Now I just imagine getting out of the airport in Finland, and there is a huge mega stadium, every single person in finland, sitting every other seat. I have to pick one to sit next to.
Pick the loneliest looking one. Then ask, mitä kuuluu?
According to Google translate:
Perkele - Evil spirit or a version of "god damn"
Mene kusemaan muuntajaan - Go pee on the transformer
Also, the tradition is the exact opposite as I understand.
In Finland they like to be alone and be left alone, so you don't just intrude on someone if they are in self-isolation.
Yeah that's the joke.
Or did I miss some sort of elaborate joke-joke?
The worst case scenario in scandinavia when boarding a bus is that it is exactly half full, which obligatory means every double seat is occupied by exectly 1 person, and you must choose which one to annoy (including annoying yourself, if you're Scandinavian because you too want to sit alone). Standing works, but you must feel shame all the time.
A Finn once described the ... intensity of 'perkele' when used as an insult/curse to me, as: 'it is worse than 'horseshit', it is worse than 'god damn!', it is like you or it are worse and worth less and more despicable than flaming diarrhea from Satan himself'.
This was the first time I heard (saw) someone say it to a Finn and I was like wow what the heck just happened?
This user was pretty chill and then BAM! Insta-rage!
It's also handy for scaring away bears
Perkele is the only finish word I know thanks to Robbaz
As a Finn, I can say this is pretty accurate. Perkele is sort of a Finnish folklore version of satan, but the word is most commonly used as an exclamation/general curse word.
I was about to say this is the perfect manual to getting stabbed in that country. ^^
"Go pee on the transformer" but that sounds like "fuck off and die!"
Oh
Ooooooooh lmfao
Ya fuck the transformers
especially the generative pretrained ones
How do you recognize an introvert Finn?
While chatting he is looking at his shoes.
How do you recognize an extrovert Finn?
While chatting he is looking at YOUR shoes.
The Finns were relieved when the covid rules ended. They finally could go back to 6 meters distance instead of 1.5.
In the UK, if you ever notice that the guy in front of you has trouble at the urinal, breathe soothingly down his neck and make reassuring tutting noises.
It's a tradition that dates back to the 10th century
In the US it's considered polite to hold their dicks for them.
In the UK it’s tradition to ignore the queue and rush right to the front of the line.
In order to shake hands with the unemployed
Lol "go pee on the transformer" with an insult like that finland is basically eastern european.
The Dutch are more concise: "Get cancer!" (Krijg de kanker!).
These comments do not seem to match the post. I thought we all loved each other at Lemmy. 🧜
There's a reason it's the happiest country on earth.
Vittu Saatana Perkele!
(Thank Robbaz the Swede for teaching swear words in Finnish)
I learned "perkele" from Scandinavia and the World. Although from various context on that site, I always thought it was the equivalent of saying "fuck."
I guess this only applies to lonely Finns.
I have heard enough stories of Indians who get the cold shoulder and are treated unfriendly. It doesn’t matter if someone is fresh off the boat or has been there for over a decade, earned their citizenship, and truly assimilated. Finns just don’t seem interested in connecting with Indians.
I am not blaming the Finns, nor am I trying to criticise the idea of “perkele,” just offering some context.
Finns aren’t interested to connect with anyone once they have left college. They already have their own friend group they know for years or even decades by then. And aren’t interested in making new friends. This isn’t unique to the Finns though this attitude is quite common across Europe. Like I live in the Netherlands and often hear from expats how hard it is to make friends outside the expat community. And then some blame it on racism. But I also hear stories of Dutch people working abroad in Europe in those countries where the expats I know come from and it’s literally the same over there. It’s just that people don’t have the time to invest in new friendships once they enter the workforce and by then they aren’t interested in shallow friendships.
Thanks for the context.
