Alrik, please calm down. You posted very nice pictures, I really enjoyed them.
As for cultural differences between us, as borders between us open those differences become more and more invicible. They say the more nations mixed the better human will be.
Estonians are also calm, and even slow. You can think they are too slow but thats a mistake, thats a cover they use. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
Estonians historically lived at farms that were often distant from each other, so, think of calm silent loners. But novadays, living in the cities we change, become more community oriented. We need to be among other human beings to feel comfortable <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />.
As for that story about asian guy who was shot, Alrik, this is were I strongly disagree!
And I like laws in some states of US. I would like same laws to be here.
Every human has the right to have home and to protect it, himself and his family. The asian guy violated that right. He was warned and asked to leave. He didn't. That was absolutely right, that he was shot.
We have hot polemics about these rights in Estonia now. Especially after latest events here.
Four young drunk 18-27yo guys decided to rob one farmer on one distant estonian farm. The farmer came out of his house with a rifle and warned them to leave. He even shot in the air. The guys leaved. But they thought of revenge, or just wanted to rob that farmer badly. They returned, this time they were armed with pistols. Damn, the most interesting part - farmer was experienced hunter.
He killed everyone. He is now almost a national hero who was being able to save his family and to oppose those beastards. Btw. he has wife and two daughters. What could have happened if he was peaceful and unarmed?
I will say that with no doubt I will shoot the head off anyone who is trying to enter my home, and I want my country to not stop me from doing that.
And as I have written about one positive and nice example I will write about one negative. This happend somewhere in 1992. My best friend was planning to leave Estonia for Israel, forever, and he went to say byebye to his friends. That evening there were five of them - 2 girls 3 guys (I know all of them and regularly see everuone) in that hostel room celebrating my friends departure.
At that evening 2 unknown drunk man came in (they broke th door), just to have fun (later it became known that both of them were soldiers who participated in that war in Afganistan (remember Soviets had an army there long before Bush)they were well trained butchers who knew well how to torture and kill.
So, those two raped the girls and beaten everyone in that room for two days. My friends were just young students having no knowledge of war, martial arts etc.
At the end of second day my friend took knife from the table and killed on of these butchers. He got six years of prison. His sister was raped by surviver, in revenge. So, where is truth?
And, at the end, he never got to Israe. I try not to contact him as he changed after prison, he is no normal man anymore <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" />
In order to store (at safe at home) and to carry firearms we need to get two different licences in Estonia: To get those licences you have to bring papers that your medical health is ok, you are not psycho and not a drug addict. And there some shooting exams also. I think probably I should worry meself a gun, yes, I should.
Ybe - Do you have the same wether there? I haven't seen the sun for weeks and weeks. I miss it. (Egin is surfing for some pics of the sun to remember it)
