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  • @GeographyNow
    @GeographyNow  6 років тому +1339

    Time to finish up the Baltics. What better way than to put Keith in my mom's muumuu. Oh by they way, Feel free to send Anyone on the GN team Fanmail! Not just me. Ken, Keith, Noah, Kaleb and introducing my new research / production assistant KAI! (You see him for a brief moment in the skit at 2:05

    • @killiammusicandgaming
      @killiammusicandgaming 6 років тому +3

      Geography Now YAY GREAT VIDEÓ BARBS

    • @denidotcom
      @denidotcom 6 років тому +3

      Geography Now hope you’re feeling well rested!

    • @KaiDittmer1
      @KaiDittmer1 6 років тому +4

      Geography Now My name is Kai
      I fell proud

    • @Mav12able
      @Mav12able 6 років тому +10

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    • @Udontkno7
      @Udontkno7 6 років тому +3

      Hope you had a nice relaxing break

  • @oskarskursitis3798
    @oskarskursitis3798 5 років тому +4922

    I am simple Latvian.. I see Lithuania.. I upvote.

    • @DjPjX
      @DjPjX 5 років тому +238

      braliukas!

    • @someonewhosupportukraine
      @someonewhosupportukraine 5 років тому +154

      the same as me then i see Latvia :) and if its go fight between latvians and russians so well im in latvian side

    • @get_outstop2951
      @get_outstop2951 5 років тому +15

      Ye me too

    • @AstroGoalHorns
      @AstroGoalHorns 5 років тому +94

      I am a simple Estonian... I see Lithuania... I go back to my room and watch Netflix

    • @oskaraskubilis
      @oskaraskubilis 5 років тому +8

      Your name looks familiar

  • @Knowerix
    @Knowerix 6 років тому +5071

    *Anyone from Lithuania?*

  • @NiteStorm324
    @NiteStorm324 2 роки тому +1027

    Fun fact: Lithuania 🇱🇹 was the first country to recognize my country Armenia 🇦🇲

  • @agenttheater5
    @agenttheater5 Рік тому +18

    3:46 Apparently my grandfather and great-grandmother when comparing Germany and the USSR moving in on Lithuania 'At least the Nazis didn't pretend to be liberating us'.

  • @livamilAVA
    @livamilAVA 6 років тому +375

    Im a simple latvian, i see Lietuva, i give thumbs up! čau braļukas!

  • @vklepackaite1194
    @vklepackaite1194 4 роки тому +594

    I'm Lithuanian so every time he pronounced something I shouted at my screen how to say it

    • @kristinanenortas1719
      @kristinanenortas1719 4 роки тому +6

      V Klepackaite me too 😂

    • @katazynavisnevskaja9888
      @katazynavisnevskaja9888 4 роки тому +5

      Yea same

    • @silver6380
      @silver6380 4 роки тому +21

      I'm not Lithuanian and have never visited or anything and even I was cringing. Vilnus, Konus, Šolai???

    • @jackdowning2011
      @jackdowning2011 4 роки тому +8

      My wife is Lithuanian and I've also became accustom to criticising incorrect pronunciations on Lithuanian words and locations.

    • @arachito.mp4206
      @arachito.mp4206 4 роки тому +24

      I was like NO POTATO DUMPLINGS ONLY CEPELINAI

  • @Mickelraven
    @Mickelraven 2 роки тому +66

    I love the Baltics. Some of the most underrated countries in the world. Love from Finland
    🇫🇮❤️🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪

  • @chiragparsoya3754
    @chiragparsoya3754 2 роки тому +72

    As an Indian, Proud to Have Lithuanian As A Close Ties with Our Ancient Sanskrit Language!❤🇮🇳🇱🇹

    • @fritzzon
      @fritzzon 7 місяців тому +5

      Latvians too

  • @zilinskas91
    @zilinskas91 6 років тому +489

    I am a Lithuanian-Brazilian and I have a huge respect and admiration for this amazing country. My Lithuanian great-grandmother always told me stories about Lithuania, especially how beautiful it was in the Spring. Much love to all the Lithuanians all over the world!

    • @skuyzy198
      @skuyzy198 6 років тому +17

      Oh yeah, you do have a lithuanian last name

    • @zilinskas91
      @zilinskas91 6 років тому +57

      Yeah, it came from my Lithuanian great-grandfather from Kaunas (or some city near it) and it was passed to his son, my grandfather, to my father and finally me. I still have the passport from my great-grandfather, Mykolas Zilinskas, from the 1920s, when Lithuania was still independent from the Reds.

    • @kostam.1113
      @kostam.1113 6 років тому +21

      ''Brazil is a cool place to live''.
      LoL, but then again it depends where you live in Brazil, since some regions in Brazil have unimaginable violence on daily basis and third world standards of living.

    • @zilinskas91
      @zilinskas91 6 років тому +26

      Most of Lithuanians came to Sao Paulo, the richest state in Brazil, and the South Region. Sao Paulo HDI and GDP per capita are on par with most Eastern European countries and some Western too. I love Lithuania, but I don't know if i would get used to its climate, as Sao Paulo is a subtropical place with mean temperatures of 23-27 celsius, the perfect climate for me.

    • @ZHike360
      @ZHike360 6 років тому +1

      Eimantas Varaneckas being a polititian in brazil is pretty rad

  • @lindabeme7961
    @lindabeme7961 6 років тому +316

    The reason why everyone thinks that Latvia and Lithuania are like sisters/brothers is that when we are growing up, we are told that Lithuania is our biggest friend(which is true) and we are the same. That's why we are calling each other "braļuhas" - "brothers". If latvian is traveling to Lithuania, you feel like home and everyone is nice to you. That's why we love each other so much.

    • @linusfotograf
      @linusfotograf 6 років тому +1

      Linda Bēme Do you understand one another or do you speak English or Russian?

