I am a Canadian of Lithuanian heritage. I have two pairs of house shoes. I could never even think of wearing outdoor shoes inside. And as for the weather… laughs in Canadian. But truly that is why so many Balts and northern Slavic people have settled in Canada; the weather, the landscape and lakes.
No , no - Lithuanians driving on RIGHT side of the road , while in UK people driving on LEFT side on the road:)). Well , at least I used to drive on left side, when I lived in Cheshire, UK:))
Thanks, Lost Brit! American here in Vilnius. Nice to hear your viewpoints! I'm married to a Lithuanian and have been here many times and we're now living here these last 6 months. Thanks for the video. I've enjoyed the weather this winter. What a treat. I hope you enjoy your new home. Vilnius is green too, plenty of forests here in the city! Cheers! Looking forward to your future posts.
Thanks for the comment Mark! It's been great but a little cold! I've been to Vilnius a few times but not since I've properly moved to Lithuania - hoping to get back there sometime soon :D
@@Turciusrajone As a Brit, I think "best country in the world" may have been true many years ago, not now 😟Lived here all my life, and looking now to escape. Lithuania looks beautiful, but maybe a bit cold! 😊
It's been the coldest and snowiest winter in a while! Reminds me of how winters use to be when I was a child :) Though it's looking like it will warm up in the next few days. That's when the weather get's wet and very annoying :) I remember only a few days of snow in February when I was in Newcastle and it was generally pretty warm there because it's close to the sea.
Yes - saw the weather is meant to warm up quite a lot, I can't complain about that though - as nice as it has been to experience a proper winter, it will be nice to not have ice inside my bedroom haha. Yes, generally in the north they get a bit more snow I think, but it still doesn't last that long and the temperature won't ever get as cold as here!
The last one made me laugh! Ieva does always ask me 'Why are you wearing your shoes in the house?' :D The other difference relating to food that my wife has noted is how in Lithuanian culture, no matter how short the visit from guests, food is always offered (and often lots! :), whereas in Britain visits are usually arranged where any food is involved (which is true in my experience), and if a shorter or random visit, only a cup of tea/coffee is offered and maybe a biscuit/cake snack :)
Haha yeah, the last one has caught me out a few times! That's an interesting point, Lithuanian's are very welcoming to visitors - I know from the British side you're spot on as well!
This may have slightly changed over the years, especially in bigger cities, where's less time, however people used to genuinely panic( in a good way) if they can't treat their guests with a meal or two. Not having food when someone pops by is embarrassing and could even be seen as 'what they'd think of me!'. I don't think I quite remember visiting someone and not being offered a meal:)
Shoes in the house 😂 I had to wear my fiancées grandmothers slippers when I visited Lithuania! Great video mate. I'm currently living in Leeds but we are looking at moving to Vilnius next year 🇱🇹
I love panemune park/forest. I walk here almost every day. In our homes we wear slippers or just socks, but if guest is at our home just for a short visit, we suggest to keep outdoor shoes on their foot, but if guests are visiting our homes to stay longer we ask them to leave outdoor shoes in a corridor and give them slippers
I'd like to add that if the guest is only visiting your house for a short period of time, we would insist that they keep the shoes on 😄 Lithuanians are really hospitable, we'd also prepare a lot of food for guests and ALWAYS bring something when we are visiting someone
Seems to be a theme here about if it's only for a short time, they keep the shoes on! Lithuanians are incredibly hospitable, I agree - very generous people!
@@TheLostBrit That's another good point! Gifts whoever and whenever there is a visit to someone! Card giving I think is another difference? Not so common with Lithuanians as it is with Brits? Am I right or wrong?
@@richardpblaikie You are definitely correct Rich - we do a lot more cards in the UK than Lithuania - but actually, the UK does more cards than anywhere else in the world!
Haha, I would say we would insist the guests keep the shoes on during a short visit as a hospitality sign, but we would still expect them to take them off :D
omg. ikr. I've spent so much of my early childhood there. and now that many of my long forgotten memories of the place are actually returning. the trigger being a convo of my mum wanting to send me there for the entire summer with my cousin cuz I'm the only one who would want to go and can remember the place and is old enough to travel alone. only now do I notice that I really miss the place. even if the memories are a very melancholic type of happiness. which is pretty funny in its own morbid way with how depressed the population is. I miss the commieblocks. the forests. my maternal grandmas house that is high key terrifying. the out of place 50s furniture. the weird textured concrete wall. the enamel cookware (the bowls) that is universally either orange/red with white circles or illustrations of wild strawberries.
