Category Archives: Love and Relationships

For the love of Latvian men

Posted on July 30, 2014 by BerLinda

The other day, I received an interesting message. It was from a Scandinavian girl wondering what it’s like to date a Latvian man. Now, I get messages all the time from men asking about Latvian women. These conversations generally go like this.  … Continue reading →

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Where is the love?

Posted on May 31, 2014 by BerLinda

As regular readers of my blog will know, I’m not easily offended. In fact, thinking back over my almost four years in Riga, I’ve only been really offended twice – and both times were because someone mistook me for a … Continue reading →

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It’s a funny old world

Posted on May 20, 2014 by BerLinda

I promised myself that when Expat Eye hit 200,000 views, I’d do one final search term review – y’know, try to answer all the weird and wonderful search engine queries that bring people from all over the world to my little … Continue reading →

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The Irish Mammy versus The Latvian ‘Mamma’

Posted on May 11, 2014 by BerLinda

Today is Mother’s Day in Latvia and it’s got me thinking about the differences between Irish and Latvian mothers. Naturally, it’s a bit generalised but feel free to get offended anyway. To an Irish mammy, two things are of the … Continue reading →

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Giving expats a bad name

Posted on March 30, 2014 by BerLinda

On Thursday evening, I went to an InterNations get-together. I enjoy these for a number of reasons. One – it’s an excuse to drink on a school night; two – I get to visit a new bar or café that … Continue reading →

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Latvia. Home of the Homophobe.

Posted on March 20, 2014 by BerLinda

It’s catchier than ‘Latvia – The Land that Sings’, don’t you think? Although I can see why the tourist board would go with the latter. The other day, a friend of mine was horrified when his son came out with … Continue reading →

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A little jaunt to Germany (Part 2)

Posted on February 27, 2014 by BerLinda

I got up at the crack of dawn the next morning (or 10am, Linda-time). After a shower and breakfast, I threw on my coat – only to discover, to my dismay, that it looked as if I’d rolled around in … Continue reading →

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It’s Valentine’s Day. God help us all.

Posted on February 14, 2014 by BerLinda

I’m not normally one for Valentine’s Day. Mainly because I’ve rarely had a man in my life on this particular day. I now realise that this was actually a good thing – I didn’t have to worry about what to … Continue reading →

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Invasion of the Sperm Snatchers

Posted on February 6, 2014 by BerLinda

The other day, I came across a rather ‘interesting’ thread on a Latvian discussion forum. Caution: Men might want to cover their dangly bits before reading on… A Latvian woman, clearly insane desperate to have a baby had encountered a … Continue reading →

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Jānis gets Yummier

Posted on February 2, 2014 by BerLinda

Since our first meeting, Yummy Jānis and I have been restricted to getting to know each other better via Facebook as he lives in Jelgava (of all places). It’s been an eye-opening experience. For example, I recently discovered that Yummy is quite … Continue reading →

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