Latvia Is NOT What We Expected… 🇱🇻

[@artursupelnieks9447]

-1C 😂 is not very cold!

[@Crimson19977]

Priekš mums Latviešiem tā ir parasta ceturtdiena 😂

[@Letuva_Friends298]

Mums Lietuvoje yra lengvai -1 C bet mažai yra šalta mažai

[@Latvian07]

Man -1 grāds ir T-kreklu laiks😂

[@psy-lion]

Go to towns like Kuldīga, Cēsis or Sigulda!! In Rīga its too hard to feel comfortable because of loud environment, everyone smoking at streets, agressive drivers and russian vibe..

[@gulaurfo6104]

Yeah it's a bit sad people coming here assume Riga is all there is to Latvia. It's a grotty place that's just good enough for working and living, the other towns are a completely different vibe

[@Rblock777]

Most of the Latvian apartments have double door at the entrance so that the cold air didn't come in and people couldn't hear whats going on inside the apartments

[@otofoto]

Lauvas nams is open 24/7 that is why expensive. Legendary place after partying hard. Not great not terrible it is just bistro for special occasion when other places are closed.

[@ervinvonhimmel]

Funny enough, the biggest club in the Baltics - La Rocca, was almost next to that place. Actually, there were many clubs under one roof and a casino in a former theatre. It was a hive of night activity :) Also, in Riga, their average salary is about 1800-2000 EUR per month in 2024, so the prices are quite normal, obviously there are cheaper places, like kebab shops etc, but come on, I don't know about Manchester, but for London, or Norway, these prices are laughably cheap :) Anyway, enjoy your trip and have a good "adventure" :) Come to Riga, Latvia in the summer, there is a lot of to explore. P.S In Riga about 40% of the population speaks rusian as the first language, but that doesn't mean they are rusians at all (like me), it was like English for British Empire colonies. In the whole of Lithuania, the whole rusian speaking population is less than 10%.

[@jlikansis]

I think you guys are just too sweet and polite. You stepped out of Tallinas iela stop (which literally mean Tallinn Street) and you said its so beautifule around :) Bless you, i mean its not bad but its far from best highlights :)

[@ninetpetersons6272]

Holy cow! Looking for food in the middle of the night during Christmas? And you found it? Wow! Something like that is possible only in Latvia.

[@truly-elvis]

Latvia is more than just Riga, you need to go to Liepaja, Sigulda and Gulbene!

[@Crimson19977]

And Cēsis, Kuldīga and Jūrmala! I had to snuck in my little city Cēsis because it's my birth place and I want more exposure from foreigners about it 😂 but, jokes aside, it's really beautiful and historical, with a Livonian Order medieval castle and castle park attached to it - ready to visit. Also Cēsis has Old Town, albeit much smaller than Rīga's Old Town, still worth to visit.

[@Latvian07]

Sorry to hear that the staff was rude. Please accept my apologise! I am Latvian myself and i can admit that we are often grumpy. But please next time visit other places such as Kuldīga and Saulkrasti. Saulkrasti has a very nice beach and there is a very good cafe called Baltā kāpa (white dune) , they have very delicious garlic bread with paprika mayo. Cēsis is a nice town. Rundāle palace is beautiful.

[@RGeye]

Lithuania has a rather small percentage of people with roots in russia. Like rusians are minority in Lithuania. But in Latvia percentage is much much higher and they are not really a minority from what I know. Thus more russian speaking people in Latvia

[@loganj.harris3439]

In Latvia, russians are below 30%. Russian language speakers (as first language) could be around 35% because of belarussians, ukrainians from soviet times when they didn't learn Latvian. But it is kind of improving every year and new generation are in general "more latvian" than their parents ever been. In 90s it was way way worse.

[@Crimson19977]

Russians ARE a minority in Latvia. We got harsher russification programmes from stalin but we survived and the situation is a lot better than it used to was when we regained independence in 90's.

[@martinskesteris8664]

They are not a minority in Riga. And even nationwide it's only 62 % Latvian. Result of ruzzification, deportation and mass immigration of soviet colonists, many of whom still feel so entitled that they don't even bother speaking the language of the country they are (unfortunately) citizens of.