@@Milkpastasoup I think depression levels massively vary depending on age / socioeconomic status though. Young Lithuanians who live in cities aren't *that* depressed. I'd say on average people in Vilnius are happier than in, say, Grimsby or most parts of East London... I too spent lots of summers in Lithuania! Running around the streets of Vilnius/Panevezys/Druskininkai as a 9 year old certainly felt very very *very* different to a pretty constrained childhood in suburban New York (e.g. I wasn't allowed to walk home 3 minutes from where my school bus would drop me off without an adult present..) I absolutely love visiting Lithuania, but not sure if I'd wanna live there permanently. It's very different culturally. Then again I don't really fit in anywhere given I spent exactly a third of my life in the US, UK, and Lithuania 😂 (and have all three citizenships lol)
I would add that in the UK people have stone fences everywhere. People cannot go swimming to many places or just go freely where they want to (signs not to swim or go somewhere due to safety or privacy/permit reasons). Therefore in Lithuania fields are open. Less safety measures, but it makes people more careful and children are more free to go out by themselves. Also in the UK most of the country roads are tiny..sometimes it's difficult to pass a car that's coming towards you, so you need to be extra careful. But they are also very cool. In Lithuania people are less polite than in the UK, they rarely say "sorry" if they accidentally hit you or run into you in the shop or anywhere else. Also not everyone speaks English here, so if you are visiting smaller town than Vilnius or Kaunas, it's better not to ask for any advice or directions from older people. Also climate is not that different form the UK, just winter is much colder, autumn is with more rain (heavy, not just showers), summer is hot, but lately it's getting milder probably due to climate changes.
Well, have you been in Scandinavia then? Outside the bigger cities you'll find only wooden houses here. To wear outdoor shoes inside the house is taboo also here and in the most European countries I can think about.
The only times that we wear shoes in the house is usually when we go to someone's house as a guest and they insist that you don't take of your shoes. For whatever reason that may be. I don't know if it's everywhere like that, but atleast in Žemaitija that seems to be the case. It's also kind of funny, when they say that you can leave the shoes on and it doesn't matter if the floor gets dirty. Usually the host says something like, "Oh don't worry, I will clean later!" Or something like that and the guest still insists of taking off the shoes just to be polite. It's kind of like a game
As a Lithuanian living in the UK, I've noticed a few things too. Trafic, for example. I'm not talking about striving on the left side of the road, but the width of roads. In Lithuania, they are much wider, so traffic congestion is pretty much nonexistent. Parking in Lithuania is a nightmare though. Also, the internet is faster and the water tastes better from Lithuanian taps. In short, I believe Lithuania has a better infrastructure. Talking about food choices, I think it is spicier in the UK, probably it has something to do with an Indian influence. That's one of the things I like in the UK.
Infrastructure my ass... No people - no traffic, simple as that. Also, have you been to Vilnius during rush hours? And about the food, well you order spicy, it'll be spicy regardless of the country, what do the indians have to do with that....
Dude, you have amazing eyebrows! I enjoyed your thoughts on differences between the UK and Lithuania. Re brick houses, I realised from 3 years living in Scotland that bricks are very much a feature of more southerly parts of Britain - Scotland and northern England rely much more on stone. As you point out, wooden houses here are rare, though we do have some examples of them, particularly in seaside towns.
Hahaha thanks Stuart! They are rather big! Thanks for that information - I wasn't actually aware there would be a difference in Scotland, I'd always assumed it would be brick too! Are you living in Lithuania yourself?
In terms of food, do you feel any difference in fresh meat cooked products? Doesn’t Lithuanian meat taste more natural and more filling (e.g. a regular size chicken breast steak in Lithuania would fill you up for a longer period of time than it would in UK)?
That's an interesting question. Personally, I haven't really noticed a big difference - however I don't eat that much meat so I am probably not the best person to comment! However, I have heard from a lot of people that they do think the meat quality is higher in Lithuania than the UK! I do generally think Lithuanian food standards are higher than the UK though, not just regards to meat, however there's usually a wider variety of foods in the UK than Lithuania (not sure if that's still true after Brexit, though)
@@yesgeorge333 yea the meat on France for example is way better than here, so I imagine in the UK the meat should be better too. Talking mostly about beef
I arrived to live in October, but I have been to Lithuania for the past 2 summers for holidays! I really enjoy the Lithuanian summers, the weather is great and the forests are full of fruit :D
One more difference, Lithuanians tend to give lots of flowers as a present on different occasion, birthdays, weddings, dates, all children start school at the first of September and bring flowers to teachers. And lots of other occasions.
