3 YEARS Living In Lithuania: An Update On Foreigner Life

So with THREE full years now having passed since coming to Lithuania, here are thoughts after another year. This might just have to be an annual tradition...
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[@LithuaniaExplained]

Hey there! Just writing an update to say that I’ve made another channel to better focus on my personal experiences of Lithuania. This channel will focus on Lithuanian geopolitics, military, and defence/security. You can check out the other channel here: youtube.com/@lithuaniaexplainedvlog?si=8RijI-sKDzOcquZA

[@immoralwombat6843]

I'm a simple Latvian, I see Lithuania I press like. Congratulations on your child.

[@tnickknight]

You've clearly grown and your videos have become more of someone who knows Lithuania and less like a foreign visiter. Nice. 👍 Congratulations on your child!

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thank you!

[@HabibaTalukdar-zq1ij]

@@LithuaniaExplained Hi dear

[@tvkritisk]

Congratulations !!! I hope you can learn a lot of Lithuanian, it's a language it deserves to be learned in order to keep it alive. Your child would be bilingual giving her/him a great advantage in this modern life. I think Lithuania is a great place to live in full of green and all the confort of a developed country. Cheers from Colombia ;)

[@jimvln3440]

I am greek and I'm in Lithuania right now. I arrived the day before yesterday and i will be staying here for about a month, because I am participating in a research exchange program as a medical student. The first impression of Vilnius is really nice. It has a lot of trees and green areas which i enjoy. Your videos have been really helpful and informative about daily life

[@eglunasklimavicius9771]

Kales orizate! Ego eho menei Elada ya 10 hronia! Elpizo na perasate kala! ❤Elada

[@jimvln3440]

@@eglunasklimavicius9771 thank you very much/ ευχαριστώ 🙂

[@markplenty2631]

Lithuania is a great country, i was there for the fifth time last month and i bought my father who is 81 and he loved it too. Im studying Lithuanian so i can talk to anyone. My pronunciation isnt that good but i still get my point across.

[@litalitvinaite891]

Im from Lithuania.Elektrenai its right in the middle between Vilnius and Kaunas.I missed my country,but only to visit.I grow up in UK.I came here when I was 18,now Im 33.Never been back since to Lithuania

[@markplenty2631]

@@litalitvinaite891 my friend who was born on Lithuania says the same, she wonders why I go? But then again, I'm like this with England.. I've seen it all so I don't think much of going anywhere.. anyway, merry Christmas to you.

[@Lucas-wn5wm]

Im planning a trip soon!

[@markplenty2631]

@@Lucas-wn5wm have a great time!

[@RichieLarpa]

Do not be afraid to say "prašau, kalbėkite lėčiau", it is not weak to do so. Or to use "kalbėk" instead of "kalbėkite", if you are speaking to a friend. You have expressed a huge courage already by learning the language, locals (correct me, if I am wrong) will be happy to speak to you more slowly, let alone speak in their native language, which is natural to them, unlike English. Unless you speak with some of the youngest people in this world, who will respond in English either way, because English is influencing lives of all of us, both positively and negatively.

[@fokus5097]

Thanks for learning our language! Its awesome to hear that.

[@DS.J]

Congratulations on the planned newborn! Your videos are very useful not only for foreigners living or planning to live in Lithuania but also for Lithuanians who live here. Believe it or not, there aren’t many quality online channels in Lithuanian language in this genre. The best and most useful media of this sort comes from your own channel and a few Russian language channels run by Russian or Belarusian newcomers, some of whom you already know and have cooperated with. Therefore, it’s genuinely interesting to watch your videos despite myself being Lithuanian and Vilnius being my home city which I know fairly well. Also, kudos for mentioning topics like urban planning and traffic. This is one topic that Lithuanians unfortunately have very little understanding of, and the fact that you are touching these subjects is much appreciated. Vilnius has a big problem with its public transport and urban planning, or rather lack thereof. It would be awesome if you brought this up a little more often and perhaps even produced a few videos in the style of @NotJustBikes or similar successful channels that create similar videos to yours but with an emphasis on quality urban planning, transport, and public spaces. Thanks again for great videos and keep up the good work!

