10 + Surprising Facts About Latvia
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มิ.ย. 2024
- Here are surprising facts about Latvia that you may not have known about.
Clips Provided by UViDS: • Liepaja, Latvia in winter
UViDS TH-cam channel: / @uvidsire
10+ Surprising Facts About LATVIA - Part 2: • 10 + Surprising Facts ...
• SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/SubscribeFtdFacts
FOLLOW US:
Leroy Kenton: / ftdonline
Dave Walpole: / dave.r.walpole
Facebook: / ftdonline
Twitter: / ftdonline
#Latvia #Facts #Latvian
![Yoshi Rinrada - 'มาทำไม' [Official MV]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/r41xbfRLkLs/mqdefault.jpg)
I bet that 100% of Latvians watched this video because it was in recomended.
Yup :/
Fuck!
Yeah😂
Taisnība
well true c; MAN NAV DZĪVĒ
Fun fact: every Latvian watches a video with Latvia in the title
That's how we are
Buny_ X tapec kad tas ir loti rare kad kads kas nau latvietis runa par latviju
Truuu. I sometimes just write latvia and watch what others thing bout us
Buny_ X true
Well it's pretty rare to talk about us
Yeeeeess
"Let us know what you know about latvia"
Me a latvian : hold my beer
@Dani p ah yes, kvass
@Dani p noice
turiet manu kvass un manas latviešu konfektes
*kvass
👍🏻 🍺 "viens, divi, trīs ... ej!"
Fun fact : The guy who invented jeans was Latvian :)
They invented a button on jeans. Not jeans
@@leaticija2112 actually jeans too um kinda, the guy who did it was a grerman(i think) born in latvija and he did it in a different country (forgot which one)
He was latvian born Jew (Jacob Youphes) who migrated young to US and made this invention there. So very little link with latvian origins, if not at all.
Yup
He wasn't Latvian. He was born in Latvia but the migrated to the US.
Vai te kādi latvieši izņemot manis? , Ja ir tad laiko 🇱🇻 ❤️Any Latvians except me?, if yes then like🇱🇻❤️
Я вырос там, уехал, но семья там до сих пор) Лайк!) I was growing up there and my family is still there. Thumbs up for Latvia!
Mīlu tevi, Latvija!
Ja es esmu no latvijas 🇱🇻
@@aldrutevirbule8097 būs vairāk
Im latvian but i suck at writing in my langauge:(
@@CaliGaint why so sad, pal?
Fun fact : blue jeans were invented by a Latvian
Just not true is it
He invented pockets btw
@@armandssaulitis6951 "1871. gadā Džeikobs Deiviss izgudroja veidu, kā pastiprināt bikšu izturību. Viņš bikšu kritiskākajos punktos, kā arī kabatu stūros izmantoja vara kniedes. Vēlāk šādas bikses tika nodēvētas par "džinsiem"."
He was jewish, just born here. 😂
@@quashky That's enough to call him a Latvian. Guess who is the best known Latvian in the World? Mikhail Baryshnikov
Greetings from Lithuania 🇱🇹🇱🇻😁
ayy what up neighbor
Greetings from Latvia✌
Nice
Hello fello frend
I Love Lithuania! I'm from Latvia😁
My man was adopted from Latvia at 5 yrs old🇱🇻 he doesn’t know how to speak the language anymore. We want to travel there one day. We are from CA.
Fun fact: The idea of crocodile dundee got inspired by a latvian who lived in Australia
rly)
Heh es dzīvo dundaga kur ir uzcelts krokodils par godu viņam.
@@ramstainskore6161 a kas tas bija pa viru kas ir iedvesmots no vina tas korakadils dandees
@@emilsdrivins3060 oi šo es pagaidām nepateikšu. Es aizmirsu.