    • @Androidaz1
      @Androidaz1 6 років тому

      True :)

    • @onelungg
      @onelungg 6 років тому +25

      Lithuanian and Latvian are not mutually intelligible. Elder generation speak Russian and everyone under 30 speak English

    • @chillysunny2324
      @chillysunny2324 6 років тому +22

      Linus Wärn Sadly, we don't understand each other to talk. At least for me, listening to Latvian is impossible to understand, but when reading, I can get what the text is about (sometimes wrongly, since we have some false-friends words).

    • @lindabeme7961
      @lindabeme7961 6 років тому +13

      We understand some words, but mostly we speak English and Russian with each other. :)

  • @commonly676
    @commonly676 3 роки тому +67

    Im a simple Pole. I see Lithuania, i press the like button.

  • @zosia9279
    @zosia9279 3 роки тому +129

    Love from Poland 🇵🇱♥️🇱🇹

    • @dievas1
      @dievas1 3 роки тому +14

      Love you back!

    • @laimonas3797
      @laimonas3797 2 роки тому +1

      @@kayrannkanal2026 tf?

    • @Kliscian
      @Kliscian 2 роки тому +1

      @@kayrannkanal2026 what do you mean?

    • @Kliscian
      @Kliscian 2 роки тому +1

      @@kayrannkanal2026 Poland and lithuania?

    • @goofygooberyeah
      @goofygooberyeah 2 роки тому +3

      @@kayrannkanal2026 they are both really diffrent Nations....... In the 16th century they where connected....

  • @gabrihqwerty44
    @gabrihqwerty44 3 роки тому +1327

    Just a few things: Gediminas wasn't the king the only king was Mindaugas, the guy who died before becoming the king is not Vytautynas, his name was Vytautas. I am a Lithuanian, I am watching this and crying from laughter. We never think that hill of crosses is scary.

    • @vykintasrakutis2503
      @vykintasrakutis2503 3 роки тому +75

      I'm lIthuanian and I only think that the hill of crosses is strange. The thing that creeped me out though, was the forest of witches.

    • @enmo5924
      @enmo5924 3 роки тому +18

      yes yes yes true im lithuanian too

    • @racistpixel1017
      @racistpixel1017 3 роки тому +10

      Hill of crosess is kreepy and i do think that to, i heard from many ppl that its creepy af

    • @rojushkalit8113
      @rojushkalit8113 3 роки тому +3

      Yes

    • @barsukascool
      @barsukascool 3 роки тому +3

      Yeaaaa

  • @jordanaspranaitis720
    @jordanaspranaitis720 4 роки тому +1733

    Niekas:
    Lietuviai: Ė

  • @Hello-st3gg
    @Hello-st3gg 3 роки тому +103

    I want to go to Lithuania but it’s so far to go to it with a car. Love from the Netherlands and my native country Norway 🇳🇴🇳🇱❤️🇱🇹

    • @pand2aren
      @pand2aren 2 роки тому +7

      its not that far ! traveled from vilnius to cali and back non stop in 2days.. fast and easy

    • @ignaskybransas926
      @ignaskybransas926 2 роки тому +5

      Im Lithuanian who lives in the Netherlands. it's not that big of a ride honestly. From Eindhoven to Klaipeda it takes me around 17-18h to drive. We do travel every half a year there for a couple of weeks. Otherwise flights from Eindhoven to Vilnius are quite common and cheap as both Wizzair and Ryanair is flying between those two cities.

    • @ieva6089
      @ieva6089 2 роки тому +1

      Love you❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

    • @JaimieRain
      @JaimieRain Рік тому

      @@ignaskybransas926 17-18 hr? that's so short. I expected something like 2 days. I live in New Zealand, and to drive the country from bottom to top would take you about 26 hours (3 hour ferry ride between the islands) and that's without any stops. I guess it's the georgraphy, lot of hills and mountains here, Europe is mostly flat and straight etc.

    • @ignaskybransas926
      @ignaskybransas926 Рік тому

      @@JaimieRain Yeah i would assume geography has a lot to do with it. Also if you zoom in Europe you will see how many Highways we have and other types of good routes where we could do 120-150kmh most of the time without having to stop anywhere.

  • @debora1496
    @debora1496 3 роки тому +16

    Honestly, I’ve seen a lot of videos trying to inform people about my country Lithuania and usually I see a lot of weird and false claims but this video has done a very good job! Really, it might be one of the best ones yet; sure there were like 1,2 mistakes but all in all very informative! Good job!!! :))

  • @adunozi
    @adunozi 4 роки тому +179

    In georgia (sakartvelo) we call Lithuania "Lietuva"

  • @ricky99la
    @ricky99la 6 років тому +84

    That was a smooth Bass line.

  • @janosaw1916
    @janosaw1916 2 роки тому +36

    Love Lithuania from Poland 🇵🇱❤🇱🇹

  • @justicechowdhury2353
    @justicechowdhury2353 2 роки тому +26

    Wooaah... Lithuanian and Sanskrit have similar words. Great. Love from india. 🇮🇳❤️🇱🇹

  • @midqceans7305
    @midqceans7305 6 років тому +4429

    Kiek mūsų Lietuvių čia?
    ⬇️

  • @golanerr3230
    @golanerr3230 6 років тому +468

    I had one Lithuanian guy in my school and he would bring šakotis to class every year. They were delicious

    • @cit7rus855
      @cit7rus855 6 років тому +50

      lol, that's so cute

    • @Elhant
      @Elhant 6 років тому +37

      Don't know what you had, but it has a tremendous difference in how fresh it is:
      a)hard spikes = not fresh
      b)soft spikes = fresh and basicaly the god among cakes, sweets or anything sweet... damn it, now i wanna buy one :/

    • @prod.youngsk3301
      @prod.youngsk3301 6 років тому +2

      Andrey Ostryagin oh yeah

    • @arminaspetrokas5828
      @arminaspetrokas5828 6 років тому +1

      comedyje

    • @monwren
      @monwren 5 років тому +7

      @@Elhant Depends on the type tho. There are ones with hard spikes that are quite brittle and they're amazing too.

