a person who speaks 3 languages is called a Trilingual. a person who speaks 2 languages is called a billingual. a person who speaks 1 language is called an american.
@@russell2890 I’m just saying I don’t see a real practical value in learning another language. Unless if I work internationally, I’m going to be stuck in a cubicle in an office where most people speak English. Also, you really think anybody is going to really care that you speak more than one language? That excitement will be gone in about a week.
he did not say what the title of this video claims he said. TMZ, ya'll honestly should change the title. There are barely 2Mil Latvian speakers in the world. We care deeply about our country and our language -- and Kristaps clearly indicated he does, too. BUT -- for the "outside" world -- srsly -- how many people want to learn Latvian? he's right -- you can go to Latvia and speak Latvian -- and it is absolutely wonderful. I speak 3.5 languages, and I can honestly say that Latvian, as a language, is kind of like a Ferrari, and English, is well, i'll just say: rickety. The Latvian language is amazing. You can do a lot with prefixes and suffixes -- and you can move words around and change meaning with intonation. Because of that, you can express yourself succinctly, quickly, and clearly. Add phonetic spelling and clear grammar -- and you have quite the effective language. Explain the spelling of the word "thoroughly." You don't really have a lot of issues like that in Latvian -- so while the language can be considered "complex," it is complex in a clear, effective, and useful way... Anyway, Kristaps didn't hate on his language or country, he simply stated that most people scoff at the idea of even considering learning Latvian because: wtf is "Latvia" even? Where the F is that? 2 million people -- are you kidding me? What is that -- a suburb with its own language? That's the kind of mess Latvians hear almost every day. Where is that? What is that? Is that even a country? You guys have your own language? etc. etc. etc. The reason the TMZ title is abrasive, is because Latvians have, for a long time, been under direct threat of losing their language, country, and history. Latvians are a white-skinned native people of Europe -- who actually have a lot in common w African Americans.
+Dainis Michel Paldies, ka apskaidro šo momentu. Un ne tikai amīšiem, bet arī mūsu pašu cilvēkiem, kuri izrauj vārdus no konteksta. Kristapam piemīt augsts intelekts un tēlainā domāšana, kas, diemžēl, mūsdienās ir retums. Vairums metaforas un citus izteiksmes līdzekļus vienk. nespēj saprast.
I believe Kristaps did not mean it in a bad context at all, just wanted to show his funny side and joke in "American way". Clearly he should not have done that. Small nations like Latvia can take it really personally when someone jokes about their nation, language etc. He will have plenty of possibilities to make his nation proud. Playing for the national team some day, is one of the ways to do it. Good luck!
+shamanis29 He's singlehandedly putting Latvia on the map right now so he's like the favored son of the country right now so he can say whatever he wants! But Latvian would be relatively useless compared to languages that are spoken in multiple countries (like English, French, Spansh, etc)
+shamanis29 If he wasn't Latvian that would be one thing but as Latvia's biggest name he has more license to poke fun at his own country. Besides, he's completely right. You CAN only speak Latvian in Latvia and no, it isn't a big tourist destination.
+Michael Pang +zyxwut321 It is not about the language at all (or maybe a bit), it is about how Latvian media turned "Fu*king Latvia" in such a big deal, which resulted in an apology video where he admitts that he should not have said that and he felt really bad doing that. For you it might seem okay, for majority of Latvian people no.
