Posted on 10/15/2009 10:00:02 AM PDT by Joiseydude
Aint that the truth?? We just had a Norwegian (same difference) stay with us for a week. He literally did not know that an average work day was 8 hours. 25 year old guy, mind you. Never worked a day in his life. He says to my husband, “So, what do you work, the average 6 hour day?”
I want a pony..............
I’ve visited Finland twice — it’s lovely — cold, but lovely. Good reindeer meat, too.
Given that they share a big border with Russia, they used to try very hard to ‘get along’ before USSR fell apart (more or less).
They have a couple million people in total in Finland — that’s all. It would be absolutely impossible to compare Finland to anyplace in the USA — .
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.