6 Great Lithuania-Related Mentions In American Media

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  • @Sammy52421
    @Sammy52421 10 місяців тому +2

    Hi, new subscriber here. I just came across your channel 2 days ago. Probably because it was Jan 13 😢 But today this video came up in our feed and I got super excited seeing the thumbnail because I saw HIMYM. My husband is the voice on the other side of the wall (not the guy in the chair, just the voice)!!! 😂 3:44

    • @LithuaniaExplained
      @LithuaniaExplained  10 місяців тому +1

      Wow cool! How fun :D

    • @LithuaniaExplained
      @LithuaniaExplained  2 місяці тому

      Hi again! My friends are curious if you can ask your husband if he remembers what he was supposed to say?😅

  • @milankobor5636
    @milankobor5636 Рік тому +38

    I've been using the Lithuania scent on myself for quite a while now. They ship pretty fast and they are not expensive as far as perfumes go. I would recommend buying it because it is really just a unique scent and a unique feeling of having the scent of a country

    • @MugSack
      @MugSack Рік тому

      What does it smell like

    • @dainstarz
      @dainstarz 6 місяців тому

      lithuania

  • @C324R15
    @C324R15 Рік тому +17

    "Garsus" also means "Loud"
    Good video, friend!

  • @zolandia5262
    @zolandia5262 Рік тому +4

    Lithuania was also mentioned in the critically acclaimed and best selling 2001 novel "The Corrections" by Johnathan Franzen, describing
    Vilnius as having "chronic coal and electricity shortages, freezing drizzle, drive-by shootings and heavy dietary reliance on horsemeat." I spent quite a bit of time in the country between 2000 and 2002 and Lithuania was nothing like how the novel described it. I guess the country was quite unkown at the time for English speakers so they could get away with saying anything

  • @Vytaras29
    @Vytaras29 Рік тому +18

    I really enjoyed the Lithuanian grandmother scene in 1991 Backdraft. It was very authentic.

  • @adamstheguy1619
    @adamstheguy1619 Рік тому +17

    Feature #3: Linas Phillips is Lithuanian :-) both his first name and accent are hallmarks 😉 …

  • @alioltu
    @alioltu Рік тому +12

    Great video! I always get excited when Lithuania is mentioned

  • @raimondassedys4217
    @raimondassedys4217 Рік тому +3

    I liked the colbert report because i was born in Lithuania and my birthday is in january 11 :)

  • @UtamagUta
    @UtamagUta Рік тому +10

    Įžymus = famous
    Garsus = loud (but also could mean famous depending on a contest, just like a "notable person" can also mean sort-of famous)
    I liked the SNL skit about Trump and Grybauskaitė talking about their haircuts

  • @InternetNinja100
    @InternetNinja100 Рік тому +7

    There was a Lithuania mention in Married with children

  • @IrmanGrey
    @IrmanGrey Рік тому +5

    Keep up the good work. In all honesty, who ever made the campaign for Vilnius as being the "G-Spot", is spot on. Coming from a US perspective as a Lithuanian, nobody knows where it is, but we exist :).

  • @SamogitianLithuanian
    @SamogitianLithuanian Рік тому +5

    There is also a little segment mentioning Lithuania in the song “Fuck the Eu” by John Oliver

  • @Flaccidtetris
    @Flaccidtetris Рік тому +5

    The actress of Phoebe has Lithuanian ancestry as well, so her outfit makes sense :)

    • @restasionis3894
      @restasionis3894 8 місяців тому

      Not true, she got jew, hungarian and belarusian ancestry

  • @1984-XIXc.
    @1984-XIXc. Рік тому +6

    … When the little bluebird
    Who has never said a word
    Starts to sing "Spring, spring"
    When the little bluebell
    At the bottom of the dell
    Starts to ring, ding ding
    When the little blue clerk
    In the middle of his work
    Starts a tune to the moon up above
    It is nature, that's all
    Simply telling us to fall in love
    … And that's why birds do it, bees do it
    Even educated fleas do it
    Let's do it, let's fall in love
    In Spain the best upper sets do it
    Lithuanians and Letts do it
    Let's do it, let's fall in love
    The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it
    Not to mention the Finns
    Folks in Siam do it
    Think of Siamese twins.
    Some Argentines, without means, do it
    People say in Boston even beans do it
    Let's do it, let's fall in love
    … Romantic sponges, they say, do it
    Oysters down in Oyster Bay do it
    Let's do it, let's fall in love
    Cold Cape Cod clams, 'gainst their wish, do it
    Even lazy jellyfish do it
    Let's do it, let's fall in love
    Electric eels, I might add, do it,
    Though it shocks 'em, I know,
    Why ask if shad do it?
    Waiter, bring me shad roe!
    In shallow shoals, English soles do it
    Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it
    Let's do it, let's fall in love.