  • @gedextgaming4040
    @gedextgaming4040 Рік тому +4

    Him: says "king Gediminas"
    Lithuanians: ANGRY NOISES

  • @IndoAryan
    @IndoAryan 2 роки тому +40

    Love from Āryāvarta.🇮🇳🇱🇹 Lithuania is a very nice country.

    • @ieva6089
      @ieva6089 2 роки тому +1

      Yess! Love you! Btw is that India you are talking about? Because if not then i havent heard of that country before🤔

    • @IndoAryan
      @IndoAryan 2 роки тому +5

      @@ieva6089 Yes, Aryavarta is the real name of India. India has two real names, one is Aryavarta and the other is Bharat.

    • @locky1385
      @locky1385 Рік тому

      aš lietuvė, but I'm more conserned about your username

    • @locky1385
      @locky1385 Рік тому

      @@tyagi7586 ah I see, thank you, didn't know that!

  • @supermaksas
    @supermaksas 5 років тому +105

    Just a little side note about the basketball part.
    Not only do we practice basketball as a religion, we also have a single national basketball team with roughly 2.8 million coaches.

  • @grethel9452
    @grethel9452 3 роки тому +500

    Hello Lithuania!🇱🇹💕
    Greetings from Estonia 🇪🇪💕

  • @aryzen.
    @aryzen. 2 роки тому +4

    Love from Latvia 🇱🇻 my brothers

  • @LithuaniaExplained
    @LithuaniaExplained 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for covering such an amazing country! 🇱🇹

  • @ganjaaboss
    @ganjaaboss 6 років тому +360

    As Lithuanian I can say that the country is not creepy at all - sorry I can't finish this comment, as my child is whistling and it means that it can burn our house and we can lost all our food supplies which we are keeping in case of Vikings raid.

    • @Marine5D
      @Marine5D 6 років тому +6

      Good one :D

    • @marciusmarciukas5467
      @marciusmarciukas5467 6 років тому +2

      Nice one :DDD

    • @Indiaexpress
      @Indiaexpress 6 років тому +6

      Laurynas strange, my pressure cooker whistles all the time n my house never burned !!

    • @EmaGerulskyte
      @EmaGerulskyte 6 років тому

      Laurynas 😂😂

    • @btzmttx
      @btzmttx 6 років тому

      Indiaexpress hah be ready :D

  • @hnjahnjah
    @hnjahnjah 6 років тому +447

    Zydrunas Savickas anyone? Strongest man in the world? Yeah,he's from there....

    • @skyhigh7773
      @skyhigh7773 6 років тому +5

      Soetpotatis whel hell ya

    • @kkujis
      @kkujis 6 років тому +22

      currently yes, but Zydrunas is 40+ years old now so you can't expect him to continue dominating forever

    • @agnezigunyte833
      @agnezigunyte833 6 років тому +6

      Ikr? Im from Lithuania

    • @mr.skellyton5747
      @mr.skellyton5747 6 років тому +7

      Priviet lietuvi

    • @sadlanod
      @sadlanod 6 років тому +8

      Soetpotatis also KGB Red Dalia is from down there ! Only country in the world , where during peace time country left about 30% of population . Welcome to hell !

  • @ugniusjurgelevicius6826
    @ugniusjurgelevicius6826 2 роки тому +1

    You dont know how good it feels to see that somewon finally spoted my country thx you

  • @f4usgaming63
    @f4usgaming63 2 роки тому

    So good to see whos creating stuff about my country thx so much, so glad 🙂💥💯

  • @Estland_Ch
    @Estland_Ch 3 роки тому +501

    Kisses from estonia 🇪🇪

    • @aukserudzikaite9355
      @aukserudzikaite9355 3 роки тому +4

      ❤️❤️ thank you!

    • @lauracyziute
      @lauracyziute 3 роки тому +8

      hehehe Come Play With Us Estonia 🪓🩸🔪

    • @Estland_Ch
      @Estland_Ch 3 роки тому +2

      @@lauracyziute aw hell naw-

    • @lauracyziute
      @lauracyziute 3 роки тому +2

      CH_ ESTONIA WhY nOt 📓🖋 *gets death note*

    • @Estland_Ch
      @Estland_Ch 3 роки тому

      @Gaming with Astrea 10 y e s

  • @tinchaaa
    @tinchaaa 4 роки тому +555

    im a simple latvian, i see lithuania, i click.
    sveiki!! 💕

    • @putlerkaputt9201
      @putlerkaputt9201 4 роки тому +1

      man patik raidijums Gudrs vel gudraks

    • @realShortcut
      @realShortcut 3 роки тому +1

      zirga galva islinda :D

    • @Musickt196
      @Musickt196 3 роки тому +9

      Haha I'm American but my boyfriend's from Lithuania, he says Latvia and Lithuania are brothers :)

    • @tinchaaa
      @tinchaaa 3 роки тому +7

      @@Musickt196 yes, we kinda are! the languages are in the same language tree (thats what we call them here,, its probably not a correct translation 😂), so we can almost communicate with each other:).
      we're just pretty similar countries,, what can i say!

    • @nesbistrampol
      @nesbistrampol 3 роки тому +2

      labas, kaimyne

  • @crystalpupa5307
    @crystalpupa5307 6 місяців тому

    greetings from Lithuania! :)) u rock! you do a great job with this channel!!

  • @jumbledorange7894
    @jumbledorange7894 3 роки тому +16

    I was at the mountan of witches it wasnt creppy it was fun.

