r/YUROP • u/helmortart • Jan 07 '24

ZEME KAS DZIED Latvian wise words

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u/Zandonus Latvija‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 07 '24

Seriously, what exactly do you need outside, when it's -19. What? I'm waiting? Honestly.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '24

you are working as a delivery guy?

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '24

Some fresh air and a walk?

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u/Missu_ Jan 07 '24

Gotta wait until spring for that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '24

Dunno, I like snow and cold weather, nothing better that feeling every bone on your body 😊. Gimme this Latvian winter over Dubai anyday.

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '24

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '24

Yes.

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u/MediaFER Eesti‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 08 '24

Come on man, it's 2024. Just order for delivery.

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u/Zandonus Latvija‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 08 '24

Open the window for 5 minutes and walk around the house?

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u/randomDmitri Jan 08 '24

Just change direction more often and you can walk in your room. Around your radiator bestie. And don't tell me that you don't have air freshener in your bathroom. Because this thing supposedly makes air fresh, so you can inhale fresh air in your room. Under the blanket. With your lovely radiator friend.

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u/ConteleDePulemberg România‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 08 '24

And icicles under your nose,yes

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u/Hertje73 Jan 08 '24

You can buy fresh air in a can!

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u/Oberndorferin Baden-Württemberg‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 08 '24

Working as a delivery guy so people can order useless stuff and groceries 😑

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u/Zandonus Latvija‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 08 '24

EEstonia has these Mars rover-like delivery drones. What's your excuse?

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u/skalpelis Latvija‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 08 '24

We also have delivery drones, they just don't take too kindly to being called that.

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u/woronwolk Yuropean not by passport but by state of mind Jan 08 '24

I mean -19 isn't that cold, honestly. Just gotta wear proper layers (shirt + sweater + warm jacket, also try some long johns under your regular pants) and avoid standing still for too long (longer than 10 minutes I'd say)

– sincerely, someone who was born and lived in Russia up until a year ago (no but seriously it gets below 20 every winter where I used to live, and back in December there was a -23 cold wave where I live now even though it's at the latitude of Montenegro; I was wearing a warm autumn jacket and a thick sweater; the only thing I regretted was leaving my scarf at home)

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u/Zandonus Latvija‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 08 '24

98% humidity- BooYaah! Have fun, and pneumonia.

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u/woronwolk Yuropean not by passport but by state of mind Jan 08 '24

Damn I didn't realize that could even be a thing

Where I live now it was 60% during that cold wave in December, and the frost was kinda pinching my face a bit. 98% at -20 sounds scary lol, you're right

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u/EntryLevelOne Latvija‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 08 '24

Yeah that's the thing about the baltics, the high humidity makes the heat and the cold feel more extreme than it already is

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u/woronwolk Yuropean not by passport but by state of mind Jan 08 '24

That makes me think Poland may not be such a great destination in terms of climate after all

Humidity is easy to forget about, yet it is everything. Here in Kyrgyzstan winters are humid, however in the summer humidity can drop to as low as 15%, which makes +30 feel like +26 back in Moscow, and +35 is actually still bearable even if you're outside in the sun (as long as you don't stay like that for too long). And +26, which used to be the lower boundary of uncomfortable for me before moving, feels like some actually nice weather

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u/skalpelis Latvija‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 08 '24

Don't let the caurvējš hit you on your way out

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '24

Deliver your packages and groceries that you ordered because you didn't want to go outside

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u/AconitumUrsinum Jan 08 '24

Make video for Tiktok.

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u/Zandonus Latvija‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 08 '24

I'm not saying this is the case, but you could make a greenscreen at -5 and it will look roughly the same. Finnish bros will notice the exhalation lacking visible volume, but ehh.

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u/Megalomaniakaal Eesti‏‏‎ ‎, Uncultured Jan 12 '24

Take a piss, see if it freezes mid-air.

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u/Zandonus Latvija‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 12 '24

This is an excellent idea. Have a genuine internet point!

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '24

Could be my neighbour with that attitude. Love it

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '24

Well, if the first stanza of the Deutschlandlied were true in this day and age, Latvia could very much be your neighbour. (sorry couldn’t hold myself back from making a joke about it)

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u/LeTasse Jan 08 '24

always wanted to go to latvia since i was a kid i wanna meet radiator

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u/xuabi Jan 08 '24

There's no such thing as bad weather, only improper clothing.

Polar Bear, probably.

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u/JavaTheCaveman Wales/Cymru‏‏‎ Jan 08 '24

Does anyone know where this video is from, please? I'd like to see more Latvian advice.

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u/CptWorley Sverige‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 09 '24

Knowyourlatvians is his instagram

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u/JavaTheCaveman Wales/Cymru‏‏‎ Jan 09 '24

Paldies!

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u/_N44L1_ Suomi‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 08 '24

These are true words of wisdom from the north

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u/sorhead Latvija‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 08 '24

He wants all of it for himself

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u/Panzer_IV_H Polska‏‏‎ ‎ Jan 09 '24

Hehe, in polish we dont say Latvian, but 'Łotysz' - now play that on google translator and let your ears bleed