+YEL DARB You can't really compare that. He comes from the small nation, that most people on Earth haven't heard about and each on of those nations people support him at fullest. He doesn't only represent himself, he represents his whole country to the world. doubt that you represent Jersey to the whole world. Our country - Latvia has had more tragic history than most countries, but that haven't hold us back to be known to the rest of the world. Kristaps Porziņģis is just another example. For you Kristaps Porziņģis is a New York "Knicks" basketball player that is helping the team, scoring points, playing good etc. For us Kristaps Porziņģis is a symbol for the nation that coming from small country like Latvia - doesn't limit us to the world. He inspire us and let other people know about Latvia. We are proud to be Latvian's and we support him in everyday possible. Due to our nations history and other circumstances, most of us have had to leave the country to live abroad (including myself) therefore scattering us across the globe. Its a tragedy in some ways, but in others - every world known reference about Latvia in a positive way, makes us proud and where ever we are, but statements like - Latvian language is a waste of time from a professional NBA player, doesn't make us proud, it feel like a spit in our faces tbh. As scattered as we are, our nations spirit is always united. We are proud from were we come from and what we represent. We are willing to fight for it and support anyone who shows the spirit to do the same. Kristaps Porziņģis have proven that he has this spirit and the whole 2 million nation of Latvia has his back to the fullest. If he falls, two million people are helping him get back on the feet. If he make's a mistake 2 million people forgive him and encourage him to don't look back and move forward. Even as I'm writing this comment, I'm waiting 3 hours till 1.30 AM in the night from Netherlands to watch his game and support him. If you didn't read it all the point is, he represents us and love him for it, but that puts him on a tight spot on how he represents us and if he isn't proud of where he come's from, then we aren't proud of him and we do not support him. At the end he explained it that he meant it as a joke, and its totally reasonable and we forgave him, but he represents a whole nation of 2 million - its a small nation, but if you think about it that 2 million people got his back - its a scary thing. We are not as a fans of a sports team, or music or some other hobby or activity - we are united as a nation and trust me that's tight bond.
Solid dude... Mad respect because he thinks of his family first... I like his answer to what he would do with his first NBA check, it was a complete night and day answer compared to what Ryan Leaf said he'd do with his first big NFL pay stub.
Yes, many foreigners have managed to learn latvian. There is one Japanese musician who is in love with latvian culture and can speak latvian very well. He has been on various TV channels because of that as well. But yes it's for sure a very hard language to learn. The only people for whom latvian may be easier to learn may be lithuanian speakers
He tried to be funny ,come on people ! Nineteen year old kid said something inappropriate ,wow shocker ! Afterwards he apologized on facebook and national tv . Now if you listen his interviews he says only the "wright " things ,because people gave him such a hard time about this interview.
He shouldn't forget that thats the country he grew up in. And it is a beautiful country and worth to go there at least once in a lifetime. Sad that there are some latvians thinking so bad about their country.
It's only because it got screwed over by communism and it's been free since 1990, it takes time to get a country back to normal after living under such oppression, but historically there are some amazing buildings etc to visit, things are changing, I say visit there before you judge, but perhaps don't visit in winter, very very cold, in summer there's a lot going on and it's a better time to visit. Also if you appreciate culture then the song festival and other festivals that you wouldn't see in the U.S.
He's right, though. Most languages on earth are useless outside where you are born. Feel lucky if your native language is English, Mandarin or Spanish. Like here in Shanghai, for the locals their first language isn't Mandarin but the Shanghainese dialect. If you speak it to a local, there's an instant familiarity and comfort, but even they will admit it's a useless language outside of Shanghai. On the other hand, "Fuck Latvia" is kind of a controversial thing to say outside hanging out with your Latvian friends.
My native language is Swedish, a "useless" language. But I also speak English and Spanish. Like Porzingis you can just learn those languages if you need them, they don't need to be your native language
haha that would be funny make Spike Lee really angry drafting a white european player. I kinda hope the Knicks can somehow use the 4th pick to acquire 2 picks between 10-15 I guess that probably won't work but if they can get 2 solid players that would be best
Well I am from Latvia and I have to agree with him, who the fuck would want to learn Latvian? Yea its a nice country. Half of my family has left Latvia to either go to UK, Ireland or a Scandinavian country. Why would you stay in a country where your gonna be working for less than $500 a month, thats if you can even find a job. Might as well work in a different country for minimum wage but you will still have a better life.
Well kristaps too went to work elsewhere, to Spain and the states and made some really big money there. Much more than you mention. He may be one of the wealthiest people in latvia now, probably in top 40 or so
He actually apologized publicly on national TV in Latvia for this statement. Because we poor Latvians get easily upset. This statement was a bit rude, sure, but I feel sorry that there are some Latvians still mad at him about this...
Felicea Plays MSP How much do you earn per year? Show me a mountain in Latvia. Where's Starbucks? Chick Fil-A? Burger King? Footlocker? Pierādi ka Latvijā ir vērts dzīvot.
Ja tev vajag Starbucks, burgerēstuves un citas junk food ēdināšanas iestādes, lai būtu iemesls dzīvot Latvijā, tad man tevis ir žēl. P.S. Ceru, ka tu jau sen nedzīvo LV, nav mums tādi te vajadzīgi.