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thanks so much! On the topic of urban planning and traffic, there will be an upcoming video on Kaunas' decision to make bus passengers press the stop button :D It might be a boring topic to some people, but I find this type of thing interesting.

[@huuishuu]

I adore how lowkey your announcement of having a child was, haha. Clever way of not making it the center focus of the whole video. Moments of creativity like that are why I, as a Lithuanian, love this channel. Congratulations, by the way!

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thank you! Yeah, I've heard too many stories of KZbinrs leveraging major life events to increase viewership, so I wanted to avoid that kind of thing! At the same time, so many of you have already been joining me 'virtually' on this journey of discovering Lithuania and learning the language, so it seemed like a nice thing to share with the community :)

[@almokas13]

Didziausi sveikinimai! Congratulations!

[@erik7999]

That's some big news, congratulations! And don't worry about fluency in the language for now, no point putting a timer on that. Take one step at a time and augment your knowledge bit by bit. Your dedication is setting a good example not just for foreigners in Lithuania but for everyone living in foreign countries anywhere in the world.

[@nicolegrace287]

omg y'all are gonna be parents the next time we meet! So happy for you both, sveikinu 🥳💕

[@vaxuvax]

Its amazing how here in East Europe everybody dreams to go to USA or Canada, but the americans and canadians want to live here in our countries. Im from Romania and I was very astonished when I found out that many americans,english or italians live in my country and love it here.

[@tomasadomaitis4115]

Everybody? Dont know anyone who wants to go to US or Canada. Dont believe what media tells you

[@deivis1091]

Not Eastern, but whatever

[@dovydasstasionis]

Yes, Eastern Europe increasingly becoming like New Eldorado for westerners, including western Europeans, Americans and Canadians; because liberalism and woke ideologies, social utopia of multiculturalism ruined their countries from inside and once beautiful countries now slowly becoming unlivable repulsive places - this is especially visible in California, France and etc. Such is sad reality.

[@matushka__]

Just gotta say, cause I don't know if anyone else has said/will say this. We appreciate you just for the effort of trying to adapt to Lithuania (even if you don't realistically need to, cause you work from home) and people will definitely notice that you've learned Lithuanian when you do break through the language barrier. I just gotta say, get out there and get talking, there is not better way (my great grandfather didn't speak a lick of russian, got thrown into the soviet army, came back fluent) so yeah, maybe you can take a page from that and get out there speaking, we're not much for small talk as you probably know, but I bet you can still have some conversations with some people for sure.

[@kyaligonzabetty8096]

Am A ugandan from Africa, i wish to spend my december holiday in Lithuania , But truth be told i have no where to start from , i wish you could guide me , this is my dream country, if you can help me on how to book a hotel,

[@jdam6017]

You have an excellent channel and it really shows that you care about production quality. I truly appreciate the time you take to make these videos, whether it is a popular topic that gets 70k views or something more niche with 3k views. Looking forward to the 4th update.

[@hemsedalbest1585]

Great life, beautiful Country ❤

[@deinavenckunaite6788]

So excited for you! Huge congratulations! Although I'm sure you've run into some issues, I'm increadibly happy and proud that you are enjoying life in Lithuania

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thank you!

[@dundulis1]

Congratulations

[@vaidotast]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Sveikinimai!

[@LithuaniaExplained]

ačiū labai!!!

[@Mendogology]

Congratulations for the baby! :)

[@mrscuteas]

Happy news, wishing your growing family all the best wishes.

[@anzelmasmatutis2500]

Congrats!

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thanks!

[@travelvideos]

Congratulations on your news! I tried to learn a language in the classroom, but all we were doing was chatting and cracking jokes. Of course, adults can't be shut down. I like to take a notebook and go to the riverside to study. There, I can repeat words with the background noise of rumbling water.

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thanks for the advice! There will be an upcoming video about my experience of the course. I made sure to sit right at the front and be one of those extra-keen students. I'm not good at having the discipline to self-study haha

[@crabLT]

Congratulations on the future fatherhood! Raising a child in Lithuania, if you decide to do so here, I would argue is better than in Canada or the US.

