1. you try to prove everyone that Latvia is in Northern Europe, not Eastern
2. tall blonde beauties in short skirts are nothing special for you anymore
3. you specify ‘no gas’ when asking for mineral water.
4. when you see 5 cars in a row, you think you caught up in the busy traffic again
5. every year in the end of June you go to countryside with friends to have some beer and eat some cheese
6. you get used to explain abroad where Latvia is
7. you get shocked if somebody abroad does know where Latvia is.
8. you are proud that Latvian Lat is the most expensive currency
9. the phrase “go to seaside” means for you 15-20 minutes by car
10. you get used that all shops have approximately the same prices
11. you know EURO and American Dollar exchange rate up to 5 digits after decimal point
12. you think pelmeni is a national Latvian dish
13. you know what is Carbonade in a French style
14. you know what Pernavas, Chaka and Lienes street are famous for
15. with a meal you drink either beer or tea
16. ice hockey has become the most important thing in your life
17. you support Riga Dinamo team
18. half of the population working as “managers” seems reasonable to you
19. it is okay to meet some famous politician in town
20. half of your friends disappear to study or work in Ireland or UK and you think that’s normal
21. you’ve learned the hard way that a triangle means women’s toilet and a triangle upside down means men’s
22. during a long night of partying you went out pissing in the cold streets because there was only one unisex toilet in the whole pub
23. you think drunkards shouting at you in Russian are a normal part of life
24. anything goes wrong you blame the Russians
25. anything goes wrong you blame the Latvians
26. you think hot chocolate means melted chocolate and you love it
27. you see someone smiling in public, you think: well, a bloody foreigner
28. you have become tired of explaining to your friends and relatives at home, that you are not in Lithuania and not in Russia
29. a meal for you must contain either potato or meat, but usually both
30. you start leaving out the articles, even in English and your native language
31. you become scared meeting big old babushkas in furs, because they trample down everything in their way
32. you are afraid crossing a street, especially at zebra crossings or traffic lights
33. you feel guilty entering a flat wearing your shoes
34. everything 50m above sea-level seems like a mountain
35 you start counting the ground floor as first floor
36. you love the Baltic Sea and go swimming there at nearly any temperature
37. you love going to the Sauna, but always leave your trunks/bikini on
38. you consider Latvia the best and worst place on earth – at the same time
39. you put an “s” or “a” at the end of foreign names, so you can conjugate them
40. you carry around three cell phones and several cards from eight different phone-companies, so that you always get the best price.
41. You consider fastening your seatbelt a sign of weakness and are not surprised if a car hasn’t seatbelts at all.
42. In your eyes Coca Cola is the unhealthiest drink in the world and that drinking lots of beer, sugary juice and bread drink prolongs your life
43. apart from the summer you haven’t seen a bright sky for months and you don’t miss it anymore
44. you consider rain the normality and sunshine a special weather phenomenon
45. whiskey and apple juice is a regular cocktail for you
46. you are trying to buy alcohol before 10 o’clock in the evening, but just in case you store some alcohol at home
47. A friend asks about your holiday plans and you answer, “Oh, I’m going to Europe!” meaning any other Western European country.
48. you no longer scrunch up or fold your paper money. You always put it in your wallet
49. you see a student take a front row seat and wonder “Who does he think he is!!??”
50. silence is fun
51. hugging is reserved for sexual foreplay
52. you refuse to wear a hat, even in –30 degree weather
53. you know that “religious holiday” means, “let’s get pissed.”
54. you know that more than three channels means cable
55. you accept that 80 degrees C in a sauna is chilly, but 20 degrees C outside is freaking hot.
56. also, you accept -30 outside as a reasonable temperature, but anythuing under 22 indoors is unreasonable…
57. you sincerely believe that Laima is the best chocolate in the world.
58. you think it’s normal to not pay income taxes and know what is to get salary in envelope.
59. you are thrown off guard when the doorman at the nightclub is happy to see you.
60. you’re not sure what to do when the traffic police only asks you to pay the official fine.
61. you wonder what the tax inspector really wants when she says everything is in order..
62. you start thinking of black bread as a good chaser for vodka.
63. you drink the brine from empty pickle jars.
64. you can read barcodes, and you start shopping for products by their country of production.
65. you know more than 50 Janis.
66a. you know more than 20 Ligas, Ilzes, (each!)
66b. you know more than 20 Olgas, Natashas, Yulias, Katyas, (each!)
67. you think metal doors are a necessity.
68. you can’t even imagine what is gallon, farenheits, inches or pound.
69. you know the difference between trolleybus and bus
70. you don’t feel guilty about not paying on the trolleybus.
71. the elevator aroma seems reassuring somehow.
72. you never smile in public when you’re alone
73. (For women) When you dress up in your best outfits for work and ride the tram.
74. when mayonnaise becomes your dressing of choice.
75. you laugh at Russian jokes.
76. you actually get these jokes.
77. you have crossed river on ice, because it was a shortcut
78. you don’t wonder when see a black big car with number plate “GARIK” or “MOCKBA”
79. you don’t know anyone who speaks less than 2 languages, and just few who speaks less than 3
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