Тёмный

2 YEARS Living In Lithuania: Expat/Foreigner Opinions | What You Should Know! 

Lithuania Explained
Подписаться 22 тыс.
Просмотров 108 тыс.
50% 1

Опубликовано:

 

29 сен 2024

Поделиться:

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист
Посмотреть позже
Комментарии : 307   
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 4 месяца назад
Hey there! Just writing an update to say that I’ve made another channel to better focus on my personal experiences of Lithuania. This channel will focus on Lithuanian geopolitics, military, and defence/security. You can check out the other channel here: youtube.com/@lithuaniaexplainedvlog?si=8RijI-sKDzOcquZA
@2tctech
@2tctech 2 года назад
Hey we moved to Lithania at like the same exact time, I just passed my two year mark two weeks ago.
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
Nice! Congrats! 🙌
@kodilodinoza
@kodilodinoza 2 года назад
So Thomas since you have lived in Lithuania for a reasonable amount of time, what is your impresion of my country?
@ArenaTM
@ArenaTM 2 года назад
Thanks for staying around ;)
@dantu_kose
@dantu_kose 2 года назад
With buildings, some neighbourhoods in Vilnius like Fabijoniškės and Šeškinė ( Where I live) are quite depressing and often times give that soviet union/eastern vibe. But more and more modern homes are being build or the old ones get renovated. So it's getting better.
@mignas
@mignas 2 года назад
Its not depressing because most buildings and surrounding areas are well maintained. There are towns where neither people nor local elderships take care of that, making them look depressing. It used to be especially depressing in Rukla (main hub of LT military).
@Mr.Whitecock
@Mr.Whitecock 2 года назад
Some nostalgic people really want to feel the smell of soviets. They are able to do that passing along the outdoor toilets in Šeškinė.
@Tchato89
@Tchato89 2 года назад
the most depressing neighbourhood is Perkūnkiemis, which was built in the 2000's
@beisiknikneimas
@beisiknikneimas 2 года назад
Very interesting to hear your feedback and perspetive as an expat! Many lithuanians are very happy having you covering various relevant topics. Keep up the good work! :)
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
Thanks so much!
@SirAdamUK
@SirAdamUK 2 года назад
I started watching your videos in May/June where I gained some valuable info prior to visiting Lithuania, so thank you for that. I continue to watch as I find your content enjoyable, informative and I've no doubt I will return to LT in the near future. Keep up the great work 👏🏼
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
Thank you Sir! 😊 I appreciate the words of encouragement! Hope you’ll make it back some time. 🇱🇹 With all the views coming from political and cultural stuff, It’s a challenge to make videos that offer practical advice that are still appealing but I’m sure I’ll find a good balance.
@SirAdamUK
@SirAdamUK 2 года назад
@@LithuaniaExplained your videos are definitely appreciated, no doubt your increased viewership and subscriptions reflect this. I visited in June and I'm only finding time to create my own videos, so I can appreciate it's no quick task to think up and create the content. I think it was your video on public transport that I first found and then watched the others from there. Whilst your practical advice videos will always be beneficial to prospective visitors, for me, I'm very much interested in the sociological aspect of somewhere i'm visiting (especially former Soviet states) so your 'non-advice' videos are equally as engaging to me.
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
Cheers! And Best wishes on the growth of your channel!
@tomcruise7298
@tomcruise7298 2 года назад
😍😍🥰
@hussen_abuazza364
@hussen_abuazza364 2 месяца назад
I have been in Vilnius it's a really wonderful city and I will move there ASAP promise 🙏🏻
@Sal-fn1pm
@Sal-fn1pm 3 месяца назад
Good video, calm and informative. I have been to Lithuania several times, close as it is to Sweden. I know it is nice and now have an idea to retire there, not necessarily in Vilnius. It could be in the country side or by the sea. Next film perhaps could have that kind of focus, for us a bit older.
@ohbedi1429
@ohbedi1429 2 года назад
Vilnius could have gotten a metro in 2011 where 90% of the parliament agreed on it but it got cancelled sadly :(
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
Interesting! Sounds like a good future video topic 😊
@ohbedi1429
@ohbedi1429 2 года назад
@@LithuaniaExplained 👍
@S3l3ct1ve
@S3l3ct1ve 2 года назад
Would be nice to have but I bet its too expensive considering the city size and popullation numbers.
@voldemaraszelkauskas559
@voldemaraszelkauskas559 2 года назад
Tram is more suitible solution.
@Mr.Whitecock
@Mr.Whitecock 2 года назад
Foreigners are always talking about our public transport. They are mostly satisfied and it's cheaper. But try to force a typical lithuanian jump from a car to a bus or new built metro.
@queenster_elinam2180
@queenster_elinam2180 6 месяцев назад
Your video is really helpful to me I will coming to Lithuania soon🎉
@arnaslapenas9041
@arnaslapenas9041 Год назад
To anyone curious. If you decide to live in another city (not vilnius), trains are quite a useful tool. I have traveled all across lithuania by train, be it from kretinga to vilnius, from vilnius to lentvaris and from lentvaris to trakai and vice versa. If you live somewhere near vilnius, usually one or two buses will probably get you straight to vilnius in a heartbeat
@ASilverMess
@ASilverMess 2 года назад
It's really nice to hear another foreigners opinion about this truly beautiful country! While I have been there a lot of times myself (because I have lithuanian heritage) but I never got to experience a lot more about it other than one of the major cities. So I am really excited for my Erasmus project where I chose Lithuania to be the country I want to do it in. One full year of time to learn more about a place I already learned to love when I was young. Super excited to learn more about this awesome country!
