Zu lange in Finnland, wenn…

Während meines Aufenthaltes in Vaasa/Finnland war dies der Running Gag unter den Austauschstudenten. Lustig es nochmal zu lesen::

You know you’ve been in Finland too long, when… 

Household

• You rummage through your plastic bag collection to see which ones you should keep to take to the store and which can be sacrificed to garbage.
• Your front door step is beginning to resemble a shoe shop.
• You don’t think twice about putting the wet dishes away in the cupboard to dry.

Food & Beverages

• It’s acceptable to eat lunch at 11.00.
• Your coffee consumption exceeds 6 cups a day and coffee is too weak if there is less than 10 scoops per pot.
• You enjoy salmiakki.

Behaviour

• Your bad mood becomes your good mood.
• When a stranger on the street smiles at you, you assume that: he is drunk, he is insane, he is American or he is all of the above.
• The reason you take the ferry to Stockholm is: duty free vodka, duty free beer, to party… no need to get off the boat in Stockholm.
• You know that “religious holiday” means “let’s get pissed.”
• You pass the point of spending more than 50% of your salary on phone calls and alcohol.
• Silence is fun.
• “No comment” becomes a conversation strategy.
• Hugging is reserved for sexual foreplay.
• You refuse to wear a hat, even in -30 °C weather.

Sauna

• You accept that 80° C in a sauna is chilly, but 20° C outside is freaking hot.
• You seriously consider visiting the sauna more than three times a week.