I am from Turkey and a big difference for me, Lithuanian isn't close the window with curtain, the curtain should be close in Turkey, nobody cant watch your home.
At night we close the curtains so that people wouldn't see what we're doing, but we keep them open during the day to maximise sunlight and we do have curtains, that are used for daytime. They are usually white in colour.
I am Lithuanian living in the UK with my British husband and your video made me realise I am becoming too British... fast food, ready meals, shoes in the house, shivering at +10C when I used to live in -20C just fine... :D
New subscriber here. I wish you much success with your channel. You mentioned a future mother-in-law. Do you intend to live in Lithuania long term? Thank you for a little insight to the country. I travel quite a lot but have not been to the Baltics yet.
Hi James, thanks for the comment! Yes - my fiancee is Lithuanian, but she's currently in Spain whilst I'm here. I hope to live here long-term, but we shall see what happens! Lithuania is a great country, I've only been to Latvia for a couple of days so not got much experience there, although I've heard it's similar to Lithuania so I'm sure it's also a really nice country! And no idea about Estonia, although again, I'd imagine there's plenty of similarities too.
Mate, the shoes! As Lithuanian, I'll admit I struggle to fathom the fact people from the United States and the Brittish isles were shoes inside, truly. Anyways, cheers!
actually not that long ago, as i can remember and checked 2018 february/march was cold like that, 2016 january too, 2012 february was even colder. And it probably happened couple times more in 10 years. So maybe you are living in coastal area, it's not that common to have cold weather there.
So, my cousin have Irish husband, and came for a visit. My wife was preparing, cleaning the house, washing the floor etc. That Irish dude, just walks in, with his muddy shoes (it was autumn) and made a mess all over freshly washed floor. And we were like "WTF is he doing?" BTW i lived in UK for 8 years, and noticed that ready meals were cheaper there then home cooking. While in Lithuania Home cooking is cheaper then ready meal. Frozen pizza cost like 4 euros here lol
So if I may ask, how did you meet your current wife, or current bride? I am assuming she is a Lithuanian citizen? I am just a curious red-blooded American trying to learn more about the world LOL haha, thank you for all your knowledge that you have bestowed on me, God bless!
Well all emigrants experience first hand is totally different work-leisure culture. You guys have only 30min for lunch and dining at cafes would cost fortune if done every day while we use up that full hour to a second and go eat a proper lunch (soup+dish+drink kind of thing) at cafes. There's a special lunch menu with cheaper and faster dishes.
Interesting point - generally in the UK as well, lunch is normally the least important meal, whereas I assume that in Lithuania, lunch would be a much more important meal?
I couldn't say specifically for Vilnius, but generally you'll find a lot of people here speak English as their second language. Young people in particular have a very good level of English generally! Obviously it depends on what setting you're referring to - if you're in a predominantly Lithuanian workforce, of course nobody would be speaking English, but there are plenty of international companies out here where more people would be speaking English :)
@@TheLostBrit Thank you for replying! I was just wondering because I will be going there as an International Student and wanted to know how much English can help you survive in daily basis, nonetheless, I’ve started studying Lithuanian Language 👍
@@imanfahrusyuhada1349 I've not been a student here, but I think you'd be fine with just English - a lot of young people speak good English! Great that you're learning Lithuanian though, that will go down well. A tricky but beautiful language
Think the shoe thing is changing in the UK, I take my shoes off much more now than I used to 🙂 Would bet Immigration and homogenous culture is much different in Lithuania to the UK as well.
7 years I live in the UK now and here are some differences: 1) Police force. Lithuanian police is very responsive and strict as well as all officers carry fire arm unlike in the UK. Yes, some officers have guns in UK however the number is very small. Not even all officers have tasers in th UK. UK police is very friendly and you can insult them multiple times before they kindly ask you to stop swearing and ask you to leave.On rare occasions you get locked up however released with no chargers. ( Can be seen on ''Police interceptors'') where LT police will lock you up after second time you've told them to F**k off and get a fine for insulting the officer. 2) Rubbish. Lithuanian streets are generally clean and you'll barely find any rubbish however there is still a trend to fly tip in the woods. However UK is quite the opposite, the streets are full of rubbish. On the way to work I used to see a sweeper machine cleaning up the central town roads every morning but by the time I come back from work the streets are covered in litter again. This of course does not apply for the whole of UK however in general is hard not to see any rubbish. 3) People kindness. In UK people are very kind and helpfull where it is quite the opposite in LT. In UK strangers are smilling to you and greeting you where in LT you get a grumpy look if that. It's hard to adapt to this when coming back to LT from UK. 4) The benefit system. I know multiple people that have got given a house free of charge for the family to live in as well as options to buy it in the near future for half the price here in the UK. This is not an option in LT, not that I've heard. LT have some other better benefits related to sick pays, maternity leaves and etc. however UK is really helpfull to so called ''vulnerable families''. 5) Car insurance. In UK you insure yourself to drive a particular car and most of the times it doesn't cover to drive any other car than your own, however for extra money you can opt in. In LT you are insuring the car and not yourself. That means that anyone can drive your car.
