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[Thyroid]

Hello there.

I am a 21 year old male from Estonia.

I've always found the effort to understand complex ideas to the best of my ability to be most exciting, which is most likely the core of my INTPness. I'm usually more of a lurker type, but this forum seems like a fascinating place to explore and share ideas in.

I also enjoy good music, regardless of genre. RHCP, Devin Townsend Project, the Doors are the first to come to mind atm.

 

[PaulMaster]

Sup - whats Estonia like?

 

[Sinny91]

Hey.

 

[Thyroid]

Estonia is like the over acheiver in school that has family issues. We're really trying to fit into the European way of life but at the cost of our own cultural values oftentimes.

The people are actually quite aware of global issues and their relation with our nation(kind of a survival mechanism if your country has been a buffer zone between major powers since medieval times), especially the younger ones. I'd say our education is on par with the scandinavian countries in many ways, but clearly not as wealthy financially.

There's only a million of us, so whether we survive this century or not is a big question.

Other than that it's a nice place to live, the winter and the lack of sunlight can piss me off tho...

 

[PaulMaster]

Estonia is like the over acheiver in school that has family issues. We're really trying to fit into the European way of life but at the cost of our own cultural values oftentimes.

The people are actually quite aware of global issues and their relation with our nation(kind of a survival mechanism if your country has been a buffer zone between major powers since medieval times), especially the younger ones. I'd say our education is on par with the scandinavian countries in many ways, but clearly not as wealthy financially.

There's only a million of us, so whether we survive this century or not is a big question.

Other than that it's a nice place to live, the winter and the lack of sunlight can piss me off tho...

Cool. Its cold where I live too.

I read a book recently called The Smartest Kids in the World. It had a lot to say about Scandinavian school systems. They're the best, apparently.

 

[Sinny91]

That's an informative run-down, you have peaked my interest, I look forward to seeing more posts from you.