  • @terroristiga
    @terroristiga 5 років тому +548

    I'm Latvian but I feel proud after watching this video 😎

    • @Robcis
      @Robcis 4 роки тому +8

      Same, man arii

    • @pjuiced3893
      @pjuiced3893 4 роки тому +35

      @Count Roy because Lithuanian and Latvian culture is so similar

    • @marfou4463
      @marfou4463 4 роки тому +33

      @Count Roy Basically blood brothers

    • @fishunter2501
      @fishunter2501 4 роки тому +6

      Welcome, Zirgu Galva))

    • @krusshox4395
      @krusshox4395 4 роки тому +1

      @Kristian nav gan

  • @matchaa121
    @matchaa121 6 років тому +157

    I think Lithuanians are one of the most beautiful people in the world. They tend to have very refined facial features, model-like appearance. Both men and women from Lithuania are very attractive. He mentioned that many Lithuanians live in Brazil.. can you imagine how gorgeous Lithuanian-Brazilian mix looks like?! I loved to visit Palanga in Lithuania! Love from Estonia xx

    • @yarpen26
      @yarpen26 6 років тому +8

      It's pretty much always that way in the former Eastern Bloc. They combine the most visually appealing genes (the Scandinavians also have those by the way) with a culture that gives women no excuse not to take care of their bodies.

    • @Murkis1239
      @Murkis1239 6 років тому +4

      All about those Baltic genes haha
      Thanks man!

    • @valdisimas
      @valdisimas 6 років тому

      same

    • @edvinas6113
      @edvinas6113 6 років тому +1

      kallutibu are u free? I'm searching for wife:D I can tell you soo much storys about ltu every night before u sleep :D
      Joke. First time I heard that men, not women are attractive. Always ppl from other coutrys says ltu women are most beautifule :)
      Thnx!

    • @xxxx-wh5nu
      @xxxx-wh5nu 6 років тому +2

      There's a Brazilian woman of Lithuanian ancestry very famous for her beauty called Angelica.

  • @lindamezsarga9587
    @lindamezsarga9587 2 роки тому +6

    Greetings from latvia🇱🇻❤🇱🇹

  • @Vikikiish
    @Vikikiish 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for the video! Looked a bit rushed as if you just have to do it. Other than that, great knowledge and some random facts that are probably not known for even Lithuanians themselves. :)
    Every country is beautiful, best wishes to everyone!

  • @MRSLAV
    @MRSLAV 6 років тому +480

    Everything is on point but I can't believe you forgot to add like the strongest man on earth - Big Z Savickas.

    • @soupthought
      @soupthought 3 роки тому +46

      @@LifeofJonnyy Are you okay? Did someone hurt you? Do you need help? You're so incredibly salty that i can almost taste it.

    • @VaivaNormant
      @VaivaNormant 3 роки тому +4

      Yes dude

    • @deividasvalenta308
      @deividasvalenta308 3 роки тому +22

      @@LifeofJonnyy our past is quite hard and dark we had too much sad expierance and now no one knows our country i cant describe that feeling in english but i what meant to say that we love to know that someone else in the world regonises us or knows us and we want to make our country more and more fame man/woman understand us its not our ego its toooooooo hard past see ya peace!.!.!.

    • @deividasvalenta308
      @deividasvalenta308 3 роки тому +19

      @@LifeofJonnyy how old are u ffs because u dont understand anthing about other humans......

    • @deividasvalenta308
      @deividasvalenta308 3 роки тому +9

      @@LifeofJonnyy yeah i should u are such a cool man see ya

  • @Vakarisgamer
    @Vakarisgamer 6 років тому +253

    Gediminas wasn't a king, Mindaugas was the only king.

    • @KakaKaka-eo3pi
      @KakaKaka-eo3pi 6 років тому +20

      You are correct.

    • @mindaugasskurvydas1898
      @mindaugasskurvydas1898 6 років тому +4

      Damn right

    • @Fankas2000
      @Fankas2000 6 років тому +6

      To be fair Kunigaikštis is a German loan word and "König" means King in German. So the "Didysis Kunigaikštis" title should be translated as High King in English.

    • @brandon-22
      @brandon-22 6 років тому +9

      it's duke lol

    • @Vakarisgamer
      @Vakarisgamer 6 років тому +5

      I think the right translation would be Great Duke or High Duke

  • @GT-jh3hn
    @GT-jh3hn 2 роки тому

    Love ur Videoes Bro! interesting learning about other countries :D

  • @nielsenn7012
    @nielsenn7012 2 роки тому +15

    Much respect form Denmark to Lithuania. Hope to visit soon 🇱🇹🇩🇰

  • @Lucense
    @Lucense 6 років тому +215

    Ačiū for making the Lithuania episode! :)
    Love from Latvia :)

    • @Pandzikizlasu80
      @Pandzikizlasu80 6 років тому +6

      Chief Luna Moon Bless you!

    • @Trowo
      @Trowo 6 років тому +2

      *Ačiū not Aciū

    • @owlleep6047
      @owlleep6047 6 років тому +2

      Here is MY heart from latvia to YOU

    • @Lucense
      @Lucense 6 років тому

      Yeah, I forgot about that č, hah
      My bad >)

    • @Trowo
      @Trowo 6 років тому

      Chief Luna Moon And now you forgot " : " in the " >:)" evil face.

