What causes the Irish to be SO FRIENDLY and the Scandinavians so chilly? (Finnish, culture)
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I know... Many of you will reject all stereotypes of people from a certain country because it is not true 100% of the time.
But after spending a significant amount of time in Scandinavia (Especially Sweden and Finland) and then in Ireland I felt like I was in a different world. My ancestry is Swedish, and experienced the outgrowth of the Swedish culture growing up in Iowa and Minnesota. But I could not get over the differences in the social culture between the various Scandinavian Countries and that of Ireland.
Any feedback? Or will you reject my conclusions because you know someone from Ireland is not so friendly and a super friendly person from Finland.
The Irish are among the friendliest people in the world. So that explains it.
I visited Stockholm a few weeks ago and I could not disagree more. I found the people very friendly, helpful and respectful. I would go as far to say that it was probably the most friendliest city I have been to (more so than Dublin). It was a pleasant surprise.
At least, Irish do not have to shovel or slip on ice every year .....
But on the other hand they spend the whole summer looking at constant wind, rain and cloud. And when it goes up to 20C, the wind makes it feel like 14C. Brr.
Sandinavians are not chilly at all, they are somber, somewhat at the fringe of sanity.
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