Comments on: Do Ukainian women have a hard time adjusting to life in USA? http://successindating.com/articles/online-dating/do-ukainian-women-have-a-hard-time-adjusting-to-life-in-usa/ Relationship advice and dating tips, including online dating... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:56:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Kevin http://successindating.com/articles/online-dating/do-ukainian-women-have-a-hard-time-adjusting-to-life-in-usa/#comment-601 Kevin Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:10:05 +0000 http://successindating.com/articles/online-dating/do-ukainian-women-have-a-hard-time-adjusting-to-life-in-usa/#comment-601 Well Terry... it depends :) She will be happy living in Maine if she prefers the countryside to city life. Otherwise, the adjustment will be awkward for her on top of all the other adjustments. Not being where she can walk to the market, or catch reliable public transportation, or walk to pay the bills... such things just are not convenient in the US for a Ukranian living outside major metropolitan areas. Even if she has a drivers license in Ukraine, she will struggle with American driving laws. Ukrainians view road laws more as "suggestions". She will have to adjust to the food. Ukrainian food is very natural, without preservatives. They are all vine ripened fruits and vegetables, and have much more flavor than our food does. She will also have to adjust to what ingredients to use in cooking her favorite foods, as we do not have many of the foods they can readily get there. Measuring things will be an adjustment. They use only metric. And, especially if you do not live in a heavily populated area, she will struggle with loneliness. You will need to make a great effort to introduce her to people so she can make friends. Especially since it sounds like she does not speak English. To help her with this transition, you really MUST find her a good private English tutor ASAP. And by good, I mean find one and interview the tutor for her - many "English teachers" in Ukraine do not speak English well, if at all. (My daughter had an English teacher that spoke NO English - but fortunately my wife is fluent). And, she will miss her family. You will need to make it possible for her to travel back and forth to visit her parents often, as Ukrainians are VERY family oriented. And no, do not expect that her parents will be able to come to visit the US. Do NOT make that promise to her. All those things said... She will get accustomed to having water all the time, and especially hot water. She will like many conveniences we have that she does not (you will understand after you spend time there). She will like that even the most modest house here is like a palace for her. She will like the ability to work (IF she learns English), and she will LOVE the roads here. I suggest you share our culture with her now. Learn all you can about hers, respect hers even if it conflicts with ours, and make sure she is aware of the differences. You will be in the best place to determine that, as you are the one who will ahve experience with both countries. The biggest issue I see you facing is the English language. She will feel isolated if she can not communicate well. Locate private tutors, talk to them in English, and get her 3 lessons per week. Check the local University linguistics department - many teachers there will teach for about $5 per 1 hour lesson. Well Terry… it depends :)
She will be happy living in Maine if she prefers the countryside to city life. Otherwise, the adjustment will be awkward for her on top of all the other adjustments. Not being where she can walk to the market, or catch reliable public transportation, or walk to pay the bills… such things just are not convenient in the US for a Ukranian living outside major metropolitan areas.

Even if she has a drivers license in Ukraine, she will struggle with American driving laws. Ukrainians view road laws more as “suggestions”.

She will have to adjust to the food. Ukrainian food is very natural, without preservatives. They are all vine ripened fruits and vegetables, and have much more flavor than our food does. She will also have to adjust to what ingredients to use in cooking her favorite foods, as we do not have many of the foods they can readily get there.

Measuring things will be an adjustment. They use only metric.

And, especially if you do not live in a heavily populated area, she will struggle with loneliness. You will need to make a great effort to introduce her to people so she can make friends. Especially since it sounds like she does not speak English. To help her with this transition, you really MUST find her a good private English tutor ASAP. And by good, I mean find one and interview the tutor for her - many “English teachers” in Ukraine do not speak English well, if at all. (My daughter had an English teacher that spoke NO English - but fortunately my wife is fluent).

And, she will miss her family. You will need to make it possible for her to travel back and forth to visit her parents often, as Ukrainians are VERY family oriented. And no, do not expect that her parents will be able to come to visit the US. Do NOT make that promise to her.

All those things said…

She will get accustomed to having water all the time, and especially hot water. She will like many conveniences we have that she does not (you will understand after you spend time there). She will like that even the most modest house here is like a palace for her. She will like the ability to work (IF she learns English), and she will LOVE the roads here.

I suggest you share our culture with her now. Learn all you can about hers, respect hers even if it conflicts with ours, and make sure she is aware of the differences. You will be in the best place to determine that, as you are the one who will ahve experience with both countries.

The biggest issue I see you facing is the English language. She will feel isolated if she can not communicate well. Locate private tutors, talk to them in English, and get her 3 lessons per week. Check the local University linguistics department - many teachers there will teach for about $5 per 1 hour lesson.

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