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What causes the Irish to be SO FRIENDLY and the Scandinavians so chilly?
Perhaps these are purely your personal perception and experiences (right place/right time versus wrong place/wrong time), 'your lucky day' along with generalizations, stereotypes. There are SO many reasons why you experienced these differences but I don't think anyone can say as a pure fact that these are hard and fast, 'engraved in stone' realities.
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Are you fluent in Finnish or Swedish? Can you follow conversations and interact on their terms? Otherwise it's very hard to make a believable judgement on how people are in certain countries as I'm sure you can with the Irish.
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I don't speak Greek but know they by nature are more outgoing than people from Finland, MOST OF THE TIME!
Just a POV from my personal experiences, generally speaking, yes the Greek people seem to be, by nature very (VERY) friendly; generally speaking, yes, definitely has been my personal experience as well. However, I think it depends where in Greece one is doing the 'experiencing'.
The islands and the farther one is from major city, town, village or prefecture...extremely friendly and outgoing people. I found Athens to be a different matter based on what ones needs are at any given moment in time; 75% great and 25% downright crude and rude. BUT I attribute that to their environment of constantly being overwhelmed by lost/confused and disoriented strangers who obviously do not have a familiarity with their money, banks, services, transportation, communications (internet, phones) city and/or customs.
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Angelica Amaya Sandoval likes Finland ja especially the Finns (pic Miia Roivainen / YLE)
The 26-year old doctor from Spain is tired but happy.
Todo bien, I came here in October.
Born in Bogota Colombia, lived in Barcelona Spain, she came with 7 other Spanish doctors to the Kainuu region.
Angelica was surprised already at the Helsinki airport. Not of the weather or autumn gloominess, but the people.
- Everyone is so friendly and nice. I was warned that the Finns are so serious, but that is definitely not true!
Adding to the friendliness, Angelica has noticed that friendship is very different.
- In Latin places you can find 20 friends in a day but they don't last. When you find a friend in Finland, it's true friendship.
- Working here is similar as in Spain, but more calm and it's easier to specialise yourself (dreams to become a neurosurgeon). There's no problems with patients. They speak slowly and show where it hurts. The Finns are very symbolical and patient. I really want to be here.
- I like the nature, it's not even cold now and the darkness doesn't bother me. My future is in Finland, and I try hard to study Finnish. Apart from my family and friends I don't miss much from Spain. Oh... well, the sun, that I miss.
- Just try and try and speak the language. I have sisu (guts), she says in clear Finnish.
I think Finnish people are well aware of their stereotypes and that's why they try to prove them wrong. Of course they are going to be friendly to a pretty Colombian girl, what did you expect
I think Finnish people are well aware of their stereotypes and that's why they try to prove them wrong. Of course they are going to be friendly to a pretty Colombian girl, what did you expect
like Sofia Vergara said when she came to america:
This country welcomed me with open arms and pulled down pants
I think Finnish people are well aware of their stereotypes and that's why they try to prove them wrong. Of course they are going to be friendly to a pretty Colombian girl, what did you expect
Might be. But if you're going to a doctor I hardly think the stereotypian impression is the first thing on your mind.
Or might it be that we really are friendly and easy-going, and not rude suicidial drunks the world like to paint us?
The vast majority of people who visit her are most likely like 80, so I don't think they have much a reason to polish our image. Yes, she is pretty, but we really are friendly and not some knife-swingers.
I think Finnish people are well aware of their stereotypes and that's why they try to prove them wrong. Of course they are going to be friendly to a pretty Colombian girl, what did you expect
Is there a stereotype for Finnish people?
Maybe among neighbours, Russians might have one.
I thought that the girl was Lapo, she does not look Spanish.
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By 11.00 pm most Finns want to scrap with each other.
