10 misconceptions
I am doing some Internet surfing for new ideas and info about Estonia and stumbled upon this thing in Citypaper. It is about misconceptions, and I find it a pretty interesting read : )
My personal favourites are the illustrations (by Priit Pärn). For those of you who are not very familiar with the looks of Estonia: your key is the map.
So, here we go:
Top 1o Misconceptions about Estonia by Edward Lucas
Misconception No. 1 — It's Obscure
Misconception No. 2 — It’s Tiny
Misconception No. 3 — Estonians Don’t Have a Sense of Humor
Misconception No. 4 — It’s Boring
Misconception No. 5 — The Food’s No Good
Misconception No. 6 — Estonians are Cold
Misconception No. 7 — It’s Sexless
Misconception No. 8 — It’s Provincial
Misconception No. 9 — It’s Technologically Backward
Misconception No. 10 — It’s ‘Former Soviet’
Whatcha think?
My personal favourites are the illustrations (by Priit Pärn). For those of you who are not very familiar with the looks of Estonia: your key is the map.
So, here we go:
Top 1o Misconceptions about Estonia by Edward Lucas
Misconception No. 1 — It's Obscure
Misconception No. 2 — It’s Tiny
Misconception No. 3 — Estonians Don’t Have a Sense of Humor
Misconception No. 4 — It’s Boring
Misconception No. 5 — The Food’s No Good
Misconception No. 6 — Estonians are Cold
Misconception No. 7 — It’s Sexless
Misconception No. 8 — It’s Provincial
Misconception No. 9 — It’s Technologically Backward
Misconception No. 10 — It’s ‘Former Soviet’
Whatcha think?
posted by triin 德琳 at 5:53 PM
5 Comments:
he's right. He's one of the most Estonia-knowledgeable journalists in the high hierarhy of western media. Read his blog on late president Meri, he was close to him
Haha...Are you doing this because I popped out 'There are only 2 cities in Estonia' yesterday? ;-)
great thanks for the background info and reference!!
haha chris, i will always be glad to talk to you about the urban developments in estonia! : )
Haha :) triin, i had such a good laugh when i read the blog. the illustrations are so cool! Anyway, i must say that i had some of those misconceptions when i first arrived to Estonia - well, u know :)
Haven't read alot about Estonia yet, but I like no.9 illustration..hihi @ there?
Take care Triin. Miss ya in SIPO.
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