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This explains Linus, as all I’ve heard is that he’s very reserved. So much so it’s hard for people to understand where he stands on issues… /s for the newbies
by jleyank 5y ago
This explains Linus, as all I’ve heard is that he’s very reserved. So much so it’s hard for people to understand where he stands on issues…
/s for the newbies.
- balsam 5y agoLinus is a Swedish-Finn. Don’t know if that explains anything.
- enra 5y agoHe is still a Finnish native who was born/lives in Finland but speaks Swedish as their native language. So he did grew up in the Finnish cultural environment
- opless 5y agoMost Scandinavian folk I know are quite direct, Finns are direct++ :)
- frosted-flakes 5y agoFinns are not Scandinavians though. I think you mean Nordic people.
- opless 5y agoThat's not what I said, but I could have spelled it out. Maybe I should have said... Most Scandinavians I know are direct, and out of all the Nordic people, the Finns are direct ++. But I still stand by what I said. You probably thought I was poor at geography, which is a fair assumption since this is quite the US-centric site. ;-)
- marton78 5y agoIsn't it the opposite?
- cardiffspaceman 5y agoPassionately-held opinions do not match my definition of small talk, but there are sufficient remaining counterfactuals that there is still humor in this remark, and the /s should stand.
- Agingcoder 5y agoTo some extent, 'what do you want' at the coffee shop without any small talk around is essentially being very blunt. This would match Linus, no?
- Ekaros 5y agoAnd extremely professional. So maybe Linus...
- lenkite 5y ago"as all I’ve heard is that he’s very reserved." Just ask his opinion on C++ and the ice will not just be broken - it will turn into a volcano.