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Indeed, I moved to Finland. If you ask a Finnish person "How are you?" they will answer, and would expect you to do so too. If you don't care you don't ask.
by stevekemp 7y ago
Indeed, I moved to Finland. If you ask a Finnish person "How are you?" they will answer, and would expect you to do so too. If you don't care you don't ask.
- ptaipale 7y agoAnd misunderstandings like this can be awkward, but sometimes they also lead to very good discussions. When someone says "How are you?", I simply have it difficult to just say "very well thank you", if I'm just anticipating a root canal treatment, or whatever. We Finns can indeed appear a bit autistic; it's not meant to be rude, but may feel like it.
- stevekemp 7y agoI enjoy Finnish people, but I'd rather describe them as either terse or blunt.