10 Things You Should NOT Do In Ukraine | Featuring
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- If you are coming to Ukraine for the first time, YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS LIST. While Ukraine is a becoming a very popular tourist destination, there are still quite a few unique cultural and practical things you should keep in mind before making your first trip. Join Taya Ukraine and I as we go over these important tips and we hope it will be helpful for your travels! xx
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Thank you Alina, it was amazing talk! I'm so happy to meet you 😊
I love you
@@gurpreetsingh-zg3km very informative.. Thanks... From Phillipines
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I was treated like a king while in Ukraine and for the most part had no problems, I did have one issue #9 I went into a church with a beanie on which was promptly knocked off my head by a little old lady half my height. Next time I'm there I want to go to Lviv, can't wait for that.
Men should take off their hats indoors.
@Sean Hardman As for the churches, it is written in the Bible.
In everyday life, this is simply a norm of etiquette, it is considered disrespectful to others to be indoors in a hat.
@Sean Hardman Not at all. Ukraine is a secular state, Orthodox, Catholics, Protestants, Judaists, Muslims, atheists live here.
Yes, they would knock the hat off your head in church. In both Orthodox and Catholic churches, men should not wear hats at all, unless they are part of the clergy! But women should cover their hair.
11) Don't use " the" in front of Ukraine
12) Don't say Ukraine is ( or was) a part of Russia.
Почему? Правду говорить легко и приятно. Украина - это окраина русских земель.
@@vz5367На России до сих пор верят что Украина это окраина ? По-моему в 21 веке не сложно проверить что Киев лет примерно так на тысячу старше их молоденькой Москвы !
@@MrShtaket2009 для тех, кто в танке и тех, кому нетрудно проверить. Киев - третья столица Руси. Посмотрите на герб Старой Ладоги. Для общего развития. Ничего не напоминает? И уже тогда не квакали лягушки в Новгороде, Муроме, Смоленске... А в 17 веке Москва купила Киев у поляков вместе со скотом.
@@MrShtaket2009 про 1000 лет забыла. Поменьше читайте украинских историков. Они сами предмет для изучения психиатрии.
@@vz5367 какая Вы смышленная ! А каких историков читаете Вы?
I always bring some wine, either in a bottle or inside me. I never whistle.
Thanks both of you for kind information. One day I will meet you. This is from INDIA. I love Ukraine. 💗🙏
I think almost all of these advices are generally valid for anywhere in "Eastern" Europe and the Balkans
I'm a mexican and I watch bot channels long time ago I'm glad to see a colab video explaining things to avoid
That's awesome! Thank you :)
I just remembered an important thing not to do in Ukraine, which is not to drink water from the tap. It is better to buy it in the store for drinking. I rented an apartment in Kiev and was drinking the water from the tap before my friends came over the next day and said nobody does that. Nothing bad happened to me though, but I started buying water from the grocery store which was conveniently in the building.
Hi Alina! Good topic today! I think that all or most of the bullet points on your ‘10 Things You should NOT Do in Ukraine’ list are transferable or applicable to other neighboring countries in East-Central Europe. I think that all 10 may apply in the context of Lithuania.
And these 10 things are not formally taught. You just grow up with them. They are societal expectations. It’s all part of your DNA, your natural cultural instincts. This is a very enjoyable collaboration with Taya, with practical insights on cultural norms and etiquette in Ukraine.
Дякую Taya and Alina!
Some of those was exactly like what my Ukrainian friend said. The flowers, the whistling, & decency in clothings.
It’s funny about bill being dropped off at mens side it’s not only in Ukraine but in Canada where I lived most of my life. Now I’m in Philippines and here it’s opposite bill or all conversation when you ordering foods always is with woman even they know that mostly when filipina on date with a foreigner it will be him who will pay the bill, it’s so crazy that it’s driving me insane even when I pay the bill and they still bring change to her side of the table 🥺
I prefer Ukrainian way of taking care of the bill.
This was a great interview. Laughed out loud a few times as well! Only other thing I could think of, or at least what I have heard from others, is that you do not wear shoes in the home. You leave them at the front door. In USA, many people wear shoes in their home.
