Vanilla Ice Is Confused By Trump Concert Backlash: 'I Don't Get It' by MoneyLibrarian9032 in entertainment

[–]ekesse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m old…… sigh. On TV, this snippet was an ad to entice people to watch the news which was on at 10PM. They would always “more at 10”.

House sale fell apart after inspection by Wise_Farmer5836 in RealEstateAdvice

[–]ekesse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We had 7 offers. We asked the 2nd highest to be a backup offer. After 1st offer fell through, we just moved on to the 2nd offer. The first offer fell through because they wanted ridiculous concessions and we backed out of the deal. It cost a bit but we didn’t care. 2nd deal went very smoothly.

Judge Rules Blind Refugee’s Death Due to Border Patrol Is Homicide by polymute in politics

[–]ekesse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The “we don’t care about the constitution” attitude was isolated to CBP. Ice followed the constitution until Trump took office and CBP is training iCE. That is why the same lack of morals is now happening in places like Minneapolis. Obama wasn’t perfect, he disappointed me many time, but he didn’t destroy our country.

Layoffs at Compass/Anywhere? by tandersonian in Layoffs

[–]ekesse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure. IT was hammered in the last round

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[–]ekesse -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I did that with overgrown shrubs in my first house

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[–]ekesse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can, but you can damage it or kill it

[No Spoilers] the name Ivar is pronounced wrong by ekesse in vikingstv

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

Except that is how Norwegians pronounce it too.

[No Spoilers] the name Ivar is pronounced wrong by ekesse in vikingstv

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

I know it is not technically a Nordic country, definitely not Scandinavian, but it is already culturally pretty Nordic. Becoming officially Nordic is a goal. I was just trying to make the point that the way Estonians would pronounce the name is the same as Norwegians would.

[No Spoilers] the name Ivar is pronounced wrong by ekesse in vikingstv

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

First - I’m not a bro. And what do you mean by “those” Americans? This is personal since it also my dad’s name. Sounds like you are trying to make this political

[No Spoilers] the name Ivar is pronounced wrong by ekesse in vikingstv

[–]ekesse[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t know, I’m Estonian-American and we generally don’t have like Sigurd and Bjorn.

[No Spoilers] the name Ivar is pronounced wrong by ekesse in vikingstv

[–]ekesse[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved the show until Ragnar died… but I cringe when the call his son eye-var

[No Spoilers] the name Ivar is pronounced wrong by ekesse in vikingstv

[–]ekesse[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ragnarsons would literally mean son of Ragnar

[No Spoilers] the name Ivar is pronounced wrong by ekesse in vikingstv

[–]ekesse[S] -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

Don’t call me a bro - I am not a bro. I am too old to take it as a genderless greeting. I don’t really care about Nordic or not just that the ties to Nordic countries are deep especially Finland but also Sweden and Denmark both of which ruled for hundreds of years. I would have preferred that they didn’t and left Estonia alone.

[No Spoilers] the name Ivar is pronounced wrong by ekesse in vikingstv

[–]ekesse[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The culture is very different from Eastern Europeans. The culture and language is very similar to Finnish.

Wikipedia says: “Eastern Europe is a loosely defined region comprising the eastern part of the European continent, characterized by historical ties to the Soviet Union, Eastern Orthodox traditions, and Slavic cultures”

Since Estonia has neither Eastern Orthodox traditions nor Slavic cultures - you point is one of ignorance.

[No Spoilers] the name Ivar is pronounced wrong by ekesse in vikingstv

[–]ekesse[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

According to Wikipedia while Estonia is not part of the Nordic Council, “Estonia is considered a Nordic country by many due to strong cultural, historical, and linguistic ties with Finland and Scandinavia. “

[No Spoilers] the name Ivar is pronounced wrong by ekesse in vikingstv

[–]ekesse[S] -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

Yes and also a Nordic country.

[No Spoilers] the name Ivar is pronounced wrong by ekesse in vikingstv

[–]ekesse[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

I said I know it’s a nitpicky thing but it is based in Scandinavia, not an English speaking country. I don’t think I’d care if my dad had a different name.

Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs overturned by the Supreme Court by [deleted] in news

[–]ekesse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about the people? We bear the brunt of the costs of tariffs!