FINLAND & ENGLAND (The Differences) | Dave Cad
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- Опубліковано 11 лют 2016
- I've spent a lot of time in Finland away from my home country of England, so I thought I was qualified enough to share the observations I have made between the two countries! (English subtitles available - I'd love ANYONE forever who can help out with Finnish subtitles! Find out how to here: • Video )
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Finnish people might be good with languages (especially English) but we'll still apologise for speaking "bad" English! :D We tend to aim for perfection and anything else is usually unacceptable.
+Mia Heikkinen Yes! I get that a lot! It's funny when Finns apologise for their "bad" English because most of the time it's better than mine! haha
Yeah, most Finnish people will probably feel a bit self-conscious or shy to speak English, even if they speak it completely understandably (often more so than native speakers with certain dialects).
A lot of that is because the formal English education in Finland is *heavily* concentrated on the written language - both in reading comprehension, and actually producing text. Listening comprehension is reasonably well represented as well, and commonly supplemented by the deluge of mass media spoken in English, so a lot of people can just watch English films and TV series without subtitles, or use subtitles for support only. So people usually have no problem reading, writing, and listening to English and understanding it.
The least represented part of formal English learning in Finland is actually using the language in spoken form. The problem is that learning to speak a language fluidly is a long process, and basically requires getting to the level where you can "switch" your thinking mode between different languages. Before you get there, you have to sort of "pre-assemble" your sentences, translating them from Finnish thoughts to English, and that is difficult and cumbersome because English is such a different language from Finnish. The translation process is slow when you have to think of the word order and prepositions instead of noun cases, etc.
Not only that, but while you're still thinking in "Finnish Mode", you're also going to pronounce the English words in a very distinctly Finnish way - for examples, see the Hydraulic Press Channel. Thinking in your own language while trying to speak a foreign language is really difficult; in fact, when you *do* manage to switch your thinking to a foreign language, it causes a pretty profound change in how you process the words and say them.
One example of this I've noticed in myself is that if I'm speaking English and then have to say a Finnish name - a person or a place - I actually have to switch back to Finnish for the duration of that name and then back to English, if I want that name to come out with the proper Finnish pronunciation. Otherwise, the "English Mode" ends up affecting the way I say the word. I'm no brainologist, but I think it has something to do with how your speech center adjusts to the production and pronunciation of different languages, or something.
But I digress. Even for Finns who can think in English and speak it more or less fluidly, most of us have not had the opportunity to continuously use English in conversations with native speakers, so even if our English is grammatically correct and we have a good vocabulary, we can still feel a bit self-conscious or even shy about the "incorrect" way we might say certain words.
In reality, though, the most important thing about language skill is that you can effectively communicate with it. And if you compare even the most bog standard, jarring Finnish-style English accent to properly thick Glaswegian or Yorkshire accents, I'd say the Finnish accent is probably going to be more universally understandable as "English".
But good luck trying to convince someone that their English is just fine...
This was hilarious :D when you said you were going to say 'moi' to that woman I was here shaking my head like no no no no what are you doing, you don't just greet random people on the streets, she is going to be traumatized if you do.... haha so no wonder she looked terrified :DD if a stranger says hi to you it means that they have something to say and they are going to start a conversation with you (and that is really strange)
where were you when I needed you telling me "No no no no!" We could have saved that poor traumatised woman! haha
+Dave Cad I think that if you greet somebody on the street, they'll get this awkward feeling that "am I supposed to know you from somewhere", and because they aren't sure, they get confused. I think Finnish people don't really greet or expect to be greeted by random people, only people they know, or are going to have some business with.
+Dave Cad you Only say "moi" to people that you're going to interact with or that you know from before. If you have that same urge again, grunt "huomenta" or just nod.
+jarnoob ei nää äpärät vaa ymmärrä :D
+fxc2 This is right! Elderly and old people greets and exchange few (really few) words sometimes when they walk towards you . But if someone says with great smile "Moi!" to me it gives feeling "Do I know that person?"
Lol. It's awkward just to make eye contact with a stranger when you're walking around let alone have someone greet you. If a stranger says "Moi" to me, I'll most likely think
a) they are drunk
b) they have some issues
c) they want something from me which will result in me awkwardly stopping to see what it is they need
d) am I supposed to know them?
