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This is how and Estonian or a Finn would feel: http://finnishnightmares.blogspot.com/ http://finnishnightmares.blogspot.com/
by jkaljundi 10y ago
This is how and Estonian or a Finn would feel: http://finnishnightmares.blogspot.com/ http://finnishnightmares.blogspot.com/
- jcrei 10y agoI tried for a few months when I first arrived in Estonia. I got mixed reactions and was about to give up, but then my neighbours were the ones greeting me. I have since made a point of greeting any neighbour I meet in my building.
- Svip 10y agoHow odd, as a Scandinavian (more precisely: Dane), I can relate to almost all of those. Maybe it's a Nordic thing and not just a Finnish thing? Bus stops need a lot of place here, because people don't want to stand close together, for instance.
- Symbiote 10y agoCan you relate to the final situation? I hope not... > Bus stops need a lot of place here They need a lot of space :)
- afterburner 10y agoHmm... http://finnishnightmares.blogspot.ca/2016/03/especially-when-someone-notices-it.html http://finnishnightmares.blogspot.ca/2016/03/especially-when...
- Svip 10y agoAh yes, space. But I must confess I once waited in my flat to go outside, because one of my neighbours were in the hall.
- tunap 10y agoIf that someone were intellectually, sexually or some-other-way attractive, would you have done the opposite and tried to meet up with them? There are a lot of people in the world, some more interesting than others.
- Svip 10y agoThe correct answer is: It depends. Because there have also been times when I went into the hall, fully aware that my neighbours were there. The mood required is one where one has enough energy to interact with people, and that includes ignoring them. But I'll confess - because I am unfortunately human - that attraction is likely to be a factor as well.
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- sedeki 10y agoI am a Swede with Danish and Norwegian heritage and I think this is pathological. If you try to resist and be social anyway, you will seem a bit strange or even feminine if you do it in a seemingly smooth way...
- rpgmaker 10y agoA lot of those seem to be pretty universal... http://finnishnightmares.blogspot.com/2016/01/just-browsing.html http://finnishnightmares.blogspot.com/2016/01/just-browsing....