Roman Sevastyanov,
business owner
“I have traveled a lot and what I noticed is that in general Ukrainians eat more than Asians, but much less than Americans. We spend more money on food, but just because our salaries are very low.”
Olha Petinova,
dentist
“I feel like Ukrainians worship food. If you serve them a table full of dishes, they would sweep it right away and ask for more. I think the reason is in our past – we had too many wars and hunger. It’s in people’s blood – to crave for more food than they need.”
Yarina Gordienko,
student
“Between a ride on kayaks and a dinner in the restaurant Ukrainians always choose the restaurant. People spend too much money on food. Our culture worships food, the more – the better. But I would rather save some money and travel abroad or to invest it in my future.”
Ihor Polup,
priest
“I don’t think Ukrainians eat too much. I partly understand why the minister said what he said, we really spend too much money on food but that’s just because Ukrainians don’t earn enough.”
Olena Nazarova,
retiree
“Ukrainians do not eat well enough, especially children. We watch the TV, read news and we can see that not everyone was born in a rich family. What Reva said is not true.”
Anton Martynov,
publisher
“Ukrainians do not look overweight to me. From what I know we do not eat too much. Yet, we consume too much potato and carbohydrates in general.”