What baffled me in Britain was the way they apologise for everything. Especially in Scotland but also in London. I could just end up going to the same aisle in a store with another person and they would say "sorry". Like.. what are you apologising for? You're not in my way, you didn't bump into me, you didn't do anything worth an apology. Why? I always feel rude when I visit Britain because they are so goddamn polite there and I'm not used to it in Finland.
Your English is really good for a Finnish person
The teaching system is not the greatest when it comes to english, so you might aswell practice on your own, like i did. ;)
I'm sorry we apologise too much 😅 people have walked into me, accidentally hit me (or intentionally who knows) or cut in front of me and I've apologised, it's just the instinctive British reflex, it must be pretty funny for foreigners to watch two British people walk into each other. So I guess I'm trying to say sorry or I'm not sorry maybe...kinda? Nah you're right I'm sorry
I know this comment is a year old, but thought I'd comment anyway. We tend to use "sorry" in different ways now. For instance it could mean "excuse me" or "pardon". So if you're wanting to pass someone a typical Brit may say "Sorry, excuse me" to get past people or if you're in a supermarket and you're trying to ask someone where something is, they may reply with "sorry" meaning " Sorry, I didn't hear you, say again". I imagine it can be confusing when someone takes the word as an apology. :D
Haha come to New Zealand you will be amazed just how friendly everyone is
WTF=Welcome To Finland
WTF=Were's The Food👌
+Arttu Seppälä Where's*
WTF = While Tugging Furiously
😂😂😂😂 good 1
+MiroKappa Really a good quip. I was just today thinking of emigrating from Finland.... in the hope that my pension is sufficient to live anywhere (I'm over sixty, with debts, naturally, over the house and such). But anyhoo: today I noticed in the internet that there's a town for sale in the USA called Hell. Now, c'moon! It's unbelievable cheap. Being born in Finland, the saying goes: you won the lottery. (Child care, education and blaa blaa.) But when you reach the age 50, or so about, you notice that you need anothet lottery win because ot the taxes and whatever. I've been and done with Paradise. Hell might be worth a try.
toi oli hauska saanko käyttää ihan vitun käyttistä
Also, I'm very aware I seem to touch my nipples a lot from 3:27 onwards....hmm
Haha!
that is all true what have you speak i know because i am in finland
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Oskari Dahlman haha is that the best insult you got even thought it isn't you finns are just jealous of how powerful russia is
Лео Савельев like do you remember winter war ;)...
the problem with saying hello to a stranger is that foreigners tend to hold the eye contact too long which means that you want to interact with the stranger, and that scares the shit out of most finns. also moi/hei with a smile and eye contact means that you're hoping to have a conversation. a bit more formal and not too friendly huomenta/päivää/iltaa with just short eye contact and maybe a nod won't scare the finns that much :D
About those flags and nametags: You often need to take a test to get the flag and it often raises your salary a bit. So some people just haven't taken the test because of whatever reason (temporary job or fear of tests maybe?).
+jonnenne Or just being a new employee. Also for some of the less frequent languages there won't even be an opportunity to take that test except at certain dates. If you happen to be busy or haven't worked there at the time you wouldn't get your flag.
Hahah I'm from Finland and I totally agree with these points. Great vid!
thanks :)))
I'm staying in Finland at the moment and passed a load of people on my walk this morning...luckily knowing that I should not say ANYTHING hahaha
+Alissa M Haha I wish I had known that! xD
Omg as finnish person i just laughed at this vid so hard :DDD
yes finnish people might be bit grumpy time to time but after all we are still social people, not cave man xD
haha yeah don't get me wrong, I think Finns are some of the nicest people on the planet!
+Dave Cad ye :D, do u play any video games btw and if u do do u prefer consoles or PC?
davecad. pelipoika35 mean gameboy35. (nerd alert)
+aefingame oh no shit sherlock :D
PS:just a youtube username so doesnt tell that much about me xD
+Pelipoika35 yes i think
Yeah, Finnish people are strongly introverted and shy people. I am a Finn myself.
And yes, we're multilingual somehow. Just...don't ask.
Only if your not part of the group, if you are part of a group like a class or a job it becomes pretty easy to get to know people, if you have no reason to know someone, then it is almost impossible without lots of beer, this I have found out from living in Finland...
It's hard to know though if Finnish people generally get tired from hanging out with people as introverted people do, or energized from it as extroverts do, there seems to be a good mix of introverts and extroverts on the whole, you just can't really get to know them unless there is a reason to.