@markust7709
@markust7709 2 года назад
Great video just as your channel is. Your English is super clear and understandable (yes, many native English speakers are tough to understand but not you - kudos for that). The size of Vilnius is deceiving. If you are one-day tourist who just have time for downtown then you may feel it is small. Vilnius possesses 401 sq km of area which is more than many European capitals with over a million people. It stretches 20 km East to West and 25 km South to North - go figure how to walk it in less than an hour :-) And yes, we are talking about the actual city property, not suburbs. I don't think you can reach Fabijoniskes from Old town in an hour and this would be just 1 (one) vector of hundreds of them you could take in Vilnius. Public transport. It has improved and it is improving further with more new electric buses and trolley buses on the way. Interesting fact: the is a metro (subway) planned for Vilnius. The lines with stations are available on the Internet. But...the project is frozen since 10 years ago. And it is not only about money. It is about the fact if Vilnius really does need metro or not. Winter in Lithuania...super cold? Last Winter we barely had snow...and it is not the first time. Foreigners will survive, for sure. Dark Winter night? The are just as dark as in UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Northern Germany. And there is never an issue... Belarus is a threat for Lithuania? The poorest country that is banned by Europe? It has no power or money to hurt Lithuania. Their nuclear plant is civil but not military facility. Lithuania had its own nuclear plant but gave up nuclear energy for ecology. :-)
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
Thanks for all of your feedback and opinions 😀 Yes I definitely didn’t explain my opinion about size very well. I meant it in terms of population. And the walking comment was more about the city center. And I think cold and dark is all relative. With many international students coming from India and Africa, it’s quite a big change from those parts of the world. I really should look into this metro plan, it sounds quite interesting!
@markust7709
@markust7709 2 года назад
@@LithuaniaExplained Thank you for replaying. Vancouver is one of my very favorite cities. I've been there a lot. And this is where I wanted to live. When we are in Lithuania we have to switch to a new mode and to forget about North America. Everything ia different. We have to stop looking for Soviet heritage. Because even if it is there sometimes it is not defining Lithuania. Lithuania is a 1000 year nation that happened to spend only 50 years in USSR. And now all foreigners seem to be obsessed with it. This is foul. Take a bike and ride it to Verkiai. Or Belmontas. Or Pilaite. And you will experience new distances of Vilnius. Curious fact: Vancouver city is 0.29 % as big as Vinius by area. Here is a link to find out: mapfight.xyz/map/vilnius/
@simonas2905
@simonas2905 Год назад
Proud of Lithuania
@ArenaTM
@ArenaTM 2 года назад
An advice or a request call it as you like. Some vilnius night life, but not vilnius street, which is a bit fake, nothing too lithuanian. Please spare a night out to visit stranger places we party at like: 1. Lukiškės prison. We've closed it a couple of years ago and now we have city festivals, concerts, art expos and so on... 2. Take your girl out to bazar/marketplace of halė. Not every night is golden, you can check out club young's for when is there an event with lots of interest. Trust me its weird and cool to party in between cheese and tea stands. 3. The train station with an outside club parkas during summer. And club peronas which works all year. 4. These are just industrial clubs, nothing during the day, but they could be cool as well if you pick the right concert: kablys and loftas. Lasty, thank you for your effort. Congrats on your cliche wedding ;)
@itsonepixel
@itsonepixel 2 года назад
If you want to recreate the experience of being in the movie Eurotrip, you can go to either Kėdainiai in Lithuania or Ugale, Latvia. Those vibes really hit there.
@SamogitianGaming
@SamogitianGaming 2 года назад
Kėdainē wasn't developed by the societ union that much, so it lacks Soviet buildings. Thoose are just similar looking Lithuanian built buildings
@vytilostudios6110
@vytilostudios6110 2 года назад
You should go to Visaginas, where the nuclear powerplant was, there the depression vibe rll hits, with streets being empty and all buildings being soviet.
@beisiknikneimas
@beisiknikneimas 2 года назад
@@vytilostudios6110 he visited Visaginas and Ignalina PP not so much time ago, made a vid about it
@vytilostudios6110
@vytilostudios6110 2 года назад
@@beisiknikneimas Ohh, didn't see it, but in my opinion that place is like going 40 years back in time.
@viktoriiablokhnina
@viktoriiablokhnina 2 года назад
Do you know what is Kaunas like?
@redbear1935
@redbear1935 2 года назад
lived 25 years in Lithuania , 25 in Canada . I Want to go back.
@evaldasbutvilas
@evaldasbutvilas 2 года назад
I am a lithuanian!
@Frenk33
@Frenk33 2 года назад
I don't want this question to sound rude, but do the winters in Lithuania feel depressing? Is there really a severe lack of sunlight throughout the day and extreme cold weather, or is that just a stereotype for Baltic countries? Great video btw
@eagleowl9912
@eagleowl9912 Год назад
I would reply that as long as you are involved in different activities in winter season you should be fine- no time to get depressed. As we say- winter is for gatherings/dinners with friends, concerts and other cultural attendances, cozy evenings with candles, different types of classes (ceramics, book club or singing in a choir) etc. Some people travel to southern countries (e.g. Tenerife) in winters, while others choose travel destinations with Christmas or even more wintery vibes (e.g. Christmas markets in Germany).
@faterlandas
@faterlandas Год назад
I guess "it feels safer than most of CANADIAN cities" sums up this video best. to anyone still stuck in their "eastern Europe" stereotypes.
@vinay--kumar
@vinay--kumar Год назад
As an Indian I found living in Kaunas for 2 years was super easy compared to China.