These are very good points, I've noticed points 2, 3 and 5 a lot myself as well. The car insurance thing is better in Lithuania I think, also so so much more expensive in the UK to insure a car!
What, ofc they do. Like 50 percent of ppl speak English I'm pretty sure. Pretty much Everyone younger than 30 can speak English. My 3 year old can speak English already to some extent and understand English. They teach English really well here, in school we had English 4 times per week so almost as much as lithuanian
I am Lithuanian living in the UK with my British husband and your video made me realise I am becoming too British... fast food, ready meals, shoes in the house, shivering at +10C when I used to live in -20C just fine... :D
I am Lithuanian living in the UK with my British husband and your video made me realise I am becoming too British... fast food, ready meals, shoes in the house, shivering at +10C when I used to live in -20C just fine... :D
I am a Canadian of Lithuanian heritage. I have two pairs of house shoes. I could never even think of wearing outdoor shoes inside. And as for the weather… laughs in Canadian. But truly that is why so many Balts and northern Slavic people have settled in Canada; the weather, the landscape and lakes.
it is an unwritten law that you CANNOT wear shoes in the house.
Definitely!
Actually its in the CONSTITUTION!
Definitely 😂
i have had fights with people for wearing shoes in my house
Its kind of practical, you dont wanna bring snow or mud inside house :D
You forgot one important difference - we drive on the wrong side of the road :)
Very good point! This is extremely confusing haha
No , no - Lithuanians driving on RIGHT side of the road , while in UK people driving on LEFT side on the road:)). Well , at least I used to drive on left side, when I lived in Cheshire, UK:))
@Dovydas thank you 😁😁😁
The shoe thing is very true 😂we're very OCD about it.
I'm from the UK and we do not wear shoes in the house, I guess it depends how you were raised by your parents.
Thanks, Lost Brit! American here in Vilnius. Nice to hear your viewpoints! I'm married to a Lithuanian and have been here many times and we're now living here these last 6 months. Thanks for the video. I've enjoyed the weather this winter. What a treat. I hope you enjoy your new home. Vilnius is green too, plenty of forests here in the city! Cheers! Looking forward to your future posts.
Thanks for the comment Mark! It's been great but a little cold! I've been to Vilnius a few times but not since I've properly moved to Lithuania - hoping to get back there sometime soon :D
Lol, citizen of the best country in the world lives in Lithuania
@@Turciusrajone "best country", they have many many problems that you are not aware off, I wouldn't change living in Lithuania to America
@@Turciusrajone As a Brit, I think "best country in the world" may have been true many years ago, not now 😟Lived here all my life, and looking now to escape. Lithuania looks beautiful, but maybe a bit cold! 😊
Well actually you can wear outdoor shoes indoors but only once ;)
So true😅
if its new out of the box :D
It's been the coldest and snowiest winter in a while! Reminds me of how winters use to be when I was a child :) Though it's looking like it will warm up in the next few days. That's when the weather get's wet and very annoying :) I remember only a few days of snow in February when I was in Newcastle and it was generally pretty warm there because it's close to the sea.
Yes - saw the weather is meant to warm up quite a lot, I can't complain about that though - as nice as it has been to experience a proper winter, it will be nice to not have ice inside my bedroom haha.
Yes, generally in the north they get a bit more snow I think, but it still doesn't last that long and the temperature won't ever get as cold as here!
I'm both Baltic and Celtic according to my heritage so I have the best of both as I like to say 😆
I definitely agree! I'm a little Celtic but no Baltic. That's a great mix!
The last one made me laugh! Ieva does always ask me 'Why are you wearing your shoes in the house?' :D The other difference relating to food that my wife has noted is how in Lithuanian culture, no matter how short the visit from guests, food is always offered (and often lots! :), whereas in Britain visits are usually arranged where any food is involved (which is true in my experience), and if a shorter or random visit, only a cup of tea/coffee is offered and maybe a biscuit/cake snack :)
Haha yeah, the last one has caught me out a few times! That's an interesting point, Lithuanian's are very welcoming to visitors - I know from the British side you're spot on as well!