  • @mignas
    @mignas 6 років тому +175

    Gott aclear some things:
    1. Nobody ever thought about The hill of crosses as creepy. Its a christian monument started long time ago, later serving as a symbol of resistence against russia (tzar and soviet), it was desroyed several times but after each time it grew back even bigger.
    2. Crosses are our national monument. In the 18-20th century, many crossroads, and houses had their own cross. They were being made from carved wood or metal. It served as a place of meditation or prayer for those who could not attend the church or for other reasons. These crosses have their own stylized curves and carvings, which closely relate to the paganism (documented in books). My grandfather, a professional blacksmith used to make those in his free time. (this tradition was had poland as well i think)
    3. The KGB bunkers and interogation experiences are small local businesses, not something "big" that everybody knows about.
    4. If there is anything creepy about lithuania at all, its the politics and inherited public pesimism. After the destruction of soviet union, the former communists took control of the government which resulted in kind of significant lagging in development and essential reforms. Lots of money were stolen by those people, and remanants of the party are still leeching. (thanks to active a few active people (tapinas, maldeikiene, etc.) investigational journalism and ballzy politicians crack down the money leechers and corrupted ones.
    5. Bogs and swamps are not "creepy" and there are not too many of them. There are only about 5 decently sized marshes, which are protected and can only be accessed by a wooden footpath. Once a year a number people are issued permissions to harvest the marsh. There are tons berries and mushrooms. Ive heard my uncle tell a story where he used to carry 80kg bag of pristine mushrooms back home. (yes, forest goods were essential to survival (mostly winter) about 30-40 years back, now these goods are still very sought after.)

    • @AusstejaD
      @AusstejaD 6 років тому +26

      lncubus99, This needed to be said, hill of crosses isn't creepy to the locals at all. Also no Lithuanian or Latvian thinks of our countries as creepy, sisters - yes, but creepy - naaah. Other points you mentioned were really good too! Ačiū!

    • @tadas2001
      @tadas2001 6 років тому +6

      + he mentioned that the only king in Lithuanian living history was Gediminas xdd

    • @explode1507
      @explode1507 6 років тому +6

      And he wrote Vytautynas :DD

    • @friattmoooo
      @friattmoooo 6 років тому +1

      thank you...

    • @Altrantis
      @Altrantis 6 років тому +1

      I imagine the number of marshes is quite high but you're used to them so you just don't notice or consider them or think it's normal. I live in the marshiest area in my country and I would have never considered it if I wasn't told by geographers, I just thought it was normal. I once read that back in the middle ages, in the Baltic people would go to war in winter, despite the harsh northern winters, because at least you could move troops on the frozen land, whereas in summer it was really hard to move armies through the country because of all the marshy lands.

  • @povilasgenceravicius7060
    @povilasgenceravicius7060 3 роки тому +2

    okay I'm from Lithuania and this video is the best thing I have seen so far I'm laughing so hard thank you!! XD

  • @vejazaprauskis7844
    @vejazaprauskis7844 3 роки тому +17

    it was pretty good, a couple things tho:
    -Mindaugas was the one to unite us and he was the only king in Lithuanian history
    -you’re pronunciations are absolutely horrid but it’s ok you tried
    -if u ever do an updated version you should mention the traditional Lithuanian dances and songs

  • @ricards8987
    @ricards8987 3 роки тому +535

    Love from latvia to Lithuania mans braluka 🇱🇻🇱🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹
    Damn this is the most likes i have ever had

  • @Xyz-kz9ob
    @Xyz-kz9ob 6 років тому +85

    Gediminas wasn't a king. The only king was Mindaugas

  • @epicerne1000
    @epicerne1000 3 роки тому +5

    Hearing how old my second language is that I got from one of my parents and that it's the last of the few Baltic languages makes me want to make sure I don't forget it so I can pass it on

  • @heyimlithuanian1003
    @heyimlithuanian1003 3 роки тому +4

    I can comfirm
    I whistled once as a child in Lithuania and my house got exploded

  • @Emmiesteaparty
    @Emmiesteaparty 3 роки тому +445

    Me as a lithuanian watching him pronounce all the words wrong :👁️💧👄💧👁️

  • @07h23
    @07h23 4 роки тому +42

    Greetings from your Baltic sister - Estonia! 🇪🇪🇱🇹

    • @allgym3479
      @allgym3479 2 роки тому +1

      Come play with us Estonia 😈

  • @eleanorbertuch135
    @eleanorbertuch135 Рік тому

    Wonderful program. My grandma came to America in 1899. She tells of a very very long sea trip🙏

  • @Mr.Cerera69
    @Mr.Cerera69 2 роки тому

    As lithuanian loved this video commenting about my home country. Great video. Liked it in your own fun way!

  • @gupta-pw5xb
    @gupta-pw5xb 6 років тому +102

    Welcome back Barby !!!

  • @wetdoritos2990
    @wetdoritos2990 5 років тому +88

    I'm from Poland and I loooove Lithuania 🇱🇹❤🇵🇱

    • @truten3737
      @truten3737 4 роки тому +1

      Poucz sie historii

    • @noone12884
      @noone12884 2 роки тому

      @@truten3737 pyzda they dealed up 🗿

  • @noellegreene2720
    @noellegreene2720 Рік тому +5

    I’m a Lithuanian and just want to let you guys know nobody thinks the hill of crosses is creepy. its simply a small hill with crosses and crucifixes that is actually very holy. we do know why the hill of crosses started but it is not very interesting haha

  • @jumanpatowary4486
    @jumanpatowary4486 2 роки тому +13

    Wow, Sanskrit and Lithuanian is connected! Love from India

  • @khvtisoturdziladze8819
    @khvtisoturdziladze8819 4 роки тому +353

    Lietuva! Greetings from Georgia! Our best friends

    • @algisvickus4910
      @algisvickus4910 4 роки тому +2

      Hello Geardia! Į love you brathers!

    • @linasma235
      @linasma235 4 роки тому +13

      everything is same except religion you are oldest christians we are last pagans

    • @inactive859
      @inactive859 3 роки тому +2

      🇱🇹🇬🇪

    • @realShortcut
      @realShortcut 3 роки тому +3

      most of lithuanians dont even know where this gruzia is..

    • @inactive859
      @inactive859 3 роки тому +9

      @@realShortcut yes we do... its in the caucuses bordering Russia to the north , turkey and Armenia to the south and Azerbaijan to the east

  • @Oskars171
    @Oskars171 4 роки тому +141

    Much love to all the braliukai out there from your Latvian brālis. :)

  • @mohitdubey3146
    @mohitdubey3146 2 роки тому +12

    Lots of love❤ to Lithuania🇱🇹 from India🇮🇳

  • @vasanthakumar526
    @vasanthakumar526 10 місяців тому +3

    Love to Pagan country Lithuania from India 🇮🇳🇱🇹. Both are very far from each other but shares same culture and language family.