@@ramstainskore6161 ok
Latvia you are such a great country 🇱🇻👍, love from Indonesia 🇮🇩 ❤️
thanks
Same back to you ❤
Thanks
I would like to visit Indonesia :)
ya thank u
it’s actually crazy how many people from around the world say so many great things about my country. Thank you guys❤️
Urods
Esmu Latvijas krieviete, un ļoti miilu Latviju un cienu latviešus un viņu tradiicijas. Mani beerni ir latvieši un arī vīrs.
Visa cieņa Jums un Jūsu ğimenei👍👍👍
❤️
Labi latviski
Back to russia
Varu derēt kad lielākā daļa kas skatās šo video ir latvieši 😂
Pareizi tev ir
Lielākā** Bet koments ir patiesība.)
jupp
Daladna
Vne
Greetings from Latvia 🇱🇻 🇱🇻 🇱🇻
What city/town are you from?
A-L-E N-O-V Riga
Hola im from latvia tooo....but in other town
Hello there
Greetings from Dubai
Nice! I'm from Latvia and what I love the most about my country is indeed it''s nature & culture!
Some things were already mentioned, like, we've got no natural disasters, which I absolutely love, it''s super safe to live here :D But we do have the 4 seasons which is awesome!
We've got lot's of scientists who have discovered/made quite a lot of things.
Also, while, sadly, Euro has replaced our money "Lati" which we had before and it was one of the most valuable money in the world, but at least to us Latvians it's super important and we're proud that we have our own language - Latvian! And it's also one of the difficult ones. No ones gonna take that away from us ;D
Oh, also - every single person in Latvia speaks at least 2 languages, be it Latvian & Russian (cuz we were part of Soviet Union and lots of Russians are still here) or Latvian & English.
Though I'd even say that majority actually speaks 3 languages - Latvian, English & Russian, while quite some even have German or French added to it ;)
So, yup, we're quite...multilingual? :D
Tev tiešām taisnība..
Ceru ka nesmu vienīgā kas izlasīja visu😂😂😂
Can you add me on facebook or instagram? I have some questions about Latvia. I will come for study.
@@shohanursagor Sure ;)
Yes 8967091056 my ❤ for uuu
Rouzmary ..do me a favor.. can I get your insta id.. I am very interested to study in Latvia and to come to your beautiful country..
I was there in February and I have very beautiful memories on that place and when Coronavirus is over we are going to visit Latvia again! Such a beautiful, peaceful country with very friendly and heartwarming people!! I love the facts that there lives only 2 millions people on so big land. In Capital city you feel sometimes like on a village and it feels soo big!! The atmosphere and little russian feeling just amazing place! And most of the people spoke english even old ladies!!
Glad to hear you want to visit it again.
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are hidden gems. I would like to visit it one day.
DAX FLAME but Latvia is the biggest and most beautiful precious gem ever in the world!
@@markussvirats I'll say all three are gems of EU and also were gems of Soviet union.
DAX FLAME first of all no! There’s just only one beautiful gorgeous precious gem and that is clearly LATVIA! There’s no such thing as it would be that Lithuania, Estonia ur other old Soviet Union countries are beautiful in the same way as Latvia is. And by that I mean that Latvia is beautiful in all ways! ❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻 ❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻 ❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻 ❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻 ❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻 ❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻 ❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻 ❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻 ❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻 ❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻
@@markussvirats Dude you need to really stop with this bullshit and be total dickhead and Latvia ain't the greatest even if I'm Latvian myself but still I wouldn't dare to say shit about other countries while being part of a country with a lot of flaws
DAX FLAME Lithuania is lame! Nothing to see there
I am an aviation professional , wandered a-lot around Europe, been to and worked several companies but in the end i decided to stay in Riga Latvia. It is my 6th year here now and i just have one word
" It inexplicably is a paradise"
Amazing culture ( especially the LIGO , Flowers band and vibrant traditional dress)
Lovely people , Beautiful smart girls . ( No offence men are cool too :D )
And i would say the air here is clean and pure, you could feel the freshness after a light rain and go for a walk around the city forest skirts.
All in all. Heart does not want so much to be happy, Small simple beautiful things can be found here.
Cheers from New Zealand.
