Jelgava and optimism

I was there too on this trip. I say the same as the Ambassador about what we saw. Jelgava may have bad streets but so do lots of other towns. But the development and support for the people and business is really positive and forward looking. The Mayor Mr Ravins and I may be from differing political parties but I salute him without hesitation. I think he is doing a super job and Jelgava and all Latvians should be proud of him.

It was just in case, you know! Why, why, why a Latvian must always say something negative??? We have here a nice article about Jelgava (thank you Mr. Moon), but the only thing our 'colleague' kaka can say is mentioning the legendary bad streets of Jelgava. It's a stupid question; we all know the answer. But kaka, as a typical Latvian, would have expected that Mr. Moon mentions that. No, he will not: I don't think it's in the British culture to say things as they are, and also that Mr Moon would consider it polite to express negative remarks about the country you live in. That was my point, not the integration.

Err, actually, as far as I know, ambassadors are NOT supposed to integrate; unlikely he will ever want to be considered as integrated.

Is it really always necessary to say something nasty and see the negative side??? Mr Moon, if ever you want to be considered as integrated in Latvia, start to moan :)

And what do you think about streets of Jelgava? Are they ok?