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Are Finnish People Rude? ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

I ask Varpu, a Finnish creator living around Helsinki about how the gender equality has impacted life in Finland. Are Finnish men rude in not opening the door or offering to help with heavy luggage? What is "sisu" and what does it show about the Finnish mentality?

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  • I wonder if that mentality also makes them more likely to be single? Are there a lot of people there who choose to stay single there for their entire lives?

  • My friend is Swedish and he says thatโ€™s why thereโ€™s a lot of single Swedes ๐Ÿ˜Š

  • Just because someone doesn't ask for help, doesn't mean they don't need it. Even in Finland.

  • What she said about politeness is true. I fell out with a Finnish friend because l found her direct to the point of rudeness.

  • I lived in Finland for 10 long years... I can say if you ask for help it's also looked down upon and people often do not help others even if you ask. As a foreigner who married a fin, you can expect it to be an issue culturally in your relationship. Especially if you ask for help or for them to do things. Their response will often be why can't you do it yourself...

    You can also be seen as lazy if you need help or can't do something yourself. Old people are often not cared for by younger ones and put to old people homes instead and never visited either is a norm. This culture in Finland has only been since the second world war. And the doors being not opened is only since feminism was so heavily pushed. I personally think it's a bit of a rude society and it comes across that way to people visiting also. Fins don't like Russians, but I personally find russians are more friendly than fins.

    Maybe they wanted to blast away anything of the russian culture on their own, including door openings. Maybe they felt that made them too much like Russians.๐Ÿ˜‚

    • Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. Lots of truth to this.
      In Sweden, for ex. there are so many old people dying alone and staying in their flats for days, that there are services to help with the aftermath. As many as 1 in 10 are buried with no family or friends present.

      in Japan services for the dead are also very common.. It's definitely very alarming.

      I have heard the idea of "hiding old people" in the Netherlands. Not hiding exactly but they are made to feel they shouldn't interfere with the younger people. How true it is I am not sure but I heard it from the Dutch.

      Whereas going to parties in Portugal or Italy or Latin America etc you have friends and family and grandmas and grandpas all eating and dancing away together; being part of the fun. Makes sense there is less depression .

    • @@DatingBeyondBorders community makes you live longer and better. maybe that's something for them to have in mind since everyone gets older.

    • @@DatingBeyondBorders Letting everyone enjoy life together sounds so much better!! ๐Ÿ’—

  • Filipinos canโ€™t survive in Finland๐Ÿ˜„. Itโ€™s imbedded in our culture to help and be needed. Living alone specially if you are an elderly is not normal for us.

    • Thank god it is like that! Kindness, wanting to help others, taking responsibility are great values.
      And let's not forget that the elders are the ones who raised our generations, so they deserve to be cared for.

    • True but as a Filipino, it's best to strike a balance between helping neighbors and family and tolerating laziness, ungratefulness, and incompetentce in our society. Yes, we are known for being kind, friendly, and sweet but so many people also use that to manipulate and take advantage of others.

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