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"Estonia in the eyes of Latvians, has a strategic position as a Nordic/Northern land, Scandinavian land. Latvia isn't a Nordic land or neither like Poland that is a Central European land." Tells Aivare, that these factors make the main ego-like difference for Latvians between Latvia and Estonia, as Latvia has no strategic position as a Nordic country or as a Central European country like Poland.
Estonians have almost no stereotypes towards Latvians. A joke stereotype of Latvians having 6 toes can't be taken very seriously. Estonians describe Latvia as a historic neighbor and a member of the Baltic countries.
"Latvians have way more stronger stereotypes towards Estonia and Estonians, then Estonians have towards Latvia, Estonians practically have no stereotypes for Latvia and Latvians. People, who look upwards towards others, makes more intensive stereotypes towards the people they look upwards too," explains Aivare.
Stereotypes of Estonians and Latvians towards each other
Estonian associations
Towards Latvia:
- Riga
- Bad roads
- No islands
- Ventspils
- Saldejums
- Karums
Towards Latvians:
- Six toes
- Love to eat fish
- We love them
- They are like cousins - weird, but we love them
- You can't pick relatives
Latvian associations
Towards Estonia:
- Successful businesses and economy
- Advanced social- and medical system
- IT-sphere
- Spas
- Islands
- Munamägi (largest mountain in the Baltics)
- Tartu University
- Soviet memories
- Liquor "Old Tallinn"
- Kama (food)
- More successful then Latvia
Towards Estonians:
- Blond, light haired
- Non-communicators
- Slow (when contacting)
- Rational
- Foreseeing
- Strategic
- Patriotic
- Careful
- Determined
- "Sexy Estonian boy"
- Better then Latvians
- Scandinavian like
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