Traditionally, Estonia is known for its values and customs. Estonia’s social standards are based upon social stratification “recurring in the 1990’s” (Vöörmann, Rein.). The social stratification has continued to affect the relationships of the people of Estonia. The way in which one is viewed is more in the value of respect. How one interacts within the society with other members familiar and unfamiliar. How one is perceived in society is very important to Estonians. Much of the living for Estonians is private and what they do outside their private lives is very much formal (Estonia Guide.).
Relationships in Estonia
In a formal sense Estonia is a very fashioned country. It does not take long for one to figure out that people are more likely …show more content…
“The early 1990’s witnessed a difficult social and economic transition, which led to unemployment, where previously there had been overmanning or where technologies and industrial processes were considered behind those of the West; this coincided with cuts in welfare and social support and led to a new underprivileged class, whose sense of bitterness and feelings of exclusion and frustration was sometimes vented in sporadic outbursts of violence, tainted by nationalistic yearnings that hearkened back, in some cases, to deep-rooted dissatisfactions with settlements that had been established by the Paris Peace Conference of 1919-1920.(Barnes, Hudson, 1998) …show more content…
People relate to one another with respect but are also distant. Estonians seem to not mess around with people they have no interest. Estonians value people and their time as to not make waste of it. In business, one is to be respectful and competent. The recent past has made a country determined to pursue a market economy. The economy and people are more industrious. They are a people steadfast on remaining independent and unbridled with the past. While in their search for independence, persisting divides of people based on ethnicity came about. Today, they manage to strive for diplomacy and growing of independence and
Relationships in Estonia
In a formal sense Estonia is a very fashioned country. It does not take long for one to figure out that people are more likely …show more content…
“The early 1990’s witnessed a difficult social and economic transition, which led to unemployment, where previously there had been overmanning or where technologies and industrial processes were considered behind those of the West; this coincided with cuts in welfare and social support and led to a new underprivileged class, whose sense of bitterness and feelings of exclusion and frustration was sometimes vented in sporadic outbursts of violence, tainted by nationalistic yearnings that hearkened back, in some cases, to deep-rooted dissatisfactions with settlements that had been established by the Paris Peace Conference of 1919-1920.(Barnes, Hudson, 1998) …show more content…
People relate to one another with respect but are also distant. Estonians seem to not mess around with people they have no interest. Estonians value people and their time as to not make waste of it. In business, one is to be respectful and competent. The recent past has made a country determined to pursue a market economy. The economy and people are more industrious. They are a people steadfast on remaining independent and unbridled with the past. While in their search for independence, persisting divides of people based on ethnicity came about. Today, they manage to strive for diplomacy and growing of independence and