From the mouths of little infants in Latvia

While getting ready for shifting to the heart of the Baltics, I have searched for different information that will give a short overview of Latvia, both in terms of its historical background, culture, economy, people, etc and some surveys that sometimes give you a bigger picture. So, below you will see an interesting survey results released after interviewing children about current affairs in their own country.
The most brilliant answers that amazed me are in questions 3, answer # 3, question 5, answers 1 and 4. Find out why little kids think so- whether it is their opinion or it is based on opinions of the surroundings.


FEBRUARY 17, 2009
The „Fazer Bakeries Latvia” asked 100 Rīga children, age 7-10, what they thought about key issues of the day. Here are some of their answers:
1. What does a crisis do?

• Takes away jobs. After that, everyone can rest. Alens, 7.
• The crisis works. Rūdolfs, 7.
• Heard about it, but mom won’t tell me what it is. Ketlīna, 7.
• It gets bigger and badder. Kristiāna, 10.
• Gives my mom grey hair. Roberts, 10. Trashes Latvia. Ralfs, 10.

2. What do politicians do?

• Know everything about the world. Daiga, 7.
• Try to protect the country from bankruptcy. Kristers, 7.
• Talk about what will happen to us. Haralds, 7.
• Go to the judge and do something there... Lība, 7.
• Write on computers and copy documents. Kristiāna, 10.
• Try to make the crisis smaller. Kristiāna, 10.

3. What must be done to help people live better?

• Stop all this ‘crisising’. Arlēna, 7.
• Love others. Haralds, 7.
• Work more and be more sincere. Lība, 7.
• Increase the value of the lats. Georgs, 9.
• Ride on public transportation and don’t buy everything you see. Artis, 10.
• Create a family. Anete, 10.

4. What does (Prime Minister) Ivars Godmanis do?

• Makes crisis in the country. Kārlis, 7.
• Governs the government. Arlēna. 7.
• Don’t know, but he is similar to a politician. Jēkabs, 7.
• Lives happily. Ketlīna, 7 g.
• Sometimes explain something, yells, helps (President) Zatlers. Viljams, 9.
• Supposedly trying to get Latvia out of a crisis and sometimes drinks coffee. Georgs, 9.

5. „To be honest...”

• ...no need to get crazy. Lība, 7.
• ...if you say good things, people will do good for you. Haralds, 7.
• ....I don’t like it that deputies sit in the parliament and sleep. Georgs, 9.
• ...after a year we will be grateful to the crisis. Diāna 9.
• ...people will climb out of the pit. Roberts, 10.
• ...no one knows the truth. Artis, 10.