In mine too
Who wears shoes at home? Lol. Of course you leave them at the door.
Please do more videos together! This is like Peanut Butter and Jelly combined!
Great information Alina
Thank you!
You spoke about flowers , what amazed me was first day of school , all girls got flowers , uneven numbers , 3 or 5 . Love the thought AND your video ..😘😘
Hello to Taya and Alina Mcleod. Thank you for this video collaboration and for your thoughtful suggestions. I have just returned to the USA and to Croatia after visiting Lviv, Ukraine for three months during the period of time from June, July and August of this year and I must say that the cathedral architecture, the cobblestone streets and the people were simply breathtaking. Accordingly, I do not know if your first suggestion for caution regarding 'blunt' or otherwise awkward conversations will always apply to a visiting individual - though I will certainly keep in mind. But from my little 'scratchy' experience of three months in Lviv, I had a wonderful time, the people were great and the food and scenery were spectacular. Again thank you Alina (and Taya) for your time and for your care in putting this video together - and for the effort in putting forth your portfolio of video content over the years for all of us (online) to enjoy and learn from -overall.
My pleasure, thank you!
I'll visit Ukraine for the first time next month. Learning about the superstition of giving even numbers of things is very helpful. Thanks!
Hope you have a great time!
Be safe and healthy thanks for ur info
I was in Ukraine 22 years ago, and absolutely you should see the smaller towns and other cities. I went to meet a girl, we had corresponded for several months prior. Sadly it didn't work out long term but I've longed to return for years. I went first to Odessa, then to Uman. Sofiyivki (I spelled it wrong I'm sure) Park in Uman was worth the whole trip alone. Finished in Kiev but only had two days there. I'm finally returning in the spring, your videos are most helpful!
i'm from Uman, and now it's looks much better, than 22 years ago )
@@tsyka1 It was beautiful 22 years ago, it must be amazing now. Cheers and happy holidays to you🙂
Thank you Alina and Taya for these collabs for both channels.
Welcome back, Alina! Nice to see you!❤️❤️❤️🌻🌻🌻
Thank you so much Alina for this video, such a powerpacked video with lots of useful information which depicts about the local culture!
Great collaboration thank you for sharing everything!
I have been subscribed to you both for quite a while and enjoyed seeing this of the 2 of you together.
Very valuable information and very much appreciated.
Hello Alina! Zdravstvuyte! 😄🙏👋🌟 I hope your having a wonderful marvelous day! This is really a magnificent fantastic collaboration video! 😄👍❤️👏🇺🇦📹💯🥇🌟 Nice to meet Taya Ukraine! 😃👍👋🌟 I really would like to visit Ukraine one day, it’s one of my favorite countries to visit! Thank you so much Alina for the advices! This information will be very helpful for me to know when I visit Ukraine. I wish you Alina a wonderful beautiful glorious blessed day. Take care and be safe Alina. 😊🙏❤️👋🇺🇦👍🌟
Oh,the whistle thing I learned in the 90's in Russia but it was outside, my lovely lady was very pedagogical and said go home if you continue to embarrass me , I learned my lesson very quickly 😊
There it meant that I was without money 😊
There are so many videos about Kiev or Odessa but I have found that there so few about Kharkiv. Even though it's the second largest city. And very few videos about winter time.
Hala Taya, Hola Lina, todos y que Estados Unidos los tiene todos y que Ukrania es grande y bonita. 'vamos hacer algo, oremos durante un mes y Dios nos dará las repuesta y la APROBACIÓN. Con amor Pedro.
Thank you Alina! I hope you will release new videos more frequently! Because I as your subscriber miss you very much
My partner is Ukrainian and I've visited her 9 times so far and pretty much know all of this. As soon as my health allows I intend to move to Kremenchuk Ukraine to be with her and her son. One other thing: I absolutely love meeting and mixing with the locals as it gives a real sense of what Ukraine is all about.
вiн гей хлопець ?
@@filyapanzerman335 "I've visited her 9 times" - Ти розумiєш, що таке "her"?
I'm from Kremenchuk originally. It's so funny to see that someone gonna visit such a small city.
