So after two days in Helsinki I can say some thinks.
First of all - this city is a little bit strange. The people a very closed, they don’t smile a lot. What is strange for me I thought only Berlin people are this way, the not smiling, always busy and in a rush way. But I was wrong, the finish people are a little bit the same but more in a sad way (at least it seams to be so). They don’t smile a lot, they don’t rush or are very busy - for me it looks like they are afraid someone could see them. For example today I was took a long walk through the city - with my vacation idiot smile. The most finish people were looking at me like I was a freaking alien from mars. After 2 hours like this I got a little bit nervous and so I asked a girl just if I have something in my face or at my clothes or if I look like a walking mutant. She let me now that there is nothing and hell yeah I was begging her to tell me if there is something. As I explained her my questions she just said: “Oh that’s just because you are smiling so much” What the f***?
As always it turns out that one of the most amazing countries I saw until now has the most crazy persons living in it.
Or am I wrong?
Let me know.
eine Leserreaktion zu " Strange Helsinki Part I "
Mai 12 2009
ya man they are very depressed folks. i am a member of a mental health facility in nyc and we have sister mental health facilities in finland and elsewhere and yes finland has the most facilities of all the clubhouses affiliated with the nyc clubhouse. its pretty sad. some blame the weather and some the alcohol, in any case finns are not a very happy folk in general, but the chicks are hot.