Sveicieni no Latvijas!!! Greeting from Latvia!!
Duuuude...😣 the freshest air is after a full on STORM (thunder, lightning, raiiiin)😋💕
That's nice. Sometimes I think that foreign citizens of Latvia appreciate the country a lot more than the Latvians themselves. Cheers from Latvia!
That's sooo true!! Glad you're enjoying your time there!
We just celebrated Līgo :))
1:27 - Some Belorussians might get upset for not being mentioned as our neighbours.
TotalRookie_LV Belarus not Belarussia
@@elinabanita
Vienalga, vispār lai ir Baltkrievija
Fun fact abaut Latvia is its one of the hardest languages to learn.
Im latvian
YOO latvieši kā iet ?
Hallo bļe ko dari čatā
Ļoti labi!
Čau
THEEVELGUEST gaming vai tad ir?xd
Dzīve ir slikta :')
Wow, I got to know Latvia better now :) greetings from Lithuania🇱🇹, braliukai
Broļas
Dar vienas lietuvis yey
Ej dirst
Hello from Latvia! Labdien :)
Hei bralukiai
Ja esi no LATVIJAS tad spied like👍
Радости то сколько, наверное с Лондона пишешь
tas nejies krasta esmu arpuss tavas majas
Tik daudz katviešu?
tu melo
Fuck off begger
I met someone from Latvia 3 years ago. Everything you mentioned is what I've learned and seen from my beautiful Latvian friend. I'm slowly falling more in love with Latvia. I will hopefully have a trip there soon and meet my friend. :)
FUN FACT: Latvian culture -- love criticizing. This guy knows so many great things about Latvia and seems to like it a lot but many Latvians only note that he pronounced Gauja wrong! ;D
Anyway, thanks for the video. It is indeed a great place to be!
Couldn't agree more with you. It's because none of them realize that he's from US and the letter J is pronounced differently in English and there's no way he could of known that if not being friends with a person from Latvia. Anyways, great vid. Would like to see part 2 anytime soon. Greetings from Latvia!
It is a great place!😁
I complain about complaining!
A little bit racist but ok.
Hi Linda
I like to friendship with you
I love that he said "gauža river" ps I'm Latvian!! 🇱🇻❤️❤️ Sveicieni!! :D
@@thelatvianrobloxian5800 es ne jau tikai ar Gacha "nodarbojos" es arī spēlēju roblox fortnite un vēl vairāk tpc nesaki ko tu nezini!. 😑
Hi! Es arī latviete. Un arī iesācēja yt😂☺
@@thelatvianrobloxian5800 DONT HATE DKKDMDMCKCLDLE
Sveiciens arī tev
Choa!
I love how nearly all of the comments are Latvian on a video meant to educate those not aware of Latvia.
Rob Rob lmfaoo yess!!!
Listen, we're a very proud people alright? 🤣 if it's about us we'll all gather lmao
@Fido Scars I'm from latvia too (but I live in england now) and I can tell you that your grammar is not the best. Ej iemācies vecīt
@@SHAITfam same
@Fido Scars nemake vecīt
"theres alot of beautiful women in latvia"
Me:..... I am from latvia, im a girl, and i look like i have never seen light, short as grass, and dumb af
😂😂😂 man tevis ļoti žēl
Too insecure😅
Ah yes, *femboy*
@@tungabunga4107 I've been like this for the past month
I still love you
I never gave much thought about Latvia... but yesterday I’ve just learned that my favored ice cream here in Taiwan is imported from Latvia... 🇱🇻 Go Latvia 👍
What's the brand?
@@thelazer9992 It’s called Pols… vanilla with chocolate coating…
@@radiumdude
oooh, pols, that's a decent one, there's a choco-banana over here now that's probably my favourite ice cream and its by pols
@@thelazer9992 Chico-Banana… sounds tasty 😋 Unfortunately they only import vanilla or chocolate here…
@@radiumdude still very good to be fair, choco-banana is in a cone instead of the classing stick that pols uses
Jeez summer in latvia right now is hooooott
I agree
@@_pahla_art8115 feels like in hell 😂😂😂
@@sabii_sabee true 😂😂😂
For me it’s perfect
@@Siddartha.Gautam haha probably
Regards to our little sister from Lithuania! 🇱🇹❤️
Wow you are Lithuanian?
