Living EU4 for real

Nefaro · February 13, 2014, 11:25:15 AM

I enjoy the heavier dry Mead with higher alcohol content. The light & sweet stuff is okay to sip on but the dry stuff is da best. ;)

BanzaiCat · February 13, 2014, 12:13:05 PM

So how many of these Lithuanian phrases did you use when drunkenly stumbling back to your hotel last night, 'geek?

http://www.youswear.com/index.asp?language=Lithuanian#.Uvz86fm9z-k

Gusington · February 13, 2014, 04:02:27 PM

Lithuanian uses a cyrillic alphabet right?

BanzaiCat · February 13, 2014, 05:47:38 PM

Quote from: Gusington on February 13, 2014, 04:02:27 PM
Lithuanian uses a cyrillic alphabet right?

Nope, Latin alphabet.

mikeck · February 13, 2014, 05:58:52 PM

Are Lithuanians Slavic or Germanic?

BanzaiCat · February 13, 2014, 06:03:10 PM

^ Are you suggesting Lithuanians migrate? ;)

Actually, I've no idea. I'm pretty sure there's been plenty of mixing it up to make that distinction less noticeable, but as for origin, no idea. The Latin alphabet, though, is not so much Slavic, but what that means as far as bloodlines go, I never got that deep into linguistic histories. But that's pretty interesting stuff to learn about.

bob48 · February 13, 2014, 06:08:43 PM

I take it then Geek, you didn't have the curried badger face. Did you go for the boiled bulls tongue instead?

Stay safe old chum - you know what they say about Lithuanian hookers...........

Staggerwing · February 13, 2014, 06:30:51 PM

Quote from: mikeck on February 13, 2014, 05:58:52 PM
Are Lithuanians Slavic or Germanic?

Mostly Balt going back to the pre-slavic inhabitants of the area, with a bit of the other two mixed in. No doubt there is probably a strong Scandinavian element as well.

Gusington · February 13, 2014, 07:20:54 PM

Wow Lithuanian uses Latin letters? I didn't know that.

Staggerwing · February 13, 2014, 07:40:20 PM

Lithuanians are mostly Catholic.

Gusington · February 13, 2014, 08:32:27 PM

Mostly...what are the rest that aren't Catholic? Eastern Orthodox of some kind?

Staggerwing · February 13, 2014, 08:38:22 PM

Not sure.

EDIT: Just checked Wikipedia. Second largest Lithuanian group was 'did not specify' at 10% followed by 'no religion' at 6.1% and then 'Orthodox' at just 4.1%:

QuoteThe census 2011 main results on religion are:
Roman Catholic – 77.2% (2.35 million)
Orthodox – 4.1% (125,200)
Orthodox (Old Believers) – 0.8% (23,300)
Evangelical Lutherans – 0.6% (18,400)
Evangelical Reformists – 0.2% (6,700)
Other religions – 0.8% (24,900)
No religion - 6.1% (186,700)
Did not specify - 10.1% [80]

Gusington · February 13, 2014, 08:45:39 PM

I'm thinking pagans like in M2TW :)

Staggerwing · February 13, 2014, 09:12:34 PM

I think The Teutonic Knights probably took care of that particular thorn in The Church's side around the 13th or 14th Century.

Toonces · February 13, 2014, 09:16:51 PM

Well, crap. I always though mead was like a thick beer...like Guiness to the max or something. Huh. Now I have to go back and re-read Game of Thrones, but think wine instead of beer everytime they drink mead.

Can you buy mead in the States? I think I'd like to try it now, just so I can be well-learned.