  • @MaskedFox-ln4vc
    @MaskedFox-ln4vc Рік тому +3

    What about our best boy Hannibal that's origin story starts in Lithuania? The whole segment was happening in "Lithuania" during Hannibal season 3 (forgot which episode).

  • @kotryna7899
    @kotryna7899 Рік тому +24

    Lithuania, everywhere in Africa 😂 So sofisticated...

    • @arunasz2443
      @arunasz2443 Рік тому

      Tu mokykloje bent jau mokeisi...?

    • @arunasz2443
      @arunasz2443 Рік тому

      Atsiprašau bet, tu asilų asilas...tai, maža tauta kuri sugebėjo užkariauti žemes iki juodosios jūros ir tapti viena didžiausių europoje...o, tu sėdi fotelyje menkysta ir dar postringauji apie tai ko net NEŽINAI IR NESKAITĘS!!!

  • @MG-oj7rr
    @MG-oj7rr Рік тому +3

    Garsus can mean - loud, sounds or famous, haha :)
    Havent heard the doctor line, he sounded rlly good.

  • @gairionysten3188
    @gairionysten3188 Рік тому +3

    Tom Clancy's book "commander in chief" features Lithuania heavily. It is in fact about a russian invasion of Lithuania, and American attempt to defend it. So a large part of action takes place there with lots of specific locations mentioned.
    I'm not a fan of Jack Rian series, but I remember liking that one. And can recommend. Although need to remember that this was published in 2015, when perception of russian might was at its peak, needless to say it reads a little different today.
    You can also find it on audible.

    • @kestutisstugys1189
      @kestutisstugys1189 Рік тому +1

      Speaking of Tom Clancy, in "The Hunt for Red October" Marko Ramius is Lithuanian.

  • @JamieBar
    @JamieBar Рік тому +1

    Toris Laurinaitis from the manga and anime series Hetalua Axis Powers.

  • @agnerucinskaite1910
    @agnerucinskaite1910 3 дні тому

    Amazing. No, I didn't know any of it, but I am collecting a full list myself ;)

  • @maybeeyeman
    @maybeeyeman Рік тому +5

    From what I know, there were some scenes for the Chernobyl TV show filmed in Lithuania.

    • @Dafooq.
      @Dafooq. Рік тому +5

      the whole fiml chernobyl was filmed in Lithuania , Ignalina

    • @InternetExplorerer
      @InternetExplorerer Рік тому +3

      ​@@Dafooq. well that's not accurate. Some scenes of the TV show were filmed in Kaunas. Actually the flat that it was being filmed in is now turned into museum showcasing the architecture (or rather interior) of interwar lithuania

    • @Dafooq.
      @Dafooq. Рік тому +1

      @@InternetExplorerer i should not have said "whole" , my mistake 😅

  • @cabral_del_elpaso
    @cabral_del_elpaso Рік тому +1

    I love that man and his channel.

  • @onelungg
    @onelungg Рік тому +4

    "garsus" famous and loud. "Įžymus" just famous

  • @janabareike3831
    @janabareike3831 Рік тому +1

    In Bass Ackwards he said :Labas kaip tau sekasi ?
    And translate is :Hello, How are you ?(Thats how I translte it)

  • @emilycurtis4398
    @emilycurtis4398 Рік тому +7

    Unfortunately there's not enough lesbians sacrificing goats in my Romuva groups. Still love the Colbert and John Oliver segments. My husband teases me with those. Though his favorite throwaway line is "Where the Fuck is Lithuania?" from the song begging the UK to not leave the EU during the Brexit votes.