[@loganj.harris3439]

@@martinskesteris8664 No one is doubting that in big cities their presence is higher. But even in Riga, it's very close to 50/50 in terms of native speakers. You can't simply put every non-latvian in russian speaking category. There is enough people from other countries who speak english daily. Latvian seems way less present in Riga only because of the culture and average characteristics. Latvians tend to be more silent, less talkative in general than Russians which gives this impression like you hear Russian everywhere in Riga.

[@martinskesteris8664]

@@loganj.harris3439 have a look at the election results. All big cities have huge ruzzian populations, and Riga, and even more so Daugavpils and Rēzekne are more ruzzian than Latvian in terms of language. And the election results do not even include the noncitizens who don't vote but represent some 10 % too. And, guess what, they would vote for some prokremlin shitparties just like 90% of those with citizenship.

[@vibalciunas]

The guy says: «Может быть, вы подскажите мне? Я вот как посетитель. Мне надо попасть обратно вот на этот клуб, на этот номерок. Помогите, пожалуиста.» -> "Perhaps you could give me a clue? I'm a visitor. I need to get back to this club, to this number. Help me, please."

[@otofoto]

Sounds like a scam attempt.

[@1969andra]

@@otofoto 💯

[@ErasedSkys]

This year there is like no snow and its always like 6C where I live.

[@Crimson19977]

I hope you enjoyed Rīga and Latvia in general, mate! We have more places to visit. Other people have already mentioned places to visit, but I really recommend you to visit the place I'm from - Cēsis. I don't think that you will be disappointed. It's approximately 2hour drive away from Rīga by bus. Cēsis is very historical and if you're interesed in Castles and beautiful parks, and just historic monuments in general there will be plently in Cēsis. Also another great place is Kuldīga, it's much further away, but when and if you go there you will understand why it's called the "Pearl of Courland" (fun fact, Kuldīga also is the home of the widest waterfall in whole Europe, no kidding) and Kuldīga also has it's fair share of historical buildings and infrastructure. I probably should stop saying "historical", because if I think about it, all our towns and cities have a lot of history behind their walls 😅 Anyways, last but not least, I recommend you to visit "Rundāles Palace" it's 1 hour or so drive away from Rīga, it's got a nickname "Versailles of Latvia" because it's grandest historical Palace we have and it used to be a home to Duke of Courland in the 18th century. But go there in summer to also get a chance to see the beautiful French gardens when they're all blooming and all polished up!

[@1969andra]

If you want to get to know the real Latvia,you have to leave Rīga😉

[@Crimson19977]

@@1969andra that's not what I meant. What I meant is that Latvia has more to offer than just Rīga.

[@eddievonpapen6306]

It’s so unfortunate to see graffiti in so many places in the EU. I grew up in up in Germany and lived in various countries there. Presently we live in Montpelier, Vermont, the capital with no graffiti and no trash to be seen anywhere. Unusual for any city in America.

[@martinlatvian5538]

If You want Latvia do not go to Riga. Just like if You want France do not go to Paris. I could say this about any country and the capital.

[@karkevicius]

russians make me not want to visit Latvia

[@eddievonpapen6306]

Because of the invasion of a sister country and all the atrocities I can’t be around Russians any longer. In 93, I lived and worked in Moscow and loved the city and the people.

[@psy-lion]

Dude, Russians are mostly in the capital city... they were coming to Latvia after world war 2 to find better living conditions and stayed here in generations without learning the Latvian language

[@martinskesteris8664]

They have done lots of atrocities waaaay before what is happening now. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqG0iKt_q7eYgas&pp=ygUWc292aWV0IHN0b3J5IGdlbm9jaWRpbw%3D%3D

[@janisliepins]

Tallinas iela - Tallin Street

[@artursleonovs6832]

Welcome to Riga❤😂🎉

[@Latvians]