Wow you are Lithuanian?
@@daxflame4743 Yes, proud to be Lithuanian!
@@daivabaniene3815 well I heard that Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are hidden tourist gem . Not crowded yet .
@@daxflame4743 Yes, it's true. Now would be the best time visit all three Baltic states.
Wow šis ir labākais ko esmu dzirdējis un tas ka vēl vidio pa Latviju man ir patīkami, ļoti ceru ka drīz palielinasies cilvēku skaits īpaši latvieši 🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻
"Latvia has tall and beautiful women"...ahem * looks in the mirror * c':
Literally i am from Latvia and i am teh only tall one there and sometimes i feel so weird
I'm 12 and 5,5 😂😂
i’m a short ass mfer and ugly af ngl ngl
I am 5’4 and I am not pretty :)
I'm 5'3 😓
You forgot about Song and Dance Festival! It happens once in 4 years!
Once in 5 years btw. Bet nu ok.:D
The February 29th is coming next year!
I almost had to participate there but I fainted
@@girts-lv-1257 vispār jau vienreiz četros gados, BTW :D
Es tieši to gaidīju! 😂
Btw Latvia was the first country who invented christmas tree at christmas.
Home of the First Christmas Tree (tm) in year 1510 -- firstchristmastree.tel/
And Jeans :D
@@RigaRoosterMikeJohnson
I ever knew that latvians are claiming to invent christmas tree. But, maybe, it might as well be, because we use other trees similarly, like when we celebrate summer solstice, we bring young birch trees to decorate home entrance. Also men are wearing oak leaf wreath crowns, while women's wreaths are made of flowers.
@@OskarsSelickis it's not actually known if the christmas tree but the first decorated christmas tree is documented in Latvia
Srs?!
Hello! I'm from Latvia as well! I have to agree, this is a beautiful place and I love almost everything about it. If you don't believe our words then come and see it yourself. 😏👌🏼😎🤗🇱🇻
Yes 8967091056 my ❤ for uuuu
Yes I agreed with u , I was in Latvia 🇱🇻 I love the country and culture 🙂 but sad thing is most of Latvians don’t like foreigners.
I lived in Latvia for one and a half years. And I absolutely loved it😍😍😍😍 Everything is amazing there. And if anyone going there, I recommend to try Rimi chips (no flavor), Kvass and Rigas balsams😍
This is one of the most accurate video about Latvia that I have seen. Great job!
Bernhards Bērtulis I agree. Well done! It’s very true. Thank you!
čau, bernhard
@@manirlacis okeyyy čau lori!
Greetings from Estonia! Latvia is a cool neighbour!
Thanks🇪🇪🇱🇻❤️
@xeonomorphieus Estonia is a cool neighbour too!
Estonia is cool too
Hi!
Yeap was there in the national high jumping tournament.
Got 1th place couse of the great energy estonia has.
Nobody:
Random Latvians in the comment section: Press like if you're Latvian, i'm from Latvia!
True
Nu protams
@@andar.3859 Es nedomāju kad viņi saprot.
True. Tbh, it's kind of annoying
That’s true! Good job on the facts. I love Latvia it’s so beautiful and innovated!
Let's not forget the fact that a Latvian person invented Jeans, which is insanely popular now.
We were the first country to light a Christmas tree at Christmas.
a Latvian person inspired Crocodile Dundee.
Our country is also great and famous at Ice Hockey.
We almost have a famous Latvian Basketball (Kristaps Porzingis) player that has recently joined Dallas Mavericks after leaving Knicks, and is around 2.20 meters tall.
There's most likely more but I'm not smart enough to know this about my own country LMAO.
