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Tag Archives: Latvian language
Look like a Latvian
As a woman walking around the streets of Riga, there are a couple of ‘looks’ you get acquainted with very quickly. As the men here are usually too afraid to look up for fear of accidentally making eye contact with (gasp) … Continue reading
Posted in Expat, Fashion, Humor, Humour, Latvia, Latvian women, Riga, Rudeness
Tagged beer, Blogging, Finding a man, Funny Fox, Latvian language, Latvian looks, Latvian-Girl-Death-Stare, Riga Old Town, Snails in Riga, Women vs other women
171 Comments
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
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
73 Comments
The Russian Rant
If you’ve been reading the comments on some of my posts, you might have noticed something of a pattern developing. Me: “Most Latvians look like a leopard threw up on them.” Latvians: “That’s not us. It’s the Russians.” Me: “Why … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Humour, Language
Tagged Baltic Russians, expat, Identity crisis, Latvia, Latvian language, Latvian winters, Leopard print, Russia, Russian Language
79 Comments
Expat Eye on Latvia 