Oh, I’m from Aus (and I’m back here now, regrettably). I was mostly just in Sweden (where there are heaps of Ukrainians), Denmark and Finland, so I could have said “Northern Europe”, but it’s more accurate to say “Central Europe” because clearly there’s more Ukes in like, Germany, Poland, etc., than where I was…

As for why I was there… I went to Sweden to study, ended up in a cult, managed to escape the cult, and then travelled around and lived “the Swedish lifestyle” for a bit.

I would have stayed, but my visa was contingent on my remaining in the study program which turned out to be a cult, so… Legally I had to leave Schengen basically when I did.

Agreed on all the rest. I think the main point of difference I noticed, though, would be between those women who grew up under collectivism, and those who were born after (or very late into) that. There’s a massive difference in behaviour, knowledge of the outside world, ability to speak English (obviously), etc...

Didn’t notice this as much with Poles, for whatever reason, but for former USSR countries, it’s very apparent…