@benassafranauskas6216
@benassafranauskas6216 Год назад
Im from lithuania
@YUM3K0_11
@YUM3K0_11 2 года назад
Im a lithuanian
@markkus-oliverollo2380
@markkus-oliverollo2380 2 года назад
Are the alcohol sales time accurate in the video? In Estonia, alcohol cant be sold from 10pm to 10am, but in your video, the hours were in daytime, not night-time, curious if you can buy alcohol during night-time in Lithuania.
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
I think you’re flipping the meaning of the hours around? In the video, those hours are the times where you are allowed to buy alcohol. Outside of those times, you are not.
@MrVainia
@MrVainia 2 года назад
Maybe you can run across Vilnius in an hour if you are an experienced runner. But walking? I doubt that
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
i responded to an earlier similar comment to clarify that i meant the city center, perhaps including naujamiestis. Yes, the entirety of vilnius is quite large.
@preciouz1017
@preciouz1017 Год назад
How is the job situation for a non-lithuanian/russian speakers over there? :)
@SilentKiller-xo1ri
@SilentKiller-xo1ri 10 месяцев назад
lived and born in lithuania this is nice to hear but sometimes the cities like vilnius or kaunas isnt safe like night there is still the mafia/gangs around but not plenty so be careful and dont walk in allyways, be safe.👌
@convictsaab
@convictsaab 4 месяца назад
Nešnekėk nesąmonių, kloune.
@ABOVETHECLOUDS007
@ABOVETHECLOUDS007 10 месяцев назад
Hi do you think it’s possible for me to move here with NO job since I’m now retired yet have ALOT OF MONEY behind me say from $150,000 thousand to $2,000,000 million US dollars well in America MONEY TALKS 😂 but will it talk in this country? I’m not sure if it’s harder to move here like Germany and other European countries with NO job but if I have at least a decent amount of money behind me do you person see this as a problem for a American citizen to move here? Thanks so much
@Foxtina88
@Foxtina88 2 года назад
"you can walk across the city in less than an hour"? You need at least 4h.
@Berlynic
@Berlynic 2 года назад
Thank you for referring to russia as communist russia, not soviet union. Calling russia something else than russia is very invalidating and dismissive to, yhe victims of their abuses. I hate when people say "oh, that's soviet union who committed those atrocities, not russia 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️"... it's russia, it has always been russians and russia: tzarist russia, communist russia, putler russia... governments of khuilostanis have changed, but the whole country and its people have always been the same evil. It's so offensive when people say "oh, LT used to be a "part of russia", or "part of soviet union".. Hell, being a part of something means being that something, just in lesser amount🤦‍♀️ WE ARE NOT RUSSIANS. We never were. We were occupied, annexed (all illegal things), not a part. Being a oart of something implies voluntary nature of it. There was nothing voluntary on our part. Another point, the whole name "soviet union" is a lie. The word union implies voluntary nature of that particular thing: you join the union VOLUNTARILY, or you leave. there was nothing voluntary about soviet "union". It was soviet russia, communist russia - whatever. It was, it is and will always be russia. A terrorist state. No negative Eastern European or Lithuanian stereotype is as offensive as saying that Lithuania was "a part of" russia or soviet "union".. as if we, Lithuanians, are as inhumane as russians are Anyway, thank you for referring to russia as communist russia, not soviet union. Let's call the abuser and the agressor by its real name, let's not try seal its identity under some false pretense name as if those were not russians who killed us and destroyed our economy, but some mysterious "soviets". Yeah, I genuinely and profoundly despise KHUILOSTAN and khuilostanis (aka orcs)
@gatvestreet9248
@gatvestreet9248 2 года назад
4 years here. Not in Vilnius. Great culture and they absolutely love nature and do not forget the evil Soviet -Russian times. Family values are a foundation. Violent Crime is virtually non-existent compared to similar sized American -Euro cities. Under 40 aged citizens speak English. If you are WOKE then it’s not for you.
@beandrag9019
@beandrag9019 2 года назад
Wym by woke
@vilniusvoices5782
@vilniusvoices5782 2 года назад
It's not a great sign that marriage is the main reason people stay. This country could be much more welcoming. I do see signs of efforts to encourage relocation, though I'd rather see more done to attract younger people to stay, diaspora folks to come back, and especially to integrate refugees who are currently treated inhumanely.
@benassafranauskas6216
@benassafranauskas6216 Год назад
Labas .hi
@beandrag9019
@beandrag9019 2 года назад
Sounds absolutely wonderful, as someone who’s part Lithuanian and Estonian but was born in America, I feel the need to go back and connect with my original culture and peoples🇪🇪💖🇱🇹
@rokas1596
@rokas1596 Год назад
This comment made me feel happy, initially being Lithuanian, I travelled Estonia last summer a little. It really is breath-taking! Having a capital near the sea is one of the best combos imo 😄
@eglunasklimavicius9771
@eglunasklimavicius9771 Год назад
Do not hesitate, do it. Better regret for not right decision, than no decision!
@onurozdemir1763
@onurozdemir1763 Год назад
I’m a Turkish American, living in New York about 12 years. I just got my ome way ticket to Vilnius and remote working there 😂 lets see how it goes ))
@sweetvictory5643
@sweetvictory5643 Год назад
@@onurozdemir1763 And how is it not speaking Lithuanian
@mickeyshooter5298
@mickeyshooter5298 7 месяцев назад
Did you know you can apply for citizenship as a US citizen? It’s called citizenship by descent and I’m in the process right now. Soon I’ll be a Lithuanian citizen, as well American citizen. Look into it if you know your families history pretty well.
@Edis97
@Edis97 2 года назад
As an lithuanian i am proud that there is channel made in english, and by foreigner! Great and interesting information! Ačiū 😊!
@dakotahstr
@dakotahstr 20 дней назад
Are there any Degutis in the country?
