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Posted by Dervish on Mar-20-2008 08:34:

Latvians! Any advice for Riga?

Aside from not pissing on the national monument! Myself and some friends are going. We know about the "brits around" perception so we want to be as knowledgeable of the language and culture before we go.

Also we are all (bar one lol) Scottish so how do you. "I'm Scottish not English"? Made a huge difference in Krakow. lol

Posted by Lira on Mar-20-2008 08:39:

What difference does it make if you're a Scottish tourist? I mean, I know England's internationally known for its chavs but don't you guys have neds up there?

Posted by Dervish on Mar-20-2008 08:50:

Oh we do. But our scum tend just to goto spain. While englands go all over. Plus even scots get confused for english, like people think britain = england. So when you tell them "I'm not english" they like you better.

Also in general scots even scummy ones aren't that loud lary way english scum are (as in the lower order guys). I remember in Amsterdam being in front of alot of them in a line for a club.... no wonder they hate brits there.

An example is:

Scottish Football Fans: Celtic FANS get the fair play award, which is normally for teams. Because of the way they behave abroad (best in the world apparently). At home ours are right up there with the worst for violence, but abroad we are representing our country.

English Football Fans: Barred from europe at all for years.

EDIT: Google 'english and scottish fans' without the 's and look at some of the google books on the first page. Quite amusing actually.

Posted by Sushipunk on Mar-20-2008 09:06:

Lol. The English abroad.

I thought (know?) Australians were bad

Posted by Rinster on Mar-20-2008 10:03:

my advice : definately try and get Latvian pussy!!

Posted by Cloudburst on Mar-20-2008 10:07:

watch out for reger.

Posted by Arteh on Mar-20-2008 14:07:

there is no culture and the languge is russian

Posted by Dervish on Mar-20-2008 14:11:

quote:
Originally posted by Arteh
there is no culture and the languge is russian

Really? All of it?

Posted by sweds00 on Mar-20-2008 14:19:

Posted by Dervish on Mar-20-2008 14:21:

quote:
Originally posted by sweds00

Going to one of the countries with the highest ratios of women to men in the world, with cheap beer....yeah you would probably think that.....if you were gay.

Posted by Aleks_B on Mar-20-2008 21:24:

quote:
Originally posted by Arteh
there is no culture and the languge is russian

Shut it Arteh! Latvia has a rich cultural history and although there are many Russians living in Riga, it is not the language the majority of people speak.

hmm, so i was in Riga in 2001, so alot of things have changed and while i was there i was staying with family so i diden't hit the clubs so i don't have any recommendations on that. Make sure to go to Vec-Riga (pronounced vetz-Reega) which is the historic and super old part of town, there are alot of kool bars and restaurants there.This one i remember is called Vermenites that is a great buffet style resto that is really good and very cheap(look it up, i forget what street its on). There all also beer gardens everywhere but i don't think they will be open until May. The Jurmala (pronounced yurmala) is the beach lands that are a 30 minute train ride from Riga are super nice and there are tons of hotties and beer gardens and fun to be had there when it gets to summertime. Other than that, enjoy your stay and be carefull not to stop and talk to shady people that try to talk to you on the street esp. late at night, there are alot of robberies. Its not that bad, but be careful just in case.

enjoy your stay and pm me if you have any further questions!

-Aleks_B

Posted by colonelcrisp on Mar-20-2008 21:27:

watch out for the Latvian gangsters...

Posted by stren on Mar-20-2008 21:59:

sottish english irish , no difference when it comes to stag parties in Krakow

Posted by CranberryJuice on Mar-20-2008 22:04:

stag parties exactly

u'd better have to stay away from the girls andy or i'll kick u in the butt

but u going with ur bunch of scottish players.....mmh !

ah damn i cant help remenbering about the document i watched about latvia and stag parties

know what i mean !

Posted by Eis on Mar-20-2008 23:02:

I came from Riga few days ago.
You should definitely check out Depo, it's a great underground type of club in the old town. Atleast when we were there they played techno and dnb.

The other clubs are pretty damn expensive,
at one club 9lats for 1 beer and cuba libre = 13euros (I live in Tallinn so the prices are high for meh)

And also check out the viewing area @ Reval hotel Riga 29th floor etc...

more info

Posted by DJLafleur on Mar-21-2008 00:59:

quote:
Originally posted by Eis
I came from Riga few days ago.
You should definitely check out Depo, it's a great underground type of club in the old town. Atleast when we were there they played techno and dnb.

The other clubs are pretty damn expensive,
at one club 9lats for 1 beer and cuba libre = 13euros (I live in Tallinn so the prices are high for meh)

And also check out the viewing area @ Reval hotel Riga 29th floor etc...

more info

Tallinn ftw!! I was there last march really awsome place. Nice people and that cool mall

Posted by Dervish on Mar-21-2008 13:04:

Thanks for the tips Aleks and Eis. Didn't realise the drinks would be so expensive though! lol

Posted by Aleks_B on Mar-21-2008 22:00:

^the drinks are only expensive at some clubs. at stores you can buy beers for super cheap. i can't remember the prices, but it should still be cheap nowadays.