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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Sat Mar 27, 2021, 04:56 PM Mar 2021

"Hello, I would like to become a citizen of Finland please."

Him: "Hello, I would like to become a citizen of Finland please. I have already filled out the forms."

Office clerk: "I see. There is only one last question: Are you a nice person?"

Him: "Yes!"

Office clerk: "Oh, I'm sorry. You have to go back to the end of the line."

Him: "But... why?"

Office clerk: "Nice guys finnish last."

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"Hello, I would like to become a citizen of Finland please." (Original Post) DetlefK Mar 2021 OP

Happiest people, but very cold. rickyhall Mar 2021 #1

Are they? n/t Harker Mar 2021 #4

Coming down from the north pole... Binkie The Clown Mar 2021 #2

Bring your own rake keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #3

It is actually not easy for US citizens to get to live in Finland ... TomWilm Mar 2021 #5

rickyhall

(4,889 posts)

1. Happiest people, but very cold.

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sat Mar 27, 2021, 05:12 PM

Mar 2021

Harker

(14,018 posts)

4. Are they? n/t

Reply to rickyhall (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 28, 2021, 09:25 AM

Mar 2021

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)

2. Coming down from the north pole...

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sat Mar 27, 2021, 05:15 PM

Mar 2021

You when you see the last Lap know you're at the Finish line.

keithbvadu2

(36,796 posts)

3. Bring your own rake

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sat Mar 27, 2021, 07:23 PM

Mar 2021

TomWilm

(1,832 posts)

5. It is actually not easy for US citizens to get to live in Finland ...

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Mar 29, 2021, 08:32 AM

Mar 2021

... a friend of mine has been clinging on by his fingernails to get permissions to stay.

But I love the people there. Very dry humor. And they have some strange people, like this band:

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