'Those English pigs'...

There's a bit of turmoil at home about this case, and I quote:
"A British national was ordered to be detained for five days on Tuesday, a day after he urinated at one of Latvia's most revered monuments in the capital Riga.

'Those English are pigs ... One hoggish nation,' Interior Minister Mareks Seglins was quoted.

good one, Mareks (a guy I lived few doors away in dorms).

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/article.html?in_article_id=100594&in_page_id=64 http://news.monstersandcritics.com/uk/news/article_1392007.php/British_man_gets_detention_for_urinating_at_Latvian_landmark

Although I can't help laughing... it does get a bit obnoxious. These days basically every week there is such incident, usually involving somebody from British Isles - also from other places, but almost always it's from English-speaking countries (.nz, .ca)

And there's a public toilet basically 30 meters away on the same square.

What gives?

oink oink

As crazy as it seems and yeah, this seems a 'wee' bit crazy, I reckon a bit of tough love would be most welcome over here for peolpe urinating in public. Problem is that over here people get stabbed to death for asking youths to stop urinating in their gardens. The British - that means everyone in the UK and NOT just the English - are, by and large, a decent bunch who you would have over for a scone and a cup of tea. However, it's the few who not only urinate on public monuments but also out of the rest of us who bring great shame to this country.

I say cut their goolies off.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Prohibition.

(Oh, and I don't want to sound like I'm passing the blame, but if Latvia wasn't being marketed as a stag party destination, it wouldn't face these problems. It'd probably be wise to start asking some questions to your tourism office, WrongTale!)

Quote: Aaron @ February 20, 2008, 12:37 PM

....if Latvia wasn't being marketed as a stag party destination, it wouldn't face these problems.

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Damn those stags!

Quote: Aaron @ February 20, 2008, 12:37 PM

(Oh, and I don't want to sound like I'm passing the blame, but if Latvia wasn't being marketed as a stag party destination, it wouldn't face these problems. It'd probably be wise to start asking some questions to your tourism office, WrongTale!)

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I'm not sure how much our tourism office can be blamed for this... other than doing a poor promotion.
But coincidentally it all started with Ryanair and EasyJet started flying here. And lads apparently were fed up with Prague and Budapest

I've also heard that Riga Old City turns into a f**king brothel at night... where all you need to pull a bird is speak English and pay for a cocktail or two. Small wonder then...

But pissing on monuments is still inexcusable

Quote: Aaron @ February 20, 2008, 12:37 PM

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Prohibition.

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Get out!

Maybe a few high powered car batteries wired upto Riga's monuments. Or encouraging serious drinkers to wear adult nappies, perhaps Beckham could model them. Nike could make them,

"Nike take the piss,"

Quote: WrongTale @ February 20, 2008, 12:49 PM

But coincidentally it all started with Ryanair and EasyJet started flying here.

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I can well believe that!

They dont mind the money the english pigs spend tho do they?

Young English men, when pissed up abroad, can be little bastards.
The worst is our football holligans. Those that do not particularly enjoy the game that much, but just adore the fights they can have after.

Quote: Charley @ February 20, 2008, 3:34 PM

Those that do not particularly enjoy the game that much, but just adore the fights they can have after.

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I think you mean that they go primarily for the fight, rather than not enjoying the game!

I blame the England team, if they played better football it would be more fun to watch, and more fun than fighting.

Quote: Aaron @ February 20, 2008, 3:51 PM

I think you mean that they go primarily for the fight, rather than not enjoying the game!

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Yes & no. Some use football as an excuse. I watched a docu on it once & a fair few were not even bothered about the footer.

Come on, everyone loves the English!