[@zodziumisraine]

You’re gonna be an awesome father, with or without full control of the Lithuanian language 🫶

[@yusufjamasali2514]

Congratulations 👏. Thank you for sharing information about Lithuania. İ like your videos

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thank you!!! And I'm glad you enjoy the videos!

[@fensa7300]

Been to Vilnius 2 times now, December 2022 and August 2023. I must say Vilnius/Lithuania is a beautiful city/country love the atmosphere and the people definitely planning on going December this year again. Thank you for posting about Lithuania, A lot of people don't know about Lithuania and that surprised me honestly. keep up the great content! Hopefully there will be a 4 years Living in Lithuania update.

[@katatonicone1]

Leave history to historians. From Poland with love to our Lithuanian neighbours. And congrats to you on soon to becoming father ❤

[@jonasjonava]

Litva❤️Polska

[@arunasz2443]

@@jonasjonava litva, boshe polshe neverit...potomu i nemcy v diviziji....vy, nas predali, i my eto nezabudem!!!

[@jonasjonava]

@@arunasz2443 azuolyno 5

[@deironwolf8167]

Congrats man!!! Keep up the hard work and you will get there ;)

[@ugnelusciauskaite7282]

Congrats! Sveikinimai!

[@rumbaycachestyle8668]

Congratulations on being a father for the first time!!!! Quick question: is the booklet at min 6:35 that you are using to study Lithuanian available to buy somewhere? I am trying to learn the language myself:) Thank you for your awesome videos!! I am in Vilnius until end of September..from the USA.

[@LithuaniaExplained]

That booklet- no, it’s not available for purchase. It was part of the language course I took with the university and our teacher customizes it to each course (even using our names as examples!)

[@gcorreaxd]

Eu estava planejando ir pra Lithuania em breve, e com teus vídeos estou mais ansioso pra ir kkk continue postando, adoro ver vídeos da Lithuania e dos bálticos

[@konstantinasnavardauskas4495]

Congratulations on becoming a father! 😊

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thank you Konstantinas!

[@obaa_borga]

I’ve been here for almost 4 years now and I really love it here.

[@NizzyIRL]

I’m American but I’m supposed to go to Kaunas for some time as apart of my program at a university here in the United States. I heard that Kaunas had a more “authentic Lithuanian” feel to the city compared to Vilnius. Either way, I’m excited as a traveler myself to explore Lithuania.

[@raima1989]

congrats!!

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thank you!

[@herrgoldmann2562]

Just retured from a 3 week holiday in Lithuania yesterday. I was also amazed by the amount of support for Ukraine in Lithuiania.

[@Noah-nj1xz]

Congrats on the baby!!!

[@seanshepard2000]

congrats! Trust me, with a little one running around, you will learn FAST! lol - just look at how fast my 5 year old godson picked up English in a 4 week trip here, and (as much as I hate to admit it), how mych MORE Lithuanian I learned, from him, while he was here! (he would tell me, " ne buk pletku boba!" lol - I had never heard THAT before) - congrats, again, and on to 15k subscribers!

[@LithuaniaExplained]

I know ne buk.... but Google translate tells me pletku boba is 'flat bob'!? Do I have that right!?

[@seanshepard2000]

@@LithuaniaExplained lol - I'm told it basically means "don't be a gossiping grandma" - lol - like I said, it was a new one to me! Possibly some kind of "village slang" :)

[@user-eh9yy1de9f]

Thanks for your videos. They help me a lot. I will go to Lithuania soon from Hong Kong because of the terrible situations.

[@dovydaskaralius7926]

Congrats man!!!

[@Dimmiano]

Nice! A2?! I’ll be honest, many people live their entire life here and got poor A1 :) So you are safe! And thank you for this effort! Congratz on be a father by the way )

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thank you!!!

[@ananasaz2696]

Congrulations! And about the language don't be afraid to speak in Lithuanian even if it's broken. I spoked broken Germany for two years and now i'm pretty much speaking fluently of course need a lot more to learn but it's not that hard if u try everytime.

