A Finnish friend once told me a joke from his country, that went something like this: Two old childhood friends meet for the first time in many years at a bar.

A Finnish friend once told me a joke from his country, that went something like this: Two old childhood friends meet for the first time in many years at a bar. They both order drinks and sit in silence for several minutes drinking. One of them says, "So, how has your life been?" The other says "Are we here to talk or to drink?"