Sunday, September 27, 2015

When leaving the Ukraine

Don't wear a sportscoat or a suit or anything that might make it appear that you have money. The following conversation more or less happened immeidately after passport control:

Guy in Border Guard Uniform: How much money do you have with you

Me: I don't know, maybe $400 and 200 Euros

Border Uniform: Let me see it

Me (opening wallet): here it is

Border Uniform: I want to count it

Me (handing over money): OK

Border Uniform (fans out money like cards, and then unfans): OK, here is is back. You can go.

Me (assuming I am $20-$40 lighter): thank you sir.

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