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What do foreigners who have ever stayed, lived or are currently living in Lithuania think about the country and its people? And how are Lithuanians perceived by those who have never been to Lithuania?
What do foreigners know and think about Lithuania?
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DELFI decided to find out what foreigners know and think about Lithuanians. In conversations with foreigners it became clear that the majority of stereotypes about the country and its citizens held by Lithuanians themselves are not shared by outsiders. Foreigners call Lithuania a country of beaut

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