RIGA, LATVIA // my experience, year abroad + exploring the city!

"Where are all the people?"
"Went to UK"
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1) for Latvians it's not cheap;
2) Latvia is not in East-Europe. Latvia is in North-Europe'
3) Yandex is Russian company, not European;
4) "Rimi' is not cheapest food market in Latvia (all three Baltic states). It's quote expensive. Cheaper are "Maxima", "Top!", "Beta", sometimes "Mego", "Iki";
5) transport in Riga is expensive;
6) Riga is really expensive city and Riga is not the whole Latvia

Nice video PEEK. Latvia and Riga look an interesting place to visit.

doing my year abroad in Riga next year, super useful video thank you

Good video , thanks for sharing , I also take landscape videos in UK and sometimes abroad .It's very helpful and interesting . I subscribed to the channel, so I'm looking forward to it. Thank you for the good video

Living there more then year now , brits are most annoying people they come for party and misbehave with locals .. and latvian is national language not russian ..

3,40 eu for transport? You getting scammed lmao, its wayy cheaper than that

im latvian and where my family live and where i go mostky latvian and some russian for elders so i know a bit of russian but fluent in latvian and english!

Good video! Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!

You are so funny! Great video

I hope that every latvian support( The Lady of Heaven) to be relased in many countries

hii! I'm latvian and tbh it made me really happy that some people actually like Latvia.Also, yeah, not everyone speaks Russian but it's quite common. Anyway, thank you for visiting!

To us latvians most of the things are expensive😒

Doesn't matter that we can speak in english too you should try speak in latvian also a bit. Sometimes when i hear russians all the time to me it seems like its not latvia anymore😒

Nice. :) If you're tourist, surely it is OK you don't speak any Latvian. But if You're to stay obviously You should learn Latvian language. Many Latvians may be quite hostile if you disrespect their national identity. That's especially concerning Russian speaking people, cause they might be taken cocky and disrespectful as they usually are.

Nice to hear that you liked being in Latvia. Though I can assure you, there are lots of beautiful places in our country that aren't so famous as Jūrmala or Sigulda.
By the way, transport in Latvia isn't so cheap comparing to local salaries (minimal salary is 500 before taxes).

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hey, im from Latvia, and i just wanted to ay that Latvia is not Russian speaking country, our native language is Latvian

I think Riga is a perfect place to learn russian if you plan to study it inside EU

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I like Latvian girls, from punjab 😍

Are universities providing distant or face to face lessons right now? Especially the University of Latvia. Please if anyone knows inform me asap it’s very urgent. Thanks in advance!

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her: complimets jūrmala
me: wait until u see the west of the city :/

Not sure how I landed on your video, but must say I found it entertaining and educational. Do you have any videos clarifying the relationship between rings worn by young ladies these days vs their availability for genuine courtship by a well mannered and age-appropriate member of the opposite gender?.,,, Fair warning, you are too young for me but probably your mom is not! so, I am simply seeking advice from people in the know, judging by the number of your visible rings, you appear to be a possible authority on the topic. I think in the last 20-30 years a ring conspiracy has taken root in Europe and Americas, where a lot of people wear different kinds of rings on seemingly random fingers without due care to the social havoc and unintended consequences. PS. I intend to go to Latvia and check out their architecture.

I lived in the US, Netherlands and SKorea and I really don't think Latvia is that cheap haha. The food, clothes and even higher education cost the same as in Western Europe, rent is cheaper but public transportation is quite expensive if you're traveling only within Riga. The biggest difference is that Latvians earn much less than people in Western Europe.

How about information technology jobs in latvia ?

I'm from Britain and I gotta say that Riga ostensibly looks like a very primitive village of England from the 19th century! How come you guys live in such a place? Roads and infrastructure is so horrible which needs to be taken care of. Latvia is the most backward country I've visited in Europe. Its other Baltic counterparts like Lithuania and Estonia look much better. What's wrong with Latvia?

Hola, que tal?, como van?, Los mejores y más cordiales Saludos desde puente piedra, lima, Perú, ojalá que puedas venir en algún momento a mi país y que disfrutes mucho de todo por aquí, con la familia y los amigos,
felicidades por tus vídeos.