    • @LithuaniaExplained
      @LithuaniaExplained  Рік тому +2

      Are you part of Romuva? That’s cool. The first person I stayed with when I came here in 2020 was Inija :)

    • @emilycurtis4398
      @emilycurtis4398 Рік тому +1

      @@LithuaniaExplained I joined one of the North America/USA groups, so I've only participated in virtual groups. I'd like to attend a larger group, but my closest areas would either be NYC or Toronto (I'm in Western NY).

    • @LithuaniaExplained
      @LithuaniaExplained  Рік тому +2

      @@emilycurtis4398 ah interesting! It’s Much much larger than I thought!

  • @shemica16
    @shemica16 Рік тому +6

    If Linas Phillips is really of Lithuanian origin, then I think his name Linas is Lithuanian Linas and pronounced Linas, not Lainas? Just A guess.

    • @LithuaniaExplained
      @LithuaniaExplained  Рік тому +2

      You are most likely right, but also, knowing that he is quite Americanized, I would guess he goes by the other pronunciation just as much when he’s in the US.

  • @kevinsview93
    @kevinsview93 Рік тому +2

    Before I even watched this, I knew Shia would be in here 😂

  • @chlbtn
    @chlbtn 2 місяці тому

    Check out the first episode of St Elsewhere where the character played by Howie Mandel flirts with his "Lithuanian Eyes".

  • @lithuanian_guy
    @lithuanian_guy Рік тому +4

    5:06 "Hi, i dont know what are you thinking (with a spelling error: "a" instead of "i" at the end) about, you know... No, hi, how are you doing? (or literal: hi, how are things going for you?)"
    6:21 "Where is light inside, there be a shadow too" - dont think we have such saying... (never heard of it, it has authentic overtones though)
    10:17 Word of the day: "garsus" literal meaning is "loud", can be famous too - no other word for famous.
    Whoa, youre making me work here... fingers crossed your video will do just fine. Cheers! 🙂

    • @ciimy
      @ciimy Рік тому +2

      įžimus, žymus also translates to famous and I think it's better than "garsus".

    • @lithuanian_guy
      @lithuanian_guy Рік тому +1

      @@ciimy I was thinking that and you are not wrong. Yet įžymus/žymus is more like "notable" or "significant". It is mostly used for historic figures or architecture i think. Currently famous person is more likely to be "garsenybė" (than įžymybė) id say. "Žymė" means mark by the way, but i digress. Just my thoughts.

    • @Animas42
      @Animas42 Рік тому

      Kame yra šviesos, ten ir šešėlių esti rods tai patarlė

  • @wexer82
    @wexer82 Рік тому +1

    Oh man, Colbert is just hilarious =D

  • @anzelmasmatutis2500
    @anzelmasmatutis2500 Рік тому +13

    6:29 "Kame yra šviesos, tame ir šešėlių rasta". The last "rasta" might be the way folks at start of 20th century spoke. Nowadays we might just say "rasi".

    • @lunarmothcat
      @lunarmothcat Рік тому +4

      I think it was a mispronunciation of "esti" (is/are). He said "šešėlų", so I'm prone to think it was one of two mistakes. Other than that he did a very good job

    • @Arkhalis404
      @Arkhalis404 Рік тому +2

      @@lunarmothcat esi*

    • @kristinyt
      @kristinyt Рік тому +7

      I think he said "Kame yra šviesos, ten ir šešėlių esti". "Esti" - old form of "būti" (to be) which makes sense because it was his grandma who said it.

    • @lunarmothcat
      @lunarmothcat Рік тому +1

      ​@@Arkhalis404 Nope, "esti" is old third person form of "būti" (to be)

    • @lithuanian_guy
      @lithuanian_guy Рік тому +1

      "Kame yra šviesos, ten ir šešėlio esta", rest of what you guys said checks out, cheers :)

  • @proxboxgamer69
    @proxboxgamer69 Рік тому +4

    you need to pronounce "garsus" harder, not softer, because there is no letter "i" to make it soft (i really hope im correct, im lithuanian and somehow suck at learning my own language)

  • @justasrandom6609
    @justasrandom6609 Рік тому +1

    What about the mentions in the news and stuff?