''We went to Lithuania, so we have super high expectations of Latvia'' You went to the richer and safer country of baltic states, and had high expectations of the poorest and most dangerous country in Baltic States..... What? ... ''Latvia has Half Population of Lithuania'' with the Current situation in Ukraine and all the people that fled, the populations in eastern europe outside of the countries that are at conflict has risen, Latvia usually had 1.9M and Lithuania 2.7M, now Latvia is probably around 2M-2.2M and Lithuania is like 3M, I dont know how the education system works in Britain but i thought you guys would be somewhat smarter than us, because 2M x2 is not 3M. ... And 12 Euro for a Buffet Plate is not expensive, the only reason it might be expensive is it because its in like Riga Center - The Rich Area of Riga, Go Kebab Place in like Ķengarags or Maskavas Priekšpilsēta... get big kebab for cheaper than that, 12 Euro is still cheap for what they serve.... decent food in resturants goes to like 15-20 Euro for a Average Portion, If in UK a Average Portion AT ANY PLACE costs cheaper than 12 Euro.... I am packing my bags and moving to UK, No Way you guys make that much money and have the cheapest food in the world... people move to germany because they pay x3 times more and their taxes are nearly x2 times less for the sacrifice of their food and groceries being x2-x3 times more in price, UK is like x2-x3 more pay.... less taxes.... and CHEAPER FOOD? If This is a True fact... you should publish it somewhere on internet - UK Population will increase by another 100% in a year if food is so cheap

[@eericmc3094]

Ezitis miglā,-hedgehot in mist😎😎😎thats cool rave place😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@1969andra]

hedgehog in the fog

[@thisnameisgoingtobetoolong]

Ezītis Miglā - Hedghog in the fog 😁 also yeah, people think Latvia is cheap...not its not cheap here, we are literally proper Northern country 😂

[@kristapss]

More like Eastern European country with Northern European prices

[@thisnameisgoingtobetoolong]

@@kristapss maybe try googling something once in your life since you have internet access to youtube

[@robertslorups4539]

i know the owner of that house where You was stay 😁

[@janisliepins]

You got your airbnb atleast 5km from downtown :D

[@robertslorups4539]

2km

[@eddievonpapen6306]

Geez! My mother was from Vilnius so I thought maybe a stop in Latvia someday. Unless this is the Russian sector and it different elsewhere, I’ll pass.

[@m.m.6670]

Vilnius is not in Latvia tho?? Vilnius is in Lithuania.

[@eddievonpapen6306]

I never said Vilnius is in Latvia. It’s obvious that it’s in Lithuania which I plan to visit. So I thought I would take a trip to neighboring Latvia. But no way after seeing this video.

[@m.m.6670]

​@@eddievonpapen6306 "My mother was from Vilnius, therefore I might visit Latvia" Sorry for the misunderstanding, mate, but you have to admit your sentence logic is a tad bit confusing.

[@martinskesteris8664]

This video shows nothing of what Rīga actually is.

[@Hono-h4k]

The only relatively cheap places open at night are kebab shops. Not the best quality though

[@shaygold943]

You are very (gifted) to make this terrible video of Riga!!! Riga is very beautiful city but to film it looks like not everyone can do it definitely not you!!!

[@emigrantodienorastis3781]

please stop keep turning camera around it makes me dizzy other than that cool video bro

[@user-nt9vb5sv2q]

Latvia is expensive? Look at any other non-eastern Europe country!

[@Crimson19977]

Latvia is Northern European

[@user-nt9vb5sv2q]

I know, but Latvia is cheaper than Sweden.

[@AudriusKaciucevicius-tw8rj]

Take a bus and ride to KLAIPĖDA CITY. Back to Lithuania. Less than 200 km Riga - KLAIPĖDA

[@JonesTravelsss]

No, I am visiting Latvia now, not Lithuania.

[@DonatusK]

There is nothing special at this time of year in Klaipėda, apart of Christmas tree and decorations, what it`s worth visit there, is Curonian spit, but not in this time of year, I suggest spring, summer or early autumn, also could be more interesting trip with ferry connection to Sweden(Karlshamn)

[@eericmc3094]

Lauvas nams(lion house) not most expensive,they work 24.hours thats maybe….,people rumors john malkovich like that place…,maybe thats why🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@adidzis]

"Lauvas nams" is one of the Bistro in Riga which I would recomend to ... avoid. I visited this bistro first in mid 1990-s and find it not the best place to have a meal. Later the management changed and the quality of food went to worse. Any pizza service could be much better than this.

[@eericmc3094]

Guys you can ask aunt google and order food online😌😌😌😌😈😈😈😈😈