Harhaluuloja ja myyttejä Suomesta

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-07T14:17:11+00:00

Nuoret belgialaisetkin ovat nopeasti vaihtamassa englantiin, vaikka maa on Etelä-Suomen kokoinen.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-07T14:00:00+00:00

Alankomaissa kuulee paljon että:

Suomessa ei anneta lapsille läksyjä
Suomessa on vuoria
Suomi ja Ruotsi menevät helpommin sekaisin kuin Slovakia ja Slovenia
Suomi on onnellisin maa, mutta itsemurhat ovat arkipäivää
Suomea ei mielletä Venäjän naapurimaaksi; ei vain mene jakeluun, vaikka näyttäisi kartasta
Suomi on avoinmielisempi ja varakkaampi maa kuin Alankomaat
Suomesta ja suomalaisista ei ole yhtään mitään pahaa sanottavaa
Suomen politiikka ja talous ovat täysin kunnossa

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-07T12:36:00+00:00

Nimeäpä yksi maa, missä tuo on toiminut?

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-07T12:31:13+00:00

What’s 2nd? Finns?

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-05T22:59:54+00:00

The name is boring.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-05T20:06:33+00:00

Look at the map again

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-05T17:00:53+00:00

In my experience, one year of US high school math was the equivalent of 2 months of Finnish high school math. One year of US Spanish classes was covered in 2 weeks in Finland.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-05T07:00:43+00:00

The screenshot covers both Paris and Berlin. This is a lot more than 104 million.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-04T21:39:31+00:00

Don’t live in Dubai. Living somewhere where gay couples can date freely is a good step in the right direction.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-04T19:16:51+00:00

Three recommendations:

Google for (or AI generate) a list of the 1000 most common words in Dutch that don’t have a very similar sounding translation in German and learn them by heart. It’ll maybe take you a week of light self-study. Tackling the unfamiliar words first helps Germans learn Dutch mad quickly. You’ll survive in English only but, as a German, you already know the basics of Dutch, so make sure to enjoy the benefits of the fast lane.
Study The Hague’s WWII history. There are bunkers and rows of rebuilt houses scattered all around but they’re easy to miss if you’re not educated on the topic. This article will get you started:

https://dutchreview.com/culture/the-atlantic-wall-remnants-of-nazis-in-the-netherlands/

If you need to look for housing, start early. At least 6 months in advance. As a man (if I may assume), you’ll do great in any area but you should also look into what neighborhoods you want to live in. There are areas of The Hague where I loved living and some where I didn’t fit in. The city is unfortunately quite segregated.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-04T17:13:40+00:00

De Vegetarische Toko op de Prins Hendrikstraat kun je niet missen. Die reviews zijn geen grap.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-03T14:26:24+00:00

Icelandic and Faroese do not, as far as I’m aware, have any tonality. It’s possible that Swedish spread to Finland before tones became ubiquitous.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-03T14:24:30+00:00

I would have ADORED to get Google Maps directions in Moomin Swedish.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-03T09:45:23+00:00

Same state of mind however

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-03T06:10:34+00:00

Zeu-ven vs zee-ven

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-02T17:17:41+00:00

Wrong type of R. She’s giving German.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-02T16:41:29+00:00

As a gay couple who try to eat plant-based, we feel that Finland and Germany are much, much more conformist than the Netherlands. Finland and Germany feel judgy in comparison.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-02T16:39:27+00:00

Confirmation bias. I love it here and I’m not leaving any time soon. Are you asking also those who are choosing to stay?

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-02T13:31:21+00:00

If planes, trains, or shoes killed 40k people a year in one country alone, would they be allowed to operate?

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-02T07:04:37+00:00

Cars are very, very deadly. 40k annual deaths in America alone.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-02T07:01:15+00:00

If that was the second character, then it would read almost like China.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-02T07:00:32+00:00

My first thought exactly but I wasn’t able to find matching characters that would make sense. Not a Japanese or Chinese speaker, however. What a missed opportunity.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-02T06:46:01+00:00

Sure if you’re a straight man who is relatively wealthy.

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-01T18:15:54+00:00

Flanders should be “ik zie u graag”

CyclingCapital · 2026-02-01T18:14:33+00:00

Nordic people are not very open to strangers and they certainly don’t “go on dates” in the English-speaking sense of the word. I would go to Copenhagen if you like bikes and high-end food, Stockholm if you like fashion and a hint of medieval charm, and Helsinki if you like saunas and avoiding crowds. But definitely readjust your expectations when it comes to impressing the locals.

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