First snow
Wednesday evening as I was walking back from the supermarket, the first flakes of snow floated down the night sky. When I say first snow, I mean first snow in Riga. A beautiful sight, a shame that it all melted away the evening itself. A fresh start, even if it's a wintry one.
Isn't it amazing how nature surprises us constantly?
Tomorrow is the Latvian Independence Day. More than just an excuse to celebrate, the day they finally freed themselves of all occupation is certainly a very special one and should be commemorated accordingly.
Yet I cannot help but observe how Latvian society has degenerated since that "new beginning". The youths are more violent, racism on the increase, yob culture is becoming the norm in this little Baltic state. Latvians are becoming more and more arrogant along with their reserved nature, when will they learn that they are not the cradle of Europe, and they are far too inconsequential to the rest of the world, whatever they do. I mean, the main reason behind the increased tourism isn't for the love or art, music and the truly gorgeous Latvian countryside, but for a far more sinister reason.
Tomorrow is a new day.
Isn't it amazing how nature surprises us constantly?
Tomorrow is the Latvian Independence Day. More than just an excuse to celebrate, the day they finally freed themselves of all occupation is certainly a very special one and should be commemorated accordingly.
Yet I cannot help but observe how Latvian society has degenerated since that "new beginning". The youths are more violent, racism on the increase, yob culture is becoming the norm in this little Baltic state. Latvians are becoming more and more arrogant along with their reserved nature, when will they learn that they are not the cradle of Europe, and they are far too inconsequential to the rest of the world, whatever they do. I mean, the main reason behind the increased tourism isn't for the love or art, music and the truly gorgeous Latvian countryside, but for a far more sinister reason.
Tomorrow is a new day.
posted by sloth108 @ 6:36 pm
1 Comments:
At 9:13 pm,
sloth108 said…
Certainly does give everything an air of serenity. But this air of tranquility is so icy cold and too close to death for comfort...
Latvia is one the world's flatest country. They have no real mountains to speak of ...more like a collection of hills and mole-hills that they call mountains, "kaln" ...
If a Latvian gazed up at Snowdonia from it's foot, he'd probably be gobsmacked by the height ...
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