[QUOTE=Diceman]All you guys on here want to forget about Riga, place is well and truly fucked, and has been for 2 years and getting worse. The Latvians hate us being there, have milked us for our money, then got tired of the droves of marauding Brits / German / Italians coming in on the cheap flights, all prices went up as the greedy Latvians seen there coffers bursting, as a mongering destination its finished, and in any case all the best looking girls have long since left to earn abroad in Germany and London, leaving all the rubbish behind. As for freebies, ha ha Brad Pitt couldn't get a freebie there, just give the place a wide berth. Its a beautiful old town shame. Why not phone up that clown, the english guy who has escort agency, hes a robber been here years, thinks he knows al about the place, going on with his opinions and nonsense, he just comes on here to drum up business, when I booked two of his girls all they weer interested in was taking coke all night, useless, freebooters. Give the place a wide berth guys, its all over in Riga, they got high opinions of themselves, I hope they all go down in the recession.[/QUOTE]Basically, they hate us all over in Eastern Europe, with few exceptions.
The magic formula that foreigners need to take in account is as follows:
* As a foreigner from EU, the northern countries – you have to be 100 times better (in all aspects, but mainly money wise) as the local man, to be able to compete with their girls on equal grounds.
* If you have some colors, let's say you are from Italy or Spain, you have to be 200 times better.
* And if you are Paki, Arab, South American, Turk. Drive your boat to another region, since then you have to be 300 times better.
And if not knowing the local language, Russian or Latvian in this case, the chance of a freebie/relationship with a top model-djevuska from that place is Zero.
Logic doesn't work in Eastern Europe.
People think a Rolex and an Armani will do it?
They don't care. Better dress down, don't spoil their minds.
So, I completely agree with the report.
But be happy if you have considered Riga, and not – for example – the former republics of Yugoslavia (I am having Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia in mind). That's the worst place for mongering in the world, but may be a wonderful place for other purposes.