@@TheLostBrit Yeah I have definitely been struck by the amazing hospitality and family feel to the culture!
This may have slightly changed over the years, especially in bigger cities, where's less time, however people used to genuinely panic( in a good way) if they can't treat their guests with a meal or two. Not having food when someone pops by is embarrassing and could even be seen as 'what they'd think of me!'. I don't think I quite remember visiting someone and not being offered a meal:)
Shoes in the house 😂 I had to wear my fiancées grandmothers slippers when I visited Lithuania!
Great video mate. I'm currently living in Leeds but we are looking at moving to Vilnius next year 🇱🇹
There's always a spare pair of slippers somewhere 😅 great! You'll love living here!
I love panemune park/forest. I walk here almost every day. In our homes we wear slippers or just socks, but if guest is at our home just for a short visit, we suggest to keep outdoor shoes on their foot, but if guests are visiting our homes to stay longer we ask them to leave outdoor shoes in a corridor and give them slippers
Panemunes Park is one of the best things in Kaunas in my opinion - I can't believe how big it is and it's in the city!
Greatings from Lithuania 🇱🇹👍✌️
Greetings from UK
I'd like to add that if the guest is only visiting your house for a short period of time, we would insist that they keep the shoes on 😄 Lithuanians are really hospitable, we'd also prepare a lot of food for guests and ALWAYS bring something when we are visiting someone
Seems to be a theme here about if it's only for a short time, they keep the shoes on! Lithuanians are incredibly hospitable, I agree - very generous people!
@@TheLostBrit That's another good point! Gifts whoever and whenever there is a visit to someone! Card giving I think is another difference? Not so common with Lithuanians as it is with Brits? Am I right or wrong?
@@richardpblaikie You are definitely correct Rich - we do a lot more cards in the UK than Lithuania - but actually, the UK does more cards than anywhere else in the world!
Haha, I would say we would insist the guests keep the shoes on during a short visit as a hospitality sign, but we would still expect them to take them off :D
@@lattenoisette Yes, that's true too 😄
I grew up in Lithuania until the age of 4 then moved to England, I miss lithuania so much.
Hope you have been able to come back often!
@@TheLostBrit yeah! I go back like every summer, honestly the best 3-4 weeks ever
@@saule9477 I can imagine 😁
omg. ikr. I've spent so much of my early childhood there. and now that many of my long forgotten memories of the place are actually returning. the trigger being a convo of my mum wanting to send me there for the entire summer with my cousin cuz I'm the only one who would want to go and can remember the place and is old enough to travel alone. only now do I notice that I really miss the place. even if the memories are a very melancholic type of happiness.
which is pretty funny in its own morbid way with how depressed the population is.
I miss the commieblocks. the forests. my maternal grandmas house that is high key terrifying. the out of place 50s furniture. the weird textured concrete wall. the enamel cookware (the bowls) that is universally either orange/red with white circles or illustrations of wild strawberries.
@@Milkpastasoup I think depression levels massively vary depending on age / socioeconomic status though. Young Lithuanians who live in cities aren't *that* depressed. I'd say on average people in Vilnius are happier than in, say, Grimsby or most parts of East London...
I too spent lots of summers in Lithuania! Running around the streets of Vilnius/Panevezys/Druskininkai as a 9 year old certainly felt very very *very* different to a pretty constrained childhood in suburban New York (e.g. I wasn't allowed to walk home 3 minutes from where my school bus would drop me off without an adult present..)
I absolutely love visiting Lithuania, but not sure if I'd wanna live there permanently. It's very different culturally. Then again I don't really fit in anywhere given I spent exactly a third of my life in the US, UK, and Lithuania 😂 (and have all three citizenships lol)
Good video! Thanks for sharing your experience of living in Lithuania 😁 it's interesting to watch!
Thanks Ignas!
I shared on my FB wall, great comparisons, I was in the UK 2 years ago, you are absolutely right! Thank you.
Thanks Irina!
I would add that in the UK people have stone fences everywhere. People cannot go swimming to many places or just go freely where they want to (signs not to swim or go somewhere due to safety or privacy/permit reasons). Therefore in Lithuania fields are open. Less safety measures, but it makes people more careful and children are more free to go out by themselves. Also in the UK most of the country roads are tiny..sometimes it's difficult to pass a car that's coming towards you, so you need to be extra careful. But they are also very cool. In Lithuania people are less polite than in the UK, they rarely say "sorry" if they accidentally hit you or run into you in the shop or anywhere else. Also not everyone speaks English here, so if you are visiting smaller town than Vilnius or Kaunas, it's better not to ask for any advice or directions from older people. Also climate is not that different form the UK, just winter is much colder, autumn is with more rain (heavy, not just showers), summer is hot, but lately it's getting milder probably due to climate changes.