Hi I am from Australian and I want to ask is there any different types of nurses study of it has.could you pls get me information requirements of enroll nurse process and details ?

I live in Jurmala and I have to take a train almost every day when going to school, you said that 3€ is super cheap, for me thats sounds expensive lol, with a 3+ card a ticket costs 0.14€ (3+ card means that there are 3 or more children in a family), also I dont know about UK but I think its worth to mention our internet, its relatively fast and accessible almost everywhere and you can get unlimited data plan for like 12€/month, that includes unlimited calls in all of EU, unlimited internet in Latvia + 8GB of internet every month in other EU countries.

Pretty much spot on :) To be honest, I don't know people in Riga who are paranoid about tap water more than in London, it is perfectly drinkable, however, some do prefer to filter it or use it from the bottles.
The only thing, I would suggest visiting in the summertime or spring-autumn, because winters can be quite brutal, like in Sweden, unless you'd like to spend a lovely Christmas time in Old Riga town, wondering between Christmas markets with a cup of hot Glühwein :)
Speaking about "where are the people" in general, most of the life, the nightlife is going in and around Old (medieval) Riga. Before pandemia, it was quite crowded 24-7, now the tourists are coming back, so those who would like to have an opportunity to wander around empty narrow medieval streets of Old Riga have to harry up :)

Also, as you have mentioned, around Riga, there are a few dozens of wonderful places to visit (1h -+ on a train or bus), like medieval castles, for example, Wenden-Cesis (the capital of Livonian German Knights Order), picturesque Turaida-Treyden, Sigulda-Segewald castles and grand rococo palaces, like Rundale Palace, the seat of the Dukes of Courland (where BBC, HBO etc shoot period dramas like War and Peace, Catherine the Great) and amazing national parks like Kemeri (The Great Ķemeri Bog is something out of this world and a must-see) and Gauja National Park, which you have mentioned - Latvian Switzerland. Little medieval towns of Kurland-Kurzeme, like Kuldiga-Goldingen, where time stopped in the XVIII century (the architecture hasn't changed since) and seaside resorts like Jurmala, which you also mentioned, with its enchanting wooden Art Nouveau architecture and miles and miles (about 30) of top quality white sandy beaches. Believe it or not, this summer in Latvia it was much sunnier and warmer (sometimes too much) than in South East England :)

P.S I bet the area you stayed in Riga is called "Maskachka" or historically Moskauer Vorstadt (Moscow District - formed along the road leading to Moscow), and those people reacted this way since it historically has quite a bad rep and gentrification is still haven't swallowed it completely, it is a bit run down, like Shoreditch in London 20 years ago. In the 1990s it was a bit dangerous, but now, it is perfectly safe.
However that is a very interesting district, with many centuries of cosmopolite and extremely dramatic history, it used to be populated mainly by Russians and Jews (and all the others who were not allowed to settle inside the city walls, Old Riga was populated primarily by Baltic Germans at the time, 1201- late 1800s), actually later, during the WWII, the was a large Jewish ghetto with all its horrors.
There are still like 5 different huge religious centres, with its churches, monasteries, seminaries, of different denominations etc. Lots of History, which is printed in the architecture and vibe of the whole district, in a few words.
And it is perfectly safe, now and again you can see a homeless person, around the Centre Market (the largest market in Europe, made of 5 German WWI Zeppelin hangars), but nothing "major" :)


So please come back for a weekend sometime soon! :)

I love your style!

It might sound mean and terrible but I'm kind of pleased that it didn't go too well for you with learning Russian. My country already has problem with Russians who are living there and refuses to learn Latvian. And now we also getting westerners who are trying to impose Russian upon us... Coming to Latvia to learn Russian is like coming to Sweden to learn English :/

I am coming to Latvia .Riga in September intake ...your feedback about studying there really helped me

did you had a sauna in Latvija?

Good content. Try a video outdoor. Keep going

Moved to riga for a teaching job from the states a week ago. Can't wait to explore more and see what this country holds for me

Awesome video. Next sunday I will be on my way to Riga and study Russian there for 4 weeks. Can‘t wait :)