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>what makes it better than Tallinn
it's just a larger city that's laid out in a better fashion, with parks and wide streets. the old city of talinn has these super annoying cobblestone narrow streets that they allow cars to drive over, so you literally cannot sleep at night with windows open because the din is unbelievable. nightlife seems also contained here and not really publicly advertised, most of it is outside of the old city from what I remember.

The architecture in Riga is Baltic German with even a suggestion of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, so it's more grandiose and european-style (compare talinn is swedish/finno-ugric with soviet sprinkled in). The port also sees more traffic. There was also diversity in an interesting way, i.e. intersection of Latvians with a persecuted Russian underclass (who are like Dark Elves living in Windhelm's Grey Quarter) along with some Germans too. Lots of pubs and fun night scene, and on the more touristy side traditional drinks like the Black Balsam.
I spent twice as long in Talinn yet it's Riga that stays in my mind - on one night walk you find so much adventure.

It *is* also more diverse in the sense of indian and black migrant workers & tourists but you'll find those in most european cities really, and a more cosmopolitan city should be easier to fit into.

Latvian women tend to be attractive but slim and patrician - exactly my type. estonian women are more robust, with bigger asses and more admixture from their northern and eastern neighbours. From Riga you also have easy access to Latgalia, beautiful and peaceful cottage country, something like an Eastern European Muskoka but more casual and undeveloped. I am from Canada so I also appreciate Latvia's hockey culture, which isn't as big in Estonia.
Finally, latitude - Riga is further south than Talinn, which means you get a bit more sunlight in winter and vice versa. In Talinn it never got dark in July - 11pm the sun was shining.

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how’s estonia? Been wanting to go for a while go check it out, maybe even find a different place to live. Getting pretty tired of America