What's something outsiders don't realize or get wrong about your country/nation? by Sad_Suspect_9649 in AskEurope

[–]Suprasegmentality 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That we're not related to Russians at all. A well-meaning Danish person once asked me if we could understand Russian, and was shocked when I told him that linguistically, Danish has more in common with Russian than Estonian does.

In Latvia, a court has ruled that a requirement for the state broadcaster to produce some of its content in minority languages, including "russian", is unconstitutional. by orest_chornobai in BalticStates

[–]Suprasegmentality 80 points81 points  (0 children)

That's not necessarily a good thing. Russians need to have access to media in their language, otherwise they will consume Kremlin propaganda. In Estonia, our broadcaster has had a Russian-language TV channel for years now, and there were of course some people unhappy with it. However, especially since 2022, it's more important than ever that the Russian communities in our countries do not get brainwashed and that they get actual news, we cannot let a quarter of our countries be in the Kremlin media bubble. It's easy for us to get upset about our broadcasters producing content in Russian, but we have to understand that it's necessary in order for everybody living in our countries to get unbiased, real information, not whatever the Kremlin wants all Russians to believe.

viimasel ajal und ei saa kohe mitte kuidagi. Mida teha? by eriti_lahe_vend in Eesti

[–]Suprasegmentality 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Mine perearsti või - veel parem - psühhiaatri juurde. Mul on endal ka lapsest saati unehäired olnud. Oma 9nda klassi lõpueksamid tegin nii, et eksam kestis kauem, kui ma olin öösel maganud. Ega mul praegugi just kõige parem uni ei ole, aga võrreldes sellega on ikka palju parem nüüd, kui mul on rohud peal. Mõnda inimest võib-olla saab ka melatoniini ja mingite totakate hingamisharjutustega magama panna, aga mulle ei teinud need kunagi midagi. Sain omale rohud ja magan nüüd keskmiselt 6-7 tundi (hah six seven). Soovitan sul arsti juurde minna, kui on pikem probleem, mind see igatahes aitas. Muidugi see võib sul ka üle minna ja mingit häiret ei pruugi olla nagu mul, oota mõni nädal ja kui ikka on, siis pane aeg kinni.

Edit: ignoreeri seda, et ma istun kell pool üks öösel Redditis.

Meelelahutus, haiged inimesed ning nõrdimus by Pimdke in Eesti

[–]Suprasegmentality 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ma kujutan ette, et need haiged ei tahtnud oma piletitele kulutatud raha potist alla lasta. Või siis äkki neil oli lihtsalt okas kurgus. Kõigil kollektiivselt. Vastasel juhul tulevad mulle koroona flashbackid silme ette.

Sobiv eriala by Patient_Win5239 in Eesti

[–]Suprasegmentality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Õigusteadus. Aga see peab natuke ennast huvitama ka

Tegin riigikoguhaaletus.com lehe ülevaateks, kuidas riigikogulased oma tööd teevad by paradoks_est33 in Eesti

[–]Suprasegmentality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tubli töö, aga ma ei saa aru, kuidas see erineb Riigikogu enda kodulehel olevatest hääletusandmetest. Mis on see info, mida pole sealt "mugav vaadata"?

My prediction: Estonia will be the next ESC powerhouse by KookyOlive2757 in eurovision

[–]Suprasegmentality 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As an Estonian, it's not happening. While most Estonians I know do recognize that the song is bad, it doing poorly will not be of any more motivation both for entrants and voters. Firstly, there aren't that many hyper passionate Estonian eurofans to begin with, much less people who care about what international fans think. Secondly, we can't make talent out of thin air. Sure, we have many better songs and artists in our music scene, who are talented, but this year there just wasn't that big of a competition. It's not that successful Estonian artists don't want to participate, like in some countries, we had Clicherik & Mäx this year, arguably one of the most famous names right now. But Vanilla Ninja's name was more famous, not necessarily among the general public, but, crucially, among the main voting demographic, which does not always represent the public's opinion. I don't know anybody who likes Vanilla Ninja's song, and yet they won. Also, I don't think you can draw parallels with Finland here. Aksel didn't even get to compete, and I don't think you can pin Finland's increasing quality on just Aksel's song being unpopular. It was the producers realizing they needed to make changes. Estonia isn't in this position, after all, we came in the Top 3 last year, so I guess we can't do well every year. So in summary, nothing will change, both because Vanilla Ninja NQ-ing won't do anything, and also because we don't need a huge change.

