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Julien Founder

Member since 11 March 2005

17 years of happy life abroad

JulienFounder07 July 2011 07:43:11

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Hi all,

everyone can now participate to the Kiev business directory!

You can recommend a professional and indicate you appreciate its services.

> A plumber did a great job with your water leak?

> A restaurant always welcomes you warmly?

> A real estate agent helped you to find your dream home in Kiev?

Come on: share your insider info and tips on local businesses.

What do you think of that new feature?

Thanks in advance for your ideas and suggestions,

Julien

DolciAstra Member

Member since 06 September 2011

DolciAstraMember23 October 2011 19:45:12

looks like Yelp in US

ArikEden Member

Member since 26 October 2011

ArikEdenMember26 October 2011 03:04:17

Sweet Astra,

1) yelp, unlike this directory, works... has real entries in it.. so, give it a year or 10 to match yelp's content... more like a community board in a local supermarket :-))))

2) seen on TV while in gym it's angie's list now that is the new yelp... yelp is covering mostly food establishments now...

I tried to see where I can buy perrier or apolinaris or other normal ***bottled*** water in Kiev, and didn't find anything in this directory. Will be in Kiev this Sunday. Haven't been there in years. Bringing some good wine with me - I was told you can only buy counterfeit wine nowadays in Kiev...

KiwiKiev New member

Member since 17 August 2011

KiwiKievNew member09 November 2011 13:25:12

I think you can easily find a bottle of good wine in Kiev, but get ready to pay some extra for a real thing. I guess, one can find it in any local supermarket.

altiva Guest

altivaGuest15 November 2011 18:31:37

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ArikEden wrote:
I tried to see where I can buy perrier or apolinaris or other normal ***bottled*** water in Kiev, and didn't find anything in this directory. Will be in Kiev this Sunday. Haven't been there in years. Bringing some good wine with me - I was told you can only buy counterfeit wine nowadays in Kiev...

actually, you can buy Perrier, and Avian and such in any large supermarket in Kiev. The point is - they'd be very expensive, because of the import tax.
Ukraine produces a lot of nice bottled water. I like Regina myself, with silver nicroelements.
But, this "normal" addition, it sounds like RACISM to me. Kind of, there is no "normal" bottled water in Ukraine, only IMPORTED reproduced water (not from an original spring, but chemically made).
So, I guess there is no NORMAL RACIST bottle water in Ukraine - only imported one.

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