Estonian-American making his home in the Old Country writes on life on both sides of the pond...
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Cultural observation #30
Must remember not to say "sure" as an affirmative, when accepting a job via Skype, etc. Means "Die!" in Estonian and not everyone may understand it as a quaint Anglicism.
City of Good Food - Tartu restaurant reviews by Mingus of City of Good Thoughts notoriety (Tartu) Corcaighist - Irish-Estonian linguist on whatever strikes his fancy (Saku) Itching for Eestimaa - American with blue-black-and-white blood in his veins (Tartu) My Nordic Paradise - Pierce Bacchus writes (Tallinn) Vello Vikerkaar - Canadian expat ranges over the entire spectrum (Tallin) Livonian Chronicle - All the fake news that's fit to print since even before the invention of the printing press (Duchy of Livonia) Antyx - Estonian politics, essays, more from a polyglot technical writer (Tartu) Kai On Pai - musings on motherhood, art, food and health (Huddleston, VA) Strawberry/Maasikas - General interest Estonia blog from a native speaker, with a good-food theme (Tallinn)
1 comment:
Really doesn't sound all that out of place. ;-)
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