This is impressionistic travelogue, hate writing papers since grad school. On about 5th day in Ukraine, beauty is off the chart for slim northern Slavic and Dark-Haired versions as well. in the 18-23 age group percentage of 8+'s if you like the slim model type is probably 10-15%. I'm sitting in a cafe with a platinum blond model who is bored out of her skull sitting here in the cafe NOT APPROACHING because my Ukrainian language skills are shit. Apparently Ukrainian is more like Polish that Russian, which might serve those well show want to avoid the Russian visa requirement cluster-fuck.
Smoking is a problem here, the last two tables of cute students were smoking in the cafe.
One thing is WATCH OUT for trying to get oriented by using MTS roaming on your cell when you get here: They rip you off for about $10 per MINUTE. Short term thief thought like that is what keeps Ukraine from getting into the EU for now.
For Cell, what I SHOULD have done:
1) Buy a KYIVSTAR SIM card for your multiband phone in a cell phone store or even a grocery sometimes. ( iPhones are great here, the compass and internet capabilty are great.)
2) The SIM will only have about $10 on it, DON'T use it for internet yet as it will eat your $10 very quickly.
3) Call info ( I think 466) hit 2, then 9, and I think you will get an operator. they have some English speakers, but they speak very fast-- they are very smart people whose vocabulary is good from book-learning but are not actually used to using it much. Speech cadence is hilarious. It sounds like a female drill sergeant politely giving you rapid fire instructions.
4) They will tell you about the plans, if you are going to use email on smartphone, you want to prepay a larger MB/ month plan
5) I got the 10,000 MB plan ( 10 GB) for about $16 for a month. 1500 MB is like ~$10 , so it's worth it to get the larger amount.
6) The way you get on that plan is to go to machines that look like ATM's but which accept GRIVNA (Ukrainian money) that are near in many PREVET banks ( spelling? ) which have a sign with green color scheme.
7) Press the KYIVSTAR icon on the machine. The machines service several phone brands, and other things as far as I know. THere was about 16 corporate icons on the home touchscreen.
I'm in a really good internet cafe that sells salads and coffee in the center
Fatties percentage < 10-15% which makes everything else pretty much fall in line in a positive way regarding the sexual marketplace-- this place has crystallized for me how Whale-ism RUINS EVERYTHING. That one variable, when skewed, shifts demand so much that nothing else but incredible game, millions, fame etc can reduce bitchshields to tolerable levels. Here, really classic 30 year-old 6-7's are desperate-- they're looking at never getting married. Watching the 20% of girls who are sub-6 it's almost too heartbreaking to take for a soft-hearted beta like me. They walk around with a stolid pitiful, hopeless look. Women here haven't bought the (for them) emotionally crippling bullshit that it's just great to be alone because you're just so special. But this unfortunate situation makes things better for us so long-abused in Murka.
As with Iceland, 8+ are not IOI'ing me but I'm an old guy. 6-7's who would be flooded with attention in the USA appear really doubtful of getting ANYONE with decent looks, charm and a solid income. Iceland gets a plus on the more enlightened view of smoking ( it's disgusting, murcerously unhealthy and should not be done around civilized people who don't). No one that I saw smoked in Iceland cafes.
This place is great, if quite sad in it's way. I guess there's no free lunch. Except for rich psychopaths.
Oh, and the pollution here sucks on the frequent damp muggy days. Those who rail against gubmint regulation should take a breath of real free-market air here on a busy street here where there's no pollution control. Then look up "tragedy of the commons." i think it's manageable if you live in a surrounding area, then just come downtown for brief periods.
I have a full month to fail miserably here, so there should be more news.
Smoking is a problem here, the last two tables of cute students were smoking in the cafe.
One thing is WATCH OUT for trying to get oriented by using MTS roaming on your cell when you get here: They rip you off for about $10 per MINUTE. Short term thief thought like that is what keeps Ukraine from getting into the EU for now.
For Cell, what I SHOULD have done:
1) Buy a KYIVSTAR SIM card for your multiband phone in a cell phone store or even a grocery sometimes. ( iPhones are great here, the compass and internet capabilty are great.)
2) The SIM will only have about $10 on it, DON'T use it for internet yet as it will eat your $10 very quickly.
3) Call info ( I think 466) hit 2, then 9, and I think you will get an operator. they have some English speakers, but they speak very fast-- they are very smart people whose vocabulary is good from book-learning but are not actually used to using it much. Speech cadence is hilarious. It sounds like a female drill sergeant politely giving you rapid fire instructions.
4) They will tell you about the plans, if you are going to use email on smartphone, you want to prepay a larger MB/ month plan
5) I got the 10,000 MB plan ( 10 GB) for about $16 for a month. 1500 MB is like ~$10 , so it's worth it to get the larger amount.
6) The way you get on that plan is to go to machines that look like ATM's but which accept GRIVNA (Ukrainian money) that are near in many PREVET banks ( spelling? ) which have a sign with green color scheme.
7) Press the KYIVSTAR icon on the machine. The machines service several phone brands, and other things as far as I know. THere was about 16 corporate icons on the home touchscreen.
I'm in a really good internet cafe that sells salads and coffee in the center
Fatties percentage < 10-15% which makes everything else pretty much fall in line in a positive way regarding the sexual marketplace-- this place has crystallized for me how Whale-ism RUINS EVERYTHING. That one variable, when skewed, shifts demand so much that nothing else but incredible game, millions, fame etc can reduce bitchshields to tolerable levels. Here, really classic 30 year-old 6-7's are desperate-- they're looking at never getting married. Watching the 20% of girls who are sub-6 it's almost too heartbreaking to take for a soft-hearted beta like me. They walk around with a stolid pitiful, hopeless look. Women here haven't bought the (for them) emotionally crippling bullshit that it's just great to be alone because you're just so special. But this unfortunate situation makes things better for us so long-abused in Murka.
As with Iceland, 8+ are not IOI'ing me but I'm an old guy. 6-7's who would be flooded with attention in the USA appear really doubtful of getting ANYONE with decent looks, charm and a solid income. Iceland gets a plus on the more enlightened view of smoking ( it's disgusting, murcerously unhealthy and should not be done around civilized people who don't). No one that I saw smoked in Iceland cafes.
This place is great, if quite sad in it's way. I guess there's no free lunch. Except for rich psychopaths.
Oh, and the pollution here sucks on the frequent damp muggy days. Those who rail against gubmint regulation should take a breath of real free-market air here on a busy street here where there's no pollution control. Then look up "tragedy of the commons." i think it's manageable if you live in a surrounding area, then just come downtown for brief periods.
I have a full month to fail miserably here, so there should be more news.