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As a Swede, it seems to me he's just acting Swedish.

by bjornsteffanson 13y ago

sp332 13y ago
Sorry to break it to you, but he was born in Helsinki. Edit: OK I guess this is more complicated than I thought :)
- jlgreco 13y ago
  True, though Linus was a part of the Swedish speaking minority in Finland.
- bjornsteffanson 13y ago
  Geographically, sure. Culturally - not at all.
  - Ras_ 13y ago
    Yes, I believe another Finnish Swede active in this scene is somewhat more culturally Swedish - Monty Widenius, founder of MySQL/MariaDB. On the other hand Linus' father is a Member of the European Parliament for Swedish People's Party of Finland, and was until 2011 the party vice chairman. But he (Nils) has been quite relaxed about things like mandatory Swedish education, which most Finnish Swedes dearly cling on to.
commandar 13y ago
This is something I've heard repeatedly about Linus; that his communication style is really pretty typical for a Scandinavian.
- jlgreco 13y ago
  Same. A (Finnish speaking) Finn I know likes to brag to me about this.
claudius 13y ago
…or as if he spent some time in Berlin. Really, nothing particularly rude/big/abusive/bullying.
jeltz 13y ago
As another Swede I would say he is acting rather Finnish. Though he would not be out of place in Sweden either, our countries are not that different.
seivan 13y ago
Actually, it's the opposite. "This is specifically contrasted to the Swedish consensus decision-making, where the manager makes sure that everyone involved has been heard before decisions are taken." Ergo the "management by perkele" - as a Swede, you probably know what perkele is ;-) More about it here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management_by_perkele http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management_by_perkele Also acted out in this commercial; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8_7yPocGPg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8_7yPocGPg
- bjornsteffanson 13y ago
  Ah, I think you may be right on that one. Perhaps more accurately we could say he was just acting Scandinavian. :)

As a Swede, it seems to me he's just acting Swedish.

sp332 13y ago

Sorry to break it to you, but he was born in Helsinki. Edit: OK I guess this is more complicated than I thought :)

jlgreco 13y ago
True, though Linus was a part of the Swedish speaking minority in Finland.
bjornsteffanson 13y ago
Geographically, sure. Culturally - not at all.
- Ras_ 13y ago
  Yes, I believe another Finnish Swede active in this scene is somewhat more culturally Swedish - Monty Widenius, founder of MySQL/MariaDB. On the other hand Linus' father is a Member of the European Parliament for Swedish People's Party of Finland, and was until 2011 the party vice chairman. But he (Nils) has been quite relaxed about things like mandatory Swedish education, which most Finnish Swedes dearly cling on to.

commandar 13y ago

This is something I've heard repeatedly about Linus; that his communication style is really pretty typical for a Scandinavian.

jlgreco 13y ago
Same. A (Finnish speaking) Finn I know likes to brag to me about this.

claudius 13y ago

…or as if he spent some time in Berlin. Really, nothing particularly rude/big/abusive/bullying.

jeltz 13y ago

As another Swede I would say he is acting rather Finnish. Though he would not be out of place in Sweden either, our countries are not that different.

seivan 13y ago

Actually, it's the opposite. "This is specifically contrasted to the Swedish consensus decision-making, where the manager makes sure that everyone involved has been heard before decisions are taken." Ergo the "management by perkele" - as a Swede, you probably know what perkele is ;-) More about it here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management_by_perkele http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management_by_perkele Also acted out in this commercial; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8_7yPocGPg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8_7yPocGPg

bjornsteffanson 13y ago
Ah, I think you may be right on that one. Perhaps more accurately we could say he was just acting Scandinavian. :)