TMZ my respects to your reporter the only person who showed RESPECT Porzingis...everybody else practiced descrimination by demeaning him without even knowing him or seeing him play.
Not very cool Kristaps dissing his native Latvian language and country. Imagine an American athlete dissing their home town, state, or the USA......overseas at that. His handlers need to have a talk to him. Imagine Jeremy Lin publicly dissing China, California, or Asians.
+rm9511a Listen and watch the the video carefully before you make false statements.First,he wasn't dissing anyone.Second,he stated that Latvia is quite small and not well known,therefor, people don't consider learning the language.I see nothing bad about that.
It's kinda funny the way he said it. At the end of the day it's not like it isn't true. The only people that speak Latvian live in Latvia and there is a 10% chance that you'll meet someone outside of Latvia that speaks Latvian. The only way that someone will actually want to learn Latvian is if they are bored out of their mind or they have a family where multiple languages and one of them is Latvian.
Another reason of course may be that they are interested in latvian culture and therefore are also studying latvian language, they may as well like the language itself. That's an obvious example and many have learned it because of this. An example that you did not mention
Wait, he learned spanish just for 5-7 months? oh that is so unbelievable. I AM STILL STRUGGLING TO SPEAK JUST ONE FOREIGN LANGUAGE. kris, you made me really disappointed just for my effort. how the day endurance paying will come?
Not cool at all, Kristaps. From what I understand, he comes from a good Latvian family, they must be ashamed of this stupid interview. I was gonna root for this guy to go high in the draft and make Latvia proud...now I lost a lot of respect for him. I saw his apology video--it might be enough for some, but not for me and many others. He's young, he's entitled to a stupid mistake. But he should address his country in a more meaningful way than a generic 30 second apology. I have the feeling that he's just trying to be cool, but to diss your home country like this is supremely un-cool.
Pauly yo LOL get a sense a humor man, from what i gathered he was in no way trying to be offensive to his home country. In fact, less that .5% of the world population actually speak Latvian, so it's not far off the truth that people actually try to learn languages that would be more beneficial to them.....like Spanish and English, that are the second and third most spoken languages world wide at 6% and 5% respectively. So i really don't see how he was being offensive.
chiIdplease If you don't see how he was being offensive, maybe you should ask the thousands of Latvians who were actually offended by his comments. And Kristaps apologized for his comments, so he also realized that he offended many people. He's probably a nice kid, but unfortunately in this video he acts like a douche. Perhaps the New York City douchery rubbed off on him during his visit. Not surprising, I guess. Dude is young and not fully developed. Needs to get smacked by his mom so he never says something so stupid again. Pursue your dreams in the U.S., but don't forget where you come from, and don't act like some stupid NBA thug before you're even drafted.
Staps seems to have his head on straight. Knows what he wants to do. I hope Melo doesn't doesn't destroy this kid's confidence. Should be a good player for years to come.
I think phil Jackson is going to draft this kid if he is available when the knicks pick. he has youth, size,skill, intelligence and a personality that new Yorkers would embrace.
How like likely is Kristaps going to: A.) Get traded to the Celtics B.) Get traded to the Timberwolves C.) Get traded to the Bulls D.) Not get traded at all
Seems like a good guy, don't know anything basketball related about him but you gotta trust Phil but Knicks fans don't know shit so won't matter to them
+elvijs renmanis Free country - you can say what you want. Ps. Elvij - jauki gan jums tur dziivojaas Latvijaa, ja politikji draazh visus un visur, bet tauta klusee)) Iesaku sakraat naudu un tiities prom.
He doesn't have much of an accent, which surprised me but his English being well doesn't. I have a friend from German whose English is also a lot better than some Americans, it's funny but it's not funny lol. KP is a hell of player too!