Also you should definitely make a 2nd part of this. Was very interesting to listen to these facts about my own country. Thank you
I dont think its famous for hokey lol
We're known for basketball and ice hockey yet really aren't the best at it to say the least..
The person who invented jeans was jew.
@@marijamonhait9055 the person who invented modern jeans (Jacob Youphes) was Latvian though..
We had FORD Vairogs produced in VEF!
Minolta mini (8mm) photo camera a prototype in many spy movies, I think even in James Bond.
What about Teodors Ķirsis who climbed mount Everest?
Of course make a part 2! You made me feel prouder for Latvia, and by the way, Greetings from Latvia! 🇱🇻
edit:wow 71 likes?!? This is my newest record of likes!! thank youu!
Yea and made me relaize, that we are not that poor as government say's.
Kit Kate SAME
Sveiki
Hello 👋 😊
Can I talk to You Now
If You are available ✨️
I was in Latvia in May.I was pleasantly surprised how beautiful it is.Green,green,green...I had a wonderful stay there.Greetings from Split,Croatia.
Thanks for your excellent overview of Latvia!
Im Latvian and it breaks my heart on how many people have left the country due to poor income. One of them being me. Ill always love Latvia 💕💕
Is that really ? I' m looking forward to next year's Latvia student visa.If so, Can I find a good part time job?
@@dewmic.diwyangana dont know bro. my opinion as a Latvian is that any of the Baltic states is not a good place to go with the idea of making some cash, but of course it all depends on the country you live in, but compared to other European countries, especially Lithuania and Estonia, Latvia is not a bad option.
@@dewmic.diwyangana nope. Forget it, we have no future.
I love Latvija to (es mīlu Latviju)!
I wanted to stay but when I was born 1 month later I moved
i live in latvia.
Latvija ir brīnum pilna
are there any latvians?
like
I'm from latvia
Yep i am and thats true! Sveicieni no Latvijas!
it sucks there
Es no Latvijas
Jā
Great job, thank you, Your content is amazing.
There’s a story behind the flag: There was a soldier who was shot in a war so they put him on a white sheet and the red colour is where he bled.🇱🇻
Ieva Irmeja tās ir tikai pasakas lol Patiesībā pirmo dizainu Latvijas karogam izgudroja kaut kāds vīrietis kur bija 🇱🇻 karogs tikai gaišāks un ar sauli virsū kreisās malas augšējā pusē
nu nezinu par to bet man šķiet ka patiesība ir par to mirušo dzilvēku kurš bija uzlikts uz baltās segas(nezinu kas tas īsti bija)
Ya think so😬
Tā ir vienkārši leģenda
Yeah that story was told to me many times
I lived in Latvia last year and I loved it So much. It was so environmentally friendly and peaceful
I love
So happy to hear that 🤩, latvia is small but very unique. Glad you liked it.
Nah
To Ha how can i get a latvian visa?
@Dk Gamer 66 jeah..true
We don't have any natural disasters
No earthquakes, tornadoes and tsunamis
Nekad nesaki tā...
katarina lionard true
@XRbrother 2000
Latvijā tornādo sauc par virpuļviesuli un mazos kas pa tīrumiem virpuļo par putekļu velniem.
Like same (lithuania)
Man ļoti patīk Latvija jo viņa ir nevainīga
Thank you for creating Latvian content in English. A high percentage of my heritage is Latvian, My grandfather fled to the state's due to the post WWII Soviet occupation. I would love to see more videos regarding Latvian history specifically the year's Pre WWI and Post WWII. Thanks again! :)
My great grand parents (on my dad's side) did the same thing
Nazi coloborants had to leave, thats true
I love how he pronounced “Gauja” like “Gauža” it’s wrong 😂
At least he didn't pronounce "Latvija" ar "Latvidža" XD
Labi ka nepateica geisha 😂
@@katluv6871 vai gandža🤣
Anglijā, vārdu Megija izrunā kā Megīdža 😂😂
Izklausās ka viņš saka Lavia 🤣🤣
Thank you for talking about my country, there was some facts that i didn't know so thank you!
