Latvia has the most beautiful women in the world. At least according to ‘an acclaimed freelance writer and blogger’ on this website. I’d seen a link to the article posted on Facebook a few days ago and had a quick look. OK, I’d wanted to see if Irish ladies had made the cut. We hadn’t. Ho hum. Move on. Congratulations Latvians. Finally, surely, this is something you can be happy about?
After all, it’s not like Latvia tops global lists for a lot of things. Although, last year, it was voted ‘The Most Beautiful Country in the World’ by Twitter and Pinterest users in a survey run by First Choice holidays. What can I say? There must be a lot of tree fetishists out there – or dendrophiliacs if you want to be technical about it. Yes, that’s people who are sexually aroused by trees. It’s a real thing – I even looked it up for you.
I’m horny, horny, horny, horny…
Anyway, back to the matter in hand. The beautiful women. Hurrah for Latvia! If you are a beautiful Latvian woman, pat yourself on the back. (If not, well, maybe it’s time to get back behind your tree.) Anyway, the point is, it’s a time for joy and celebration. Except, wait – this is Latvia we’re talking about, remember?
Yesterday, I had a message from my friend saying ‘Did you see the negative backlash on that beautiful women thing?’ (We’re very eloquent, the Irish.) I hadn’t. So I went back to the article to have a look at the comments. I had assumed that it was probably the other 9 countries who hadn’t quite made it to the top, bickering and backbiting about it. But no, it was the Latvians, Russian Latvians and Expat Latvians all fighting amongst themselves.
All it took was one poor misguided soul to comment:
I am proud that I am a Latvian. We are the most beautiful and smartest in the world!:)
Pretty harmless, you might think. The natural response might have been ‘I’m proud too!’ or ‘Well, I think the Irish are the most beautiful and the smartest but hey, you can’t win them all!’
Here’s what the next comment actually was:
If Latvian are so smart, then why country is so poor and young people run away to live in England, Ireland and etc?
Oh boy, did it ever kick off then! Love for Latvia, deserters, culture, heritage, singing, poverty, homelessness, government corruption, Soviet times, toilet paper, war, rebuilding a country, occupation, factories closing, politics, propaganda, language, Russians who don’t speak Latvian, food, discrimination…
What does any of this have to do with Latvia having beautiful women? Nothing. Why can’t Latvians just accept it when something nice happens, smirk to themselves, and move on? Who knows? Maybe they just don’t like being ‘first’. Maybe it’s too much pressure.
Well, Latvia, I’m here to make your day – maybe. You are officially FIFTH in the world when it comes to internet speed. Happy now?
Expat Eye on Latvia 
Linda, I’ve spent many hours hypnotised by the exquisite faces of the few Irish women I work with and by-golly it’s been a compliment to Latvian girls to have “surpassed” you lovelies. A very, VERY entertaining read. I’m a Latvian girl myself and the bickering stupefies me too – there’s not a single crack it won’t squeeze through(!) BUT! All I need is the Latvian dense woodlands to give me space to calmly breathe in again, and remain humble! 🙂
I don’t even think we made the list 😉 Its a long time since I wrote this one! But thank you very much for your positive comment – makes a change 😉 You also gave new meaning to the Latvian love for the forest 😉 It’s not about the mushrooms – it’s about escaping the madness! 🙂
Had a good laugh on this one. Must admit the women in Russia are very beautiful, but I’m afraid it’s only brown paper wrapping, and what’s underneath isn’t always the same as the packaging. My they could do a new poll and ask the question about what’s going on inside the brains of these women. Could make some interesting chatter.
Oh, definitely! I’d say the women here are quite similar – I’m writing a poem about them at the moment 😉
All I can say is… fell of my chair laughing… several times with both the post & flurry of responses! We’re clearly all a bit crazy 🙂 In the best possible way!
But of course! Nothing wrong with a little crazy!
Ooh, you’re going to get some strange search terms now you’ve started talking about tree fetishists… still, I’m happy for Latvia, even if they’re not happy about it themselves! 🙂
If they’d been voted the ugliest women in the world, they’d still be going on about the economy and the Russians. 😉
Thanks to this post, I now have Rotterdam by The Beautiful South stuck in my head!
