Latvia is a tiny country in a shape of a screwed rag in North East Europe. Latvians prefer to say North Europe as “East” sounds more Slavic and “sovietic”. If you get on Ryanair from Stansted it will take you 2 hrs and 20 min to reach Riga. There is also airBaltic that flies around major European cities (Berlin, Rome, Paris, Stockholm, Copenhagen).
Small map of Latvia
Latvian flag
For the most of the history Latvians have been slaves to all the neighboring countries, but Estonia (well, they’ve been always too small for that) and only at the finale of World War I in 1918 Latvia got independent. In 1934 a guy who looked like Peter from Family Guy decided to take everything in his own hands, so a bloodless dictatorship was established. Apparently Latvians liked him and most children of that time recalls those years as the best in the history of Latvia. In 1940 Latvia let herself to be occupied by Soviet Army and for the next 50 years Latvians became slaves again. Those were the years when most people fucked their brains and some people say Latvia still has not been able to recover from this rape that lasted so long.
Fragment of Latvian national hymn, the guy who filmed shakes his hands a lot, most likely cos it’s very thrilling moment
Today Latvia inhabits about 2,2 million people and just about half of them are Latvians. About 200 000 (officially less) citizens of Latvia live abroad (mainly in Ireland) because now it is the Latvian government that constantly fucks Latvia. Riga, the capital, is the biggest city with almost half of population living there. It also means that everything outside Riga is boring countryside.
A view on Riga
Latvians speak Latvian language, which comes from a Baltic language group (yeah, not Slavic) and Russian is also commonly used among those of 25 years and older. Some English is usually spoken by all young people as they choose it as a foreign language at school. In Latvia you can still find some nice things to do – from fucking beautiful chicks to cheap booze and even exotic sightseeing.
February 18, 2008 at 11:23 pm
English is usually spoken by all young people as they choose it as foreign language at school.
it is not spoken at all. i’m 16 and i got school and english lanuage is hated and nobody learns it anyway.
‘cheep booze’ ‘beautiful chicks’? u european occupant fucking sextourist i would like to meet you in Riga! what you say about that? maybe start taking responsibility for what you are writing???
vai tu mo6 esi eiropas dirsaa liideejs????
June 17, 2008 at 9:16 am
piekriitu ieprieksh teiktajam:)
stulnie apdzeerushies briti, kasmaksaa 3-4 reizes lielaakius reekjinus Riigas klubos:))
July 17, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Hey Latvietis I guess you young people would prefer to speak Russian rather than English yes? Nice, ‘European occupant’ comment also, I guess you rather be occupied by the Russians and living in communism. Hey – Russia still exists why don’t you fucking go there? The author of this website gives an extremely fair account of life in this country, if you don’t like what you see maybe stop looking in this website – it is like a mirror showing you yourself. Alcohol IS cheap. Girls ARE beautiful here, so how can you ask the author to ‘take responsibility for what they are writing’? IT’S THE TRUTH.
Hey FuckingLatviaWebmaster, nice website well done. maybe you can make another page for the website for FuckingMedical, and tell foreigners about Dentistry, Healthcare and Cosmetic surgery in Latvija? I know many Hungarian, Polish and Bulgarian websites are discussing lyposuction, dental repair, hair removal etc, it can be one more section for your site.
Keep up the great work!
Agnesa
May 27, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Who made this site?
May 28, 2009 at 2:02 pm
1. This post consist of racistic, offending items.
2. Before posting a history “lesson” you should study some more english and post it in a decent language.
3. While you said a lot of stuff many of it doesn’t rely on facts but of what you think so please re-consider your thoughs.
@Agnesa,
Hm… From what country are you? You do realize what he said is true? The Brits are so emberssing they’re country in Latvia. I actualy say we, latvians go over Brits. We’re far better. They’re alcoholics, druggers and perverts who come to Latvia because in Britan – There’s no good women, all british women smell and look like trash can. I’ve been in England and you should make a web ‘dirtyengland’ since it’s the filtyest country i have ever seen in my life!
And wtf go to RUssia? Latvia belongs to latvians not other countrys don’t like it? Decalre a war on us.
Good fight,
^-^
May 28, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Laikam jau tas,kas visu šito nejēdzību ir sarakstījis, laikam Latvijā vispār nav bijis. Tā jau visu, kas notiek, var pārvērst pretēji, jo viss, kas te rakstīts, ir kaut kāds stulbums un nepatiesība. Autorus vajadzētu iesūdzēt tiesā. Un man vienalga, ja kāds nesaprot, ko es tagad esmu latviski uzrakstījusi, tā nu ir jūsu problēma.
May 28, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Hi everyone.
I think theare are wrote 50 % truth and 50% false facts about Latvia.
Wow.. maybe you shut up your mouth ? If you are not from this country , don`t talk .
Yeah , I agree.. we have a economical crisis. And we have many peoples who don`t have money, live in cheap flats. It is reality ..
Ofcourse we have prostitute`s.. but they are not too much like in Amsterdam ! This is a 21 century.. not anymore 1991 . year.. !
BUT.. – we have many interesting things ..about we pround. -Nature, ” Songs fiesta” … and others things..
October 8, 2009 at 10:28 am
To the author – Your comments are pathetically childish and your intellect must be the size of pea. Your language is just plain crude and demonstrates the depth of your vocabulary. In short, you know nothing about Latvia or much about anything else. Score 0/10.