+The Reaper not that many people know that people in europe learn english in any country. i know people from norway, sweden and germany who speak english very well
Okay i come from Latvia and There are so many People that try to speak Latvian SO that can go There YOUR letting the Latvians down Latvia is a place of wonder Were No matter if you gay or not WE will will accept you I had to move to England and i miss Latvia. so bad
Keep Your Hands to Yourself (45 Version) I CAN NOT BELIEVE NBA PROS SABONIS KRISTAPS JONAS DONT KNOW HOW TO DEFEND WITH ONE HAND OR THEY WANT TO REST ON THE BENCH??? KOMMON BALTIK ZIRGAS
The Greatest Troll Ever I know it hurts being a shitty Knicks and them making another shitty draft pick.I don't give a fuck how much money he makes he still sucks.Have fun going back to school and learning how to distinguish between "your" and you're . dumbass
He shouldn't forget that thats the country he grew up in. And it is a beautiful country and worth to go there at least once in a lifetime. Sad that there are some latvians thinking so bad about their country.
a person who speaks 3 languages is called a Trilingual.
a person who speaks 2 languages is called a billingual.
a person who speaks 1 language is called an american.
Russel Keith monolingual
No it’s called “why the fuck would I learn more than 2 languages if everyone in my goddamn office is going to speak English?”
@@rishabiyer958 to prove that your mind is superior compared to the mortals living their mundane lives
@@russell2890 I’m just saying I don’t see a real practical value in learning another language. Unless if I work internationally, I’m going to be stuck in a cubicle in an office where most people speak English. Also, you really think anybody is going to really care that you speak more than one language? That excitement will be gone in about a week.
Or рассия
He just said an obvious thing. If English was spoken only by 2 million, I think you all would say the same.
Hes right. Here in Latvia if someone from not here learns our language he is instantly famous with various examples through out the decades
he did not say what the title of this video claims he said. TMZ, ya'll honestly should change the title. There are barely 2Mil Latvian speakers in the world. We care deeply about our country and our language -- and Kristaps clearly indicated he does, too.
BUT -- for the "outside" world -- srsly -- how many people want to learn Latvian? he's right -- you can go to Latvia and speak Latvian -- and it is absolutely wonderful.
I speak 3.5 languages, and I can honestly say that Latvian, as a language, is kind of like a Ferrari, and English, is well, i'll just say: rickety.
The Latvian language is amazing. You can do a lot with prefixes and suffixes -- and you can move words around and change meaning with intonation. Because of that, you can express yourself succinctly, quickly, and clearly. Add phonetic spelling and clear grammar -- and you have quite the effective language.
Explain the spelling of the word "thoroughly." You don't really have a lot of issues like that in Latvian -- so while the language can be considered "complex," it is complex in a clear, effective, and useful way...
Anyway, Kristaps didn't hate on his language or country, he simply stated that most people scoff at the idea of even considering learning Latvian because: wtf is "Latvia" even? Where the F is that? 2 million people -- are you kidding me? What is that -- a suburb with its own language?
That's the kind of mess Latvians hear almost every day. Where is that? What is that? Is that even a country? You guys have your own language? etc. etc. etc.
The reason the TMZ title is abrasive, is because Latvians have, for a long time, been under direct threat of losing their language, country, and history. Latvians are a white-skinned native people of Europe -- who actually have a lot in common w African Americans.
+Dainis Michel what do they have in common with african americans
+Dainis Michel Paldies, ka apskaidro šo momentu. Un ne tikai amīšiem, bet arī mūsu pašu cilvēkiem, kuri izrauj vārdus no konteksta. Kristapam piemīt augsts intelekts un tēlainā domāšana, kas, diemžēl, mūsdienās ir retums. Vairums metaforas un citus izteiksmes līdzekļus vienk. nespēj saprast.
+AnJ B How do you know hes on so many videos? means you`ve seen them all, whos the obsessed now? :D
Arturs Krastins I type in knicks he types in kristaps porzingis
+AnJ B quote "I've seen you on so many porzingis videos"...not knicks videos....caught!
he speaks better English that English people
i bet he also writes better than you xD
@@than0zZ ..
I believe Kristaps did not mean it in a bad context at all, just wanted to show his funny side and joke in "American way". Clearly he should not have done that. Small nations like Latvia can take it really personally when someone jokes about their nation, language etc.
He will have plenty of possibilities to make his nation proud. Playing for the national team some day, is one of the ways to do it. Good luck!
Didn't even realize he said anything bad lol guess that's my American ignorance... Sounds like a super down to earth guy tho
+shamanis29 He's singlehandedly putting Latvia on the map right now so he's like the favored son of the country right now so he can say whatever he wants! But Latvian would be relatively useless compared to languages that are spoken in multiple countries (like English, French, Spansh, etc)
+shamanis29 If he wasn't Latvian that would be one thing but as Latvia's biggest name he has more license to poke fun at his own country. Besides, he's completely right. You CAN only speak Latvian in Latvia and no, it isn't a big tourist destination.