My country is so beautiful! Thank you for visiting it not many people do
I love it - you're right, it's so beautiful!
Well, have you been in Scandinavia then? Outside the bigger cities you'll find only wooden houses here. To wear outdoor shoes inside the house is taboo also here and in the most European countries I can think about.
Nope I've never been, would really like to visit soon, especially the Faroe Islands!
Thanks for sharing.
It's worth visiting and explore what you have just shared.
The only times that we wear shoes in the house is usually when we go to someone's house as a guest and they insist that you don't take of your shoes. For whatever reason that may be. I don't know if it's everywhere like that, but atleast in Žemaitija that seems to be the case. It's also kind of funny, when they say that you can leave the shoes on and it doesn't matter if the floor gets dirty. Usually the host says something like, "Oh don't worry, I will clean later!" Or something like that and the guest still insists of taking off the shoes just to be polite. It's kind of like a game
So lucky to have snow..
I love the snow - there's so much as well because it's so cold, so it just stays :D
There's so much of it can't open my window lately ;D
@@TheLostBrit do they have mc Donald’s in Lithuania, burgers , chicken and chips, pizza etc
@@doctordoom4221 yeah we do
@@doctordoom4221 of course, we do. What abandoned and forgotten place you think we are🤦♀️?
As a Lithuanian living in the UK, I've noticed a few things too. Trafic, for example. I'm not talking about striving on the left side of the road, but the width of roads. In Lithuania, they are much wider, so traffic congestion is pretty much nonexistent. Parking in Lithuania is a nightmare though. Also, the internet is faster and the water tastes better from Lithuanian taps. In short, I believe Lithuania has a better infrastructure. Talking about food choices, I think it is spicier in the UK, probably it has something to do with an Indian influence. That's one of the things I like in the UK.
I also live in uk from lithuania🇱🇹
Infrastructure my ass... No people - no traffic, simple as that. Also, have you been to Vilnius during rush hours? And about the food, well you order spicy, it'll be spicy regardless of the country, what do the indians have to do with that....
Dude, you have amazing eyebrows! I enjoyed your thoughts on differences between the UK and Lithuania. Re brick houses, I realised from 3 years living in Scotland that bricks are very much a feature of more southerly parts of Britain - Scotland and northern England rely much more on stone. As you point out, wooden houses here are rare, though we do have some examples of them, particularly in seaside towns.
Hahaha thanks Stuart! They are rather big!
Thanks for that information - I wasn't actually aware there would be a difference in Scotland, I'd always assumed it would be brick too! Are you living in Lithuania yourself?
I totally agree with the differences. The point on houses was the most interesting 🙂
Great video mate!!! Love your videos ☺️👏👏
Thanks Edgar, much appreciated!
I really enjoyed this video , keep up the good work . Maybe you could make a vlog ?
Thank you! Kind of is now, but I think as time goes on I'll generally start talking more about my life in Lithuania, more 'vlog' style 😉
In terms of food, do you feel any difference in fresh meat cooked products? Doesn’t Lithuanian meat taste more natural and more filling (e.g. a regular size chicken breast steak in Lithuania would fill you up for a longer period of time than it would in UK)?
That's an interesting question. Personally, I haven't really noticed a big difference - however I don't eat that much meat so I am probably not the best person to comment! However, I have heard from a lot of people that they do think the meat quality is higher in Lithuania than the UK!
I do generally think Lithuanian food standards are higher than the UK though, not just regards to meat, however there's usually a wider variety of foods in the UK than Lithuania (not sure if that's still true after Brexit, though)
the quality of meat in lt is not as good as the meat in uk
@@yesgeorge333 yea the meat on France for example is way better than here, so I imagine in the UK the meat should be better too. Talking mostly about beef
When did you arrive in Lithuania? Have you experienced summer weather already?
I arrived to live in October, but I have been to Lithuania for the past 2 summers for holidays! I really enjoy the Lithuanian summers, the weather is great and the forests are full of fruit :D
The summers are more consistent than in the U.K. The only downside is the mosquitoes 🦟 😤
how long have you been living in lithuania and which city is your favourite?
One more difference, Lithuanians tend to give lots of flowers as a present on different occasion, birthdays, weddings, dates, all children start school at the first of September and bring flowers to teachers. And lots of other occasions.