Interesting to know about different cultures. Even in my culture bringing little gifts when visiting friends/ relatives is something commen. Coming to your channel for the first time. I used to watch Taya Ukraine's channel. Lots of information about the lifestyle in Ukraine. Nice video ✌️
The dynamic duo.😺Bring a present.👍I don’t whistle.😁
Great video and more important, great tips. I am planning a trip from Toronto to the Ukraine to learn more about where my grandparents were born/raised for Summer 2022 and this information along with Alina's other videos are so helpful.
Wonderful to watch and learn about the culture! Thank you for sharing this.
Helpful tips. I already see that I have unintentionally committed many mistakes in my interactions in Ukraine. Bringing a gift is certainly important when staying in homes!
This was awesome video, thank you for sharing!
Hi Alina and Taya, thanks for sharing this great information. It reminded me of some cultural traditions from my home country, Perú. Like making a toast!
Really loved this video ! Thanks.
Nice video. Thank you for posting.
very interesting about the flowers.. I enjoyed this video.. thank you
Thank you for the interesting information. You two make a good team with a great smile!!!
Thank you :)
very interesting of you two girls. i was16 times in ukraine and learnt a lot more
I just discovered you and find your videos to be well done and very entertaining, as I've recently taken to learning more about Eastern European cultures. You can count me as a new subscriber! :)
Best wishes from Ohio!
Hoi, Alina, really good to see more and follow more about real life in Ukraine. Super idea with the list. Right now in Split/Croatia to show people like me what's also possible to travel these days. Well done, greetings to you and special greetings to Taya
All is true, Alina is great! Taya, thanks for the great list of our culture features.
Ah-ha!!!!! I was wondering when this was going to come out!!!!!!!! I remember you mentioning this colab back in your Kharkiv stream!!! Awesome!!😀😀😀
Thanks for the great vid, very helpful.
This was a great refresher for me of what's still important as far as manners and expectations go with relatives. Even though we are in Australia and my parents migrated just after WW2 from Latvia. Father from a region that was a bit more shaped by Germans & Lutheran church. My Mother from the Catholic region Latgale. All items on your list Taya were identical to Latvian backgrounds. You gave the first explanation about point one, that my mother was trying to steer us in. While I thought all the things she stated and you gave examples of were from her personality and outlook. Plus my Parents, Aunt & Uncle had a very serious demeanour if attending church.
Whenever I had turned out to have made one of these manner glitches, in their presence, in public with Latvians, I'd end up reprimanded once out of others earshot.I didn't always gage when Aussie casualness in clothes and behaviour wasn't acceptable in some settings. They didn't seem to think these things needed to be explained and ought to have been picked up and understood. True for the obvious visiting behaviours, and frequent giving of flowers & doing a toast with drinks. Living in a regional town in Australia meant as kids & teens we didn't have the same exposures to these manners/traditions as those growing up in their country of origin or at least Europe.I was in my 20's when someone dared explain don't do even numbers of flowers.
I guess that's why my Dad was having drinking sessions with my son when he was a year old, Dad with the mulled wine, baby with blackcurrant juice in a bottle, clinking these and saying "prost" after every few sips. Going to train grandson early so wouldn't end up like I did.
Lovely! Thank you!
Hello Alina!
Wow. Very important things.
Thank you for the pieces advice and the clear explanation given by YOU and Taya.
Take care both pretty girls.
Thanks for the video:) I was just in Lviv about a month ago, and will likely be back to visit Ukraine again this month. This time, I will try to check out Kyiv, Odessa, and the Carpathians 👍🏾
Good advice,humble to learn ,worthy to remember and moderate to act as well🙌👏
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING
Thank you very much for being ABSOLUTELY PERFECT! Thank you for the PERFECT VIDEO! So many people lack basic etiquette and politeness! I am very proud and thankful to be associated with ALINA MCLEOD! In her videos, she is extremely professional, wise, intelligent, respectful, knowledgable, cultured and spiritual! Its refreshing for somebody to respect God, the universe, mother nature, etc!
So glad you two met up...hopefully will do it again
Best crossover since Batman met Scooby-Doo. This is a treat! :D
haha thank you
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This man took the words right out of my mouth!
That's one hilariously funny comment. 😂..