+Michael Pang +zyxwut321 It is not about the language at all (or maybe a bit), it is about how Latvian media turned "Fu*king Latvia" in such a big deal, which resulted in an apology video where he admitts that he should not have said that and he felt really bad doing that. For you it might seem okay, for majority of Latvian people no.
+YEL DARB You can't really compare that. He comes from the small nation, that most people on Earth haven't heard about and each on of those nations people support him at fullest. He doesn't only represent himself, he represents his whole country to the world. doubt that you represent Jersey to the whole world.
Our country - Latvia has had more tragic history than most countries, but that haven't hold us back to be known to the rest of the world. Kristaps Porziņģis is just another example.
For you Kristaps Porziņģis is a New York "Knicks" basketball player that is helping the team, scoring points, playing good etc. For us Kristaps Porziņģis is a symbol for the nation that coming from small country like Latvia - doesn't limit us to the world. He inspire us and let other people know about Latvia. We are proud to be Latvian's and we support him in everyday possible.
Due to our nations history and other circumstances, most of us have had to leave the country to live abroad (including myself) therefore scattering us across the globe. Its a tragedy in some ways, but in others - every world known reference about Latvia in a positive way, makes us proud and where ever we are, but statements like - Latvian language is a waste of time from a professional NBA player, doesn't make us proud, it feel like a spit in our faces tbh.
As scattered as we are, our nations spirit is always united. We are proud from were we come from and what we represent. We are willing to fight for it and support anyone who shows the spirit to do the same. Kristaps Porziņģis have proven that he has this spirit and the whole 2 million nation of Latvia has his back to the fullest. If he falls, two million people are helping him get back on the feet. If he make's a mistake 2 million people forgive him and encourage him to don't look back and move forward. Even as I'm writing this comment, I'm waiting 3 hours till 1.30 AM in the night from Netherlands to watch his game and support him.
If you didn't read it all the point is, he represents us and love him for it, but that puts him on a tight spot on how he represents us and if he isn't proud of where he come's from, then we aren't proud of him and we do not support him. At the end he explained it that he meant it as a joke, and its totally reasonable and we forgave him, but he represents a whole nation of 2 million - its a small nation, but if you think about it that 2 million people got his back - its a scary thing. We are not as a fans of a sports team, or music or some other hobby or activity - we are united as a nation and trust me that's tight bond.
He has a good personality,i wish him the best.
a good boy thinking about his family first
i think this was a good pick for the knicks all the fans booed him but just wait he will prove them all wrong
And he just did with his 20 point and double double performances
+Shey Sewell Yeah. Back here in Latvia he played prettty good too. So no shame !
he did
Shey Sewell
This comment aged like fine wine
Solid dude... Mad respect because he thinks of his family first... I like his answer to what he would do with his first NBA check, it was a complete night and day answer compared to what Ryan Leaf said he'd do with his first big NFL pay stub.
+jjosephBlack what did ryan leaf say he would do?
+Andre Rouse He said he would go to Vegas and spend a week there. #redflag
Hes right tho. Here in Latvia if someone from not here learns our language he is instantly famous with various examples through out the decades
Yes, many foreigners have managed to learn latvian. There is one Japanese musician who is in love with latvian culture and can speak latvian very well. He has been on various TV channels because of that as well. But yes it's for sure a very hard language to learn. The only people for whom latvian may be easier to learn may be lithuanian speakers
He tried to be funny ,come on people ! Nineteen year old kid said something inappropriate ,wow shocker ! Afterwards he apologized on facebook and national tv . Now if you listen his interviews he says only the "wright " things ,because people gave him such a hard time about this interview.
He shouldn't forget that thats the country he grew up in. And it is a beautiful country and worth to go there at least once in a lifetime. Sad that there are some latvians thinking so bad about their country.
He publicly apologized on FB.
But what he said was right. Latvia is "grey-no one-wants-to-go country". Only for tourism maybe.
It's only because it got screwed over by communism and it's been free since 1990, it takes time to get a country back to normal after living under such oppression, but historically there are some amazing buildings etc to visit, things are changing, I say visit there before you judge, but perhaps don't visit in winter, very very cold, in summer there's a lot going on and it's a better time to visit. Also if you appreciate culture then the song festival and other festivals that you wouldn't see in the U.S.