Great point, I also noticed it is much more common in Lithuania to give flowers to men. Very rarely happens in the UK!
Great video. Loved it!
I am from Turkey and a big difference for me, Lithuanian isn't close the window with curtain, the curtain should be close in Turkey, nobody cant watch your home.
That's an interesting point - I think in the UK we would open the curtains, but I know in other countries it's quite normal to also keep them closed!
At night we close the curtains so that people wouldn't see what we're doing, but we keep them open during the day to maximise sunlight and we do have curtains, that are used for daytime. They are usually white in colour.
Hello I'm leaving here also in lithuania at kaunas, the weather now is lower cold than last week but more on snow this week
Yes! Much more enjoyable this week than last week for sure...
I am Lithuanian living in the UK with my British husband and your video made me realise I am becoming too British... fast food, ready meals, shoes in the house, shivering at +10C when I used to live in -20C just fine... :D
I am Lithuanian moved to UK for a job
New subscriber here. I wish you much success with your channel. You mentioned a future mother-in-law. Do you intend to live in Lithuania long term? Thank you for a little insight to the country. I travel quite a lot but have not been to the Baltics yet.
Hi James, thanks for the comment! Yes - my fiancee is Lithuanian, but she's currently in Spain whilst I'm here. I hope to live here long-term, but we shall see what happens!
Lithuania is a great country, I've only been to Latvia for a couple of days so not got much experience there, although I've heard it's similar to Lithuania so I'm sure it's also a really nice country! And no idea about Estonia, although again, I'd imagine there's plenty of similarities too.
Mate, the shoes! As Lithuanian, I'll admit I struggle to fathom the fact people from the United States and the Brittish isles were shoes inside, truly. Anyways, cheers!
Its quite a strange thing for me now as well! I don't get why we do it 😅
yeah last time this cold like -20 in Lithuania was maybe like 10 ago + - at least in my place
I've never been so cold haha!
actually not that long ago, as i can remember and checked 2018 february/march was cold like that, 2016 january too, 2012 february was even colder. And it probably happened couple times more in 10 years. So maybe you are living in coastal area, it's not that common to have cold weather there.
@@Useryoutube1127 and as i say at my place not all LT in other LT spots maybe was cooler
So, my cousin have Irish husband, and came for a visit. My wife was preparing, cleaning the house, washing the floor etc. That Irish dude, just walks in, with his muddy shoes (it was autumn) and made a mess all over freshly washed floor. And we were like "WTF is he doing?"
BTW i lived in UK for 8 years, and noticed that ready meals were cheaper there then home cooking. While in Lithuania Home cooking is cheaper then ready meal. Frozen pizza cost like 4 euros here lol
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1. Cars have steering wheel on the different side
2. Different wall outlets.
3. Different laws
"in summer i dont think that the weather is quite so different", pfff ye right. today, 34c+ :D
Haha yeah - the summer in Lithuania this year is pretty extreme 😜😜
Im from Lithuania
My whole family speaks lithunia
I am both language I am only person in family that is born in different county
I like your British accent, subscribers from Philippines
Thanks! 😁😅
So if I may ask, how did you meet your current wife, or current bride? I am assuming she is a Lithuanian citizen? I am just a curious red-blooded American trying to learn more about the world LOL haha, thank you for all your knowledge that you have bestowed on me, God bless!
Haha we met in a fairly standard way, at university! She is definitely a Lithuanian citizen too 😁 God bless you too Chad!
Well all emigrants experience first hand is totally different work-leisure culture. You guys have only 30min for lunch and dining at cafes would cost fortune if done every day while we use up that full hour to a second and go eat a proper lunch (soup+dish+drink kind of thing) at cafes. There's a special lunch menu with cheaper and faster dishes.
Interesting point - generally in the UK as well, lunch is normally the least important meal, whereas I assume that in Lithuania, lunch would be a much more important meal?
dienos pietus! soup+main dish+drink for around 5 euro
As a Brit of Brit heritage, it angers and disgusts me when people wear their shoes in the house. Lithuanian culture makes a lot more sense.
Hi, I’d like to know how much English is being used in Lithuania? Typically in Vilnius
I couldn't say specifically for Vilnius, but generally you'll find a lot of people here speak English as their second language. Young people in particular have a very good level of English generally! Obviously it depends on what setting you're referring to - if you're in a predominantly Lithuanian workforce, of course nobody would be speaking English, but there are plenty of international companies out here where more people would be speaking English :)
@@TheLostBrit Thank you for replying! I was just wondering because I will be going there as an International Student and wanted to know how much English can help you survive in daily basis, nonetheless, I’ve started studying Lithuanian Language 👍
@@imanfahrusyuhada1349 I've not been a student here, but I think you'd be fine with just English - a lot of young people speak good English!