But which one is Scooby Doo? 🤔
@@AlinaMcleod Wow Taya and Alina together ,it is just like seeing the 4 season in the same day 👍 Thanks Alina and Taya for this wonderful vlog ,May your Hair dye and mascara never run a life time 🙏
GOOD MORNING ALINA 🙏 THANK YOU, FOR SHARING YOUR BEAUTIFUL CHANNEL 🥰 MY LOVE AND SUPPORT ALWAYS FROM MY CITY OF HOUSTON,TEXAS. 🙋♀️🇺🇲
Here via Taya! Thank you both for this content.
Very interesting customs and informative as well. Great content. Thank you Ladies !
I have recently discovered your channel Alina. Very entertaining and informative videos.
Hello Alina. I love your video, good recommendations for people if they ever wanna go there.
Thanks for this recommendation it is very valuable ,cheers!!!
Wonderful video I have been following Taya for about as long as I have been following you. Have a great day.
Fun video. Thanks!
I knew you two would eventually collaborate together because Alina has been mentioning in the past about making a video with other TH-camrs in Eastern Europe. I have a few Ukrainian and Russian friends is Los Angeles and they've shared with me some of those things you mentioned. They had to out grow some of them having lived in the US for several years.
Since a few days now, i'm a new member, and i really enjoyed (did i spell that right by the way?!;)) your video's, so please, keep going on!! 😊 It's nice to see the other side...
Greetings from Holland! 🙂
Nice one. Hello Alina and Taya. This is the first time I'm seeing Taya and listening to her Ukrainian accent. I remember the rule of always bringing gifts when visiting someone that my parents, grandparents and others practised. It was actually quite a universal practice. Personally, though, my friends and I hardly ever practised it. Another one as Alina mentioned of not whistling in the house was also a belief. Many more.
Just subscribed to Taya’s channel, I will have a binge tomorrow, whilst I wait to interview the New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team, thanks for another great video.
Enjoyed watching again!
Great video and useful tips for going to Ukraine, a nice country where to spend our holidays. Thank you for sharing
My pleasure!
@@AlinaMcleod com to israel;
Great to see you two girls do a combined video ,.Im a fan of both channels .
Thank you so much ladies for the advice
Great to have a nice acquaintance like Taya, Alina. After the first 2 suggestions I thought you guys were talking about Germany. Same goes there. When you got into whistling and # of flowers it was different. Nobody likes whistling anyways.
Great Advices ! Can't wait to visit Ukraine !
Superb. Loved it Alina and Taya
Good job, alina and Taya! Thank you!
Great video ladies,on my bucket list to visit Ukraine some day love different cultures,lifestyle and history of other country's
Thank you very much, the two of you have done an excellant job.👋
Thank for this information 🙏 🙌 👌
Thanks to you for giving us this, Alina and Taya!! You know my history more than most people and you can be sure I was schooled a long time ago about some of these rules. The more I get more knowledge regarding this, I witness a lot of these small things that residents will not appreciate. Thanks to some wonderful people like Alina, it made my transition a whole lot easier. I can't think of a better place to explore when you are changing countries than Ukraine. Special thanks to Taya for her explaining along with you, this video made it a keeper and anyone who is coming here, MUST take these pointers to hearts! Thanks again for sharing, you guys!! Cheers!!
Thanks very much, Michael!
@@AlinaMcleod be strong alina;
Hello Ladies , , I follow both your Channels. I loved this chat immensely !! Thank you very much 🌻🌷🌻🌷🌻🌷🌺😃😃
Thank you for the advice on Ukraine's custom. Great advise.
Thanks, Paul!
These 10 things sound sooooo familiar...... Another lovely video Alina :) Also, fyi, I am one of your subscribers from this moment ;) Please keep grinding!!!!
