烏克蘭和摩爾多瓦是歐洲最貧窮的國家。知名的中國博主“一本正經的光頭張”曾在視頻中詢問兩位居住當地的中國人，烏克蘭到底有多窮，但得到的答案都模棱兩可。以下是目前在基輔當志工的老賴的真實感受。

當地每個社區附近都有至少三大箱的垃圾桶。這裡沒有垃圾分類，所以很多人都是簡單包一下就往裡面丟。每次老賴處理垃圾時，常常看到有人在那裡撿食物吃，他都會給他們食物或零錢。路上常有人會討零錢，離開基輔的狀況更為嚴重。因為社會福利系統已經崩壞，許多超過60歲的老人無法退休。到了傍晚，很多老人會跑出來擺攤，賺取微薄的收入。

大部分的烏克蘭人沒有買新衣服的習慣，而是去二手商店購買。很多人都沒有戴手錶，因為三餐都成問題。消費能力相當低，常常在超市看到有人刷卡失敗，拿出的現金又不足。不僅是衣服，連汽車大部分都是二手的，從歐美國家運過來販售。這些現象反映烏克蘭的貧困現狀，也讓人們更加了解這個國家的經濟困境。

Ukraine and Moldova are the poorest countries in Europe. A well-known Chinese blogger, "Serious Bald Zhang," once asked two Chinese residents living there about the extent of Ukraine's poverty, but the answers were ambiguous. Here are the real feelings of Lao Lai, a volunteer currently in Kyiv.

In every neighborhood, there are at least three large trash bins. There is no garbage sorting here, so many people simply throw their trash in without sorting it. Every time Lao Lai deals with the trash, he often sees people scavenging for food. He always gives them some food or change.

It is common to see people begging for change on the streets, and the situation is even worse outside of Kyiv. Due to the collapse of the social welfare system, many elderly people over the age of 60 cannot retire. By evening, many of them come out to set up stalls to earn a meager income.

Most Ukrainians do not have the habit of buying new clothes; instead, they go to second-hand stores. Most people do not wear watches because they struggle to afford three meals a day. The purchasing power is very low, and it is common to see people in supermarkets whose cards are declined and who do not have enough cash.

Not only clothing, but even cars are mostly second-hand, imported from European and American countries for resale. These phenomena reflect the poverty in Ukraine and provide a clearer understanding of the country's economic hardships.

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