can@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat was the biggest culture shock you ever experienced?message-squaremessage-square224fedilinkarrow-up1204arrow-down12
arrow-up1202arrow-down1message-squareWhat was the biggest culture shock you ever experienced?can@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square224fedilink
minus-squareNotyou@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoThis makes me want to go to Finland for a visit. The lack of small talk seems very efficient. Maybe they wanted to conserve calories during colder climates. I wonder if other cold climates have less small talk in social settings.
minus-square[C]hicken [G]od@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year ago“Shut up! I’m trying to stay warm here.” - Some ancient Finn
minus-squarebdonvrAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI’ve heard it’s fairly expensive place to visit though 😅
minus-squarefriftar@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSuppose it depends on where you start though. From the US, yeah probably. From Sweden it’s probably cheaper.
This makes me want to go to Finland for a visit. The lack of small talk seems very efficient.
Maybe they wanted to conserve calories during colder climates. I wonder if other cold climates have less small talk in social settings.
“Shut up! I’m trying to stay warm here.” - Some ancient Finn
I’ve heard it’s fairly expensive place to visit though 😅
Suppose it depends on where you start though.
From the US, yeah probably. From Sweden it’s probably cheaper.