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“hi, I’m not from the US” ask set

1.  favourite place in your country?

My favorite place would probably be the riverbank of Neris in Vilnius, specifically near Karaliaus Mindaugo bridge. It’s a peaceful place, close enough to the street so you hear traffic on those old road tiles of the old town but also far enough from the whole busy movement in the city. It also holds some important meaning to me.

4. favourite dish specific for your country?

I don’t really eat a lot of Lithuanian-specific food, but if I had to choose, my favourite would be šaltibarščiai - it’s literal translation is ‘cold beetroot soup’ and it is made from beetroots (obviously), sour milk, boiled eggs, onion leaves and cucumbers. It’s a summer dish so I know I’ll be eating loads of it soon!

5. favourite song in your native language?

I barely listen to Lithuanian music anymore, to be honest, but for a while now ‘Akys’ by jauti have held the number one spot in my heart when it comes to songs in Lithuanian.

7. three words from your native language that you like the most?

answered here!

hii @malteseboy!! i’m sorry this is really late but i’m your substitute secret santa!! i hope you enjoy your gift <3

since you said you like the little prince here’s a pdf of the romanian version

i don’t know if you’ve already seen this interview seb did with a romanian tv channel last year for Romania’s National day but it’s really cute and he’s speaking romanian (!!!!)

you probably already know this, but Seb was born in Constanța and lived there until he was 8, so i thought you might be interested in a few interesting facts about the city:

Constanta is the fourth largest port in Europe, ranked just after Rotterdam, Antwerp and Marseille 

One of the most famous buildings in Constanta is the casino, that was abandoned after the ‘89 revolution, but despite the fact that it’s slowly falling apart it’s still as majestic and beautiful as ever, and is one of the main attractions of the town. Here is an article that includes some photographs of the building

it’ s the oldest continuously inhabitaed city in Romania (!!); it was built around 600 BC 

it’s also known as Tomis

later it was named “Constantiana” in honour of the sister of the Roman Empire Constantine the Great, Constantia, which eventually turned into  Constanța  

as a sign of respect for the muslim community, King Carol I built a mosque in 1910 called “ The Great Mahmudiye Mosque”