Bang on mate I have had a Finnish friend for a few years and I am in awe of her and her language skills she speaks better English than I do 🤣🤦🏻♀️
You should check out the Finnish Nightmares comics, if you haven't already. A great guide to the quirky minds of us Finns :D
You Finns are great! You are all a shining example of what's good in humanity!
"this looks like old pic but its been taking last week"😂😂😂😂😂
+Lida K taken
I just now realised, that your name can be morphed straight to "Cave Dad". Is that purposely possible?
😂😂😂
Illuminati/troglodyte confirmed!
Love these videos mate! I used to watch them before I moved to England and enjoyed them back then. But after living a year in England and having moved back to Finland, I understand them on a whole new level. Now I'm watching these to prepare for a trip to my former English home village. I miss being able to say hello and smile to strangers without causing them to feel like their privacy has been compromised.
I've lived here for 17+ years, and the speaking to strangers bit - I was just like Sorbet, going "Oh no, no, you _didn't_". I was here two months maybe, and in the centre of Helsinki an old dear, 10 yards or so in front of me, dropped one of her gloves. I ran/jogged to it, picked it up, approached her, touched her on the arm and said "excuse me" - and she DID do a runner. Left me standing there thinking "wtf just happened".
And your reaction at 4:26 is just _priceless_ - I still play the dumb Englishman with shop assistants occasionally just to see what will happen, and your experience is not uncommon.
No idea how I ended up here, but I'm glad I did. Thanks for the laugh.
Moi is pretty friendly way to say hello, basically used only with friends or people you know :D
Hei is used mostly if you are going to continue talking but works perfectly without conversation too and is the most official way to say hello so it is used by people in service sector (stores, hotels etc.)
Terve might be the best way to say hello to the strangers. At least I prefer that rather than moi :D
Omg your accent! I had so much fun watching this, SUOMI PERKELE!
90% Of Finnish people know English.
That 10% is normally just old people (Cause back then there was no way for you to really learn English.) or just some idiots who thought it was "cool" not to learn English.
So you don't really need to worry about people not understanding you. After all Finland is known for really good education.
The only problem you might stumble on to are old people. As i said. They might not know anything about English.
vanhukset ja amikset ei osaa nih
TheNoobtuberr
Toi on idioottimaisin juttu mitä oon kuullu vähää aikaa. Kaikki ihmiset vittu menee amikeen aikanaan. Mitä helvettiä sä sepität.
gruuno
ei mene. osa käy lukion nih mut ei paasata siitä sen enembää..
TheNoobtuberr
Tajuut kait et sä et pääse lukiolla töihin? Sun täytyy silti mennä amikseen jossain vaiheessa jos haluat menää töihin.
Amis = Ammattikoulu... Koulu jossa opti ammattisi.
gruuno
tajuutko että yliopistot ja ammatikorkeakoulut on keksitty nih
In some stores, especially the finer ones, you get a raise for every flag you have on your badge. I assume that's why they have tests.
Ah I see! that's really interesting! no wonder then!
About those little padges: The test you have to take is actually quite hard. They want to make sure you cant speak the language VERY well before you get one of those padges. However there is an upside to this: You make 1 euro /hour more (roughly) for each padge they have even if they never have to use the language in work. Ofcourse the place they work in can decide what languages are importat enough for this but usually its almost any language in finland since we get visitors all over the world. Also knowing even 4-5 different languages (finnish not involved ofc) is already a big thing as anyone would know who has studied more then a few ones.
This was great, especially the first one, soo true in Finland ! 😂 I'm from Finland, but I'll move to England in a couple weeks😊
Hilarious yet so informative. The local padges I naturally know, but actually, never paid any attention (travelled in quite many countries) to look after nor noticing the similar badges !
"the knowing nod" haha :D
the universal awkward moment diversion tactic!
just found your channel and love it!
New subscriber here, I think your videos are great! On point and funny! Nice to see someone wanting to learn finlandssvenska :)
I'm from Finland and this was first video that I watched and english people talk about Finland
You may just be my favorite youtuber so far :). So charming and funny, relaxed personality mixed with tons of coffee :D. Your videos makes me smile, thank you.
+Aniit Ikonen This has to be one of my favourite comments ever :) Thanks so much! :D
+Dave Cad Well, I'm honored by your words Mr. Cad, but trust me on this one, the pleasure is all mine! You are the one who is making thousands of people smile every week :). So yet again, thank You!