Good guy, i wish him all the best
"you only speak latvian in latvia and noone wants to go to fucking latvia" LMAOOOO
He's right, though. Most languages on earth are useless outside where you are born. Feel lucky if your native language is English, Mandarin or Spanish. Like here in Shanghai, for the locals their first language isn't Mandarin but the Shanghainese dialect. If you speak it to a local, there's an instant familiarity and comfort, but even they will admit it's a useless language outside of Shanghai.
On the other hand, "Fuck Latvia" is kind of a controversial thing to say outside hanging out with your Latvian friends.
My native language is Swedish, a "useless" language. But I also speak English and Spanish. Like Porzingis you can just learn those languages if you need them, they don't need to be your native language
How do you boo this guy New York ?? Best rook in the league right now... next Dirk..
Usman Chaudhry this aged well he in Dallas now
Dumbass
The Knicks could use this kid. He has a lot of potential. He will learn and handle the media well and he's funny.
Maybe he'll slide to the second round and we can get him.
Odell Beckham Jr. he's going to slide to the second round anyways, so why not take a chance at him.
haha that would be funny make Spike Lee really angry drafting a white european player. I kinda hope the Knicks can somehow use the 4th pick to acquire 2 picks between 10-15 I guess that probably won't work but if they can get 2 solid players that would be best
Greg Sokol hes going top 5
Pablo Cordoba some scout said he's the best player in the draft lol
Well I am from Latvia and I have to agree with him, who the fuck would want to learn Latvian? Yea its a nice country. Half of my family has left Latvia to either go to UK, Ireland or a Scandinavian country. Why would you stay in a country where your gonna be working for less than $500 a month, thats if you can even find a job. Might as well work in a different country for minimum wage but you will still have a better life.
sausse Piekrītu pilnībā tev
sausse I feel yo bro, as a Pole. My sister lives in Germany. KP is doing really fine in the Knicks, I see bright future ahead of him.
sausse it depends on the job you get. 500 is avarage.
Emigrant trash.
Well kristaps too went to work elsewhere, to Spain and the states and made some really big money there. Much more than you mention. He may be one of the wealthiest people in latvia now, probably in top 40 or so
I want to go to Latvia...
well nothing to see here man
Im latvian ;)
There is alot too see there
+Davko protams wnk tik daudz
+Davko ne nu redzet ir jau ko bet ne parak daudz
I like this guy a lot. His a bro
Right! He seems kinda laid back and funny
He actually apologized publicly on national TV in Latvia for this statement. Because we poor Latvians get easily upset. This statement was a bit rude, sure, but I feel sorry that there are some Latvians still mad at him about this...
TheNearFantastica Russian is more useful in the Baltic’s. Everyone speaks it in the republics.
I live in Latvia, and he's absolutely right. Nobody wants to go to fucking Latvia
I LIVE IN LATVIA AND LATVIA IS BEAUTIFUL! GO TO RIGA! ITS AWESOME
Felicea Plays MSP How much do you earn per year? Show me a mountain in Latvia. Where's Starbucks? Chick Fil-A? Burger King? Footlocker? Pierādi ka Latvijā ir vērts dzīvot.
Ja tev vajag Starbucks, burgerēstuves un citas junk food ēdināšanas iestādes, lai būtu iemesls dzīvot Latvijā, tad man tevis ir žēl.
P.S. Ceru, ka tu jau sen nedzīvo LV, nav mums tādi te vajadzīgi.
WRCKLSS you''re talking like a basic white girl. sns
I was there for 2 weeks. Riga is awesome. Rezekne not :-) But i was there in summer. Winter is maybe not so cool
He seems like a cool dude.
TMZ my respects to your reporter the only person who showed RESPECT Porzingis...everybody else practiced descrimination by demeaning him without even knowing him or seeing him play.
Not very cool Kristaps dissing his native Latvian language and country. Imagine an American athlete dissing their home town, state, or the USA......overseas at that.
His handlers need to have a talk to him. Imagine Jeremy Lin publicly dissing China, California, or Asians.
+rm9511a Listen and watch the the video carefully before you make false statements.First,he wasn't dissing anyone.Second,he stated that Latvia is quite small and not well known,therefor, people don't consider learning the language.I see nothing bad about that.
