Hi there,
It was interesting to read what foreigners are thinking of us, Estonians.
What did I find out about us?
We, Estonians are very often considered as russians. No, we are not russians, we have our own country, language and culture. Truth is, 25% of population are russians.
I read that Estonians speak little and there is saying "talking is silver, silence is gold."
Now, try to say it in Estonian „rääkimine hõbe, vaikimine kuld“ – it might be difficult, but sounds beautiful, right?
Walking on the streets, you’ll see Estonians have a serious face and everyone seems to be depressed. When you see a smiling person on the streets, it's probably not an Estonian. Estonians hide their emotions.
For Estonians, there is an important personal space - keep that in mind, cos this is very true.
One British blogger wrote that if an Estonian promise something, then he/she will do it for sure. Well ... unfortunately it's not the golden rule. But very nice, if others are thinking so..
One US blogger wrote that Estonians are taking their shoes off in a house. Always. Why does it even surprise you ?? :D
Yes, even if you discover behind the door that you have forgotten the keys, you will go back, take shoes off, find your keys, put shoes back and leave. We don’t even think about if to take shoes off, it’s normal! :D
It is believed that Estonians are not able to accept compliments, they (we) always respond to it with a sarcasm. It is believed that behind the compliment is self-interest. True, I personally can say that if someone makes compliments to me, I always ask "ok, what do you want".
Did you know:
That the Estonians created Skype? Everybody knows Skype, but not Estonia.
In our language there is no distinction between him and her.
Our language is considered to be difficult because we have the letters Ä, Ö Ü Õ.
Try to say „Rõõmsameelne maanteeröövel lõõris laulu lüüa öösel .
We all love sauna. I don’t know anybody, who doesn’t like sauna.
We have a songfestival featuring 30,000 performers and spectators from 80000 to 100000.
You can read fun facts about us:
here
Me as a tourist
Tiny Republic of Estonia will be 100 years this year.
I am proud to be an Estonian. Welcome to visit our small beautiful, fast-growing State. And you know, when you come to the Estonia, do not just visit the capital city - Tallinn, but try to go out from there aswell, you will see a real Estonia with all it’s beauty.
Rummu
Have you visited Estonia?
What do you think about us?
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