Nicely done! I came here to find out more about Latvia while watching their amazing and unexpected performance at this year's World Hockey Championships in Latvia/Finland ! Got Latvia on the bucket list now for a visit...I'm hoping there's a Maple Leaf below Toronto on your jersey?!
Very interesting video! :)
We have 7th fastest internet in the world!
Mikrotik solutions are from Latvia
@@forestpunch781 sorry but it's your problem of course if you mean internet in Latvia. My ping here in Latvia is only 26!!!
Actually 4 fastest internet! Sveiks lol
@@forestpunch781 you are a fortnite player
You did not mention Ice hockey, some famous latvians: Dj Lethal from Limp Bizkit, Jacob W. Davis the inventor of jeans, Arvids Blumentālsaka( Crocodile Harry) aka The original Crocodile Dundee...
Is this facts are true?
Yea
@@vimukthihettige7617 you can Google that and check for yourself.
Kā es palaidu garām kko tādu ka latvietis bija limp bizkit dalībnieks 🤷♀️
vimukthi hettige It’s true.😌
OMG!!!🙈Is that the country of my bae😍It is sooooo AMAZING😭💕He is from Riga. by the way, I'm Lebanese🇱🇧and a half Latvian to be🥺🥰
Greetings from Beirut, Lebanon 🇱🇻❤️🇱🇧
Yes 8967091056 my ❤ for uuuuu
Nice sup, im from Latvia
thanks for making this video!
So pleased to see my drone footage in this video! ;)
Sveiks Nukapa! Droši vien tur Jorets pielicis pirkstu
Smuks skats uz Gaujas tiltu
I'm from Latvia, and watching videos about my country makes me love my country more and more
Beautiful and peaceful country love from india
Tallk about your goverment and National minimum wage 430 euros per month, before tax, and medicine fees wich is not free and nursery, you should wait yers, to get your child over there, Latvia is scrap and one of poorest European Union countries.
Thank you )))
I've now lived 3 years in Latvia, having moved from Ireland. Some comments:
1. Turning left on Riga's main streets while driving is typically very difficult, due to their unusual junction systems; often you will have to turn right down some side street and perform various moves to loop round to eventually traverse the road you were on.
2. They have the "genius" idea of having pedestrian crossings round corners at traffic lights, so when you get the green light to turn into a street traversing the one you were waiting on, often you'll have to stop again while still in first gear, just to let the pedestrians walk across... this dangerous madness is also seen in other parts of eastern Europe, for example, Warsaw.
3. As with other parts of eastern Europe, drivers on the main carriageways like to drive right up behind you, almost touching you, before overtaking you... I call this "the Latvian Swoop".
4. Many streets in Riga have threadbare or non-existent road markings, which can make for heart attack inducing experiences.
5. The Latvians seem to regard trees / forests as sacred; sight lines at road junctions are often blocked by a tree that anywhere else would have been chopped down in the interests of safety.
6. The people are family centric (which is good!), but there is none of the civic pride or sense of community you would be familiar with in the West, or at least, that's my impression of it. This emphasis on family-before-community is reported by other western expats as a common theme in eastern Europe.
7. The Lats are very touchy about their language, which they protect ferociously with laws and rules, to the extent that the large Russian minority in the country feel persecuted on this issue; many older Russians can't read or speak Latvian, yet have to deal with medicines, for example, with documentation written exclusively in Latvian (or with Lithuanian and Estonian thrown in, but no Russian). That said, since I hate globalism, I fully support Latvia's decision to protect their language, even if I think they've gone too far by trying to eliminate Russian entirely.
8. Winters are bleak beyond belief. It's not the cold that's the issue, but the darkness and the overcast skies (common to all of eastern Europe in winter), compounded by those suffocating trees blocking out light if you have the misfortune of living close to a forest. Many people here suffer from sleep disorders, which is common in northern lands in winter; my advice is buy a light box and take large quantities of Vit D3 and fish oil if you value your sanity while wintering in Latvia.
