Showing posts with label 10 Things not to do in Finland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 10 Things not to do in Finland. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

About Finns

Yesterday I found a good link posted on Facebook by my friend; 

Even it's a kind of list for people who are about to travel to Finland, I found it also a good way to compare differences with other countries.

I think especially the way of having a conversation is quite different when comparing to some other countries. Finns don't interrupt a conversation, rather stay quiet if they have anything important to say and don't feel uncomfortable if there is a silence moment in between having a conversation with someone. You might think some of these as negative but you can also turn it to way that Finns are good and reliable listeners. :-)

But there is one thing in this list which I disagree with. It's always okay to talk about ice-hockey - even we are competitive when playing ice-hockey against Sweden, it shouldn't be taken too seriously :-)