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I enjoyed reading your impressions of the fatherland. My last trip there was 5 years ago but I had much the same impressions.
You found an enormous difference between your first and last trip. I certainly did even though my first trip was in 1994 when the occupation army was still there.
I share your reservations about non resident North Americans of Estonian descent being allowed to vote in Estonian elections. It is hard to explain how somebody whose grandparents moved to Estonia in the 1940's cannot vote there yet someone who has never even visited Estonia, cannot speak the language or paid Estonian taxes or served their time in the armed forces can, solely by reason of "blood". To my mind it would make more sense to have something like Israel's "law of return", however, I am sure the ultra nationalist internet warriors will shout me down on this.
One of the previous posts mentioned that as a result of their trip they went through a bit of a personal identity crisis. I suspect that this is common with many of those of our generation who are not yetcompletely assimilated into the melting pot here.
Anyway, it would be nice to read more articles like this.
You found an enormous difference between your first and last trip. I certainly did even though my first trip was in 1994 when the occupation army was still there.
I share your reservations about non resident North Americans of Estonian descent being allowed to vote in Estonian elections. It is hard to explain how somebody whose grandparents moved to Estonia in the 1940's cannot vote there yet someone who has never even visited Estonia, cannot speak the language or paid Estonian taxes or served their time in the armed forces can, solely by reason of "blood". To my mind it would make more sense to have something like Israel's "law of return", however, I am sure the ultra nationalist internet warriors will shout me down on this.
One of the previous posts mentioned that as a result of their trip they went through a bit of a personal identity crisis. I suspect that this is common with many of those of our generation who are not yetcompletely assimilated into the melting pot here.
Anyway, it would be nice to read more articles like this.
Boy are you a good political comic.
No country in the world permits an individual to become citizen/voter without being able to speak at least one official language regardless of how long they've lived (or occupied) the country. So why should Estonia permit the Russians to vote simply because they've occupied err lived in the country and never learned the language.
Granted I'm not thrilled about those who were born Russian parents while they occupied errr lived in Estonia and not being granted citizenship, but then I get over it. I guess it's because of those few decades the Russians occupied errr lived in Estonia and deported a few Estonians to Siberia.
But then that's only my opinion.
P.S.
Mr. Bush, go back to stirring the melting pot that seems to be the only thing you can still do.
P.P.S.
No need to take the missus to Suvihari this year, I hear they've got some "Estonian" choirs singing again and I recall she doesn't like that sort of stuff.
No country in the world permits an individual to become citizen/voter without being able to speak at least one official language regardless of how long they've lived (or occupied) the country. So why should Estonia permit the Russians to vote simply because they've occupied err lived in the country and never learned the language.
Granted I'm not thrilled about those who were born Russian parents while they occupied errr lived in Estonia and not being granted citizenship, but then I get over it. I guess it's because of those few decades the Russians occupied errr lived in Estonia and deported a few Estonians to Siberia.
But then that's only my opinion.
P.S.
Mr. Bush, go back to stirring the melting pot that seems to be the only thing you can still do.
P.P.S.
No need to take the missus to Suvihari this year, I hear they've got some "Estonian" choirs singing again and I recall she doesn't like that sort of stuff.
I thouroughly enjoyed reading your accounts!
Thank you!
My memories of my first-ever trip to Eesti, in 1990, are of emotions. I cannot remember things such as directions or landmarks, other than for how I felt as I was there.
From my second trip, last year, I remember everything very clearly. I can even give directions to someone who is going there on how to get somewhere.
Eesti became a real place, not the fairytale land of my imagination, from my youth.
You are right to state that everyone leaves with their own impressions and that every experience is different.
I hope to go again and again. I love it there!
Thank you!
My memories of my first-ever trip to Eesti, in 1990, are of emotions. I cannot remember things such as directions or landmarks, other than for how I felt as I was there.
From my second trip, last year, I remember everything very clearly. I can even give directions to someone who is going there on how to get somewhere.
Eesti became a real place, not the fairytale land of my imagination, from my youth.
You are right to state that everyone leaves with their own impressions and that every experience is different.
I hope to go again and again. I love it there!
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