9. Summers are mostly sunny and pleasant, but if you live near water or forests, the risk of assault from disease-laden mosquitoes is high. Ticks are also a problem and carry Lyme disease, despite some formal denials from the medical professionals here. And the country is infested with moles hellbent on destroying your garden.
10. Healthcare is better and more accessible than in western Europe, although some Lats will tell you it is getting worse all the time and suffers from regulation from the EU.
Overall, it's not the worst place in the world to live, but it takes some time to get used to and it's not where I would want to spend the rest of my life. The distance from my homeland (4 day drive one way), the lack of mountains (hiking in mountains is one of my hobbies), the mosquitoes, the darkness of winter... these are the things that make me want to leave. But I know I would always miss it and have a warm heart towards Latvia for the time spent here.
Ok so the thing is that in Latvia the winters NOW are dark and warm and stuff like that becoze of global warming. Before like quite some time ago the winters were so nice. You had snow alot the tempeture was low but it was light becoze the snow was a big amount. About the roads, yes they are really bad, but its just how it is and you have to get used to it. Bout russian language... latvians aren't trying to get russian language out compleatly, but make it not so populated, coze some russian people if i remember coretly were protastating that russian language has to be a maine language just as latvian... and thats not right or good for Latvia... oh and for the mountains... yea Latvia is kinda flat but what can you do? There are alot of other things to also do...
Btw i am not trying to be mean or rude, but its true, and im glad you still like Latvia
@@Marta_Z The road situation is not really Latvia's fault... like all of eastern Europe, I think we have to say such things are the result of bad design ideas from 70 years of communism.
My own country has milder winters now too. When I was a child, they were much colder than now. That's climate change for sure.
I'm not really complaining, though... I'm just making observations and yes, I still love Latvia very much.
@@kodiak64 well thats good
im not reading this shit
a madness in my homecountry is to have a red light in traffic in a slope^^
My girl friend is Latvian ...
I'm really gald to know more about Latvia.
Thank you so much dude! \,,/
I like that Latvia has kept many of it's forests and swamps. Those are great places for walks and nature exploration!
@Sergey Svetlakov XDDD
Man patîk ka visi dzīvo ļoti ļoti tuvu labdien Latvija
I love the country's landscape.absolutely beautiful. thank you so uch.
I appriciate you taking the time to research about Latvia. I am from Latvia but I live in Florida now. Latvia is a very beautiful place to visit, I would recommend it to people.
The population is slowing down and it is sad to hear that but we can only hope that it will get better in future. Again thank you for taking the time and have a wonderful day.
U got a bad habit of putting women on thumbnail. 🤣
Aap ne sahi kahaa
He
Not our fault Latvian women are so hot 😂
@@JustJurassic ty
I really enjoyed this video
I was born in Latvia but ive lived in Britain since i was four. In a few hours I'll be going to the airport to visit my family and im so excited. Last time i visited was 7 years ago. I cant wait to go back
When you get all hyper when your country gets talked about in a video and you just had to comment that you're latvian.
Jūū😂💕
Jūuuuu 😂😂😂❤
@@luka-um6mp O Nē- GachaLife Ir Cancer 0-0
@@shintskm lol kas ir tik slikts par gacha life?
@@jaunzelande Bļin visi taisa video par seksu un twin brother love.
The legendary chess grandmaster Mikhail Tal is from riga ,Latvia.
Vinay Krishna thats an indian name bruh
@@exomite1865
Mans dārgais draugs, ja mans vārds ir janis? 😂😂
Vinay Krishna ne, tas ir latviešu vārds. Es zinu to, ka es sajaucu to vārdu, tas vārds ir krievu bet uzvārds gan ir indiešu
@@exomite1865 Nē, abi vārdi ir indiāņi, es esmu indiešu. Diemžēl lielākā daļa latviešu nezina par Mikhail tal.
