What BALTICS REALLY Think About Each Other (Latvians, Estonians, Lithuanians)

Latvians, Lithuanians and Estonians test their knowledge on their neighboring Baltic countries and share their honest opinions of the other countries, from sexiest people to best food to hospitality. What do Baltics really think about each other? And how much do they know? Tell us your favourite Baltic country below - is it Latvia, Lithuania or Estonia?

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What Comes to Mind When Hear ... 00:26 - 4:35
Trivia 4:35 - 7:50
What Country has the Sexiest People? 7:50 - 9:14
Which Country has the Best Food? 9:14 - 10:35
Which Country has the Friendliest People? 10:35 - 11:25
Baltic Song Session 11:25 - 11:41
Sex Before Coffee: A Guide to Scandinavian Dating 11:41 - 12:20

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CREW:
Marina Iakovleva (directing)
Jason Tojeiro (video/sound)
Oleh Voitovych (editing)

CAST:
LITHUANIANS
ESTONIANS
LATVIANS

Filmed in:
Toronto, Canada

[paolodominici]

One of my favourite regions of the world❤️
Labas/Sveiki/Tere from Italy🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪

[EEST-Militia]

I have visited the Baltic states a few times, around 10 times, loved every visit there, architecture in Riga is awesome! drank some Kvass, visited Kalamaja at Tallinn, Vilnius is beautiful! kind of cold in winter! the landscapes is so green, specially for me, southern european here.

[eanotsport]

The Lithuanian woman on the left was so funny, all of them were amazing though. Always have been fascinated with the Baltics, but now every person sold me on their countries!

[wefeelthereforeweexist.]

As a Lithuanian I waited this one for so long!❤️

[kerlipeterson]

Loved this one! It was so nice to see how us 3 countries teasing and joking about each other can look so fun, friendly and respectful. ;)

[paulemeskauskaite]

I'm proud to be Lithuanian and I love my Baltic neighbors as well. I love Riga, Jurmala, . Tallin, Saaremaa and everytime I visit these places I find something new that I love. Let's stay united and strong ❤️⚡

[PaulNYC]

I love the Baltic trivia! As a Lithuanian, I have to say - we have the best sense of humor haha. Also, I am proud to be part of a culture with such a long and great history and even the largest country in Europe at some point. Love our little brothers and sisters in Latvia and Estonia! Greetings from New York! :)

[hendriktonisson]

5:23 As an Estonian I would say most Estonians who are younger than 40 do not really speak the Russian language. Older people who were adults during the Soviet occupation can speak Russian better and to be honest there aren't really that many fluent German speakers among Estonians either. But it's true that most young Estonians can speak English quite well. Quit a lot of Estonians also speak Finnish mainly because many of them work in Finland. As Finnish language is quite similar to Estonian, Estonians can understand quite a lot of Finnish words even if they do not specifically study Finnish.

[lkrnpk]

As a Latvian I kinda have to admit... yeah we really tend to think that Lithuanians are closer to Poland and Estonians closer to Scandinavians and we are sort of in the middle... :D Then again whole ''Baltic countries'' concept is kinda based on us being in the middle as otherwise Estonians and Lithuanians would not have much in common, but they have us :D

[edgarassilkonis]

Stereotypes coming from old era shall give way to authentic genuine identities, and all 3 Baltic identities are quite distinguished/different. Yes, foreign influences always played a vital role in our region, but if we dig deeper - we see genuine characters. For me Latvians have the biggest soul, that hardly describable sense of Baltic identity (that has scent of alloy of primary Baltic tribe with fine examples of Germanic and Russian footprints), so I would say Latvia is essentially Baltic. Estonia is the land of wise, entrepreneurial, innovative people, oriented at economic welfare, that know how to exploit their strengths in a best possible way. It gives a sense of Scandinavian influence, however Estonians are so much warmer, friendlier, communicative, responsive, helfpul, joyful. Honestly to say, if you were happy to make an Estonian/Latvian friend - this is a friend for life. I hardly imagine that elsewhere. Lithuanians are more difficult to describe, as it strongly depends on region/city. Lithuanians put a strong accent on building/maintaining a strong state with strong institutions and reviving grand historic state that once was. This idea receives strong support in the depth of Lithuanian soul, and many associate themselves strongly/patriotically with their state.

[anitat.]

i love to constantly expand my knowledge and view into other cultures and countries - thank you marina, jason, oleh, and all the cast for being a huge part of my journey to become more culturally aware. you continue to spark my passion to learn more and explore the world, even by watching your videos in the comfort of my own home. much love and can't wait to see what's next! 🤍

[jve]

I'm from the Netherlands, but since I live in Estonia, this is fun to watch!

[DarDarBinks]

This and Geography Now both provide windows into the wider world that I previously only got from National Geographic.

[CineMairon]

Just when I was wondering if we would see Lithuania at all XD
For a Greek I have a surprising amount of Lithuanian friends and they have all been very generous and nice.
I also had a moment of fanservice in the end when they sang Trys milijonai. Lithuania has excellent musicians and so does Latvia. Lauris Reiniks had also made some brilliant collabs with Lithuanian and Estonian singers in each language being focused on the character's side in the story that comes from each country.

[kylesavage]

Finally a video about Baltic countries. Thank you! Been waiting for a loooong time for this one. Shall we expect any YKYD a Baltic woman any time in the near future as well?

[sirtsupirtsu]

I think one of the reasons why Estonians are said to be slow is how our language sounds. We have a lot of vowels in the language. A lot of double vowels. Often, depending on words, they are stretched to sound as 3-vowels in a row. Also, sometimes we even might have 4 vowels in a row: like "jäääär" :D That makes the language sound calm and slow when compared to the Russian language. Maybe this is why they think we are slow. Also, we have lots of sayings here like: first think, then say. Talking is silver, silence is gold etc. Estonian is said to be a very beautiful singing language. I think it is because of a lot of vowels/double vowels we have. Really nice video by the way. I liked in the video that no one started to bring other countries down. We are all different. But we have a common history, a common neighbor in the East, common fears, we are small and agile, and we all like to sing and dance.

[margaritazuijka]

I am Lithuanian, but I love Estonians and Latvians . We are baltic sisters .Greetings from Tel Aviv .

[siimtokke]

"What associates with you when we say "Lithuania""`?
Latvians- "Alcoholics"
"What associates with you when we say "Latvia""`?
Lithuanians- "Balzams"

[elgasalme]

I love my neighbours and I have visited both countries but to be honest I have never talked to any Latvian either Lithuanian more than in the shop needed. We need more connection.

[jurgasbielinis]

Don’t know much about Latvian and Estonian food, but in Lithuania food is very good. An Irish foodie who lived in Vilnius for a year and who tried all the restaurants there said - why do you not advertise that you have amazing food? Not many know that but the food is special in Lithuania