Tomorrow I Leave For Finland

[The Bringer]

Well I know the days of the week, greetings, thank you and your welcome. But I am sure actually being in the country will be the easiest way to learn the language.

Yes, I haven't had much time in the last week to work on my project (Because of packing) but maybe I will post abit on here in the next couple days.

 

[Turbo]

get some pictures as well. Still undecided where im going on holiday next year. Its either going to be Germany, Poland, or The Netherlands so far. I've looked into Sweden but im not sure its the place for me. ABBA spoilt it for me.

 

[The Bringer]

Well I got in contact with a club here that teaches English to children and they need some people to work for them. So I think I might have a job. I talked to them in October and told them I was going to be in Finland starting Dec. 12. Well after a couple e-mails back and forth, yesterday they finally told me they have an open spot.

 

[Sinister Mephisto]

Congratulations! Tell us how it goes.

 

[Fenrir13]

Im still visiting the US. I should be back over yonder after new years. Glad you're enjoying it, well, I sure do!

 

[The Bringer]

wheheh I really hope you don't believe in that

Oh and @The Bringer: take a train to Ylivieska and call me so I can come kick you in the knee. Not for any reason though, just because.

Yeah, I haven't met too many people that speak English. Actually I'm afraid to go into stores!

I'm not taking that long trip just for a kick!

 

[Norsemaiden]

I tried to speak Finnish at a store there and they thought I was mentally deranged.....

 

[Fenrir13]

If you want to hear excellent english, talk to the bus drivers.

Yeah, that's one way to learn Finnish. You better know something when you ask them 'where does this bus go', (you better know how to say 'do you go to *insert station here* ) or else you'll end up somewhere in Jakomäki.

 

[Tut Ankh Amon]

Yeah, that's one way to learn Finnish. You better know something when you ask them 'where does this bus go', (you better know how to say 'do you go to *insert station here* ) or else you'll end up somewhere in Jakomäki.

man, that sounds like it came straight from a sitcom

how have you been, fen?

 

[Fenrir13]

I been alright. These holidays are a bit sucky. I miss Finland, but im glad to see my friends here again. Im just gonna be a dual citizen and live in both countries a few months at a time. Figured that way i won't miss anyone too much in either country, and i'll get to enjoy the nice Finnish summers while doing Spring in the US, which is springier than in Finland. Winters and falls ill alternate.

but yeah, the bus situation is true. Only about 5% of finnish bus drivers i find speak english, and those are the immigrant bus drivers. Store folks speak english ok, but at this point i speak finnish to them, cos i can tell finns like hearing a non finn speak broken finnish for some reason.

I suppose it's because someone who is taking the time to learn one of the most difficult and useless(worldwide anyway, lets face it, as cool as it sounds finnish isn't quite as useful as spanish or even japanese) languages needs to be supported.

 

[Tut Ankh Amon]

the only words i ever learnt were runkkari and vittu, gues those wouldn't do much in the business world indeed

 

[Fenrir13]

Ive successfully taught my friends enough finnish to probably get their butts kicked over there. That's always the first bit of language anyone learns, how to get your ass kicked.

 

[The Bringer]

My girlfriend has been helping me out. I know about a dozen phrases now.

 

[Infernium]

Must be true that the buss drivers and such dont speak english too well, but I still think most people do. Like I myself have no problem with the english language (even some of my school books are in english), but when I used to work in a store and all off a sudden an english speaking customer walked in it was sometimes a little hard to get into the conversation at once. It can take a while to make your brains work in another language. A little bit of "umm.. ah.. yees.. aahh.. well.." at first.

 

[Fenrir13]

Thats how I am with Finnish. I can understand it pretty well, but you need to speak slowly, like i'm a 5 year old or something but i'm getting there!

 

[The Bringer]

I was listening to my girlfrend having a conversation last night with her parents in Finnish and I could understand a little bit of what they were saying. The more I am around it the better I am getting at it.

 

[Ralf]

let me guess, you understood "hey"

 

[KillerGon]

busted!

 

[The Bringer]

No no no... I understand a lot more than that!

 

[The Bringer]

I snuck back for that quick post while I was digging up information on Ensiferum's singer. I knew it was Petri Lindroos but I didn't know he just recently joined the band.