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uss 07-19-2002 06:51 PM

Lol, for all who don`t know what that is, let me explain - Estonia is a very small country in Europe, and the most northern of The Baltic States. Lol, The Baltic States is a union of 3 countries - Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
Hehe, I´m just curious to know if anyone knows anything about this small, small country, my country [img]smile.gif[/img] . I be damn suprised if you could name a city in Estonia, like Alexander once did, without searching on the net [img]smile.gif[/img] .

Grojlach 07-19-2002 06:58 PM

I know that Estonians get quite annoyed when you even dare to mention Russia... And that's a first hand experience. ;)

canadianvixen 07-19-2002 06:59 PM

<font color = aqua> To be honest the only city of heard mention of in Estonia is Tallinn ( I think that's how you spell it) because it was on the news.</font>

uss 07-19-2002 07:04 PM

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Originally posted by Grojlach:
I know that Estonians get quite annoyed when you even dare to mention Russia... And that's a first hand experience. ;)
Something like that, yes. I mean, I get angry if a person would dare to say that the Estonian language is similar to Russian. Trust me.. It is NOT. [img]smile.gif[/img]

uss 07-19-2002 07:05 PM

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Originally posted by canadianvixen:
<font color = aqua> To be honest the only city of heard mention of in Estonia is Tallinn ( I think that's how you spell it) because it was on the news.</font>
Good girl! You deserve a cookie! Why was it on the news? Was it because of the Eurovision?

Spelca 07-19-2002 07:08 PM

Haha, sure I know some things about Estonia. I know where it is, some history, etc. [img]smile.gif[/img]
I know how you feel though. I come from Slovenia and people keep confusing my country with Slovakia and Slavonia. Even the people who you'd think should know these things (like foreign politicians meeting our politicians, and in newspapers). Here is the latest example:

http://www.reuters.com/news_article....toryID=1190675

I used to get upset because of it, but now I just think it's funny. :D

[ 07-19-2002, 07:09 PM: Message edited by: Spelca ]

uss 07-19-2002 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Spelca:
Haha, sure I know some things about Estonia. I know where it is, some history, etc. [img]smile.gif[/img]
I know how you feel though. I come from Slovenia and people keep confusing my country with Slovakia and Slavonia. Even the people who you'd think should know these things (like foreign politicians meeting our politicians, and in newspapers). Here is the latest example:

http://www.reuters.com/news_article....toryID=1190675

I used to get upset because of it, but now I just think it's funny. :D

Lol, that was a funny link [img]smile.gif[/img] .
Did you know that Estonians used to have a god called Tarapita and Taara? He was something similar to the Viking gods [img]smile.gif[/img] .

Spelca 07-19-2002 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by uss:
Lol, that was a funny link [img]smile.gif[/img] .
Did you know that Estonians used to have a god called Tarapita and Taara? He was something similar to the Viking gods [img]smile.gif[/img] .[/QB]
No, I didn't. What kind of god was it? [img]smile.gif[/img]

uss 07-19-2002 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Spelca:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by uss:
Lol, that was a funny link [img]smile.gif[/img] .
Did you know that Estonians used to have a god called Tarapita and Taara? He was something similar to the Viking gods [img]smile.gif[/img] .

No, I didn't. What kind of god was it? [img]smile.gif[/img] [/QB]</font>[/QUOTE]Wow.. I just search for stuff on the net and saw that there were, infact, 3 gods.
Taara - http://www.erm.ee/naitus/evestus/taara_eng.html
Vanetooni - http://www.erm.ee/naitus/evestus/vanetooni_eng.html
Uku - http://www.erm.ee/naitus/evestus/uku_eng.html

Oh, and here is an interesting page that says whats diffirent about Estonian gods, and other, normal gods :D http://www.erm.ee/naitus/evestus/samaan_eng.html

johnny 07-19-2002 07:30 PM

Well, i know they speak a very weird language that gives me a headache, they suck at football, they can't sing, and they think handgranates grow on trees in the carribean. :D At least, that's what they tought me in school.


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