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Tag Archives: Janis
For the love of Latvian men
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
Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Latvia, Latvian men, Latvian women, Love and Relationships, Social Issues
Tagged alcoholism, Cheating, Dating a Latvian, Gender equality, Gender roles, Janis, Latvian men's reputation, Love, reverse sexism, Sex, vanity
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Who’s your daddy?
A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a funny thing about Latvians. Yes, another one. But first, a little background… I recently met a couple of really nice Latvian girls – it seems they do exist. While I was out for a … Continue reading
Of mice and me
The other day, I learned a new word in Latvian – līķūdens – which translates into English as corpsewater. I was sitting on my sofa, minding my own business, when my phone rang and my rather merry Latvian friend started … Continue reading
Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Language, Latvia
Tagged Corpsewater, English, humor, Humour, Janis, Latvia, Latvian language, Learning a language, līķūdens, Mouse, TEFL
114 Comments
Jānis, Jānis! Wherefore art thou Jānis?
Today I did something that Mammy O’Grady would definitely not approve of. (Among other things) I joined a Latvian dating website. And no, before you jump on the mammy bandwagon, I haven’t completely lost my mind. You see, I’ve come … Continue reading
Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Janis, Latvian men, Love and Relationships
Tagged Dating, expat, humor, Humour, Janis, Latvia, Latvian men, Latvian women, Leopard print, Online dating, Riga, trees
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Search me…
Last weekend, this blog (about a country most people have never heard of) reached 50,000 views. I promised myself that when this happened, I would dedicate a post to the WWIA who helped me get to this point. Yes, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Janis, Latvia, Latvian men, Latvian women, Love and Relationships
Tagged Blogging, Cheating, Cock, Google Search Terms, humor, Humour, Janis, Latvia, Latvian men, Latvian women, Love in Latvia, Marriage, Milestones, Relationships, Sex, trees
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Laughter in Latvia
On Friday, a hilarious Irish person came to Riga. No, another one. Dylan Moran, to be exact. I’d noticed a poster for the gig a couple of weeks ago and raced home to buy my ticket. I was slightly disappointed when … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Humour, Travel
Tagged Bērziņš, cake, Dylan Moran in Riga, Dylan Moran Yeah Yeah, expat, high heels, humor, Humour, Janis, Latvia, Latvia comedy, Latvian language, Latvian women, laughter, Moobs, Riga, Stand up comedy
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A Blouting in Riga
If you read my previous post, you’ll know that today was my first ‘blouting’ with a guy called Jānis. And yes, that really is his name. We’d arranged to meet at 6pm as we both had stuff to do in the afternoon, … Continue reading
Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Janis, Latvian men, Riga
Tagged Blogging, expat, humor, Humour, Janis, Latvia, Latvian men, Meeting readers, Riga, Riga History
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Oh Jānis, my Jānis!
This Sunday sees me going on my first ever blog outing (or ‘blouting’, if you prefer). ‘What’s a blouting?’, I hear you ask as you scoot perilously close to the edge of your sofa. Well, a blouting is where you … Continue reading
Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Janis, Latvian people, Riga
Tagged Adventures, Black Balzams, blog readers, Blogging, expat, humor, Humour, Janis, Latvia, Latvian men, Riga, Riga Old Town, Smiling
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Expat Eye on Latvia 