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> I can't fathom this. I'm told that in northern Europe you could leave your laptops or whatever in semi-public places (like, cafès I suppose), and if you come

by 2143 4y ago

> I can't fathom this. I'm told that in northern Europe you could leave your laptops or whatever in semi-public places (like, cafès I suppose), and if you come back after a few hours it would still be there. Can northern Europeans confirm or deny this?

flimflamm 4y ago
Depends. Usually yes. Also wallet return rates are high / Finland.
- 2143 4y ago
  That's cool. Where I'm at when people (like, taxi drivers) do bother to return lost-and-found wallets, it's newsworthy enough to make its way to the newspaper. That should tell you the status quo here.
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asutekku 4y ago
In Finland, I wouldn’t leave my staff for half an hour but definitely can leave my stuff if I go to a toilet for example.
juahan 4y ago
Having lived in Norway and Finland, I’d say it would be very likely that you would get your items back. And if there would be contact details, someone would have most likely tried to call you before the few hours would be up. Would more or less the same in actual public spaces as well.
twawaaay 4y ago
I lived in Sweden for a little bit, traveling around and into Norway and I can confirm this, at least partly. Where it is not true is in large cities. Small cities and rural areas are one of the safest places on Earth as long as you don't get nibbled by a moose or overrun by ants.
NalNezumi 4y ago
From Sweden, Stockholm, can say a solid NO. my coworker lost his backpack (wallet, iPad and Mac) in the university computer room (card key required to get in) by just leaving it for 5min under summer HPC course. When we managed to track the mac down (through cloud & GPS) it was 40km away, moving in a car. You can usually ask someone to keep an eye out while you go to the restroom/refill coffee and most people are happy to help, but you need your due diligence
toyg 4y ago
Define "Northern Europe". With all due respect, I wouldn't test that theory for 10 minutes in Amsterdam, Malmö, Gothenburg...
Tor3 4y ago
For hours? No way. I wouldn't do that, even if I sometimes leave stuff for a few minutes if I'm in a cafeteria I know well, plus etc. etc. But not for hours. At best your stuff would be taken care of by e.g. the cafeteria personnel, if not then with that much time the statistics won't be in your favour.
tannhaeuser 4y ago
Depends on sex.
- filoleg 4y ago
  Sex of what, the unattended item that is about to get stolen? Or thieves can typically tell the item owner's sex by just looking at the item they were thinking about stealing?
Cloudef 4y ago
In finland it depends. In Helsinki? Nope. Anywhere else? Yeah.
WheatM 4y ago

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flimflamm 4y ago

Depends. Usually yes. Also wallet return rates are high / Finland.

2143 4y ago
That's cool. Where I'm at when people (like, taxi drivers) do bother to return lost-and-found wallets, it's newsworthy enough to make its way to the newspaper. That should tell you the status quo here.

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asutekku 4y ago

In Finland, I wouldn’t leave my staff for half an hour but definitely can leave my stuff if I go to a toilet for example.

juahan 4y ago

Having lived in Norway and Finland, I’d say it would be very likely that you would get your items back. And if there would be contact details, someone would have most likely tried to call you before the few hours would be up. Would more or less the same in actual public spaces as well.

twawaaay 4y ago

I lived in Sweden for a little bit, traveling around and into Norway and I can confirm this, at least partly. Where it is not true is in large cities. Small cities and rural areas are one of the safest places on Earth as long as you don't get nibbled by a moose or overrun by ants.

NalNezumi 4y ago

From Sweden, Stockholm, can say a solid NO. my coworker lost his backpack (wallet, iPad and Mac) in the university computer room (card key required to get in) by just leaving it for 5min under summer HPC course. When we managed to track the mac down (through cloud & GPS) it was 40km away, moving in a car. You can usually ask someone to keep an eye out while you go to the restroom/refill coffee and most people are happy to help, but you need your due diligence

toyg 4y ago

Define "Northern Europe". With all due respect, I wouldn't test that theory for 10 minutes in Amsterdam, Malmö, Gothenburg...

Tor3 4y ago

For hours? No way. I wouldn't do that, even if I sometimes leave stuff for a few minutes if I'm in a cafeteria I know well, plus etc. etc. But not for hours. At best your stuff would be taken care of by e.g. the cafeteria personnel, if not then with that much time the statistics won't be in your favour.

tannhaeuser 4y ago

Depends on sex.

filoleg 4y ago
Sex of what, the unattended item that is about to get stolen? Or thieves can typically tell the item owner's sex by just looking at the item they were thinking about stealing?

Cloudef 4y ago

In finland it depends. In Helsinki? Nope. Anywhere else? Yeah.

WheatM 4y ago