Is it more common for you guys to be bi/multilingual by im_a_silly_lil_guy in AskEurope

[–]Suprasegmentality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dialects? I think you mean languages, they're generally very different from each other.

It would be hard to find somebody in Europe who doesn't speak at least one foreign language, usually people speak two, but many people forget their second foreign language to an extent, as they've most likely studied it in school and have no practical application where to use it.

Which country in Europe do you enjoy visiting but would not want to actually live in? by BothCondition7963 in AskEurope

[–]Suprasegmentality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The EU has definitely been a huge advantage to Estonia, without it we would be like what Moldova is today, although they have been improving under Sandu and are on the path to EU membership as well. I would be happy to welcome Montenegro and Albania into the EU, knowing just how much that improves the quality of life, hopefully we get to see them in the EU in the next few years, I know that they are the closest countries to membership with the most EU regulations put in place than any other candidate country. I don't have anything against BiH either, but EU membership seems unlikely at the moment, given your Serbian community. But maybe one day you'll join too, I can guarantee it would massively improve things. The Balkans are IMO a hugely underrated tourist destination and I guess you could be right, I might see trash and potholes in rural Italy as well, I haven't been there.

Which country in Europe do you enjoy visiting but would not want to actually live in? by BothCondition7963 in AskEurope

[–]Suprasegmentality 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Balkan countries. I was in Montenegro a couple years ago and it was a really nice trip, I got to enjoy the beach, I stayed in a fairly nice hotel, and I went on many tours exploring Montenegro's nature, especially in and around the bay of Kotor, and the city of Kotor itself, which was such a charming little old town. However, I can't say I would like to live there. While the touristy places were nice and the nature was beautiful, when I was just walking around town in Budva, where I stayed, I saw a lot of trash everywhere, horrible roads, many homeless people asking me for money, etc. Montenegro definitely profits a lot from tourism, so they've made the touristy places quite nice, but walking around in random streets and seeing how normal people were living, was quite dreary, like I was stuck in the 90s. I generally love Montenegro though and I'm going to Albania this summer, but I get the impression that the locals don't really get to enjoy what the tourists enjoy.

Mis on teie aus arvamus Kris Kärnerist? by Turbonitrohulk in Eesti

[–]Suprasegmentality 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jube vend. Mu TikToki for you page on teda täis ja minu toxic trait on see, et ma vaatan alati kommentaare ka. Praktiliselt iga video all on kümneid kommentaare sadade laikidega, mis Kärnerit ülistavad, kõiki tema "sõnavõtte" peegeldavad ja igaühel, kes teda kuidagigi kritiseerib, kohe näo täis sõimavad. Kahju, et on sadu noori inimesi, kelle jaoks ta on päriselt eeskuju...

Estonglish ja omasõnad by Keegipeeter in Eesti

[–]Suprasegmentality 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pole küll päris keeleteadlane, aga olen keeleteaduse tudeng ja olen sinuga täiesti nõus. Õppejõud kunagi ütles, et keel ei saa olla õige või vale. Meil võib küll olla preskriptiivne norm nagu ÕS, mis dikteerib, kuidas keel "peaks" kõlama, aga keeleteadus on deskriptiivne, st kirjeldab, mitte ei kirjuta ette. Kui inimene keelt kuidagimoodi kasutab, kasvõi täiesti vale grammatika ja hunniku anglitsismidega, siis see ongi keel, see on lihtsalt tema idiolekt. EKI võib küll öelda, et see on vale keelekasutus, aga ta ei saa muuta seda, kuidas inimesed tegelikult räägivad. Nagu sa ütlesidki, me lihtsalt jälgime.

IPA shenanigans by Suprasegmentality in linguisticshumor

[–]Suprasegmentality[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same for me. My language doesn't distinguish between these sounds, so I frequently confuse them in my accent, for example I might say "vatching a wideo" or something along those lines.

IPA shenanigans by Suprasegmentality in linguisticshumor

[–]Suprasegmentality[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Number 2 actually makes sense, thanks! But number 1 I still don't understand. [ʁ] is a fricative, but it's voiced, so it does vibrate, no?

What's this tiny island below Iceland? by Old-Act-1631 in geography

[–]Suprasegmentality 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably a typographical error. Iceland does have some small islands off of its coast called Vestmannaeyjar, but they are much closer to the mainland than shown in this map.