@vaidotast
@vaidotast 2 года назад
Walk across the city across the city in less than an hour? I would like to see you do that :) Maybe you mean Vilnius Old town district only?
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
Right, I did mean old town and perhaps a little bit of naujamiestis too. I should have been more specific.
@weaseled4118
@weaseled4118 2 года назад
I'd love to see you do a video on that too
@ufoFriend
@ufoFriend 2 года назад
you can get with the bus in 1 hour across city. Also, with the car during off peak hours. So he was quite accurate by stating this.
@vaidotast
@vaidotast 2 года назад
@@ufoFriend „walk across“
@BettyMareeHOHCountry
@BettyMareeHOHCountry 2 года назад
@@LithuaniaExplained im a Australian part lithuanian and im looking to visit or move to lithuania when i can afford it and hopefully the war has died down a little. i would love for you to do a video on the difference between kaunas and Vilnius.
@kylianniejd
@kylianniejd 2 года назад
I just came back in my country at the beginning of the month after 1 year living in Vilnius ; it was an incredible time in my life and Vilnius is definitely to visit. I recommend too :)
@ArenaTM
@ArenaTM 2 года назад
Come again in a while once we have advanced a bit more ;)
@mof523
@mof523 Год назад
I mean no hate, but I would like to point out some things: 1. You mostly talked about the bigger cities which is not good, because if you go to a smaller city like Panevėžys there is almost nothing to see 2. A lot of people are not so friendly, especially younger people. They will gang up on you if you look at them funny 3. This country is very not friendly towards the LGBTQIA+ people. The reason is that this country is full of old people which still try to make the children also homophobic 4. The health care system is also not so good. In the big cities, yes, they can help you with a lot of things. But in smaller cities is way worst if you got a tumor, they won't find it. And a cherry on top, if you want to get taken good care in the hospital in here, you need to bribe the doctors, because they will care about you less if you won't. I can go on and on, but these are just some of the main problems in here. And if you want to ask how I know this, that's because I live here since I was a child and I still live here
@sweetvictory5643
@sweetvictory5643 Год назад
How high a bribe for doctors should be?
@sweetvictory5643
@sweetvictory5643 Год назад
And how do the Lithuanians see Ukrainians who fled Ukraine in 2022? Of coarse, Ukrainians are different like people everywhere...
@vilijamardaseviciute8615
@vilijamardaseviciute8615 Год назад
This comment cracked me up 😂because definetely there is some truth, but the way you wrote it makes it look way worse than it is.
@TravellingTeacherOfficial
@TravellingTeacherOfficial 2 года назад
I've visited Vilnius a number of times over the years and I'm making the permanent move to Vilnius from the UK this coming Friday. Thoroughly enjoyed your video and another perspective on living in Vilnius
@Ignash
@Ignash 2 года назад
Welcome and have fun! Or should I say "Sekmės!"
@fatezepp388
@fatezepp388 2 года назад
In Lithuania actualy getting even worst better stay in UK :D
@Ignash
@Ignash 2 года назад
​@@fatezepp388 why? :) It's great here.​
@DerelictusAnima
@DerelictusAnima 2 года назад
@@fatezepp388 UK is having a massive energy price crisis. A lot of businesses are failing + the Brexit consequences issue..
@Liebucaite22
@Liebucaite22 Год назад
I’ll be going through the same process next year, I can’t wait.
@andris404
@andris404 2 года назад
I love Baltic States so much, wish I could visit them one day or even live there, but they don't allow people from my country in, due to recent events in the current year... Which is understandable though. I hope the situation will change and I'll be able to visit Vilnius one day
@bellatrixlestrange9284
@bellatrixlestrange9284 2 года назад
We good fam
@GMD_Zentylo
@GMD_Zentylo Год назад
U russian?
@jonasjonava
@jonasjonava Год назад
Mort aux occupants russes ! Gloire à l'Ukraine ! Lithuanie, ville de Kaunas.
@StanleyOrloff
@StanleyOrloff 2 года назад
As a local I can confirm that everything said is pretty much true except that author has lived only in Vilnius and all info is only about it, not about Lithuania in general. Life in Vilnius and outside of it is totally different. For example public transport in city is ok, but even in suburbs of Vilnius it's terrible. I'm living 500m from Vilnius sign, going to city centre with a car takes me 20-30min, with a public transport it takes ~2hrs. Also no bike lanes or even sidewalks here.
@kibabgaming
@kibabgaming 2 года назад
Šaunuolis, kad kuri video apie Lietuvą. Respect, Žmogau!
@aurimaslazdauskas6023
@aurimaslazdauskas6023 2 года назад
Thanks you for your insights of my beautiful country. I think all baltic countries are a great example of post SSRS states that joined EU and flourished compared to ones that stayed in close relationship to Russia.
@H.K.5
@H.K.5 3 месяца назад
I may move there permanently if I earn enough money.
@edgarastursa2048
@edgarastursa2048 Год назад
Vilnius is not Lithuania, actually it’s multicultural city, so you won’t understand anything about Lithuania if you spend your time in those 3 streets in old-town, that you mentioned. Lithuania is so MUCH MUCH MORE than Vilnius…
@АндрейШестаков-н6м
Lithuania is a great country with cozy infrastructure and lovely people. I loved to ride my bycicle there before. We all must live in peace and freedom. From Russia with love.
@Mr.Whitecock
@Mr.Whitecock 2 года назад
Yes, we must live in peace and freedom. U r welcome! Come with a bicycle again the next time, not by a tank. Slava Ukraini.
@aro6751
@aro6751 Год назад
@@Mr.Whitecock dalbajobe tu, nuo kada paprasti rusijos gyventojai kalti , kad ivyko karas?
