You know you are from Estonia when (vol 2.)
You know you are from Estonia when…
You use the word ‘normal’ if something is ok. When visiting friends abroad you bring along a box of Kalev chocolate. You attended a song festival at least once either as a performer or as a spectator. You know that going to the sauna is 80% about networking and 20% about washing You are nationalistic about Skype (it is actually an Estonian company) ‘Kohuke’ belongs to your menu You declare your taxes on the internet like all modern people You actually believed for a while that Latvians had 6 toes per foot when you heard that as a child You are convinced that Estonia is very strategically located You spent at least one midsummer in Saaremaa, Hiiumaa or one of the smaller islands You can quote films like “Viimne reliikvia” and “Siin me oleme” You spit three times around your left shoulder for good luck Words like “veoauto”, “täieõiguslik” or “jää-äär” sound perfectly pronouncable to you You like bold statements, such as this one… ;-) There can never be too much sarcasm You can at times drink hot tea to hot food You are disappointed that Jaan Kross never got the Nobel prize in literature It would not be suprising for English-speakers to find your name naughty (Peep, Tiit, Andres [sounds like undress]) or hippy (Rein, Rain) You have been to Finland You say ‘Noh’ (sounds like NO) even when you speak English, just to confuse people You know the lyrics to “Mutionu” and “Rongisõit” You would never mistaken Kreisiraadio for a radio station You would agree that wife-carrying is a real sport (at least as long as Estonians are winning) Your best friend’s girlfriend is your English teacher’s daughter and they live next door to your grandparents, who were colleagues with your advisor, who is friends with your… You think that any beverage...