When I was working in Norway it was the opposite - strangers in tiny village tried to speak to me in the street and I ran away scared as I spoke no Norwegian when I arrived there (but now do).
On another note, I love your "look up and ceiling quizzical face". So funny. So innocent. Like a puppy.
I am from finland and this video is nothing but the truth.. and you are so funny!! love it!
You are such a sweet person, I laugh so hard watching your videos, keep making these because you make us smile :D
Haha it´s always fun to watch your videos from a Finnish perspective! You're awesome :)
+Tiina Sirviö Aw thanks. and you're awesome for having Jake as your profile pic! xD
our english teacher shows this video for us :D I'm from Finland
it's Nice to see Finnish people here! Us Brits love you country as well as the other nordic countries!
I'm easily impressed, but that name badge thing is SO cool!
Your videos are so cool! :) I love speaking english and would love to have someone to teach everything about Finland. :D I'ts so crazy in here!
You just look so happy and positive at all of your videos, you seem like a nice guy (sry bad english)
+Joona Jauhanen Aw thank you Joona! :)
Thanks for making this Video :)
I was only there for a couple of weeks Hitch Hiking, but found the Finnish people super friendly? Thanks for the Vid or in Finnish Kiytos.
So yeah we don't use the greetings to greet people randomly on the street. In shops you greet the cashier. We don't really even nod, not necessarily even smile. We just give them some berth. And yes, that's polite. I do often smile at children a bit though because I think they'll feel safer. It's more about the expression you have on your face in general, which is allowed to be a smile.
"Moi" is a pretty informal greeting and you'd normally use it either when
a) talking to children
b) young people talking amongst themselves
c) someone you actually know, but who is not elderly
So when you said "moi" to a stranger it would have been quite unexpected for her. But more generally I just mind my own business without being totally oblivious to if someone's actually in need of help. Just leave the "hello" out actually, and ask that granny if she needs help carrying her bags if you feel like it. That's more idiomatic. Except if you're the one who needs help, in which case you could say "Hei, anteeksi..." - that's to catch their attention not to greet them see. "Hei" is the most neutral and versatile.
On the whole you gotta look at what others are doing and try to be kinda neutral yourself if you're not quite sure. Or just embrace the awkwardness, because you're not causing anyone harm exactly :/
"Stores language badges" - I think that's just in Stockmann isn't it? :D Well I can't remember other places. Hotels?
Anyway nice vid and good luck!
Yeah no greetings, conversations with strangers usually begins with drunk people or old people, or young people, nearly always starting with a complaint, or observation of what is going on, I've gotten used to no cheery greetings in the street.
Shorter version:
People in Finland (in big citys) are not used to strangers who just say hello😂 But finnish people are stille very social! I live on a small village, where everyone knows everyone. We ALWAYS greet each other! :)
Hi! Dave
I know how you feel here in Finland.
Here in Finland people don't talk to everybody because they are shy
I wish you like Finland much as I do
;)💖💖💖💖
(Of course because I live in Finland)
I had no idea about those flags, how cool is that! I want one too! *is a Finn, lives in Finland and works in customer service*
You are so fun! :D Love it.
also, weather in England and Finland is largely the same. Only difference is that winter is a lot colder in Finland.
Hahaha, funny facts Dave!
Last december i met personally a finnish friend here in Brazil, and brazilians have a habit to embrace friends, but when i saw him, i gave my hand, but he came with a hug hahaha. I didn't expect this :)
Congrats, the channel is awesome! Cheers from sunny Brazil :D
Yes! They're big huggers! I think it's a Scandinavian thing. it's nice though because you know where you stand with them! there's no oooh should I shake their hand or hug them...it's straight in for a hug. no questions asked! :D
+Dave Cad Weird, usually we just do handshakes. Girls hug a lot more than boys. But during the recent years, young people have started hugging while they are sober, which is not usual for Finns. I think it is great change to be more open. Still it is awkward if someone stands little too close to you, you get a feeling that they will rob you. We have the 1m diameter private area circle around us and you need a permission to come inside the circle xD
I am form Eurajoki, Finland. It is litlle village and we say "moi" or something always!
tää oli tosi hyvä video 😄!!
The winters in Finland make you appreciate the summer even if its raining
I'm a Swedishspeakingfinn currently living in England, and this video is SO accurate! :'D
+Kesia Nylund (Kech) Wow cool! Just like Cat! :) Glad I hit the nail on the head xD
Its fun to listen to you tell how awkward and shy we are😂 just so awesome that you like us. And what comes to weather, ohhhhhh we have 3 weeks of warmth and summer and the rest is rain, slush,snow, shit and everything that comes to your mind EVEN ICE yhh
2:00 Spot on.