@RichD1
@RichD1 8 месяцев назад
⁠@@Mr.Whitecockthis is not the russian goverment, its just a person loving Lithuania, no need for hate and that huge passive aggressiveness
@Kerl69
@Kerl69 2 месяца назад
​@@RichD1 Im from Lithuania and i wanted to see what yt thinks of us and we are a great country our passport is top 10s and we can visit arnd 158 countries and no i saw on yt russian ppl sayin Lt is bad but no its rlly good
@georgiebradley6
@georgiebradley6 2 года назад
I've just moved here from Dubai after pretty much a lifetime in the Middle East (including Bahrain). Their transport infrastructure lacks functionality not just because of how limited it is, but how little ground it covers. Neighbourhoods are so spread out. A 5km distance here versus there is majorly different! I came during the heatwave in late June, so it suited my desert climate sensibilities, but I'm reaaaally curious to see (and feel!) what the winter will be like for me. I know you're Canadian so you probably have the right blood for it, but having lived in Kuwait, do you have any tips for handling the extremities of winter here? :)
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
There’s a video on this channel about winter survival :) but to summarize my own strategy: get warm clothes from a thrift store, find footwear that will prevent you from slipping on ice, watch for snow falling from rooftops, find ways to stay social during those long dark months
@tomcruise7298
@tomcruise7298 2 года назад
🥰🥰
@exlibrisas
@exlibrisas 2 года назад
I was always wondering: is the heat different here from Middle East? I heard Middle East has dry heat, which is much more bearable than humid and hot days here in Lithuania.
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
Most of the heat I experienced in Kuwait was a dry heat, and it really is a lot more bearable than heat with humidity. I understand that the heat in Dubai can be quite humid… at least during certain times of the year.
@georgiebradley6
@georgiebradley6 2 года назад
@@exlibrisas having lived in Bahrain and Dubai, the heat there is more humid-based than dry. It is far more intolerable than the heat in Lithuania. However, what makes it intolerable here, is the lack of a/c everywhere you go and the fact that people are outdoors whereas in the Middle East, your movements are almost always inside - whether that's in a car or a mall. You have as little interaction with the outside to avoid heatstroke...
@dakotahstr
@dakotahstr 21 день назад
My birth fathers name is Vassilis Degutis. He told my birth mom he was from Athens Greece Just found put the surname is Lithuania? I'm disappointed...only because irs a shock. I always thought I he was Greek
@RidingWithGerdas
@RidingWithGerdas 2 года назад
I love it when foreigner comes and stays here :)
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
Thank you for having us!
@BenyNukem
@BenyNukem 2 года назад
What if he's Polish?!
@RidingWithGerdas
@RidingWithGerdas 2 года назад
@@BenyNukem still, if they don't demand for certain rights like Polish schools, writing street names in Polish and so own, this is our country, our culture, our language, accept it, honor it
@BenyNukem
@BenyNukem 2 года назад
@@RidingWithGerdas Doesn't polish minority that lived there for centuries deserve right to maintain their culture? I don't know the subject as well as I wish, just have impression like there is Lithuanian hostility against anything "polish", while I don't see it at all among Poles towards Lithuanians. I personally respect all decisions of sovereign Lithuanian government - even if they don't line up with my vision of brotherly nations relationship. If you can't tolerate minorities passing their language down the generations, (is that desrepecting do Lithuanians?) maybe you should just deport them?
@vaidotasj7722
@vaidotasj7722 2 года назад
@@BenyNukem nobody talks about rights to maintain culture. Problem with Polish schools is a little bit different, children from those schools has a big difficulties with lithuanian language. Few Polish lessons per week is fine, not all lessons in Polish. About tolerance, current LT government is second in row with some Polish members in. How many Lithuanians are in your government? 😃
@zilvinux1998
@zilvinux1998 2 года назад
Loved the video! However, Vilnius is not that small. It covers 401km^2, while for comparison Paris is only 105km^2 wide with population of 2.1mil.
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
Right- I was more referring to population. But when I talked about being able to walk across town I was talking about the city center so it wasn’t that clear.
@omnizsk
@omnizsk 2 года назад
This is misleading comment. Vilnius covers large area because of the way it is measured. Many areas around the city could be counted as individual municipalities by Western Europe standards.
@OddElephantLTU
@OddElephantLTU 2 года назад
I recommend going to klaipėda during the sea festival happening between 29-31 of june.
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
Thanks! Hopefully next year!
@kazkaskazkas8689
@kazkaskazkas8689 2 года назад
God help us! That's a crazy event :) Speaking as a Lithuanian. Not for everyone. It's like recommending somebody to go to Oktoberfest in Germany - some may enjoy it, but not others.
@OddElephantLTU
@OddElephantLTU 2 года назад
@@kazkaskazkas8689 as irgi lietuvis
@bigytutoshd5146
@bigytutoshd5146 2 года назад
As a Spaniard my biggest issue is just finding people. And when I do find someone, because social norms are different they either feel uncomfortable or don't know how to act. That doesn't mean that I haven't found good people to talk with
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
Right. I was considering talking about social culture in the video too, but me being an introvert anyways I haven’t tried to hard to connect with people. It might be a video topic of its own later on.
@UtamagUta
@UtamagUta 2 года назад
There's quite a community of spanish medical students in Kaunas. Saw them hanging out by Pažaislio vienuolynas beach :) Other than that, yes, we're introverts big time. Once warmed up we're ready to give an arm and a leg for a friend though!
