cardemaister,

I first went to Lithuania in '92 when I was 20.  My band was invited 
to tour there with Foje, awesome group, just at the end of the 
Soviets occupation there.  When I arrived there the Russian flag was 
still at the border with Soviet troops walking the streets.  When I 
left, the Lithuania flag was at the border.  Things were just 
changing there then.  I learned a few words at that time, but really 
didn't jump into it later.  I have been back several times since and 
met my wife on one of those trips.  I have learned the language more 
each time I go, as her family doesn't speak English.  I needed to 
learn to communicate.

I don't know if Lithuanian is related to Sanskrit, but it is an 
ancient language and carries a number of aspects of other ancient 
languages that are unlike modern languages.  For instance, Lithuanian 
has six diclentions (I don't know if I spelled that correctly), while 
English has none.  Every noun is changed depending on the sentence.  
It is much like Latin in some ways too.

Jeff  

--- In [email protected], cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], Jeffrey Cook <jnoelcook@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Edg,
> >    
> >   Well, since that time, and many unfathomable experiences that 
> makes John Nash's story look like a Disney movie, I have traveled 
> the world, met my extraordinary wife, written a Reimann Hypothesis 
> proof, published my novel, taught myself calculus, chemistry, 
> Quantum and Relatavistic physics and have invented many things and 
> made a number of strange discoveries.  I have discussed many 
aspects 
> of my research and work with top minds in Chemistry, Physics and 
> Mathematics, and have to say there is nothing I am convinced that I 
> cannot learn.  I even learned Lithuanian, which is arguably the 
> >hardest language today that is not exstinct.
> 
> Whoa! Why on Earth did you learn Lithuanian? Y'know,
> in my understanding some dialects of Lithuanian are,
> at least in some aspects, quite close to Vedic Sanskrit
> (Rigveda, and stuff).
> 
> 
> >    
> >   So, my latest discovery is the synthesis of life.
> >    
> >   If you have more questions, feel free to ask.
> >    
> >   Jeff
> >
>


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