  • @in2097
    @in2097 5 років тому +374

    Wrong facts: Lithuania didn't cut off that little tail village from Belarus. It was the opposite: Lithuanian villages were just randomly sliced off by occupants forming a border, but that particular village fought their way back to be united with Lithuania. Lots of villages next to Belarus border still speak Lithuanian.

    • @anicetusurban8516
      @anicetusurban8516 5 років тому +5

      Really? I thought they spoke Polish next to the Belarus border.

    • @in2097
      @in2097 5 років тому +17

      @@anicetusurban8516 there where few mixed regions with Polish minority closer to Vilnius around Salcininkai, but not in south.

    • @PandaBearWithMic
      @PandaBearWithMic 5 років тому +5

      fun fact: language doesn't connected with a borders most the time the closer to the border you get the bigger the mix of languages of two countries you'll get. And like half of Lithuania speaks Russian, so...

    • @in2097
      @in2097 5 років тому +35

      @@PandaBearWithMic True, there is always a mix at the border, because borders are usually defined by authorities in their "offices". But what it has to do with Lithuanians speaking Russian? During Soviet Occupation people had to learn Russian, it was pushed everywhere. Now young people refuse to learn it in favour of English. But it has nothing to do with the ethnic regions cut off at the borders..

    • @PandaBearWithMic
      @PandaBearWithMic 5 років тому +2

      not only that, but during USSR many people were re-settled from parts of the country to another...

  • @lonelyhetaliafangirl4936
    @lonelyhetaliafangirl4936 3 роки тому +439

    I’m from Bulgaria. My friend is from Lithuania
    Any time I see Lithuania, I click like
    🇱🇹❤️🇧🇬

  • @farrelpermadi5471
    @farrelpermadi5471 2 роки тому +5

    2:00 well, after trying to count the distance from the point to the Northern-, Southern-, Western-, and Eastern- most point of Europe, I can kinda approve that :)

  • @tombrennan7673
    @tombrennan7673 11 місяців тому +1

    I am American with Lithuanian ethnicity. My great grandparents moved here in the early 1900s. When I have the opportunity, I want to be the first person in my family to return to Lithuania. My ancestors came from the Kaunas region. I know this because I've done a lot of research.

  • @connortheandroidsentbycybe7740
    @connortheandroidsentbycybe7740 6 років тому +164

    "They have an easter grandma instead of a bunny, yeah!"
    "Most hot air balloons per capita, awesome!"
    "Their own national perfume, wicked"
    "Some of the best internet speeds in the world, cool!"
    "Don't whistle inside or your house will explode, wait what"

    • @chillysunny2324
      @chillysunny2324 6 років тому +4

      It's just an old superstition. I don't think anyone actually believes it these days.

    • @aklas5753
      @aklas5753 6 років тому +3

      As Lithuanian I Do

    • @Suris69xxx
      @Suris69xxx 6 років тому +10

      People say that if you whistle in your house you will blow your house away. Blow away in Lithuanian means to loose something carrely.
      Most common superstitions:
      Never say goodbye to person over a doorstep. We might become enemies.
      If I step on your foot, you have to step back or our friendship will be ruined.
      If you hit heads with someone it means that we are going to be related. E.g. our kids will marry or we'll marry.
      Saying something "i'll never SOMETHING BAD" means you have to knock on any piece of wood or tree. If you don't it might happen.

    • @SeRaFiNuTe
      @SeRaFiNuTe 4 роки тому +5

      In my region (Samogitia) it is said that “if you whistle inside your house, you will “whistle” away your money.
      It mean to loose money (unexpected expenses, forget somewhere..).
      If remember right it’s because of remaining pagan beliefs and superstition about magical spirits/creatures.

    • @gabijaletukaite1388
      @gabijaletukaite1388 3 роки тому +2

      @@SeRaFiNuTe I'm from Samogitia too, but we say that if you whistle inside your house, you will call a devil to your home.

  • @Howtard
    @Howtard 6 років тому +143

    I really want to know more about the "book smuggling years" so I'm going to type a comment out instead of typing it into google like a normal person.

    • @1MuchButteR1
      @1MuchButteR1 6 років тому +32

      The books were smuggled from German controlled Lithuanian minor region. (today its the Kaliningrad Oblast)

    • @vyvasiliau
      @vyvasiliau 6 років тому +57

      That is correct. Important to add the reason for this. During that time, Lithuania was occupied by Russian Empire (way before Soviet Union). Russia had plans to integrate this region (not for the last time) to their Empire and eliminate ethnicity of Lihuanians. So they started Russification program, which included ban on all Lithuanian language publications printed in the Latin alphabet and writing in Cyrillic were encouraged. People who smuggled illegal books and periodicals across the border were called "Knygnešiai" (literal translation - people who carries the books).

    • @kiauraskaminas8038
      @kiauraskaminas8038 6 років тому +18

      Vytautas Vasiliauskas russifacation started 1862 after we lost second uprising war for restoration of independent poland-lithuania state. 1/3 of ethnic Lithuania teritorry became slavic during rusifacation, thats norhtwestern part of modern day Belarus. only few lithuanian villages and towns still exist today but not for a long, as russification continues in belarus and even belarusian language and nation is in huge danger. . So that region was too far from germany for book smuglers and not many books could make it that far east, but in other parts of Lithuania there were many books, political antirussian newspappers, and many secret lithuanian schools in many towns and villages. So lithuanian language are spoken until this day

    • @Monte80
      @Monte80 6 років тому +9

      I don't know if you will find a monument for the smuggler anywhere else in the world. :)

    • @222Deima
      @222Deima 6 років тому

      All the replies were very good. Also, if I remember right... people who smuggled books also smuggled other things like alcohol (which is cheaper abroad to this day?) to make a living and books were just like a nice thing thing they did to keep Lithuanian alive. Basically, they were not motivated by money to smuggle books. I may be off though, correct me if my memory served me wrong from history classes.

