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  • Actually, all postive aspects you mentionned are parts of the reasons why I’d like to move to Estonia.

    About negative apsect, I work in the tech sector, so I guess I’ll mainly use English at work.
    However, for other aspects, it seems normal to me to learn the local language. I am the foreigner, it is my duty to learn the language of the country. (I know Estonian is very difficult, however, but I’ll try my best).

    About having local friends : this is my biggest fear.
    So far, I have only one French friend here and another friend of mine from Brazil used to live in Tallinn aswell. Otherwise, I don’t know any local, which sacres me a lot.

    On the other hand, in Czechia, I have local friends in Prague and Brno, which would make me feel safer.
    This is why I’m hesitating.



  • Well, maybe I sound “cold” in the way I write (and that’s possible, this is litteraly my second thread on Reddit, so I’m not very familiar with social rules here), but I don’t know what makes you believe that I’m not open minded. If I weren’t, I wouldn’t consider travelling, migrating to another country, and trying to assimilate to another country.

    I literally have friends from every continents, due to my implication in an international organisation. Just to give you few examples, I have friends from Israel, Nepal, Nigeria, Brazil or Indonesia (and I’m talking about locals, not about migrants from these countries).

    The thing is that I have travelled a lot, and despite the fact that I (of course) respect every culture, I have to make a final decision. There are some countries that are either too much polluted, too much individualists, too much centralized, too much authoritarian for me.

    Once again, I respect every culture, but it’s just normal that I want to live in a country that would match with my personal values.

    The thing is that there are a few countries that I like for many factors, and I have to make a final decision, which is a difficult choice. This is the reason why I am asking : because I need an external opinion.

    Also, yes, money is an important factor, I can’t deny it. Not the most important, for sure, but it still is important, but I think I shouldn’t feel ashamed for feeling that way.