OMG.. Our Lithuanians feel themselves at home.. 
Answer to ALEXISTAN – although through history we were associated with Poland on many occasions, catholicism, unlike in Poland, has nothing to do with Lithuanian mentality. I would say, you are talking about a mixture of geopolitically predetermined constant thirst for freedom, fight for survival at all costs and laid back attitude towards death, which is purely pagan. Statistically Lithuania might be catholic, but it was the last country in Europe to accept this religion. The mentallity is still strongly influenced by our pagan traditions and beliefs. That is why it is very easy to choose the honourable death while fighting for freedom rather than losing, suffocating and slowly dying without it.
That is why our boys are hanging around in underwear and slippers, looking nuts and scaring the hell out of everyone around them Our lives are just short episodes of our eternal existence, there is nothing tragic in dying. Tragic is living a dull and worthless life without dignity.
