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I don't know, most western Europeans (Germans) I met were suspiciously friendly and unintimidating, it is hard to explain but they kind behaved like "girls" (what we call "*****"/P**sy)
I don't know, most western Europeans (Germans) I met were suspiciously friendly and unintimidating, it is hard to explain but they kind behaved like "girls" (what we call "*****"/P**sy)
Do Greenlanders consider themselves part of Europe?
No. I read articles about them and they consider themselves as North American natives, which is what they are, Greenlanders are Inuits, not Europeans. The fact that Greenland belongs to Denmark (don't know if "belongs" is the right word since they are actually autonomous and rules themselves) does not change the fact that Greenland is both geographically, lingually and culturally in North America, and even borders Canada. Greenland is just as North American as Nunavut and the Northern Territories are.
No. I read articles about them and they consider themselves as North American natives, which is what they are, Greenlanders are Inuits, not Europeans. The fact that Greenland belongs to Denmark (don't know if "belongs" is the right word since they are actually autonomous and rules themselves) does not change the fact that Greenland is both geographically, lingually and culturally in North America, and neighbors Canada. Greenland is just as North American as Nunavut and the Northern Territories is.
That's why I asked. Technically, though, it's still part of Denmark, even though they have home rule.
That's why I asked. Technically, though, it's still part of Denmark, even though they have home rule.
By that argument one may also ask if the British Virgin Islands, French Guyana, Aruba, Montserrat, French Polynesia or New Caledonia is considered as "European" by those who lives there. I guess the most common answer by the locals there would be a very clear "no".
Non-European overseas territories of European countries are not European. What officially is Europe ends at Iceland, and so it most likely does for those who lives in these territories as well.
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Yes the language issue is a big thing, as your average Swede does not understand Finnish more than your average Englishman understands Japanese. However Finland is still not regarded as a being a part of the "foreign" kontinenten (the continent),
Those I know think Finland is a defacto part of Russia. It was at one time. The people come from Russia as does the language and they drink vodka heavily. Whereas the Swedes have a northern/westernEuropean language and they tend to look south and west rather than east.
Those I know think Finland is a defacto part of Russia. It was at one time. The people come from Russia as does the language and they drink vodka heavily. Whereas the Swedes have a northern/westernEuropean language and they tend to look south and west rather than east.
Well thats not my experience of what Swedes thinks of Finland. Still yes its seen as kind of "eastern" and foreign, but not to that extent, at least not based on personal experience. As for common stereotypes about Finns in Sweden is that they are strong, masculine, knife-wielding brutes who drinks lots of "koskenkorva" (Finnish vodka) and speaks a strange language that "reminds of Russian", but this is sometimes just for in-between jokes while Swedes does not really have much against Finland in real life so to say, but rather sees it as a trustworthy neighbour and ally. For instance very many Swedes in the areas around Stockholm today takes the ferries from Stockholm to Turku and Helsinki and also to Mariehamn in the Swedish-speaking Finnish archipelago Ă…land Islands.
In the outside world though I think that Finland is often seen in the same light as Sweden and Norway as a "typical northern Scandinavian country" with a viking heritage etc which they of course don't have. The world view of Finland is very different from the Swedish/Norwegian view of Finland.
I don't know, most western Europeans (Germans) I met were suspiciously friendly and unintimidating, it is hard to explain but they kind behaved like "girls" (what we call "*****"/P**sy)
I guess it is a much tougher atmosphere down there. Serbians are known for one thing here in Norway: Hardcore criminals (war / drug)
"Upon its debut on the art film circuit, the film received substantial attention for its graphic depictions of rape, necrophilia, and child sexual abuse. The Serbian state investigated the film for crime against sexual morals and crime related to the protection of minors. The film has been banned in Spain, Finland, Portugal, France, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore, rejected in Norway, cut for a record of 19 minutes in the United States, and temporarily banned from screening in Brazil."
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