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Lembit Öpik
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Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians
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2010
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10 editions
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The Alternative View
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2012
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2 editions
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All at Sea
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“It would be easier to get a computer to cry than to get Estonians to share their innermost feelings.”
― Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians
― Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians
“It's normal to be 'normal'. Nothing is ever 'wonderful' or 'great' to an Estonian. Things are always a laconic 'usual' or, more normally, 'normal'. When an Estonian says that something is 'normal' it indicates that life is continuing on a safe, well-trodden path and that this is the way things should be. Too much excitement is treated as suspect. Essentially the Estonians agree with the Chinese curse: 'May you live in exciting times.”
― Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians
― Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians
“Domestic animals come in two sorts - workers and pets. The working kind have a very belt and braces existence and are expected to earn their keep as guard dogs, rat cats, ornamental pub fish, etc. A 'pet' in Estonian is a lemmikloom (which means 'favourite animal') and a very much part of the family.”
― Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians
― Xenophobe's Guide to the Estonians
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