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thanks! And yes - that's a good point. Eliminating the fear of failure and embarrassment of speaking incorrectly is important... I'm still working on it!

[@rafalblazejowski]

Congratulations on expecting your first child🤗

[@manometras]

Wow! I'm glad that I subscribed to your channel. I hope you’ll enjoy your being a father of a new Lithuanian soon.

[@LithuaniaExplained]

I'm glad you're subscribed too! Thanks for all your support!

[@petitgateaucafetv366]

Congratulations and Greetings from Curitiba, Brazil

[@Giedriusification]

You will learn lithuanian with Your child. That's great. Sveikinu! ;)

[@chrishartmann8457]

Congratulations to you and your wife

[@lithuanian_guy]

Holy shit congratulations! So... someday we will have two channel hosts maybe? Best wishes to your family! 😄

[@LithuaniaExplained]

hah I never thought of that. I guess once he's old enough to speak sentences, he can be part of the voice-over process!

[@Dreju78]

Congrats!! 😀

[@user-pp1ni2jy3f]

Lithuania is a very nice, up & coming country. Like Poland, they will be damned if ever ruled over again! In Chicago area, quite a few Lithuanian descendants live here.

[@UtamagUta]

CONGRATS! Now there's a reason to jam to Tele Bim Ban, Voro vestuvės, Kakė makė songs!

[@LithuaniaExplained]

😆

[@qilorar]

CONGRADULATIONS!

[@Ugapiku]

Gratz!

[@Taco480]

Amazing video!! Ir sveikinu tapsent tėvu!!!

[@MindSyrup]

Sveikinu, tevai!

[@LithuaniaExplained]

ačiū ačiū!!!

[@naturallanguageacquisition]

Is the university course your main source of learning Lithuanian? Or do you do your own studying as well? I don't mean set homework but watching or listening to native content, using apps or websites?

[@LithuaniaExplained]

I haven't really had a main source. The 2-week course was definitely the most money I've spent on lessons so far. Prior to that I had 5 sessions with a tutor, and I am always asking my wife what things mean, and looking up words for myself. I try to follow Lithuanian Instagram channels that include subtitles in their videos. Sometimes I watch and read Lithuanian news...

[@kevinsview93]

We may not agree on everything, but I enjoy your videos. I enjoy visiting Vilnius on my way to Minsk. I noticed prices are fair/ cheap on things I've purchased in Lithuania, compared to here in the U.S. me and my fiancee are considering purchasing a property in Belarus as prices there are also cheap, especially with a foreign income. Congratulations to you and your family. Best wishes!

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thanks Kevin!

[@dovydasstasionis]

You should avoid Belarus in current situation. This country becoming like North Korea 2.0 for foreigners - especially from western adversary countries. Try some Baltic States or Poland; it would be better solution!

[@kevinsview93]

@@dovydasstasionis I've been there multiple times. Most recently in July. And I'll be back again soon. I can say first hand, don't believe everything you read or hear about the country. It's a beautiful country, and is the exact opposite of North Korea. I suggest visiting, and see for yourself.

[@kotryna5682]

If you're giving yourself another 3 years to get decent at learning the language, then that's absolutely possible. You'll have already lived there for 6 years! My Lithuanian parents moved to the U.S. in their early 40s and learned enough English to get by on their own in that amount of time. My dad solely from working, and my mom from both working and taking a community college course. Working seems to be a good way to be forced to learn. And if it's a basic kind of job, just doing manual tasks alongside others, then you can potentially get a good basic language foundation.

[@wesbarvainis3866]

Cool to see Elvyra in your video, she is also my teacher :D

[@williambaltus3754]

Labai gerai! Maybe one day I can meet up with you in Vilnius! I am looking to move there as well, my parents are Lithuanian and I am conversational in Lithuanian currently. What is the process to buy/rent a place in heart of Vilnius?

[@erikasolnc]

Hey you should do video about ethnographic regions in Lithuania, and how we have different accents kinda like Uk.

[@NeroAJ]

Best of luck :)

[@viktorandersson9794]

New sub here! :)

[@GreatCityAttractions]

An interesting country - some wonderful places.

