Category Archives: Tolerance

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 →

Posted in Culture and Traditions, Expat, Festivals, Latvia, Love and Relationships, Social Issues, Tolerance | Tagged Aigars Kalvitis, Amnesty International, Anti-gay marchers, Being gay in Latvia, Brain Storm, Gay, Gay marriage, Homophobia in Latvia, LGBT, People throwing shit, Politics in Latvia, Prata Vetra, Renars Kaupers, Riga Pride Parade | 155 Comments

East is East

Posted on December 21, 2013 by BerLinda

I know I said I was taking a little break, but well, then this happened: http://www.jamieoliver.com/news-and-blogs/blogs/latvia-culinary-gem/ ‘This’ is a blog post by a British guy called Kevin Carr who’s attempting to claim the Guinness World Record for ‘The fastest circumnavigation … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Latvian men, Latvian people, Tolerance | Tagged Eastern Europe, humor, Humour, Kevin Carr, Latvia, Latvian food, Latvian people, Malpils Museum, Northern Europe, Stereotypes, Western Europe | 155 Comments

Human Library (or Where are all the Latvians?)

Posted on May 26, 2013 by BerLinda

On Saturday, I woke up with a vaguely uneasy feeling. It took me a few minutes of yawning, stretching and eye-rubbing before I remembered why. The day of the Human Library had finally arrived. Since I’d decided to take part, … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Humour, Tolerance | Tagged Bi-sexual, Blogger, Bono, cake, expat, Galerija Riga, Gay, Gustavo, Ignorance, Intolerance, Latvia, Latvians, Riga Human Library, Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, Stereotyping, TEFL, Tolerance | 46 Comments

Take me out

Posted on May 3, 2013 by BerLinda

Over the last few years, a number of people have told me that I should write a book. However, due to an interesting turn of events, I’m not going to write a book but to be one. I’ve been asked … Continue reading →