Lithuania
Food, Airports, and English?
We said:
Will we need to worry about food? or any other monetary stuff?
They said:
We will leave some food in the cupboards, but you will need to buy some
more of your own as you need it. There are three supermarkets very close.
Some shopping you will be able to do in English but the rest you will
have to shop by pictures. As in look at the picture on the packet and
then decide if you want it. The cashiers all have the prices displayed on
the tills so it is easy to know how much to pay. You will need to pay for
your transport about 40 US cents per trip. We will leave you with a
prepaid telephone and card, but depending on how many calls you make
depends on how much you spend.
We said:
How much money will we need?
They said:
This is a hard question. We do not spend a lot in a two week period. Eating out is cheap, supermarkets are probably slightly cheaper that US ones. But you need to buy local food to keep the prices down.
We said:
We think you are using euros, so we might just charge most stuff.
They said:
Nope sorry, you will be using Lithuanian Litas. 1 US dollar buys about 2.74 to 2.77 Lithuanian litas. There are many money changers around, including one right across the road. Bring US dollars.
We said:
What is the most accepted credit card?
They said:
Visa
We said:
We are a little concerned about the signs in the airports being ‘not English’. Do you think that will be a problem for us?
Thay said:
No not at all. All big European Airports have signs in English and Palanga airport will be very small and should have English as well. Basically follow the person in front of you. We will find some one to pick you up, but please pray this person in.
We said:
Can you teach us how to say “The Lord Be With You . . . And Also With You” in Lithuanian?
They said:
“Su Dievu”. The Lord be with you is not something that we would say to each other here. Especially our guys because we are much less mainstream believers. But sometimes people will say good bye by saying Su Dievu which means with God.
Labas is hello and Aciu is thanks. (Aciu sounds just like a sneeze).