I have been to Ukraine and here's my take on the 10 things
#3 you must not whistle indoors - reason is Ukrainian superstition whistling summons up the devil to enter your home
#4 each person seated at the table must deliver a toast before eating - after six or more vodkas you'd be lucky to eat anything let alone not pass out
#5 I was in Ukraine for 3 years and I found just be normally cautious never flash your money around is universal common practice but I found Ukrainians are generally very honest people and i had absolutely no fear of being robbed or pick pocketed at any time during my lengthy stay in Ukraine and Kyiv - oddly enough pick pockets are much worse in Germany and Italy for sure
#6 and #7 never heard that one before odd number flowers? male must pay the bill? never heard it and I saw woman paying for things in shops and at the restaurant
#9 Ukrainians in Kyiv all dress extremely well so as a foreigner you generally blend in no problems even if you wear your cowboy hat if your from Texas no problem at all - people in Kyiv all dress nicely and in broad assortment of style
#10 there are 2 types of Ukrainian Orthodox religion - one is Ukrainian patriarchy while the other is Russian or Moscow patriarchy - these 2 do not get along too well - enough said on that one as there has been a bloody history between Ukraine and Russia in the past
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If you hire a car be very careful as drivers in Ukraine are very bad and downright dangerous and I have witnessed some terrible accidents all due to speed and carelessness - make sure you have plenty of reputable insurance - the police in Ukraine are corrupt so just stay well away from them - be warned - there is also a kind of mafia which you need to stay away from as well - also the toilets in the cities are few and I found best to use the MacDonalds toilets which are the best - in the villages and rural towns they have squat toilets some people may find these particularly offensive - that's my take
Wonderful. Thank you.
This was a helpful and enjoyable video to watch, yes. I really hope to visit Ukraine someday especially to see various historical traditional sites as part of Ukrainian culture. I hope the very terrible, tragic and totally unnecessary invasion is called off tomorrow and better future opportunity for all would naturally follow. Thanks
Hi Alina You had a wonderful guest Taya is a beautiful young lady congrats.
Wonderful information
Very interesting discussion !
Happy Birthday Alina!! "Birthday Hugs" to you!! May you enjoy your birthday!!
New experience from nice advisers, very useful video, ⚘⚘⚘ huge support for both of you
Such good information sharing with Nice company. Same as every where !
Am very happy to see you both because am your both fanclub.Amazing,!!! Hope you are all fine.
Great video Alina. 👏
Very important.. Vedio.. Thank you so much
Sounds like the way to a woman’s heart in Ukraine is to pay attention to the details! This was a really interesting list, Alina! As always, love to you, and Greetings to your wonderful guest Taya. Take care!
Oh, BTW, I will have to practice looking a bit more nonchalant in the face before I travel there. You can get this same demeanor in the Northeast USA, particularly around NYC. They come across as “gruff” sometimes, but soften up after they get familiar with you. Maybe it’s because many of the immigrants who settled there were from Eastern Europe.
The flowers thing: that’s interesting that even number is for funerals. I have this funny scenario in my head of a guy giving a girl a bouquet of pink or red flowers at the start of the date. Just before presentation, he counts and discovers 12, so immediately pulls one out and throws it to the ground or sidewalk: “Oooops, they messed up at the shop, I guess! (Half smile). But, I have some really great toasts for dinner! (Full smile and shoulder shrug 🤷🏻).
In USA, a true gentleman would consider giving flowers at the start of the date, but it would depend on how formal the date. Flowers could be seen as too “forward” or presumptuous for a first date, or a casual get together, as they signify feelings of “romance” here. Being a good communicator is the key to the next date, and whether there will be a next one with flowers, I suppose.
Of course, I think from both parties attention to details is what makes relationships unique:)
Very cool! the collaboration 😊
My wife hates it when I whistle anywhere. She says I won't get money. Then I tell her every month I make more money than the previous month. She's from Odessa, I'm from the formerly beautiful state of Washington. We live in Odessa. We got invited to her friend's apartment for Christmas dinner (it happens every year) and I brought a nice bottle of Ukrainian cognac. My wife asked me how much it was so she could deduct it from the money she was giving to help pay for the food. I told her it cost one grn. I don't play that. A gift is a gift.
Nothing like my favorite youtubers coming together . Большое спасибо за это видео
пожалуйста!
Happiness is Life !! Positivity is Life !! God Bless and Wishes from our family from INDIA
I open the video to see the picture of Taya's background in this video. She is cool. Thank you, Alina, for bringing her into your channel.
Thank you so much Alina.