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ishwri
9/22/2013 21:57 EST

Hello, I am thinking of visiting Lithuania, mayabe Vilnius. I am an african american man. I wanted to ask you, do you think it could be dangerous for me (racially)? Also, do you know of anyone that could show me around Vilnius? thanks

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rammy121
10/3/2013 04:47 EST

hello,
i'm sorry for not replying any earlier, i've just been soo busy. anyway, VIlnius is not a bad place, i guess coming from the east end of london, Vilnius is a village. still it can be a little daunting when you're the only none white person around. just be careful of the drunk russians. that's my only observation of my short time in vilnius. it's more cosmopolitan and fashionable than most places. when i say fashionable, you can have long hair and not be frowned upon.

kaunas however, has the bigger "idiot" reputation in the country. that's where i go. however, i've been going there for seven years or so now. as such, in kaunas central "village", i guess people have seen me around, along with my kids. the taxi drivers don;t rip me off anymore. over all, it's afe, racially speaking and i know where you're coming from. a lot of the idiots are just idiots (including the police), no matter what colour you are, if you're like me, you'll still want to donk them one but...you're on your own out there.

any problems, questions let me know.

chat later.

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rikmo
10/3/2013 07:28 EST

The only reasons to live in Lithuania are: It's a cheap place to live if you have an independent source of money, you are in trouble where you came from, you actually enjoy living among a bunch of provincial, captious, anally-oriented people, or you are Lithuanian or married to one. The reasons to not live in Lithuania are so numerous that its own people are leaving it at a higher rate than most other countries in the world not at war, and the suicide rate is the highest in the world.

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Mikas
10/10/2013 05:29 EST

In 2011, both Greenland and South Korea had higher suicide rates.

Personally, I like Lithuania because the people are genuine, speak their own minds, walk their talk, and generally don't stick their noses into each others' business until you wave it in their faces.

And yes, if you underestimate them, try to take advantage of them, or otherwise convey some atmosphere of an imagined cosmopolitanism towards them, they are indeed "captious".

As someone who has lived in the US, and other countries, I can only find benefits living in Lithuania.

I particularly enjoy the tradition of not suffering fools lightly, unless they are politicians.

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