Great that you're learning Lithuanian though, that will go down well. A tricky but beautiful language
English is being taught in Lithuanian schools
People in Lithuania only hates when people when you have outdoor shoes if it has dirt or snow in it.
Imagine all those germs and viruses outside on sidewalks and then you smear all that filth all over the home floor if you dont take off your shoes.
what air line did u fly with ,trying to visit Lithuania but it seams like all flights are not fling there.
I believe it was Ryanair - but this was back in October when I came to Lithuania, I think they've stopped flights until March
We are not wearing shoes in the house in UK😉
Yes you are 😂
@@Kumulmeskis my mum would slap the shit outta me for wearing shoes at home
Think the shoe thing is changing in the UK, I take my shoes off much more now than I used to 🙂 Would bet Immigration and homogenous culture is much different in Lithuania to the UK as well.
I think I'm taking my shoes off more now but put that down to getting older!
You need come on summertime !
Summer is great in Lithuania!
The only reason i cant live in Lithuania is cuz there are no mountains to go skiing on. Otherwise, i’d live there on a heartbeat
Yep very true! You can still ski but of course not on any hills 😁
So cute
Thanks! 😁
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you forgot difference: the driving wheel is on the left, xd. and also im lithuanian!
Yep very true!
There’s barely any houses in Lithuanian, I’m from Visaginas we have like a couple houses and the rest are flats
there is well more rain in lithuania lol
Lithuania is actualy know as a bog country thereis a national bog park whitch is the bigest in LT.
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7 years I live in the UK now and here are some differences:
1) Police force. Lithuanian police is very responsive and strict as well as all officers carry fire arm unlike in the UK. Yes, some officers have guns in UK however the number is very small. Not even all officers have tasers in th UK. UK police is very friendly and you can insult them multiple times before they kindly ask you to stop swearing and ask you to leave.On rare occasions you get locked up however released with no chargers. ( Can be seen on ''Police interceptors'') where LT police will lock you up after second time you've told them to F**k off and get a fine for insulting the officer.
2) Rubbish. Lithuanian streets are generally clean and you'll barely find any rubbish however there is still a trend to fly tip in the woods. However UK is quite the opposite, the streets are full of rubbish. On the way to work I used to see a sweeper machine cleaning up the central town roads every morning but by the time I come back from work the streets are covered in litter again. This of course does not apply for the whole of UK however in general is hard not to see any rubbish.
3) People kindness. In UK people are very kind and helpfull where it is quite the opposite in LT. In UK strangers are smilling to you and greeting you where in LT you get a grumpy look if that. It's hard to adapt to this when coming back to LT from UK.
4) The benefit system. I know multiple people that have got given a house free of charge for the family to live in as well as options to buy it in the near future for half the price here in the UK. This is not an option in LT, not that I've heard. LT have some other better benefits related to sick pays, maternity leaves and etc. however UK is really helpfull to so called ''vulnerable families''.
5) Car insurance. In UK you insure yourself to drive a particular car and most of the times it doesn't cover to drive any other car than your own, however for extra money you can opt in. In LT you are insuring the car and not yourself. That means that anyone can drive your car.
These are very good points, I've noticed points 2, 3 and 5 a lot myself as well. The car insurance thing is better in Lithuania I think, also so so much more expensive in the UK to insure a car!
They’ve got MUCH better looking women there, and they know how to have a conversation
Blue sky, but not for you, Martin. This is such Lithuanian humor This is a group of lyrics (Antis)Don't take it personally😊
Labas as pa likinau
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the funny thing is im lithuania and you can prob speak better lithuanian me.
the people in lithuania they dont speak english
What, ofc they do. Like 50 percent of ppl speak English I'm pretty sure. Pretty much Everyone younger than 30 can speak English. My 3 year old can speak English already to some extent and understand English. They teach English really well here, in school we had English 4 times per week so almost as much as lithuanian
They don’t have to. But some do anyway.
@@HashishFTW ah ok good not like poland
I am Lithuanian living in the UK with my British husband and your video made me realise I am becoming too British... fast food, ready meals, shoes in the house, shivering at +10C when I used to live in -20C just fine... :D
I am Lithuanian living in the UK with my British husband and your video made me realise I am becoming too British... fast food, ready meals, shoes in the house, shivering at +10C when I used to live in -20C just fine... :D