problem in Ukraine is that ONS are really uncommon, which I can 100% confirm. With a situation in your favor, drunkness of girl and some luck it can happen though. Although I went out a lot, I got just 3. The good thing is that in Kiev it is possible to go out every night. I think I have been to almost any important nightclub in Kiev at least once. However, as I am used to crazy nightlife in BKK, in the last weeks I got bored a bit. The problem is that on one side there are all the student clubs and on the other the high-end clubs, with not much in between ( only Indigo and Bionica maybe) The ratios in any club in Kiev are bad, best 50:50 usually 40:60 or even worse, with sausage fest later at night.
The quality the country has to offer is not displayed in the clubs either. Even in Dlux, which is considered the best ( as most expensive) club - I was often not impressed. On my last weekend we got a table there, as a buddy from Zurich came over. Girls 5s and 6s, few 7s and many hookers. Actually when ordering our bottles, staff even asked if we need bodyguard or prostitutes. The hottest girls 8s, 9s were brought in by some rich ukrainian guys hanging around the tables. My Zurich friend even said that quality is much better in the russian disco in my town in Germany or in the russian discos in Thailand. I agree with that 100%.
Here my suggestions for nightout:
Forsage ( student club/every day), Bionica/Indigo ( regular local crowd, no foreigners, weekend), Dlux/Skybar ( high end, tourists, prostitutes, rich locals,weekend) Vodkabar ( every day, going till 6am) Boom Boom Room ( after party place Sat night till Sunday late morning), Shooters ( ladies night Sun/Wed)
Girls:
I think it is common understanding on this forum that Kiev girls are just beautiful. However, I came with the expectation to meet well-educated, sophisticated, open-minded girls. I think that many ua girls cant really compete to Russian girls in this department: Many girls, usually those from provinces I found to be quite simple-minded, dumb, not knowing anything, thinking that Ukraine is the greatest country in the world. The most interesting conversations I usually had with girls 25+. The very young ones, 18-23 yrs, the Facebook generation, were often quite boring. You need to entertain them most of the time. But as mentioned, the best girls dont go to clubs, so daygame might lead to a better experience.
I spent hours drinking with ukainian guys discussing girls. Once you come to know them better, they were quite eager to share their knowledge. The guys are aware that the average foreigner has no idea how to game ukrainian women. It was interesting to learn their approach. For girls´ behaviour, flakiness etc. they have explanations, I havent ever thought about before. Adjusting my game accordingly, leaded to great results at the end.
As this was discussed in other threads - A note for those who plan to visit Ukraine to get a longterm gf or wife: I would strongly advise to stay for a few months at least to learn language and get a feeling for their mentality. It is so different from what we know from Western girls. I am not actively looking right now, but even after 3 months, I am still not sure if I could imagine to marry a ukrainian girl.
What can a short-term visitor expect?
The good thing is, when coming from Western Europe or America, almost any girl seems to be beautiful. You need a while to get used to the hotness in order to judge properly. If you dont aim to high and go for the bangable 5s and 6s by local standards, ( = 7s by western standards) it will be possible to have sex with a nice ukrainian girl. Those girls are more open to foreigners, as they have problems to find a quality local guy. But for the most beautiful girls, it will be much more difficult. And I am not talking about the 9s and 10s – dont even dream about it. The top models have ZERO interest to fuck a short-term visitor. It will be possible to date a 7 or 8, but still, getting sex is another question. Many girls have their schedules and sometimes having 3 dates will take 2 weeks time. So also time factor plays against you. For a good Ukraine experience I would suggest at least 1 month stay, a good reason why you are there, apartment in central location and maybe basic Russian skills. Within my 3 months I collected some 40 numbers, had 18 dates, and banged 10 different girls in 6.5-8 range. In my last month things even more improved - I went on dates with really super hot girls, but could not close the deal anymore due to time factor.
Is Ukraine overrated, overhyped?
Hmmm, I guess a bit, at least for short term visitors. Yes, the quality is great, maybe even the best in EE. But to bang quality on a short vacation is another question. Thanks to aggressive sex tourists and desperate wife hunters, this place seems to have changed definately. The times when every beautiful ukrainian girl wanted to meet foreigners, get married and leave the country, are for sure long over.
Average looking girls, English groupies and girls 25+ might still be impressed by foreign status, but the more beautiful a girl is, the more local options she has. The biggest change that happened over the past 5-8 years is that nowadays, at least in Kiev, for young quality girls, you have to compete with middle class, well-dressed local guys, with good job and car, who are not super rich, but having the advantage of knowing game, language, mentality and LIVING there. A longterm resident once put it like this: A decent local guy starts with a girl at stage zero, but nowadays a foreigner starts at minus 5. The most beautiful girls wont have sex with you because you are a foreigner, but although you are foreigner! When going out with ukrainian friends, feedback from girls was always much better than in a group with other foreigners. I feel this is the only way for a foreigner to get access to the best Ukraine has to offer.
Actually I met many foreigners, young, good looking guys, who couldnt score and left quite disappointed. Those guys are definately able to pull better quality in their home countries than on a short Ukraine vacation. If you are happy to look at and date beautiful girls, with possibly not getting sex, go to Kiev, you will for sure love the city. If you want to come and bang many hot girls on a 1-2 weeks vacation , probably other destinations, maybe Poland will be better. A friend, who recently visited, told me that quality is maybe a little lower, but it is easier than in Ukraine to bang a 7+.
I will now recharge my batteries until end of the year. On my list for next travel is a long stay in South America, but also Minsk, Vilnius, Poland and definately Ukraine, Kiev and the Black Sea Region. I am especially curious about the city Nikolaev, as all my friends in Kiev agreed that in terms of beauty, even Kiev girls cant compete. But please, dont book your flights yet
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due to high concentration of marriage agencies, it is more difficult to get laid than in Kiev.