Internetipoeg has really got it in for me, hasn't he-where on earth can he find living proof that I'm a Communist??? This guy's just so far off the mark it isn't funny! I'm totally amazed that he disbelieves in so-called conspiracy theories. How on earth and for what God-forsaken reasons did George Soros recently bomb the US stock market in an all-out effort to dislodge the relatively firm financial footing that the Bush camp held? If he really thinks that the only trends in politics that are worthy of note are the visible ones, and not the ones taking place beyond the realm of our eyes and ears, then he's far more naive than I first gave him granted for. Wake up boy and look at ALL the facts and figures squarely in the eye...and quit repeating the crap like I'm some sort of Communist...Your comfy armchair comments won't get you far at all.....get off your butt and get over here and do something useful for your motherland!

How can we look at all of the facts and figures if, as you say, some of them are beyond the realm of our eyes and ears?

Are bigger wankers than I thought they are.....especially the ones that appear here. Anyway, knowing that your kind of Canadian-Estonian censorship is not dissimilar to the kind once used in former Communist countries, it's not likely that any of us will be able to write what we think more on this subject..because this space is not to be for much longer..like other places before it. So go read some 70's time warp classics..'cause a number of you Estonians out there are about as far removed from things Estonian, that that time should make you feel really at home. A Bush win is probably the best thing for all you guys, especially you, Internetipoeg....and your left-wing leanings in favour of the Democrats are excused and accepted for what they are, while others are conveniently blasted as Communist sympathisers....again I say..wake up and stare at the facts!

Referring to some of us as "wankers" is gratuitous and rude, and the ranting tone of your ungrammatical commentary makes you appear ignorant and, consequently, not to be taken seriously.
Your message would get a better hearing if you expressed yourself in a more neutral tone and conventional language.

Keerake teist külge ja magage endid välja...mis te siin lollitate üksteist!

...tõepoolest see on inetu vaadata.

OK; Congratulations Interneti poeg.....if we measured the level of anger coming through in our respective correspondence, then you win hands down! Sorry you got so upset over what I wrote, but I still don't get the drift of YOUR thinking. Who then are YOU???

I find it quite incredible how the well-meaning people of North America have allowed themselves to believe such naieveties as they do....the Internetipoja posting above yours is a typical example. Couldn't it just be that.....????Meanwhile, the people with all the power (Greenspan, Kissinger, Club of Rome and countless other questionable organisations..including the one TH Ilves recently gained admission..)don't need to think up any strategies whatsoever to carry out their plans....because the world is full of so many useless shortsighted rightwing fellow-travellers-they can't see anything differently to the way the thugs of this world are running the globe!! When all else fails....come and live in Eesti..sadly, one "Internetipoeg's" Fatherland is obviously having minimal impact on his way of thinking...otherwise we'd have much more in common.

You've often mentioned the importance of moving to Estonia, usually, within the context of a childish spat with other readers.

You could do many readers a huge service by abandoning your polemics and composing a sober article for Eesti Elu describing your experience. What motivated you to move? What did you expect and what did you actually find there?

Personally, I've enjoyed visiting Estonia very much. I've contemplated moving there upon retirement. Yet, I'm reticent because the tourist's experience differs from the resident's. I suspect that there are many that share my sentiments. We would read an account of your experience with interest. In other words, I'm inviting you to put your abilities to a better use.

It's too difficult a task to persuade someone to move to Estonia on the basis of another person's experience. I was so moved by the pace of life and the generally higher level of articulation of most individuals, along with a sense of a need to keep life vibrant and moving, in spite of all the other problems associated with living in Estonia. Don't go looking for support in moving here...most people would find it difficult to comprehend the need to forsake Western lifestyle qualities...but if you genuinely see a niche here, then run with it! Because the place is filling up fast with people who see great potential within Estonia. If you've got the vision, it's probably the right one.....

I do everything professionally as I did before I came to live in Eesti 5 years ago with my family. I actively contribute to Estonia's cultural and intellectual life, which is not exactly the big end of town making all the money. But fortunately I saw the light and made good on what I had, have focused all my resources on contributing as much energy and impact in influencing my working environment, and hopefully making a little dint in the overall quality of life here. Because I love the place so much, I refuse to make any direct comparisons with where I've originally come from...in the end, you either want to be here of you don't! There's no point coming to Eesti if you figure you'll start to feel homesick for things in the past....Eesti has to become all-comsuming for you or else you'll end up leaving without finishing what you set out to do in the first place. Remember...every additional Estonian here is ultimately respected for what they do here...and not for what they'll get out of it for themselves. If you want to make a million, please don't attempt to do it at Estonia's expense-you'll just kill off little self-respect Estonians have for themselves. There are a lot of skills you can apply having come from a different living and working environment in Canada. People appreciate that, if especially if you're prepared to give more than take...there's just been too much of that in recent years in Eesti. Best of luck to everyone...and remember our national slogan...Welcome to Estonia!

You're not the only emigrant to Estonia but, I suspect that you differ from the typical with your enthusiasm. It seems that you are on a mission of a sort and that makes for an interesting story. It would be nice if you could share it with us.
What are you doing there? Have you been well-received? Do you associate with others who have moved there? Are there any important differences in life in Tallinn, Tartu and small towns? How have your first impressions changed with time?