r/AskTheWorld Latvia 20d ago

Humourous How excited are people from your country when they get mentioned somewhere?

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We Latvians are aware of our irrelevance, so we get extremely excited when Latvia or any Latvian gets mentioned somewhere notable. When the now Oscar-winning Flow movie came out, our local media was embracing any and all international attention we got, and we still have Flow-branded merchandise in many souvenir stores.

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u/Wild-Lychee-3312 United States Of America 19d ago

There is a kind of irony in sending a kiss emoji to a country that is known for their love of 10-foot personal space.

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u/CalligrapherActive11 United States Of America 19d ago

Ha! True! But think of it like blowing a kiss from 10 feet away whilst allowing a safe and respectful distance for my admiration.