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Pass the Salt | Stripey in Finland
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Laquo; The Cold and the Time. Letting in the Light. March 7, 2009. I get to a restaurant, sit at a table and then realise something is missing. I look around at the other tables and they’re all in the same state. No salt and pepper, let alone other condiments. Now why is that? Is there some lack of common table etiquette? Maybe it’s just something you keep in the kitchen. Or taste and flavour is just wasted on these Northerners? So what about salt? Should we be happy th...
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The Cold and the Time | Stripey in Finland
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Laquo; Minimum Message Length. The Cold and the Time. November 17, 2008. Early Sunday morning on the 26th of October, the clock chimed three and then three again one hour later. Winter time is here, and with it comes the crispy cold mornings. The time and the cold plays an interesting role in our lives. Sometimes almost immediately. How does this change affect us? Posted in Living in Finland. Great, now I feel even colder than I did before I read this! Follow “Str...
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Stripey in Finland | Just another WordPress.com weblog | Page 2
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. October 24, 2008. I have now been living in Finland for almost two years and eight months. It has been one of the most exciting and turbulent times of my life. I have met many wonderful people, and some not so wonderful. I could write about all the things I have been up to, but that would just take too long. So instead I will write about my musings from the last week…. Are we entering a world lacking in confrontation and promoting cowardice? I have also found in Finland...
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The Phone Wars | Stripey in Finland
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Laquo; The Way to Finnish Language and Culture is Through your Stomach. Build a bridge and get over it. February 14, 2010. Trying to find a public phone in Helsinki is like trying to find one in the desert. The mobiles crushed their clunky compatriots and have won the war; and there is nothing the mobile-less traveller can do about it. Honestly, this is no real surprise; we all saw it coming. Posted in Living in Finland. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Helsinki Expat Meet Up.
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The Way to Finnish Language and Culture is Through your Stomach | Stripey in Finland
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Laquo; Cool or Dysphonial? The Way to Finnish Language and Culture is Through your Stomach. October 15, 2009. My Finnish friends have introduced me to some local Finnish favourites such as pan fried. Bacon and onion meatloaf) made its appearance on the menu. So when I asked What is Finnish food? From the two chefs, their initial suggestions were, as one would expect, meatballs, meatloaf, salmon soup, reindeer, casserole and. Vorschmack was a favourite of General Carl Gu...
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Cool or Dysphonial? | Stripey in Finland
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Laquo; Letting in the Light. The Way to Finnish Language and Culture is Through your Stomach. August 16, 2009. What is a creaky voice? First what is a normal voice? Goes by many names: creak, creaky phonation, glottal fry, glottalization, glottal rattle, glottal scrape, laryngealisation, pulse phonation, pulse register, strohbass and vocal fry — just to name a few. It is a different way to speak compared to modal phonation. So how do you make a creaky voice? It is now n...
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Build a bridge and get over it | Stripey in Finland
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Laquo; The Phone Wars. Build a bridge and get over it. September 4, 2014. I learn best in the chaos, I love getting many different examples so I can make sense of it myself. There is no one truth, there are many depending on experience and life journey: “Tehdä oman järki kaoksesta” or ” Tehdä järjettymästä järjelistä” or “Kaokesta minun järjeni mukaan”. I’ll give a few examples, when a foreigner comes to Finland they are asked these three questions:. 8220;Bring it on!
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Helsinki | Stripey in Finland
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Here are a list of places to eat and drink in Helsinki. Kahvilat – Cafés. They serve half cake slices and huge cups of tea! Http:/ www.kakkugalleria.com/site/index.php? Best buffet brunssi (brunch) in Helsinki. Favourite spot for a warm glöggi on a cold day winter. 358 9 6124 5420. Info at mbar.fi. Kahvila Manskun Kannikka –. Cosy traditional Finnish cafe. Open Weekdays 7am-5pm; Sat 9am-4pm. Lönnrotinkatu 13, Kamppi. Open Weekdays 11am-6pm; Sat 11am-4pm. 09) 694 75 04.
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Letting in the Light | Stripey in Finland
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Just another WordPress.com weblog. Laquo; Pass the Salt. Letting in the Light. June 14, 2009. Finns love their summer and want to bask in all its glory, even at 11pm and without curtains; honestly, can you really blame them? 8220;Summer 2004 fashion is colourful and relaxed, winter brings modernised British style and dynamic business wear” Finnish Fair Corporation News, 2004, available at: http:/ www.finnexpo.fi/news single.asp? Id=955&code language=en (accessed on June 13, 2009). 8220;Finnish Catwalk Re...
