Dave Young,
Britain, in Ukraine since 2005
“The best part, the money to be made. The worst part, the money to be lost.”
Charles Bergen,
Ireland, in Ukraine since 2010
“You have exceptional opportunities here. The worst part is the obstacles in reaching these opportunities.”
Ali Kardes,
Greece, in Ukraine since 2009
“Freedom is the best part – the rules are flexible. The worst part is the traffic police. When they find out you are a foreigner, they overload the charge – bribes.”
Zahed Islam,
Bangladesh, in Ukraine since 2001
“I like the country itself. I’ve lived here so long I can go out and talk to people and they are friendly. Ukraine has progressed over time. The worst part I would say is sometimes people still behave like they are still in the bad days. Rudeness. Sometimes shop assistants look at you like ‘Why are you disturbing me?’’’
Johannes Wamberg Andersen,
Denmark, in Ukraine since 1997.
“The best part is you feel you are going around in a maiden country, where if well-managed, everything is possible. You feel like you do after a newly fallen rain. The worst part is the state-building process. Things are going sour. People are extremely frustrated with the lack of systemic progress and taking it out on each other.”
