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[yelena-pzychalska]

Am so glad you are here Taya and am praying for your family at home. Much love from Yelena! ❤❤

[pookatim]

Regarding things like organ meat, most supermarkets have liver but to get other kinds you would have to go to a butcher shop. Things like this are usually "ethnic" foods and will be found in abundance in neighborhoods where a lot of immigrants reside. For example, Chinese Food in most of America is nothing like real Chinese food but if you go to the "Chinatown" areas of some major cities, you can have food is just as it is in China. There are even "Little Ukraine" neighborhoods that have shops that cater to Ukrainian tastes. You see, while America has always had an abundance of immigrants but after a generation or two, they are pretty much just American and have American sensibilities. My maternal grandparents were Polish immigrants so I enjoyed many Polish foods that most of my friends never heard of.

[snow]

You don't have to have a credit card, but most people do. You can just use cash or have a debit card which is effectively what you have in Ukraine based on my conversations with some folks there. The biggest differences I noticed when i was in ukraine were (in no order) : (1) terrible sidewalks that were dangerous to walk on (2) you absolutely cannot drink the water from the faucet (3) Grocery stores had a big liquor section - and cheap too - and a small soda section (4) nobody smiles on the street and if you do smile people think you are crazy or drunk 😂 My translator told me every day "stop smiling at people!"

[jamesbinns]

We have monopolies in the US. You will see what looks like different brands, but many are owned by the same company.
Liver used to be sold in stores. I don't see it much anymore. In southern states, like south Georgia, southern Arkansas, pig's feet are still sold. I have not seen brain or cow tongue for sale in a grocery store in over 25 years.

[joir]

This is a comment to support Taya's videos and YouTube channel.

[terryodonnell]

I was watching the movie Hit Man on Netflix. Am I the only one that didn’t know your YouTube video was in the movie as the main character was scrolling through videos. I recognized you immediately and couldn’t believe my eyes. I had to back it up and look again❤

[pookatim]

OMG! Taya, you looks so young without make-up! Such a beauty! ♥

[bimmebeau]

In the US the credit card is usually associated with debt and ability to pay off a loan, though a fair number of people just use it as a convenient source of money and never run up any debt. It is simply an indicator for landlords that you are the kind of person who avoids debt or pays it off on time. As for tenants competing for apartments, that is most likely to occur in cities like New York. In smaller towns you may find landlords competing for tenants. The situation is complicated by large property companies buying up apartments and ending up with a local quasi-monopoly allowing them to be fussier about tenants and to raise rents.

[frankmorris]

Good to see you again Taya! Missed your videos!

[jonsmachineshop]

Good to see you back, Taya! Credit cards are the safest way to pay. If you pay it off completely every month, you have no debt and pay no interest. I use mine for practically every purchase. Putting all your information into an app on your phone sounds like a good way to have your identity stolen. I want my phone to know as little about me as possible. Hope your are enjoying your stay in the US and getting used to things here. Слава Україні!

[yevgeniyminakov]

I lived in States more than thirty years, and use my bank apps for long time, I paid my all bills, send money to anyone I want. So what I try to say, I came to America to stay here forever, so I was willing to adopt without paying attention for difference. If you wanna stay for long time enjoy life stop comparing👌👌🇺🇸🇺🇸

[colinmaharaj]

Hey a long time I'm following you. Whenever I i see you, I feel happy

[doug]

I'm glad to see another video. I hope your family is safe and well. The Ukrainian candy culture piques my interest!

We passed a law in 1990 called the "Americans with Disabilities Act." It made it illegal for any business or entity open to the public to not be accessible to people with physical or medical disabilities. It was the last of our ambitious push for universal civil rights, not the end but so far, the last.

I'm sure that after your victory Ukraine will honor your own heroes with similar public accommodations and understanding.

[skrimshaw]

I was in Ukraine last September (2023). Firstly I want to say you have a lovely country, and I pray for peace there daily. I promised some friends of mine I would cook them "American Cheeseburgers", I had to go to 3 different markets in Kharkov to find beef, finally found some at a Silpo. Spices, spices or peppers are nearly impossible to find, the pizza's are rather bland compared to American pizza, and if you're in the mood for a taco, you're out if luck in Ukraine. You do make a good point about the sweets. My friends gave me different chocolate every day! But since you had a President who owned a chocolate company, I guess that makes sense. 🤣 Finally, I must say... Kyiv Cake!!! OMG! I'd had some pre-packaged torts before going to Ukraine, but I had real Kyiv cake in every city I went to, (except Lviv, but that's a different story all together) and I'm totally addicted to Kyiv cakes. I walked about 35 km a week while I was there, and still gained about 5kg 🤣! I'm going to have to learn to make Kyiv cake, because I've never had anything like it in America.

[urbangrid]

I just saw you on Netflix "Hitman"

[ZhovtoBlakytniy]

Welcome to the USA, Taya!
Things I think are better about US- opportunities, individuality, open friendliness and also open unfriendliness, fast and easy dealing with government, so much is streamline. Food is not so bad, and if you don't care about healthiness there's definitely variety! If you want livers, kidney, hearts, necks, bones they have those at the butcher or specialty stores, though they're available at most grocery stores. Less polution and littering.
In Ukraine I like that anything you need is in walking distance or a bus trip away, even in a village or tiny city. I like that people are pretty self sufficient and great hustlers. I love the folk culture and songs. I love how practically every building has deep set windows you can sit in or at least put some flower pots in the window. Once you get to know the people and make friends you have a real loyal friend for life. Borscht (which I have here in the US too, but still 😊). I love how you can just walk your goat or cow into a field and let them eat grass, come back to get her and she's fine and nobody minds it. I LOVE village life in Ukraine, besides the drinking. The festivals and holidays are not a commercialized sad affair in Ukraine but wonderful and fun celebrations. The summers are mild and perfect.

[aaronchapin]

Offal can usually be purchased in butcher shops, but it's not popular enough to be stocked in regular grocery stores.

[johannesvalterdivizzini]

"What idiot invented half and half?" You know, that's a good question. I honestly don't remember that as a child of the 1960's (we had cream and milk, and if you needed to, you mixed it) My thought is that "h/h" came about as a simplification of coffee service, where people responsible for preparing coffee (like at an office), bought it pre mixed (since heavy cream is hardly ever used in American coffee, and milk may be too "thin"). That might explain it---since once the alternative of h/h hit the shelves, it became popular, even at home. About faucet water in the US: I grew up in NY City, now I still live in NY State, and tap water is good in NY. (The best tap water I know is in Italy--soft, perfect for cooking and like spring water) About liquor: each state is different, so in NY one has to go to a liquor store for wine or hard liquor, but beer is sold in grocery stores.

[WilliamCooper-lf]

Each agency has their own security and thus their own apps. This prevents your ID from getting stolen. To have everything on one app is a security risk that most Americans aren't willing to take and we value our privacy a great deal.

[captainlurk]

Oh hello Taya, I wish things went better for you here in USA .