Thank You
This is really brilliant
Hi I'm from Latvia and I hope you will go there
You will invite me .😋😊
I'm Latvian and I'm proud :)
I love Latvia. Peace and love from Morocco 😊🤗
I love
Jā es arī
Yes 8967091056 my ❤ for uuuu
I am a Filipino and I have a friend from Latvia. She's too kind and very friendly. She always shares her daily lives and I love about it. I think Latvians love to share there daily lives. Let me know if I'm correct.
Latvia is where Ed Leadscalin was from. He came to America and built "Coral Castle" (in Florida) single handedly. He moved 20k lb stone and coral blocks without assistance and took his secrets to his grave. He was stood up at the alter by his 16 year old bride and built Coral Castle in her remembrance.
Es esmu no Latvijas!🇱🇻
Sveiks
Amm kautkā poxuj
Es ar🇱🇻😊❤️
Beautiful. My husband was Latvian born. We would love to travel there some day.
You definetly should. I'm from Latvia and it's beautiful here.
@@rebekalapina8005 Yes i agree!
Čau starp citu😂
@@luka-um6mp Tu esi no Latvijas? Un ja kas es tev subskriboju😘
Yes 8967091056 my ❤ for uuuuu
manā valstī man matīk Latvijas svētki🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻
Nice video!
Haven't been in Latvia for a long time, I would like to visit it someday!
Greetings from your neighbor Lithuania!
Greetings neighbor!
Čau
Nice stuff, but you didn't mentioned Sing and Dance festival where you can see and hear the biggest choir in the world with more than 10k singers
mee887 not sure about that now? The Latvian government has planed to wreck the old singing stage and is now currently building a new gigantic singing stage with place for over 40-50k singers! That is INSANE! Btw I’m from Latvia ❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️🇱🇻❤️
@@markussvirats How do you know that? (I'm latvian btw)
Gacha_PlayZ cuz i saw/read it on the News?
I have lived in Latvia since birth. But only after watching this video I was very surprised when I found out that the Latvian flag was already there at the end of 1200. Now I have been living in Sweden for 23 years, but I have always been proud of the fact that I am Latvian and still have a Latvian passport. I wish you all peaceful skies, wonderful travels, and good luck.
Added to my travel list. Greetings from philippines🇵🇭
Part 2 Please!!!! Latvia is a beaituful country with unique places (castles, museums, cafes , pubs etc) to visit and unique cuisine to try! Also, thank you for making video about Latvia ^ .^
Latvia is B"ful country and people also B'ful.
Love Latvia from Serbia!
Thank you for making a video about this small country not many know about.
Thank you for this video about my home!
Yes 8967091056 my ❤ for uuuu
I'm latvian an I like everything about Latvia!❤❤❤❤❤
I like to come to Riga for my higher studies..Do you know about Riga Technical university? can we earn while studiing?
@@nisansalaatapattu1329 I don't recommend Latvian universities, they are pretty garbage. One of the lowest rated in the world.
Love Latvia From Pakistan
i randomly searched latvia and watched this
yes its 3 am
Did exactly the same, and it's also 3 am Lol
My Dad was Latvian I'm sure he would have enjoyed this video. Glad I watched.
Another fun fact about Latvias flag:the Latvian flag was in use as early as the 13th century. The red colour is sometimes described as symbolizing the readiness of the Latvians to give the blood from their hearts for freedom and their willingness to defend their liberty. An alternative interpretation, according to one legend, is that a Latvian leader was wounded in battle, and the edges of the white sheet in which he was wrapped were stained by his blood. The white stripe may stand for the sheet that wrapped him.
It's fun to look at famous people from Latvian, we had The crocodile hunter, basketball players ( now and even before (tallest basketball player- female)), hockey players, doctors (medical researcher)
Amazing video 🥰 you are lovely 🙂
*Latvia Has Tall And Beatiful Women*
Men: Am i a joke to you?
No, best ones ar from ukraine
Willy Cumstream your a joke