[@onelungg]

Grats🎉

[@goresk8869]

does anybody know the best online app for learning Lithuanian for an English speaker

[@eruno_]

❤🎉

[@isky6541]

Wish the best for you and your soon-to-be family! Sėkmės su mūsų kalba lol, I'm sure you will get the hang of it eventually :)

[@BrianLTU]

Yeah the Polish Lithuanian relationship is weird but yeah we do (and should) be friendly to eachother. There's Lithuanians (Lochuanians) who are against polish (not old people btw). They usually get "beaten up" in comments by Lithuanians themselves.

[@LithuaniaExplained]

hmm interesting!

[@zabulmonas666]

Congrats (sveikinimai) :)

[@xtp-knight7418]

O wow sveikinimai🎉

[@gediminasnedzinskas2170]

sveikinu! siprybes ir kantrybes !😎👍

[@ezlock1]

AWESOME LITHUANIA

[@cabral_del_elpaso]

Congratulations! You will be a great dad. Keep up the excellent work. Please don't worry. I live in the United States, and I have not seen any of my presidents.

[@LithuaniaExplained]

hahah thanks!

[@dice3000]

Congrats, you're now half Lithuanian:D no backsies

[@LithuaniaExplained]

😂😂

[@aurered6387]

Sveikinimai su gausiajančia šeima ;)

[@LithuaniaExplained]

ačiū ačiū!

[@derplerify]

Congratulations on the baba

[@Eline_Meijer]

I live in Amsterdam. I pay $2500 / month for my flat :)

[@reaplikacija]

congrats on upcoming fatherhood. you will make a great tėtis (papa)

[@derplerify]

Yo king what do you work as? Can you share or no? Would love to work from home

Tėvas is more like formal word. Most kids say: tėtis, tėtė, tėtukas.

[@jimm9360]

Congratulations on parenthood! I love Lithuania (my wife is from near Kaunas) and I try to visit at least once a year.

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thanks! Where do you live now?

[@jimm9360]

@@LithuaniaExplained We live in Florida but I leave Wednesday for a 10 day trip to Vilnius.

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Cool! Hope you have a good trip!

[@HabibaTalukdar-zq1ij]

hi dear, im From Bangladesh,😍😍😍

[@whtz9000]

*"oi sermuksnio eng" playing in the background*, yes, you are starting to understand.

[@yasaipicles6295]

They really need to pass that duel citizenship. I want to come home.

[@Lisalangangsakalam]

Interesting

[@oksanastrelcova7001]

Say history of the three crosses of vilnius thanks

[@OceanRight_]

i am not sure but the baby dont need both parents to be lithuanian to be lithuanian ?

[@LithuaniaExplained]

You are correct... but at 07:00 - I did say 'half Lithuanian'

[@OceanRight_]

@@LithuaniaExplained oh yes, but in this case he will be Canadian in his papers ?

[@akelaw3155]

Sveikinu naują tevą/tėtį :)

[@Zkajjjd]

i free to live there bcz iwanna from my country

[@rafalkaminski6389]

Actually in the surroundings of vilnius you meet more poles than in vilnius itself. Sometimes i feel it is even more russian than lithuanian. 😢

[@zooziz5724]

I have to wonder do Lithuanian really care if people speak English or Lithuanian? I think when it comes to language we just want nothing to do with russian. And English is official language of EU and I think we're Okey with that.

[@juratemazeikyte8766]

Yeah, tėvas is great formal word, but tėtis or tėvelis or tėtė is better. In some parts of country is even rude and impolite to say to your father is tėvas.

[@kodilodinoza]

congratulations on your first, hopefully not the last child.

[@LithuaniaExplained]

ehhh we'll see about that :P

[@ZhylvisLT]

Now you've just got the motivation that cannot be bigger enough. Congrats :))

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Thank you!!

[@evilforpresidendxDD]

Ble kaip tas bičas vaiko susilaukė

[@evilufo7300]

to russian empirialism they ressisted with help from west but to nazzie empirialism not ressisted with help of west

[@Mendogology]

Pirmas!