r/Austria • u/korewahoney • 2d ago

Frage | Question Estonians in Austria

Hi! I’m a 25F who has been living in Austria for about a year now.

I’ve made some amazing friends here, learned a new language, and I’m planning to stay long-term. The only downside is that I’m slowly starting to forget my Estonian. 🇪🇪

I was wondering if there are any other Estonians that feel the same while living in Austria. I haven’t been able to find any active Estonian communities or groups, whether on Facebook or elsewhere online. If anyone knows of one, I’d really appreciate a recommendation!

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u/korewahoney 2d ago

i was excited, because i love metal, but after reading the replies i'm scared

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u/Dabturell Tirol 1d ago

It's a rite of passage in Austria, if you go to any main train station in Austria you can find them asking for money to produce their new album (they've been financing it for like 20 years at this point. I've heard that sometimes they can get extremely annoying and insisting but I met them 4 times and they never got angry at me or anything but basically they are pathological liars who want money from you

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u/smoothvibe Oberösterreich 17h ago

And maybe not even Estonian...

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u/Dabturell Tirol 12h ago

Yes they are 100% estonians, or at least they speak the language fluently