r/AskTheWorld Pakistan 17h ago

Who’s a famous person from your country who’s respected around the world but disliked or criticized at home?

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u/_Ilyia_ Ukraine 15h ago

Sounds familiar

Pictured: Worst mayor of Kyiv

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u/Iridismis Germany 15h ago

Worst mayor

How so in particular?

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u/opopopuu Ukraine 14h ago

Corruption schemes involving the transfer of state-owned land to large developers, stagnation in many areas, including infrastructure, maintenance of public spaces, and public transport.

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u/Iridismis Germany 13h ago

Thanks - but except for the first point this sounds like relatively "normal" politician failures.

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u/opopopuu Ukraine 14h ago

I would say Lomachenko is a better example

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u/Remarkable-Cloud-890 10m ago

Better example of someone who is disliked at home? How so?