  • @mmickle6191
    @mmickle6191 2 роки тому

    That's some groovy sculpture there!

  • @b4t_xoxo
    @b4t_xoxo 3 роки тому +7

    I am Lithuanian, and i am very happy, that you and your team i guess, made this video, since Lithuania is mostly not that well known. Thank you.

  • @jakubkoudelka8844
    @jakubkoudelka8844 4 роки тому +151

    Oh, so many positive memories back from 2010 and my studies at Vilniaus university. You guys rock!! Sveikinu iš Čekijos.

    • @umsernae
      @umsernae 2 роки тому +3

      Labas Česká! We hope you liked your stay at Vilnius! Láska z Litvy !

    • @Zjbuber
      @Zjbuber 2 роки тому

      Thanks bro

    • @ieva6089
      @ieva6089 2 роки тому

      Im a little late haha but i hope you had a good time! Poland hates us even tho he said that we are friends thats false

    • @cheqqo5708
      @cheqqo5708 Рік тому

      Ačiū.

    • @lucagieseler
      @lucagieseler Рік тому

      Same for me! My semester at VGTU was an absolute blast! Lithuania is fu*kin dope! But still: nekalbu lietuviškai

  • @karlomarovic5819
    @karlomarovic5819 6 років тому +83

    I always wanted to visit the Baltic twins 😍.
    Love from Croatia!
    BTW great video!

    • @UtamagUta
      @UtamagUta 6 років тому +5

      Sure! Just don't forget umbrella and... rain boots! (Seriously though, the only season with predictably decent weather is in late July - mid August)

    • @LimaArno
      @LimaArno 6 років тому +4

      Just do it Karlo! Come over here in a summer. Life is short.

    • @someonewhosupportukraine
      @someonewhosupportukraine 6 років тому

      Karlo Marovic I am a Lithuanian and I love Croatia. Dalmatia, Plitvice, Zadar, Dubrovnik and, of course, Zagreb. You, like us, have a similar story. We have giant Russia on the side. You have Serbia who wants to restore Yugoslavia. Together you share the story with Ukraine. They have Donbass you had a Knin. Therefore, I think that from the Adriatic to the Baltic States we should make an alliance. Greetings from Vilnius.

  • @lazarekoguashvilli5575
    @lazarekoguashvilli5575 3 роки тому +2

    Hello Lithuania!
    greetings from sakartvelo!
    hopefully i can visit someday

  • @APtheAvGeek
    @APtheAvGeek Рік тому +2

    as a lithuanian, and who lived near siauliai, the siauliai airport is a military airport and nobody in siauliai uses it, we use kaunus or riga

  • @brunocoliveira89
    @brunocoliveira89 6 років тому +59

    It is worth to mention Čiurlionis was a REALLY good composer

  • @JC05
    @JC05 6 років тому +196

    I'm glad you took time off for your life, but am I happy to see you back!! :)

  • @Cr07-cc
    @Cr07-cc Рік тому +1

    I love how I’m Lithuanian and I just randomly found this video lol-

  • @anthroposlogica9379
    @anthroposlogica9379 2 місяці тому

    Geography now, I started watching you when learning about Latin American countries. As a anthropologist I love these videos, and as a viewer these videos are GREAT for dinner conversations, watch 1 video and You have plenty to talk about culture, people's, politics and Geography lol

  • @kynnaok8996
    @kynnaok8996 4 роки тому +942

    Kisses from Poland to you Lithuania! ❤

    • @lukasyt9604
      @lukasyt9604 4 роки тому +8

      Nice profile thx (Ačiū) 🙂

    • @kynnaok8996
      @kynnaok8996 4 роки тому +7

      @@lukasyt9604 thank you very much!

    • @kynnaok8996
      @kynnaok8996 4 роки тому +9

      @@lukasyt9604 Aciu means thanks? Haha

    • @lukasyt9604
      @lukasyt9604 4 роки тому +7

      @@kynnaok8996 yeah I'm lithuanian where you from? P. S. You have a nice name

    • @kynnaok8996
      @kynnaok8996 4 роки тому +11

      @@lukasyt9604 I'm from Poland :D
      Ps. Thank you but my real name is Kinga haha. My frends call me Kyna and you know, I prefer Kyna than Kinga.
      But still thanks haha

  • @danadarya8730
    @danadarya8730 4 роки тому +87

    Hey Lithuania, lots of love from Latvia 💜

  • @jurislavrenovs4771
    @jurislavrenovs4771 2 роки тому

    Much love from Latvia :D

  • @chimakadze2153
    @chimakadze2153 3 роки тому +1

    Hey yo big support from Georgia to our Best friends🇬🇪🇱🇹

  • @Jay-lz5zk
    @Jay-lz5zk 4 роки тому +754

    Lithuania looks really beautiful, interesting and exciting!
    Love from Germany to Lithuania!😘
    🇩🇪🇱🇹

    • @putlerkaputt9201
      @putlerkaputt9201 4 роки тому +19

      Danke schoen Deutschland for everything, especially for allowing to print lithuanian press during dark book smuggling years of 1864-1904 DE-LT

    • @zeromandasxd5637
      @zeromandasxd5637 4 роки тому +8

      Trust me Lithuania has lots of interesting and beautiful things to see. I suggest visiting parks or going on hikes because you're going to see way more things than in the cities or towns.

    • @cobriel0078
      @cobriel0078 4 роки тому +5

      Thanks some good look frome lithuania to germany im ganna learn germany as my 2nd leanguege

    • @Monceris
      @Monceris 4 роки тому +1

      Thanks

    • @TosinMemes
      @TosinMemes 4 роки тому +5

      But is the most suicidal place ever...