+Kaspars Ozols "Fucking Latvia"
+rm9511a Also it would be Taiwan.
@@Mike-mc5llfucking is a common word, may be used in various content. Doesn't always mean a bad thing
It's kinda funny the way he said it. At the end of the day it's not like it isn't true. The only people that speak Latvian live in Latvia and there is a 10% chance that you'll meet someone outside of Latvia that speaks Latvian. The only way that someone will actually want to learn Latvian is if they are bored out of their mind or they have a family where multiple languages and one of them is Latvian.
Another reason of course may be that they are interested in latvian culture and therefore are also studying latvian language, they may as well like the language itself. That's an obvious example and many have learned it because of this. An example that you did not mention
TMZ sports interviewer: You are the one who probably is able to speak only one languare , you are called an american.
LMAO almost a year later , he is a legend in the making lmao
He wasn't dissin Latvia he said he wouldn't speak it over here cuz nobody knows as that language
Hopefully he could turn into a larmarcus alridge type of player. He seems like it.
Wait, he learned spanish just for 5-7 months? oh that is so unbelievable. I AM STILL STRUGGLING TO SPEAK JUST ONE FOREIGN LANGUAGE. kris, you made me really disappointed just for my effort. how the day endurance paying will come?
im not a new yorker but this kid sure seems like a cool kid he could be something special..looks like he can shoot pretty well..seems to have promise
Not cool at all, Kristaps. From what I understand, he comes from a good Latvian family, they must be ashamed of this stupid interview. I was gonna root for this guy to go high in the draft and make Latvia proud...now I lost a lot of respect for him. I saw his apology video--it might be enough for some, but not for me and many others. He's young, he's entitled to a stupid mistake. But he should address his country in a more meaningful way than a generic 30 second apology. I have the feeling that he's just trying to be cool, but to diss your home country like this is supremely un-cool.
Pauly yo Ofcourse he doesn't mean it.
Dude ur a fuckwit he's a cool guy
Pauly yo LOL get a sense a humor man, from what i gathered he was in no way trying to be offensive to his home country. In fact, less that .5% of the world population actually speak Latvian, so it's not far off the truth that people actually try to learn languages that would be more beneficial to them.....like Spanish and English, that are the second and third most spoken languages world wide at 6% and 5% respectively. So i really don't see how he was being offensive.
chiIdplease If you don't see how he was being offensive, maybe you should ask the thousands of Latvians who were actually offended by his comments. And Kristaps apologized for his comments, so he also realized that he offended many people. He's probably a nice kid, but unfortunately in this video he acts like a douche. Perhaps the New York City douchery rubbed off on him during his visit. Not surprising, I guess. Dude is young and not fully developed. Needs to get smacked by his mom so he never says something so stupid again. Pursue your dreams in the U.S., but don't forget where you come from, and don't act like some stupid NBA thug before you're even drafted.
Pauly yo Fair enough, cultures are different and vary and i can see how "nobody wants to go to fucking Latvia" can be an offensive statement.
Staps seems to have his head on straight. Knows what he wants to do. I hope Melo doesn't doesn't destroy this kid's confidence. Should be a good player for years to come.
He has the edge he's great .look at him in the summer league very consistent numbers
I think phil Jackson is going to draft this kid if he is available when the knicks pick. he has youth, size,skill, intelligence and a personality that new Yorkers would embrace.
They booed the shit outta him
I like this guy, hopefully he does well in New York.
hey I live in latvija
I am from Latvija.
esmu latvietis.
+ULTRA es ari esmu latvietis
If shytmelo fucked up, this kid would be a media relief. He will fits right in with NYC.
much love from the flip islands
im latvian tho :) big fan to him
the man right there !!!
Yo Zinger !!
Go Knicks ! ! !
How like likely is Kristaps going to:
A.) Get traded to the Celtics
B.) Get traded to the Timberwolves
C.) Get traded to the Bulls
D.) Not get traded at all
i live in latvia
who cares
elvijs renmanis ļoti labi. bet kurā pilsētā???
nice personality haha.