@gee3883
@gee3883 2 года назад
see my comment above
@bigytutoshd5146
@bigytutoshd5146 2 года назад
@@UtamagUta great to know. I had a good friend but last time I visited his parents told me he hasn't gone out of his room and doesn't want to go out
@osmanasmazurinas
@osmanasmazurinas 2 года назад
Love From Lithuania
@WNordic
@WNordic 2 года назад
Vilnius is wonderful, you want to stay there and not leave, there are also many beautiful places in all of Lithuania, « Kaimo Turizmas» with Friends it is especially popular...west side.., Curonian spit” …
@oskarsenitko2005
@oskarsenitko2005 Год назад
The scene where they came to Bratislava is quite acurate. I live in Slovakia and ofc been in Bratislava. It's the so called bad part of town. Fr I've heard people get atabbed there quite frequently. But that was a long time ago. Now Bratislava is more developed soo yea... good for us 😅
@markott3978
@markott3978 Год назад
I went to Estonia 3 month ago and on my way i stopped in vilnius and thought weyooo thats a nice city. Now im back in Lithuania, right now in Klaipeda and its amazing. Also all prices are 30-50% cheaper then in Germany/Netherlands were i spent most time of my life. You can pay nearly everywhere with card, good infrastructure and a good tax system. Thats why i want to live here now and recommend it to all my west european friends.
@wifi588
@wifi588 Год назад
It's funny because a lot of lithuanians are mad, because it seems to us that prices are cheaper in Germany than here :D
@markott3978
@markott3978 Год назад
@@wifi588 petrol is at least 1,70-1,80 when i was in Lithuania was everywhere around 1,50-160. When you go in a good Burgershop you be fine with 10-15€ in Germany you most pay around 20 euro. In the supermarket Maxima/IkI i paid for 800g of handmade sushi 9€ in Germany you would pay at least around 20€. Glass bottle Water like St Pellegrino was same. I think sweats and chocolate and chips was also same. What kind of products are higher in Lithuania do you may have some examples?
@markott3978
@markott3978 Год назад
@@wifi588 in Germany the average salary is higher but i think the costs especially for living and energy are a lot higher. I think after corona the world saw how stupid the new government of germany is and after that prices went up very heavy, because we have a economy minister called Robert Habeck sitting in an interview saying there will be no insolvencies the fabrics just need to stop producing HAHHAHAAH all the world laughts about my country now and we really had a strong economy years ago. Also what you dont have in Lithuania is so many refugees who gonna stab you with no reason. In germany are already 400.000 refugees who did not get a right for asyl but they still in the country and to the same time you just have 279.000 police man. there are heavy riots sometimes but the media always says its just a single case. But the statistic says from 2015 (refugee crisis) the sex offender more then double until today. And in the End the rich germans laugh about them poor germans having all these troubles. if you want to have a rich country go to switzerland or norway or denmark. Germany is really over and im ofc sad about it. The big companies like BASF, Linde, BMW, Volkswagen now invest huge ammounts in USA and China and run down the business in Germany. I dont know what the media tells you there in Lithuania but its really like this to 100%.
@wifi588
@wifi588 Год назад
@@markott3978 There's some discussion going on that in Germany raw produce, like meat and vegetables, also everything in Lidl is a lot cheaper. I can't confirm this as the last time I have been to Germany was 5-6 years ago
@Westblocklatino
@Westblocklatino 2 года назад
I moved to Vilnius for studying. I love Lithuania but there are also some negative sides. When I was searching for a flat, 5 Lithuanian landlords told they don‘t want foreigners in their flat and also my Lithuanian estate agent told me that a lot especially old landlords don‘t want foreigners. That was my first experience with xenophobia and my classmates told me that they made similar experiences. Also some people in Vilnius are very rude especially when you don‘t speak Lithuanian and I personally think xenophobia is a problem in Lithuania! Ok, to be fair xenophobia and racism is also a problem in Germany my home country. But sometimes I have the feeling that it is not a problem to say no I don‘t want foreigners here but it is. Don‘t get me wrong, I also met really open minded people here, my university is very nice and international and Lithuania is really beautiful. But I also want to share my experience with xenophobia!
@kazkaskazkas8689
@kazkaskazkas8689 2 года назад
Really? In Vilnius? We should work on it some more then. But could seemingly 'rude' attitude in some cases come from not being confident with their own English and therefore refusing to speak or making a sour face? That is very common. Even more so in Latvia. People seem rude there in general, even to a Lithuanian, when they actually aren't :)
@Westblocklatino
@Westblocklatino 2 года назад
@@kazkaskazkas8689 yes you‘re right. I also have to say that foreigners in my home country Germany made similar experiences.
@omnizsk
@omnizsk 2 года назад
It must be a language problem in the first place.
@Westblocklatino
@Westblocklatino 2 года назад
@@omnizsk my current Lithuanian landlord doesn‘t speak English too, but nowadays there are oppurtunities (Google translate and so on). But to say I don‘t want foreigners here in very rude way, this is xenophobia and not very hospitable!
@omnizsk
@omnizsk 2 года назад
@@Westblocklatino this is also how we, lithuanians, sometimes just say things straight, but we most often don't intend to offend people. I agree, it is rude.
@goresk8869
@goresk8869 2 года назад
love Lithuania and would love to live there
@Bofern
@Bofern 2 года назад
3:20 it's about 600k+ because of Belarusians, Ukrainians.