  • @jurixas6047
    @jurixas6047 Рік тому

    I know im late but Lithuania was mentioned in Manifest season 4 ep 12 15:47

  • @Akvardopijus
    @Akvardopijus Рік тому +1

    this is a good one about "are you Lithuanian" from A man who fell to the earth ua-cam.com/video/Zvv3Kt71TlQ/v-deo.html. With David Bowie in the main role

  • @VM-hl8ms
    @VM-hl8ms Рік тому +1

    we owe england for making our country's name sound so exotic. latvia isn't pronounced as lathvia, but for some reasons they went with latin spelling and greek pronunciation for our country...

  • @afkafkafk
    @afkafkafk Рік тому +1

    Season two of the Wire features some Lithuanian in it but they misname trafficked Lithuanians as Russian unfortunately but i was a shock to hear it

  • @stiklas6712
    @stiklas6712 Рік тому +1

    Nice, like it ! Ačiū!

  • @Dimmiano
    @Dimmiano Рік тому +2

    There are waaaaaaaay moooooore :)

    • @LithuaniaExplained
      @LithuaniaExplained  Рік тому +1

      Please share :)

    • @Dimmiano
      @Dimmiano Рік тому

      @@LithuaniaExplained ua-cam.com/video/tgp8TAAJiR8/v-deo.html

    • @Dimmiano
      @Dimmiano Рік тому

      @@LithuaniaExplained Prašom ;)

  • @seanshepard2000
    @seanshepard2000 Рік тому +3

    lol - "I dunno, one of the Poland's ... maybe" ... great line! If only we could go back in time, and, instead of Latvian orthodox, have George convert to Lithuanian orthodox, we'd have another, great, Lithuanian reference, oh well ... lol

  • @mantuxasltu4077
    @mantuxasltu4077 Рік тому

    taip /yes

  • @maikotter9945
    @maikotter9945 Рік тому +1

    Beitrag des Freitages, 11. Mai 2023
    Every year in May, I receive a Euro-vision!
    Germany has won two times so far; Nicole (1982; "Ein bischen Frieden") and Lena Meyer-Landrut ("Satelite").
    Some years ago, Germany and Austria received CERO points each, in Vienna!
    Why?
    This was humilating!
    Steven Spielberg (Jew) could make a film about Lithaunia.
    Heinz Erhardt (German) was born in the Riga (Latvia); a City of the Hanseatic League.
    Who learns Lithuanian and Latvian, as a double language package?
    Estonian and Finnish, also could be learned in a double language package!
    In the GDR, my parents were forced to learn the Russian language, by law!
    Margot Honecker (SED), a very communist woman, was the female People´s Education Minister.
    How about a combined Nordic & Baltic competions in sports?
    16 teams; either club teams or national teams
    4 years long combined ranking of every sport; ... in every Olympic 4 year cycle
    Lithuania (LT)
    Latvia (LV)
    Estonia (EE)
    Königsberg [/Preußen] (RU)
    Lappland (S; N; FI; RU)
    Greenland (DK)
    Iceland (its own country)
    Färöer (DK)
    Norway (N)
    Danmark (DK)
    Spitzbergen + Jan Mayen (N)
    Finnland (FI)
    Sweden (S)
    Aland (FI)
    Danzig (PL)
    one team from another City of the Hanseatic League; ... may be SV Werder Bremen

  • @bloodtypena
    @bloodtypena Рік тому

    In HIMYM spoken lithuanian is bad. I understand when Lily says sveikas but all the other lithuanian spoken in that episode is so bad i cant undertand any other words and i am a lithuanian. I honestly think that the so called lithuanian spoken in that episode besides Lilys sveikas is gibberish

    • @Sammy52421
      @Sammy52421 10 місяців тому +2

      😂 the voice over actor is my husband. He is fluent Lithuanian. I'm not so I can't speak to what he's saying. I'll ask him in the morning.

    • @Sammy52421
      @Sammy52421 10 місяців тому +1

      Ok. So he said that as he recalls the show provided him what to say already translated into Lithuanian. He said he remembers looking at it and thinking it didn't make much sense so he ran it by his mom (who is native Lithuanian) and she agreed it didn't make much sense. Also, he said he's pretty sure he did the whole thing by phone which is why it sounds so bad.