So right, bro :)
Big up Kristaps👏
Seems like a good guy, don't know anything basketball related about him but you gotta trust Phil but Knicks fans don't know shit so won't matter to them
kristap latvia ir tavas majas tu te saki staigat no berna kajas mes visi latviesi esam tevi atbalstijusi bet talu prom tu latviu ismej apdirs
Future president of Lithuania will know Latvian language. 👊
Good guy
Kristaps is latvian like me but how he can say that!
+elvijs renmanis Free country - you can say what you want.
Ps. Elvij - jauki gan jums tur dziivojaas Latvijaa, ja politikji draazh visus un visur, bet tauta klusee)) Iesaku sakraat naudu un tiities prom.
+Edgars Ozoliņš mazgā vien tālāk grīdas savā ukejā vai kur tu tur esi.
+Luka Pelēcīte Griidas tu pati vari mazgaat savaa vieteejaa Maximaa.
Savage,ak Kristap 😂😂
He doesn't have much of an accent, which surprised me but his English being well doesn't. I have a friend from German whose English is also a lot better than some Americans, it's funny but it's not funny lol. KP is a hell of player too!
I live in latvia sooo i know the languange 😂
are you offended?
@@jd-yo2is no why would i be?
1:06 or 1:05 (censored) what is it this word a
tu apsmej latviju
ja vins tou dara :( cas tous vards? :)
Daniels Reinholds Pareizi dara
he could say ''noone wants to go to latvia' wihout F****, but he did NOT. he said, what he thinks!
The Raptors need him!!!!
lol he learned spanish in 5 months? Kappa
Cilvēkiem stikla mājās nevajadzētu mētāties ar akmeņiem !!!
he has no accent at all
+The Reaper not that many people know that people in europe learn english in any country. i know people from norway, sweden and germany who speak english very well
+West Coast 57257 everyone who speaks a language has an accent.
+Desmond MANUTD Brown I meant a foreign accent
Latvians have no accent... well.... mostly
LatviesiLV tu chista auns esi?
Okay i come from Latvia and There are so many People that try to speak Latvian SO that can go There YOUR letting the Latvians down Latvia is a place of wonder Were No matter if you gay or not WE will will accept you I had to move to England and i miss Latvia. so bad
KatieIsASavagexD catre nobody gives a fuck
thats a straight up lie
clickbait title
cool
Bet Kendall Jenner would agree.
Keep Your Hands to Yourself (45 Version) I CAN NOT BELIEVE NBA PROS SABONIS KRISTAPS JONAS DONT KNOW HOW TO DEFEND WITH ONE HAND OR THEY WANT TO REST ON THE BENCH??? KOMMON BALTIK ZIRGAS
Latvijā nav tik forši.
lmfao G
fac...ng Latvia? Dont be too cool Krispaps :)
Labs
its not waste of time i em from letvia
Porzingis barely shows love to his home country
But the language sure is, well. nobody elsewhere speaks it
Is Latvia a poor country? Is krstaps more rich than their president?
well Kristaps is more rich than Obama too :D Our president does not earn much, same as ministers.
BUST. Damn Knicks
Yeah he's a bust making 4 million a year while you on UA-cam hating lol you the real bust
That's cool with me its just basketball... But being a hater is your everyday life have fun living in your mothers basement D Ron
The Greatest Troll Ever I know it hurts being a shitty Knicks and them making another shitty draft pick.I don't give a fuck how much money he makes he still sucks.Have fun going back to school and learning how to distinguish between "your" and you're . dumbass
The Greatest Troll Ever I know I struck a nerve and it hurts.You wouldnt have replied to any other player if he wasnt on the Knicks related.
+D Ron is he still a bust now?
He has almost no accent
Because he learned English at a young language.
no it is not!!!
MEESLS
Not remotely attractive lmao.
ok
This guy is overrated. Bust
Overrated or bust? Really! you fucking idiot the guy hasn't played a single game in the NBA. Judge him later
Nigga is balling now
And now the best Rookie in the NBA Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
+lookbackatit This comment is a bust.
This aged terribly 😂
latvia doesnt have a future.
+DarkEagle its true.
hahaha trueee
+E.L. Valentina then get your slavic ass out of Latvia?
No Latvian wants a single slav in our country.
+E.L. Valentina piever muti
+VIP LAS VEGAS what do you mean with ,,fat big" hahaha
He shouldn't forget that thats the country he grew up in. And it is a beautiful country and worth to go there at least once in a lifetime. Sad that there are some latvians thinking so bad about their country.