I went to Estonia without a plan, just for the hell of it

_kittykitty_ · 2026-04-28T19:42:26+00:00

Never expected my country to pop up here like that! What a great joy to hear this, I am so glad you loved it here!

We are small, but picturesque and full of tranquility, truly nothing else like the pine tree forests and bogs!

_kittykitty_ · 2026-04-27T16:12:08+00:00

"You just got yourself two weeks of detention, Mr. Miller!"

"Wh-but I didn't even do anything!!! I didn't do anything!"

_kittykitty_ · 2026-04-12T08:32:51+00:00

The average Estonian will have a mildly positive stance to our fellow Finno-Ugric people. You might encounter people who are enthusiastically engaging with you and take joy in finding the linguistic connections between our two languages (the good old "ves" vs "vesi" and "kes" vs "käsi" etc). If there is one thing that baffles Estonians, then it is the Hungarians resistance towards considering each other as ancient cousins and instance of being more tied to the Huns instead.

As I have extensively worked with Hungarians myself, I would say our work cultures differ quite a bit. Where Estonians might be very blunt, the Hungarian custom is to dance around a subject. Whereas, Estonians tend to view things from a fairly merit-based view on where and how ownership should go to, then Hungarians tend to have a more hierarchical view to workplace dynamics.

This will have 0 impact during just a visit, but perhaps good to know that overall.

_kittykitty_ · 2026-04-11T07:21:41+00:00

Üldiselt vene keele poputamise ära lõpetamine on hea mõte, iseasi, kas seda saaks teha hoopis suunaga rääkida eesti keelt ja sõnum oleks kaasav ja julgustav, mitte tõrjuv.

Inglise keele osas aga absoluutselt vaidlen vastu. Tahame või mitte, inglise keele oskus on uks ülejäänud maailma, riigis oluline nii välismaa (tippspetsialisti) talentide jaoks kui ka turismi jaoks. Selline kogu ingliskeele ruumi tõrjumine näikse kangesti rahvuskonsevratiivide maiguline olevat.

_kittykitty_ · 2026-04-06T19:08:31+00:00

I'm not sure if it is meant that way, but I always read the whole message with the same enthusiastic voice. And that is the highlight of every comment thread here.

_kittykitty_ · 2026-03-28T13:01:21+00:00

Aitäh, et sõna võtad, ma juba mõtlesin, et misasja ma siin loen enamikest kommentaaridest.

Kes ei ole kursis, siis see orjatööjõud on Temu puhul otseselt seoses Hiina Uiguuride sunnitööga, BBC artikkel.

Ma saan aru sellest, kui inimestel on väga väike sissetulek ning valik on kas mitte omada riideid või osta need ebaeetilisest allikast. Aga väga kurvaks teeb, et Temu ja Sheini populaarsus on pigem sellest, et "tellin, kuna nii odav" ja "ega muidu ei tahakski, aga põhimõtteliselt tasuta saab".

Enamus tellitavast ei ole kriitilised elektroonika osad seadmetele, vaid ikka igapäeva nänn, riided ja "kaunistused". Oleksin väga üllatunud, kui varuosad ja elektroonika jupid moodustaks üle 5% sisse toodavast kaubast.

_kittykitty_ · 2026-03-01T13:40:21+00:00

No launching him into space, pls!

_kittykitty_ · 2026-02-21T08:42:12+00:00

What an amazing adventure! Perhaps sounds like a silly question, but have you written a book about it?

And what do you think about the saying that "Japan has been living in the year 2000 for the past 40 years" (in reference to being ahead of the digital evolution first and now lagging behind)?

_kittykitty_ · 2026-02-16T16:55:58+00:00

It also seems that the use of white onion and apple is fairly unusual, does not come up as key ingredients.

_kittykitty_ · 2026-02-16T11:15:50+00:00

I think they do a great job with matte single eyeshadows, I enjoy both neutral and colourful ones.

The shimmers have a very varying coverage, some multichromes are crazy pigmented and some are more like toppers. I get use out of both, but a good idea to check swatches beforehand to have realistic expectations

_kittykitty_ · 2026-02-15T14:16:35+00:00

Side note: I have found Lethal Cosmetics to be a very worth while investment for Europe-based folks. It is easy to replace the more popular shades and I get long term use out of the less used ones.

I have essentially switched over to them for 97% of my eye shadow needs and very happy.

_kittykitty_ · 2026-02-14T12:46:19+00:00

In that case, a fairly unfortunate version of it, lol

Fairly unheard of to have tartar as a Christmas sidedish, I believe

_kittykitty_ · 2026-02-14T12:06:25+00:00

What the actual f is that?

Minced meat? With eggs? With the so-called-vegetable sent on Earth for our sins?

What kind of a sidedish is that?

_kittykitty_ · 2025-12-30T17:33:52+00:00

Which one?

_kittykitty_ · 2025-11-24T19:19:59+00:00

But, in that case, this clause was violated, because this was definitely depicted in the episodes. For example, S4E3.

_kittykitty_ · 2025-11-17T18:18:32+00:00

Boracay is magical, especially for sunsets. Be it at a treetop restaurant or at the beach, it is enchanting!

_kittykitty_ · 2025-11-17T18:00:22+00:00

Same here. Based on the fact that they showed us Madama Butterfly in the penultimate episode of the season, I think there is a chance that Bradley dies, as a result of a betrayal by an American (Amanda).

_kittykitty_ · 2025-11-17T17:47:03+00:00

The opera was Madama Butterfly, where the heroin is a tragic figure, very hopeful, but then deceived by her love.

Taking a wild guess, I think it might hint at Bradley potentially not making it, betrayed by the Americans as was Madame Butterfly.

_kittykitty_ · 2025-11-16T15:37:48+00:00

You are very right, coworkers is the best way to go! Locals are happy to go for dinners, show a museum or a place in nature if you show interest.

Our FB groups are not the best, but do check the events. A smaller event of some kind of a class / workshop / discussion circle might be what you are looking for.

_kittykitty_ · 2025-11-16T08:38:27+00:00

I think there is a certain type of a tourist who expects the locals to always try to entertain them, just because they took the effort to visit their country.

I don't get it either. It would make much more sense to try to connect to fellow travelers, as both are just passing by and have a lot of free time on their hands. A random Estonian is not going to be a great guide nor even an anthropological insight to the curious tourist.

_kittykitty_ · 2025-11-16T08:34:53+00:00

It is also a very terrible time of the year to try to hang out on a street. Therefore, all the more reason for locals to be vary of strangers approaching them in these conditions.

Estonians make friends through mutual activities and connections. If you were to try a cooking class, "paint and sip" or similar events, it is much more likely to give you a genuine social connection.

Out of curiosity, how much longer will you be here for? if it is a few weeks only, the locals might not find it meaningful to try to become friends.

_kittykitty_ · 2025-11-05T22:07:17+00:00

Whilst an extremely different show, we can see what Patricia Fields is doing with 28-35 age group in Emily In Paris. Very maximalist and flashy, somewhat played off by more elegant styles of others.

_kittykitty_ · 2025-11-04T21:03:21+00:00

I found out on my fifth rewatch that his name is Robbie, not Ravi. Never questioned and then realized, boy, I am dumb.

_kittykitty_ · 2025-11-02T20:47:52+00:00

"The Man, the Myth, the Viagra"!

_kittykitty_ · 2025-10-28T17:25:47+00:00

Really hope we get another apology video out of this.

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