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The sentence reminds of the Finnish culture, too. You know you're with friends when silence isn't awkward.
by distances 10y ago
The sentence reminds of the Finnish culture, too. You know you're with friends when silence isn't awkward.
- klodolph 10y agoHere's an article about it: http://www.e-acadjournal.org/pdf/article_15132.pdf http://www.e-acadjournal.org/pdf/article_15132.pdf
- nihonde 10y agoI live in Japan and have a Finnish friend. We talk plenty, but I think we'd both be perfectly fine saying nothing when there's nothing to say. There's lots of small talk in Japan, but a lot of it is pre-scripted by convention, so there's no pressure to actually engage with strangers if you don't care to.
- wsc981 10y agoNot really related, but "The Finland Conspiracy" on relations between Japan and "Finland" is an amusing read: https://www.reddit.com/r/finlandConspiracy/comments/2y0oog/the_finland_conspiracy_and_all_you_need_to_know/ https://www.reddit.com/r/finlandConspiracy/comments/2y0oog/t...