  • @somestranger4279
    @somestranger4279 5 років тому +352

    Love to Lithuania from Ukraine)!

    • @gytisti5445
      @gytisti5445 5 років тому +12

      Big love from Lithuania

    • @DashiestDash
      @DashiestDash 5 років тому +3

      Aciu :)

    • @artemkravets7479
      @artemkravets7479 5 років тому +3

      Yes, where is Ukraine?

    • @todaydanikbroplayminehd3778
      @todaydanikbroplayminehd3778 5 років тому

      Ну привет украинец
      Слово на украинском
      Украïна как то так

    • @kategoried7501
      @kategoried7501 4 роки тому +7

      And we Croats love Lithuanians and Lithuania very much!! Beautiful people!!

  • @vurts
    @vurts 3 роки тому

    Thanks bro

  • @robertsumbrasko3591
    @robertsumbrasko3591 2 роки тому +2

    I'm a simple Latvian. I see Lithuania, I like.

  • @aidaszavackas5613
    @aidaszavackas5613 6 років тому +199

    NOOOO. You got something wrong. The first AND THE ONLY king of Lithuania who united baltic tribes was Mindaugas. Gediminas was a Grand Duke of Lithuania. And the grandson of Gediminas (our proudest ruler) was Vytautas The Great, not Vytautynas. Otherwise you did great. Thumbs up for you.

    • @aidaszavackas5613
      @aidaszavackas5613 6 років тому +15

      By proudest ruler i meant that he was the ruler we look at as the best for Lithuania and her interests. Lithuania at the peak of it's existence back then. Unfortunately he died before he was crowned. So yeah, we only had 1 king, except for the ones elected in The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after the union in 1569. I hope i made my history teacher proud ^^

    • @ligametis
      @ligametis 6 років тому +6

      Thanks to Vytautas at one point Lithuania became a massive country, we had lands that stretched from Baltic sea to Black sea. He was also the one who, together with his cousin Jogaila, king of Poland, managed to win long lasting war against the greatest enemy - Teutonic ordin.

    • @kamilszadkowski8864
      @kamilszadkowski8864 6 років тому

      " managed to win long lasting war against the greatest enemy - Teutonic ordin" --- A shame that Poles had to do most of the work during wars with Teutonic Order

    • @ligametis
      @ligametis 6 років тому +7

      Kamil Szadkowski Lol. You believe that you are saying the truth? :D Poland was the one who invited Teutonic order to Prussian lands. Then Poland was the one who encouraged Teutonic raids against Lithuania. Lithuania managed to protect its borders the whole time from Teutonic knights arrival to 1410. As the time went by this order gradually became a problem even for Poland. Thanks to two lithuanians Vytautas and Jogaila and their combined local and hired mercenary forces we managed to win against the order.

    • @kamilszadkowski8864
      @kamilszadkowski8864 6 років тому +1

      "Then Poland was the one who encouraged Teutonic raids against Lithuania" --- Against Yotvingians not Lithuania as a whole.
      "Thanks to two lithuanians Vytautas and Jogaila and their combined local and hired mercenary forces we managed to win against the order." --- If you refer to Battle of Grunwald just remember that Lithuanians run off the battlefield leaving Poles to do the majority of the work. Besides, the war that broke the Order's might was the Thirteen Years War in which Lithuania didn't even participate.

  • @shotamaisuradze1
    @shotamaisuradze1 6 років тому +147

    I am Georgian .I respect Lithuania . Lithuania is a good friend of Georgia !

    • @M16rickytick
      @M16rickytick 6 років тому +1

      Gomardjoba!

    • @shotamaisuradze1
      @shotamaisuradze1 6 років тому +1

      გაგიმარჯოს!

    • @shotamaisuradze1
      @shotamaisuradze1 6 років тому +3

      No, Georgia is in Eastern Europe!

    • @2AKgym
      @2AKgym 5 років тому +1

      @@shotamaisuradze1 Georgia isnt in Europe

    • @GhostRaiter
      @GhostRaiter 4 роки тому +1

      This is great news! I'm Lithuanian / Canadian and i plan to visit Georgia this year because it looks so incredibly beautiful. Good to know we are friends.

  • @xcookielt
    @xcookielt Рік тому +1

    Soo, as a Lithuanian myself, that 'dinky' port at palanga is not a port. It is like a bridge going into the sea, I think their called lagoons but idk but its definitely not a port to where ships come from.

  • @chopchop9505
    @chopchop9505 2 роки тому

    It's great to see that alot of people care about my country from other countrys.

  • @randomstalker3308
    @randomstalker3308 6 років тому +95

    Love Lithuania from Estonia :)

    • @tomgedas
      @tomgedas 5 років тому +7

      Love Estonia from Lithuania

  • @ashekiislambadhon4626
    @ashekiislambadhon4626 3 роки тому +39

    Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩
    Lithuania 🇱🇹🇱🇹🇱🇹🇱🇹🇱🇹

  • @gretarutkauskaite5944
    @gretarutkauskaite5944 2 роки тому

    I am from Lithuenia and i am kind of surprized to see a video about it🇱🇹

  • @yow3498
    @yow3498 3 роки тому +1

    I searched this country because of vikachka🤫 what a beautiful country❤️ Greetings From PH🇵🇭

  • @jarekk.8247
    @jarekk.8247 3 роки тому +38

    My favorite athlete from Lithuania - Žydrūnas Savickas BIG Z. Greetings from Poland.

  • @fuckingicon5106
    @fuckingicon5106 6 років тому +20

    thank you for video😼 and hi from latvia 🇱🇻

  • @3411930405
    @3411930405 2 роки тому +2

    thanks to Lithuania. i'm from Taiwan. i searched this video after Lithuania decide to donate vaccine to Taiwan.