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leitasat 5 hours ago

It was great until they turned racists and stopped me from using the service because of my nationality (Russia), even though neither me or the business had anything to do with Russia.

victorbjorklund 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Oh I wonder why they don’t wanna do business with Russians. Could it be because Russians are threatening to invade, bomb and occupy Estonia?

It’s your choice to decide to keep your Russian citizenship. Then you have to pay the price of being a Russian citizen.

Etheryte 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

russian is not a race.

mongol 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If you are Russian, you have something to do with Russia

8note 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

are you a russian speaking estonian? or russian citizen?

leitasat 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Russian citizen living abroad

broken-kebab 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Then you really can't say you has nothing to do with Russia. Citizenship is a very big thing in banking, and legal services. And it's certainly not about race. You could be ethnically Japanese for that matter, it's Russian passport which is the dealbreaker here.

jwr 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

For better or worse, our world has the concept of "citizenship". It is not ideal, but it is what we have settled on. You reap the benefits of your passport (citizenship), but you also bear responsibilities. It is possible to switch nationalities, and I would heartily encourage anyone whose conscience has trouble accepting what their country does to do so.

rendx 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I sympathize with all Russian citizens living abroad. While citizenship is something you can get out of, it is a long process and circumstances may not easily allow it. I don't think it's fair to discriminate against Russian citizens without hearing their story, even the ones still living in Russia, for actions taken by their rogue government. Do US Americans really want to be held individually accountable for everything Trump does or will do?

I understand how comments like yours and other sibling comments will generate feelings of being treated unfairly: We do not choose our birth country. We do not know the individual's actions, we do not know their political stance, and it is not racist but still discriminatory to use their nationality against them. They're already punished enough by being associated with their government. That's at least how I see it.

Then again, it is probably due to EU wide legislation, so not something Estonia can do much about even if they wanted to. I hope they find emotional support to detach their individuality from how Russians (and Ukrainians!) are treated in general in the current dynamics. It's not their fault as individual, and I'm sorry that they became victims.

malcolmgreaves 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Michael Scott: I am a victim of a hate crime. Stanley knows what I'm talking about.

Stanley: That's not what a hate crime is.

Michael Scott: Well, I hated it, a lot, okay.

fractallyte 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's understandable (and predictable), considering russia's aggressive stance regarding the Baltics.

At the consulate, I emphasized that I was opening a company in Estonia to support the economy and country, especially because of the threat they're facing off against. Demonstrating one's deep knowledge of the situation, and fully backing Estonia in spite of the magnitude of the threat, is the way to win friends.

m00dy 5 hours ago | parent [-]

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mightypirate 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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