r/Eesti • u/fromarcadia • May 31 '20

Küsimus What makes someone Estonian?

After a fascinating and heated talk with /u/bengalviking, I'm interested in what other Estonian redditors think.

What makes someone Estonian in your eyes? Does skin colour enter into it? Do they have to know the language? Live in Estonia full-time?

Interested in your thoughts. Cheers.

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u/_KNZ_ May 31 '20

Estonians are white people who speak and know the language in addition to spending their life in Estonia.

That's the most basic definition.

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u/nelikaksnull420 May 31 '20

Mu klassivend oli must. Eestis sündinud, terve elu siin elanud, gümna lõpetatud, isegi kaitseväe läbinud, kuid sinu kriteeriumite järgi pole ta eestlane.

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u/_KNZ_ May 31 '20

Mhm.

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u/nelikaksnull420 May 31 '20

Kes ta on siis?

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u/_KNZ_ May 31 '20

"Estonians are white people"

Esimesed neli sõna juba vastasid selle küsimuse.

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u/nelikaksnull420 May 31 '20

Ma küsin kes ta siis on kui ta eestlane pole?

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u/_KNZ_ May 31 '20

Seaduse poolest? Ja.

Inimsuhete poolest? Ei.

Vali vastus, mis meeldib ja roni tagasi sinna kus kohast sa tulid.

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u/AMidnightRaver May 31 '20

Ma olin suht kindel, et õnnetu Delfi debiilik on meie vetesse eksinud, aga siis veits sirvisin su kommentaare ja sa pole ju sugugi andetu isend. Miks 'Ashilevid, Bentonid, Carl Tuulik, Kristina Pärtelpoeg...pole eestlased' on see küngas, mille peal sa surra tahad?