@kriskt4754
@kriskt4754 2 года назад
Vilnius isn't that small in territory 401 km². Tallinn for example is 159 km²
@simonaca468
@simonaca468 Год назад
As a lithuanian I live much cheaper in Italy. Just saying
@nerijusnaudzius7061
@nerijusnaudzius7061 Год назад
I’m from Lithuania
@8_o_860
@8_o_860 2 года назад
5:47 No shit it's not like it's been occupied by Russia for 150 years
@eluosinana
@eluosinana Месяц назад
First of all the government has absolutely no administrative power whatsoever, basically no construction happened and everything still looked like 40 years ago, including the abhorrently looking apartments. And the infrastructure is just terrible, there is a total lack of modernity, it is the only major European capital with no tram no metro no commuter rails no decent malls and not even a modern airport. In almost all ways, Riga, Tallinn, Warsaw, even Minsk is better and more livable than Vilnius. Economically speaking the country is colonized by nordics and Germany, mentally and linguistically it’s colonized by Russia. The food is also horrific, the concept of either cheap or good food simply doesn’t exist, since the people here think of eating only as a way to remain alive, the food here, they’re all just edible substances pretending to be food sold at Western European prices( I still remember one kebab was for 7.2€).The closest real restaurant is located in Minsk. People mostly consume fast food because that’s the only thing they can afford, probably because more than half of the things have to be imported from Poland or Germany. Well of course the money is good on paper, but considering the laughable prices the purchasing power is even lower than in China, let alone other developed ones. But admittedly, it’s better than in North Korea or Bangladesh. The tax is among the highest in Europe but most of it goes to the pockets in corrupt officials and then goes to villas in Spain instead of renewing the city.(certainly not to fabijoniskes) Also there is this really interesting phenomenon that there is no private owned magazines and they’re all monopolized by things like maxima. To be honest, for a Soviet style theme park, Lithuania would kill at it, like when they used it in the show to depict how Chernobyl used to look like, but to live here, it takes real courage. (Literally)
@crosssizbabe
@crosssizbabe Год назад
lithuania is so amazing. one of the most underrated and under-covered countries I've been to.
@LongAwaitedBaby
@LongAwaitedBaby 5 месяцев назад
Yep, Lithuania is underrated. It is better to be underrated than overrated.
@wustachemax
@wustachemax 3 месяца назад
Let's keep it that way. Last thing we need is to be overrun by immigrants.
@LongAwaitedBaby
@LongAwaitedBaby 5 месяцев назад
Good question. I enjoy learning European languages - French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Italian. They are easier than Chinese, which is my second language. If I would like to improve my French, I would choose a non-touristy area of France. If I would like to improve my German, I would choose a non-touristy area of Germany. And so forth. If I would like to watch a show every day, I would choose London and Las Vegas. If I would like to explore underrated places, I would choose the Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and the Eastern European countries.
@Luigi-iz6hn
@Luigi-iz6hn 2 месяца назад
As far as I know life is about relationships … there is nothing about the people and education system or possible contacts with people as Lithuanian are welcoming or not…. Traveling and buy things everywhere is possible . Question if I want to do that there as meeting with natives ?
@astrida111
@astrida111 2 года назад
You should visit Klaipėda, if you haven't already!!
@VidasSadauskas
@VidasSadauskas 2 года назад
You can play curling in Vilnius too. ;)
@UserUnkown-do1ji
@UserUnkown-do1ji 5 месяцев назад
They say vancouver now looks like soviet union city, poor, lack of essentials services.
@fullgist6723
@fullgist6723 3 месяца назад
It's an amazing place ... Looking forward to visit one day
@PSYCH0N4VT
@PSYCH0N4VT Год назад
Well that "stereotype" of an eastern European country was kinda true until like 2005
@Jestersage
@Jestersage 2 года назад
Regard Vancouver vs Vilnius - how walkable is Vilnius? As you know, it maybe walkable in Downtown (subject to DTES... especially now), but outside of CoV, I consider walkability to be bad. Those who live outside of CoV may lament there is nothing good around their neighborhood reachable on foot.
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 2 года назад
The Vilnius city centre is very walkable. Its surrounding neighborhoods are still not too bad. There are some areas that lack curb cuts (for strollers, wheelchairs, etc), and some sidewalks could use some extensive repairs too. But I really appreciate the fact that in most parts of the city, you're never more than a 10-15 minute walk away from a supermarket or bus stop. But that's just my experience of Vilnius.
@mikevarga6742
@mikevarga6742 Год назад
I did the sane thing in Serbia lol. Went on vacation. Left 2 yrs later and married lol. We are still together. Pretty wild lol
@viktoriiablokhnina
@viktoriiablokhnina 2 года назад
Is Kaunas similar to Vilnius? How is life there?
@gee3883
@gee3883 2 года назад
Kaunas is also stunning, less tourists but equally relaxed, artistic friendly people, has a different vibe but still really great.
@annieseaside
@annieseaside 2 года назад
Very helpful! Thank you, lovely content!
@LeRiderOP
@LeRiderOP Год назад
As an expat working in Kuwait 🇰🇼, looking forward to move to Lithuania.. This video is resourceful 🫡👌
@politicsinanutshell8267
@politicsinanutshell8267 2 года назад
if you want better connections for flights, you have to go to Riga, Latvia, but it's not that far for North American standards, around 300 km
@majortom8047
@majortom8047 Год назад
Good introduction to living in LITHUANIA . Thanks for this.
@stephenschuit7880
@stephenschuit7880 6 месяцев назад
Nice video. Can I ask you to explain your comment about "Eastern Europe?" I've just lived in Budapest for 2-years and Hungarians there are usually offended when it's referred to as "Eastern Europe." They consider it "Central Europe." They imply that Eastern Europe are the "other countries" that were under Russian influence at one time such as the Baltic States. So, what's the issue in Lithuania? Thanks.
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 6 месяцев назад
I made a video about it: Lithuania Is In Eastern Europe...Isn't It?! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BUtYH6mpNJE.html
@keistasakauntas5341
@keistasakauntas5341 2 года назад
Nice video
@draugami
@draugami 2 года назад
I am a fellow Canadian from Edmonton, with a Lithuanian heritage. I have visited my relatives in Lithuania in 1993. Also, I visited Lithuania in 2015. I have really enjoyed your channel.
