living in finland is worse than living with isis

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Shadow: Jun 25, 2002

The Finns fought Nazis on skis. That was pretty cool.

# ¿ Sep 25, 2015 18:26

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 23:37

Shadow: Jun 25, 2002

Hobohemian posted:

They fought for the Nazis first.

Against the USSR, the Nazis are our frie... wait. No...

:sigh:

# ¿ Sep 25, 2015 18:42

Shadow: Jun 25, 2002

Wipfmetz posted:

I never got finnish jokes.

its probably your timing

# ¿ Sep 25, 2015 19:25

Shadow: Jun 25, 2002

Free Market Mambo posted:

I'm an American who moved to Finland, it is good. I revel in the cold and darkness. I have learned to feel nothing.

How cold is your typical winter?

How many days do you live in complete darkness or complete sunlight?

Tell us something that as Americans we'd find most interesting.

AND HURRY.

:page3:

# ¿ Sep 25, 2015 20:36

Shadow: Jun 25, 2002

hard counter posted:

Here's a passage from a piecce of finnish classic literature known for its humor

"The Lord made the world to test the strength of people's faith."
"The strength of faith? He tries and tests men but that testing sends souls swarming thick as mosquitoes to that everlasting hell, to a place where even I wouldn't send a snake, the vengeful man that I am."
"Life on this earth is a hard game, there's small hope for mankind when only two were chosen from six hundred thousand to see the promised land."
"Right, what is life? The doorway to hell I say."
"In my darker moods I even see life as hell itself, where I'm a soul in torment and our 'neighbours' are pitchfork-wielding devils. All of mankind behaves just as hell's evil spirits do anyway."

lol

you have to wonder why some places on this earth were even inhabited.. they were miserable! what was Finland's pre-Vatican religion? Shared with the Norse Vikings, or something else entirely?

# ¿ Sep 25, 2015 20:42

Shadow: Jun 25, 2002

Free Market Mambo posted:

I'm on the realatively balmy west coast, average winter temps are around -10 celsius, and we get about 4 hours of daylight at the solstice. Once you get further north and inland things get much more fun.

I like it a lot here actually; I picked up the language fast, run a small business, and have had a very positive immigration experience. I actually drink significantly less than I did in the US, because the beer is both pretty bad and expensive.

A big thing that stuck out to me as an American was that the class I was in during my vocational training was the first I had ever been in where I definitively knew what everyone looked like naked. I've had some weird culture shock moments, but nothing too bad. I've accepted that "Now is the time when we drink coffee, we do not talk," is totally ok. I have a Mr. Sparkle situation with one of the local bread mascots, it's great.

What is this about knowing what everyone looks like naked? And no talking during coffee?

I can imagine that in a place as cold as Finland, a warm beverage was when you finally felt human again and it was a special, almost religious experience, so talking and taking away from this was discouraged.

# ¿ Sep 25, 2015 20:58

Shadow: Jun 25, 2002

DeepQantas posted:

http://unrealworld.fi/

Random pagan hunting/fishing/whatever deities

funny how the older religions were so similar with these gods, men-turned-gods, and heroes.

Free Market Mambo posted:

The sauna is a big communal thing, so it was common for us all to sauna together, and the not talking thing isn't specifically anything to do with coffee, more that silence is something Finns are more comfortable with than many other cultures, there's not a ton of pressure to engage in small talk.

I've had a few moments where I wonder if someone hates me or is autistic, then I realize, "nope, just Finnish."

Got it. I still attribute it to the weather. The snow's falling, everyone's miserable and cold. Not much to talk about. The sauna thing is cool. I wish that was a bigger thing in the US instead of by and large attracting rich, old, white men sitting around naked.

# ¿ Sep 25, 2015 21:06

Shadow: Jun 25, 2002

TacticalUrbanHomo posted:

okay I guess technically they are in fact literally inbred but when you say it like that it makes it sound like modern finns are loving their sisters and uncles

"animal husbandry" sounds like they're loving their livestock :stare:

# ¿ Sep 25, 2015 21:30

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 23:37

Shadow: Jun 25, 2002

remigious posted:

I used to have notions of moving to Finland, I think the language is very beautiful and I like their metal music.
But then I read that like most anywhere they hate Americans, so nevermind.

They hate the American stereotype and likely the American government. If you can act like a normal human being*, you'll be fine.

* <insert lolgoon joke here>

# ¿ Sep 25, 2015 23:22

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