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Diseases, Odessa, Ukrain by hunterV, 4 more photos
To my deepest regret, there are lots of diseases.
We do not feel them in our everyday life except the flu, of course. But we should be vigilant and have to observe safety precautions.
Here is some data about the number of sick people in Ukraine (it must be outdated already):
- 680,000 patients with tuberculosis;
- 550,000 HIV-infected persons;
- 740,000 people with oncological diseases;
- 720,000 people with alcoholism,
which causes great concern of the government and all progressive people of Ukraine.
The population decreases steadily every year.
Hopefully these appauling facts will not deter you, fellow travelers, and you will gladly explore this country in a safe environment.
Have a safe and healthy stay in Ukraine! Leave a Comment
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I found that often, the police in Ukraine try to get bribes from people, especially foreigners that they know have money. We noticed that the people in our group who obviously did not look like Ukrainians (such as one Korean guy) were constantly getting harrassed by the police, even though they had done nothing wrong. The police will try to make them think they have broken a law, and then try to bribe them.
Some advice:
1. If you are not white (obviously look foreign to a Ukrainian), keep a low profile, especially in public places like train stations, etc.
2. Avoid speaking in English or any other language besides Russian or Ukrainian in public places (or whisper quietly). The police key in on this to identify foreigners. Leave a Comment
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You have to be prepared to confront with the corrupt policemen. They will all try to get some "tips" from you. I didn't need a visa and they knew it, but they asked me to give them some money for some insensible reasons. I read about this before, so I was prepared. This could happen at border crossings or even on the street. Typically, they would say "a little problem", implying this could be sorted out if you "cooperate". Well, that's almost all they can say in English. One police officer got really desperate at one point and he even wrote "10 euro" on a piece of paper when he was convinced that I genuinely did not have a clue how I could possibly cooperate. Leave a Comment
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I am sorry to say tuberculosis has become widespread in Ukraine.
Also, we have lots of cases of HIV, diseases of alimentary canal, etc.
Potentionally dangerous food:
vodka from the kiosks that can be just poisonous. We keep hearing the news of exposing more and more underground shops for distilling vodka. God knows what substances they use for their fake vodka/cognac (brandy)! It is always better to buy vodka and other liquors at big supermarkets or at the company stores located at the entrance to the distilleries.. Leave a Comment
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Each region of Ukraine charges a certain amount of money for using their very BAD roads. For instance, in 1999 we had to pay 25 dollars to cross Odessa region. In 2001 we were supposed to pay 10 dollars to cross Kharkiv region. Why supposed? Because one can give only 5 dollars to a customs officer, he puts the money into his pocket and lets you go!!! If you don't accept his suggestion to give him 5 dollars, he does not let you go, and you pay 10 dollars officially in the cash office. Is not it weird?
On the whole, the situation with the traffic police in Ukraine has changed a lot for the better since 1999. In 1999 the local traffic police could not spare themselves a pleasure of fining you. They deliberately created different situations to make you violate the traffic rules! Imagine a highway outside towns and villages - just an empty road passing along fields or forests. The traffic police placed a sign of speed limitation up to 20 km per hour, and hid in the bushes. It seemed very tiresome to drag at such a low speed. You exceeded the speed, they suddenly appeared from the bushes to fine you. Thus being in the same area we were fined 3 times! Now, in 2001 I saw very few policemen on the road. The local goverment forbade them to stop cars, and they are no longer on the roads. Leave a Comment
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According to the Ukrainian State Road Service about 85% of Ukrainian roads do not meet the requirements of security standards and are in need of repair that will cost a huge sum of money.
For example, the current repair of one kilimeter of an automobile road of the second class requires about 1.5 million UAH and its overhaul requires more than ten million UAH.
The construction of a new road would require about six million US dollars for one kilometer (?!).
It’s hard to name the total sum necessary for bringing our roads in due order… Leave a Comment
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If you're going to Crimea to spand your vacation, please don't forget a big insuaranse pocket, as drivers there are really crazy!
They drive fast without rules, and they bring 20 people when bus is for only 13 !!!
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A lot of towns and cities suffer from a big amount of harmful substances in the atmosphere, land and water.
Kryvyi Rih is the number one most polluted city in Ukraine where each resident has 634 kg of harmful substances in the atmosphere a year.Here is a short of list of other cities with very bad ecological situation:
- Mariupol Donetsk region;
- Burshtyn Ivano-Frankivsk region;
- Luhansk;
- Kurakhovo Donetsk region. Leave a Comment
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The main problem with Ukraine or indeed Russia is that they lack proper toilets and then toilet paper. I have been to a few place that charge you for using the establishments loo, and a friend of mine had a decent jacket ruined by the bleach that was used to wipe/clean the loo walls with.. and for a few UAH more you can use the 'bar of soap' or extra sheets of paper.. My advice to all travellers is.. Head for McDonalds they have nice clean toilets and they don't charge..... Leave a Comment
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Try not to use your credit cards at the restaurants, stores etc. Or use them as less as possible. Be careful while withdrawing money from street bank machines. Leave a Comment
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