As I'm used to speaking Finnish to the cashiers in Finland, the name tag fact came as a surprise, I can't believe I never noticed
You actually get raise in some places, every time you take a new test in language and pass and get a new flag. Motivates people to learn diffirent languages. Love your videos by the way!
DooToC You Finnish people are great! I wish we could adopt some of your policies in England.
as Finnish person I sure have laughed alot while watching your videos😂😂 and when you said that finnish ppl are good at languages, I started thinking that maybe I should have taken spanish aswell.. I mean at the moment im studying english swedish and germany 😆(and I know some japanese because of anime😂)
about the language thing: no matter where you live in finland, you will be taught to speak english since 3rd grade and swedish since 7th grade and both of those languages will continue for the rest of the educational part of your life (also high school and uni)
We had a manager at my job that spoke 5 languages. He was so handy to have around when we had older people who only spoke arabic or french.
+Kate B Wow 5 languages! That's pretty impressive!
I'm a finn who lives in a small village and I tend to greet people on my walks and the stares I get XDD some people greet me back though but mostly they just stare at me
you are great
you're awesome! i found you today, and now i follow you everywhere (snapchat at least). ohgod. awesome!!!! i do not have any other words than awesome... greetings from finland :)
+ellathe-ylis Aw thanks! You're awesome too! :D
Loved this very interesting :)
thanks Lucy! :)
Omg this video is so funny. I'm from Finland and still live in Finland but I'm moving to Sweden next year. I was just wondering, where in Finland are you when you come for a visit? Hahah sorry for my terrible english and keep going Dave Cad. You're really funny and it's really intresting to watch you videos when I'm a finn! Hugs
+Alexandra Asplund Hey Alexandra! We usually fly to Helsinki and we stay about an hour from the city. Really glad you enjoy my videos! Good luck in Sweden! :D
4:50 - agree there :D
Hell yea!!
Caveman pin and pointing on things, I just died 😆😆😆 Love your vids 👍🏻
youre awesome and hilarious earned a sub
here in Finland, have to learn English and Swedis(They are mandatory)
It was tough, but I managed to convert all the Finns in my area to English like greeting people.
Moikka!
I lived in Finland for two years and it is sooo true what you said in this video :D Now, there's a trip down memory lane. It is really idiosyncratic country and that is what I like. I didn't know how to behave so my boyfriend said: "Just copy them, do what they do" :D I looove Finland! I had this same situation in the shop (with the salesperson) and she spoke better english than mine...hahah :)
i live in a little village in Finland and most of the time we say "hei" or "moi" to each others on the street
It's nice when you have those subtitles Finnish because I am Finnish and 12 years old so I do not understand all the words.
Funny vid, really enjoyed it! :D (I'm from Finland)
Thanks:)
You got the seasons all wrong.
Winter: +1 degree celsius and its wet everywhere.
Spring: +5 degrees celsius and its wet everywhere.
Summer: +10 degrees celsius and its wet everywhere.
Autumn: +5 degrees celsius and its wet everywhere.
I strongly agree with the "native English speakers would struggle to get the English test approval"
Same way in the states. Baffling, really how we go through schooling only learning one language and we still manage to screw it up. Cheers, Dave! That joke got me to subscribe
Yes well, we do not talk to strangers unless either is asking for help... which brings up an idiom "tehdä tikusta asiaa". Basically it means you ask help for SOMETHING just to make contact. As a foreigner -- well, you could ask them to teach you Finnish, explain something or if you already know enough... begin to fill a crossword puzzle and ask about some words. Have you seen just how many little booklets with nothing but crosswords or other puzzles there are for sale in Finland?
This is so true!
+lollerot89 eihä
+proto Kyllä!
😁
Does not work in Helsinki. Here you can say hello to any passerby. They either just go on or say hello back. But it's never frightening. Unless you do it in the middle of the night.
Dude u r awesome! :)
Hah hah! That first one is sooo true!!