Because they’re rotters??? 😉
Haha, no, it’s the “everyone is blonde and everyone is beautiful” line…
Ah, that makes more sense 😉
Ahrgh! Seems like there’s legions of people out there just waiting for their buttons to be pushed so they can morph into trolls! Only a matter of time before they take me down…
No, no, no! Stay strong! Latvians won’t be after you!
No, they are far too busy ripping your innards to shreds. It’s the other 6,998,000,000 I worry about.
This FP thing has really got you paranoid hasn’t it! Have you had any negative comments?
NONE so far. It’s almost like I’m willing somebody to give me some hate, just so that I can relax!
Any volunteers???
It’s the leopard print that helped. 🙂
Must have been! I’ll never knock it again! 😉 Well…
Erm? The Italian woman must have been chosen because she can lose an arm, part of a leg languish in her own blood but smile about it. Forza Italia !!!
Oh my god! You’re so right! And people say the Russians and Latvians are tough! Italy should be number one for this alone!! What does Mrs Sensible think of her?? 😉
Oh just a tut here a sigh there and another tut, she said she needs some salt.
She said it is tomato, but it sure looks like blood to me… I mean where are the tomato seeds ???
…says the man who’s got a pic on his blog of himself in suspenders! 😉
Now now!! 🙂
That was a really great post, though… despite the classy finish.
Push the visitors this way, we are serving cakes and grappa…
I shall comply. People, read this post:
http://englishmaninitaly.org/2013/06/20/a-dedicated-follower-of-fashion/
‘Happy End’ guaranteed
I had better send Mrs Sensible into the kitchen to cook some more buns..
Anyway back to Riga and the lovely Latvians
I’ll be collecting them. Via Latvia.
I’ve lost track. What’s going on?! Buns, tomatoes, blood – this all seems to have gone off track somewhere along the line!! 🙂
We’re done. Was only a quickie.
Ooh, you might get some hate mail out of that one. Using and abusing PN and then ditching him like some old piece of mutton 😉
He’s asleep now! We’ll see when he wakes up. But seeing as he’s no spring chicken, it could take a while.
Ouch! You’re getting mean! All this fame is going to your head!!
He’s a bloke. He can take it 😉
According to you, he’s old and therefore, fragile 😉 Or fraggle as he would say 🙂
I should probably not throw stones sitting in a glass house…
You’ll both be in the dog house if Mrs Sensible reads any of this 😉
She’s far too sensible to get involved.
Better still come to our bun fight…
I’ll start saving! As soon as I’ve handed over ALL my money to the new landlord!
You had better start saving…
Dillo a me! (That was google’s attempt at ‘Tell me about it!’) But you probably won’t know the difference 😉
Sorry but I don’t understand Latvian 🙂
Oh god, you’re in even bigger trouble than I thought!!
lol…
Jeez you two! Get a room! Oh no, wait… 😉
LOVE!
I think he’s taken.
I am not asleep, just trying to work out how to post a reply to the not a spring chicken comment!
Maybe have a little nap and it will come to you 😉
ouch…
Leave us technophobes alone
Surely her comment was worse!!
I might go and sulk a little…
Your mental agility slowing down only firms up my point
Is it pick on Pecora Night? Where is Janice?
Out picking mushrooms in the forest 😉
Ha ha ha ha,.
And fancy calling me a bit of old mutton.
I’d say this is probably the most comments I’ve ever got(ten) on a post – which are absolutely nothing to do with the post!!! 🙂 PS I live in the HOME of mutton dressed as lamb remember, and I’ve seen THE POST!
Think of the stats… think of the stats
Not called Pecora Nera for nothing!
Is she Janis’s better half?
Best looking women in the world hey? Looks like the Frat-Pack and I might be headed to your shores sooner than I’d originally thought… AND they’re fifth for internet speed. Good to know for when we’re back in our rooms on the porn sites!
Why would you need porn sites when you’re surrounded by the most beautiful women in the world? Oh wait, cos they’ll think you look like a tightarse and you’ll strike out, right? 😉
Pretty much, yeah!
Ha ha, now I feel terrible!