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A guide to understanding the Estonians which dispels or confirms preconceived prejudices with humor and insight.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm an Estonian married to Englishman... Both me and my husband found it to be a very good read... Yes there are some odd bits what I didnt agree with (the one with weddings springs to mind) but all in all it is not too wrong... and gives a quite good humorous overview of Estonians... their culture, thoughts and traditions...
I suppose these kind of books always get mixed reviews, but we enjoyed it... read it through in 2 days... Someone said once that one can only understand their own culture if they have lived away at least in 2 foreign countries... Im on my third and hopefully last one... Not sure how many countries Lembit Opik has lived in but I'd say its not a bad interpretation...
I suppose these kind of books always get mixed reviews, but we enjoyed it... read it through in 2 days... Someone said once that one can only understand their own culture if they have lived away at least in 2 foreign countries... Im on my third and hopefully last one... Not sure how many countries Lembit Opik has lived in but I'd say its not a bad interpretation...
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In post-Soviet Russian stereotypes, Estonians are extremely slow, and this book seems to have been compiled from Russian ethnic joke websites. The supposedly Estonian "self-ironical" jokes you see in this book are decidedly not Estonian. They are unknown to the overwhelming majority of Estonians. Those who know them either read them from the aforementioned websites or heard them from people who did.
Now, please don't misunderstand me. There is absolutely nothing wrong with making jokes on Estonians. If this book was titled "The image of Estonians in modern Russian humour", I would have no objections whatsoever. But the book's present title is misleading the prospective buyers into thinking that the factual information will be more or less true. It's unbelievable that Mr. Öpik, whom I until now held in highest regard, as well as another author with an Estonian name, have participated in producing this mind-blowing piece of garbage.
Now, please don't misunderstand me. There is absolutely nothing wrong with making jokes on Estonians. If this book was titled "The image of Estonians in modern Russian humour", I would have no objections whatsoever. But the book's present title is misleading the prospective buyers into thinking that the factual information will be more or less true. It's unbelievable that Mr. Öpik, whom I until now held in highest regard, as well as another author with an Estonian name, have participated in producing this mind-blowing piece of garbage.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Even if Estonians cannot be considered to give an objective opionion on the book, the several facts there are wrong. Though some of the information is outdated or inaccuracte, at least half of the descriptions are probably correct.
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