I'm living in Finland, and everyone who lives in Finland knows that u just can't say hello to someone that u don't know. It's like if u are guy and u say hello to strange woman, she's gonna think that "omg, hes gonna kill me!!" It is actually really stupid and funny too. And as i said, i'm living in Finland, so i'm sorry if i wrote wrongly or something, but i hope that u understand what i'm saying 😅
If you can speak many languages, you get paid better. I think in Finland we have good changes to speak languages. My sister is in high school and she speaks finland, swedish, english, germany, france, russia and spanish ( i provably wrote those wrong ). And we had english since I was 7 :)
Make a video,where you're trying to say Finnish first and last names!
Good video!😊
+Lotta Långström Haha that could be interesting!
I have seen only two of your vids and I have learned that you are really intrested at finland im 11years old like almost 12 and I understood everything! you speak clearly and describe things well ... in finland our schools teach us several different languases like english or sveden we start english 9 years old and sveden 14years old...?idk... but anyway hope you see mine comment and if u did put a sing of that smiley face or something (sorry if I wrote some words wrong)im too selfish(;^;)
Considering your age you know English very well!
Can you please do a home demonstration video? Not sure if that gone right, im finnish... :D
+nfgamer Do you mean like a flat tour?
awesome👌👌
Hahah! So good video! I laughed my ass off 😂😂😂
+RCMotard Awesome :D Glad you enjoyed it!
Great vid! I'm studying in English at university, ofc Finnish is my native language and Swedish is decent level as well. Been practicing Japanese for 2 years now, so yeah it's a mess
this was very true! and very funny :D
I live in Finland and it's so funny heard to everybody that some of us does not say hello or good morning😄 Actually I think same. We usually greeted only for our friends😃 (Sorry my bad English😁)
+Inka Julia Yeah I found that you guys don't say hi in the streets to strangers the hard way! :D
Hahah "don't talk to people" that's so true tho I get sooo confused if someone says hello to me on a street like what do we know each other? no, so leave me alone 😂 A great video tho once again!
haha yeah needless to say I've learnt my lesson 😁 thanks! :)
hello Dave ur good youtuber
and u are good at finnish if you would try or if you are trying good job and if you keep practising Finnish u are gonna be super good at Finnish BTW you should try some Finnish fazer choket for example geisha they are so good
I'll learn some more Finnish I promise :D
+Dave Cad OK :D and normally if you say hello or something to people they don't go crazy but they maybye say nothing but really someone says hello if you don't say and even if u say it's rare if u don't know him
hello! i from finland and you videos is best! onko täällä paljon muita suomalaisia? ps. enkun sanavarasto loppu kesken. :')
i from finland XDDD enklanti 6/5
You are so right at finnish peoples spek wery many languages. I'm 11 years old and I can say 4 languages" My name is Vilma" .I can say that Finnish, Swedish , English and Russian
+Vilma Söderström Hi, Vilma. After reading that you are 11 years old and noticing you have a profile picture of, what I would assume, you - It's better if you change to something else.
UA-cam can be a very dangerous place and it's really the best to avoid having pictures of yourself on it, especially at such a young age.
Ps: You're really smart for knowing how to say that sentence in 4 different languages!
wow thats really impressive Vilma! especially the Russian! I hear that's a very hard language to learn!
wow thats really impressive Vilma! especially the Russian! I hear that's a very hard language to learn!
I live in Finland and I haven't ever noticed that badge thing with shop assistants :'D Great video!
it's such a great system! especially for us tourists!
This is very funny video :D
i'm like crying while watching :D
The 6 years have made a big difference
Haha I'm fron Finland and i laughed so much! True facts, we don't talk to anyone we don't know, we just look down and walk faster. XDDDD We just don't want to interrupt anyone else. Kinda polite? You tell me :D
Well in Finnish school we have to learn at least Finnish, Swedish (the second official language) and English, for only about 15 million people speak Finnish or Swedish in the entire world whereas English is spoken by hundreds of millions of people :D I myself speak Finnish as my native language, but I also manage by speaking German, English, Swedish or Spanish, and recently I've started learning French. Many elderly people do not know any other language than Finnish though. What you said about the Finnish people is also true; we hardly even talk to our friends. When I was in Germany as an exchange student people were terrified about how quiet I was and thought I'm somehow depressed, but that's just because of my Finnish roots. I've never become acquainted with people who speak a lot :D Finnish seasons are nowadays becoming a myth, for during christmas it's often raining, the winter is delayed by a whole month and it's quite normal to see snowfall in June, even in the southern Finland.
what camera did u use to film this nice video :D
I use a canon 650d with a Bower 8mm lens :)
:D I love these kind of videos. cave man thing was the best😂