@draugami
@draugami 2 года назад
Just curious. In Lithuania, how many eggs are sold in a package? Are there other packaging differences in Lithuania? How about milk? In Canada, we found some ice cream products imported from Lithuania.
@natalia18233
@natalia18233 2 года назад
@@draugami you can buy butter, Lithuanian cheese, soups, bread, pickles from Lithuania in Toronto
@draugami
@draugami 2 года назад
@@natalia18233 Please tell me where. I am visiting close to Toronto. Thank you!!
@natalia18233
@natalia18233 2 года назад
@@draugami there are many of them , the one that I occasionally go and it’s great place for Eastern European food called Yammy market it’s Major Mac and Dufferin
@aligojusruda992
@aligojusruda992 Год назад
good rewiev
@azorakupriene2795
@azorakupriene2795 Год назад
As a Lithuanian, Lithuania is kinda off underrated.
@1mikismikis
@1mikismikis Месяц назад
Thanks 🇱🇹♥️🇨🇦
@kazkaskazkas8689
@kazkaskazkas8689 2 года назад
'I came there and was surprised how developed they were - they had public transportation!' 😆 Some just have wrong stereotypes about what post-soviet means. Some others know more, but have their info from the 90's. Things have been improving extremely fast, especially in the Baltics, while in the West, everything has been slowly going down in the same time.
@dainiusm5436
@dainiusm5436 2 года назад
👍👍👍
@Tautvilas2013
@Tautvilas2013 2 года назад
Į am Lithuanian
@Iamjeeeyjeey
@Iamjeeeyjeey Год назад
I was just searching about how's life in Lithuania and i found your video, this is so much more interesting since I think we both work/live in kuwait just your case you were. I just have a question does it hard to look for a professional job there? I am planning to go there too :)
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained Год назад
Sorry I can’t answer that from my own experience because I work remotely for an international company.
@kapitanVS
@kapitanVS Год назад
Answer to your last question: Kaunas 😉 .. great video, btw! 👍🙂
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained Год назад
Thank you!
@MarceloMastrojani521
@MarceloMastrojani521 5 месяцев назад
vilnius, not vilnas
@SkoRBLX
@SkoRBLX Год назад
Im lithuanian.
@NoellaInLife
@NoellaInLife 2 года назад
Most guys have the same story as yours but not girls 😣😁..story for another day!! I'm glad I was here During lockdown coz we had alot of freedom compared to other European cities...Xo
@BenyNukem
@BenyNukem 2 года назад
Do you mean that girls are not as committed as guys and they simply wont move abroad just for the loved one?
@NoellaInLife
@NoellaInLife 2 года назад
@@BenyNukem not really so Lithuanian women love being around their families. They always convince their foreign men to move here so that they are happier. That's the general ofcse some move abroad etc
@xandercanale
@xandercanale 4 месяца назад
Yes for you is all esay my friend with a good foreigner salary working for foreign companies so u are the king in Vilnius….but the average people living and paid 800 euro a month ain’t that amazing. U are lucky but your life and story doesn’t reflect AT ALL the REAL Lithuanian life!
@LithuaniaExplained
@LithuaniaExplained 4 месяца назад
I checked the same job for a Lithuanian company. The pay is not that different…
@benjaminellert7780
@benjaminellert7780 4 месяца назад
What are the overall cost of life for a monath in Euro ?
@MultiOranuch
@MultiOranuch Год назад
Amazing😇 I visited Lithuania the first time with my 3 friends from Bangkok - I live in Stockholm so it the best opportunity for me to take this trip. I really like the country even I was there only 3 days. Vilnius and Trakai are beautiful. People in Lithuania are really freindly, helpful. So I maybe try to live for 3 months after my retirement. First I have to study the language first. Next Spring 2024, May I will visit Lithuania again. 😇 Thank you for your informative video clip. Best Wishes from STOCKHOLM - SWEDEN💛💚❤
@bruhmayne1168
@bruhmayne1168 2 года назад
This is gonna sound stupid but Im on vacation and I kinda fell for a girl but I have to go back home in a couple days. This shit has me bummed as fuck
@justinasvalutis434
@justinasvalutis434 2 года назад
Always remember to think with the 'big head' bro, and not with the 'little' one.
@Ghrim18
@Ghrim18 2 года назад
Video title should be Living in Vilnius, not Lithuania, since alot is different in the rest of the country than is in capital, and IMO it doesn't reflect the whole country, this is the same as if you would go to Washington D.C in US and base everything there you saw as if it was the same in the rest of the country......
@subtitrainet379
@subtitrainet379 2 года назад
Very cool video editing and a lot of information!
@SayWhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
Oh please..you CAN NOT walk Vilnius in 1 hour. You barely can drive through it in 1 hour. :) 1 hour to walk via old town-yes. Via whole Vilnius - NO CHANGE even with a bike at max speed.
@DrunkMouse7
@DrunkMouse7 Год назад
you are awsome
2 года назад
Good video quality
Далее
Is LITHUANIA Still GOOD VALUE in 2024?
28:54
Просмотров 68 тыс.
Qalpoq - Amakivachcha (hajviy ko'rsatuv)
41:44
Просмотров 312 тыс.
Barno
00:22
Просмотров 708 тыс.
€300 Soviet Era Apartment in Lithuania
11:30
Просмотров 42 тыс.
Why Everyone is Leaving Lithuania, Explained!
11:18
Просмотров 401 тыс.
4 Years Of Life In Lithuania: I Love It Here!
10:20
Просмотров 8 тыс.
Lithuania - 10 Culture Shocks of Visiting Lithuania
11:42
Qalpoq - Amakivachcha (hajviy ko'rsatuv)
41:44
Просмотров 312 тыс.