Trying to Avoid Stag Parties in the Baltics

The English lads are everywhere. I've seen this phenomenon before in Western Europe, but it's never been quite this bad. Big groups of loud English rugby-looking lads being extremely drunk and taking over the city. The group outside the Stella Pub and inside it (both below) are drinking up in Riga. Our first night in Riga Nathan and I went out to a club and after I left early to go to bed, Nathan got beat up and kicked on the ground by a group of Russians who thought he was British. Not so surprising in light of how disrespectful, obnoxious, and ridiculous most of the English speaking men in this city are. Apparently they come over for the weekends to take advantage of low alcohol prices and lax sex industry policies (and cheap Ryan Air fares from London and Ireland). Riga and Tallinn provide them with what they need - you can't walk two feet without stumbling at an English/Irish pub. It's like they never left home but they pay half the price for a pint, and here they feel no responsibility for their ridiculous behavior. They also really like to dress like girls for some reason, which can be quite amusing. The couple up top traded clothes (in Vilnius).