Why I Love Talking to Finns

The noize is not that bad.

Lol why does she herself give such finnish vibes.

Why don't you run in snow?

Good content but, Finland is the best place for illegal immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers etc. Coming to Finland as a legal immigrant (likewise me) to study, work, invest etc. is a waste of time.

When you talk to Americans and they ask "how are you", do you start introspecting about your life? I hate that it always takes me a dozen seconds or so to remember he does not care about the answer.

I'f You want to feel like home talk to someone in autism specrum, formerly Aspergers syndrome. We can be direct without being polite. I just finished writing that when You mentioned Your Autism 😂

When I travel, I start learning the language with basic phrases and elaborate from there. Nobody cares about the grammatical mistakes; language is just a tool to get the nail down. Maybe you could also start with simple things, simple language, and let time be the teacher.

Ha, true Finns dont talk.

By the way, that mug is one of the most common Moomin mug there is. "A slightly chipped Moomins in the blizzard" -special.

finaly american who is calm and nice

As a fellow autistic and polyglot, I will say that the idea of your brain atrophying is a non-thing. I'm an older bloke, and I continue to enjoy learning new languages. You mention that you know Russian, so being the speaker of a second language (at least), you will never have trouble learning additional languages, as long as the languages and ways you choose to learn them suit your mentality. Now, get out there and do the thing. Cheers!

Not sure did i mention in some other videos comment, but every time as i see your video, i think that you remind of actress Keri Russell quite alot (from serie Felicity).

Skiing ;) That's as exhausting as swimming. Ever tried it? Like cross-country skiing, not downhill...

Are you sure, that you haven't been a Finn in your previous life😂🤗 your attitude is far from American one😄 nice video 😊

Thank you, I really love interacting with people from the United States, as well, and all over the world in-general. We Finns tend to be quite reserved, especially around people we don't know quite that well. It doesn't mean we wouldn't be interested in you or the things you had to say. I think it might stem from our own issues regarding our own self-esteem and self-image. But I'm mostly speaking from my own personal experience. Other Finns may correct me regarding this. In any case, thank you for the kind words and the interesting video. Will look forward to hearing more from you!

They are not finns this is derigatory and racist word invented by evil swedish colonizers. Call them Suomi instead. Suomi, Saami and Komi are all western siberian tribes.
Swedish/Germanic tribes usually abused Suomi people as farm equipment, they never had lands untill russia and sweden got to war after lost territory russian zar gave suomi people autonomy, then full independance. Dont smile to them for no reason, its offensive like to russians, they believe you trying to trick them or scam them like germanic tribes did. So they are coutious as first.

Yes...no "blah, blah, basketball score, blah, football hero, blah..." And USA Americans (vs. Mexican/Canadian/Chilean/Brazilian... Americans) can be incredibly "brittle" if your discussion touches sex, religion, military, patriotism, political parties, foreign policy... The wrong "opinion", stated to the wrong person can literally lead to violence!

And, BTW, Finns are not at all bothered by speaking English, anyone under 50 years old, and generally speak very well... The only thing that is sometimes a bit difficult is the total lack of gender in pronouns, so that Finns sometimes say he, and she, in the same conversation, for the same person.
But, Finland is far more gender - neutral than the USA, and many Finns have no use for "Mister" in conversation with senior people, preferring simple respect, without a lot of deference.

Wow, I have never heard an american speak so calmly and at "normal" speaking volume.

Finland seems like a cool country.

Completely off topic though, for a brief second I though the ceiling light behind you was made of handcuffs. I think I may need to go back to bed.

Finns canot do small talk (or any ohter conversation) before drinking atleast 3 beers.. :D
FInns are a bit "cautios" making new friends, but usually the person who talks the least turns out a real smooth talker after you get to know them better.
Finns usually think a lot before say anything. And we are shy. Our english is not perfect and we attend to get frozen with persons who's native language is english :D

You say that Americans are hard working - We all know that ! Have You ever heard of people that are studying alot - so if You work hard - do you still have time to study ?

So you are in Finland there is one russian movie(funny,semi comedy) how one finnish guy came for russian hunt in Russia. It's named Osobennosti natsionalnoy ohoty.Особенности национальной охоты.

I wouldn't be able to live in the US just because of the small talk, but of course there are other things also.

Nice to see your perspective.

One point: In my view russians are so family oriented because they don't trust anybody else, especially their government. Americans are so self-centered because narcissim is your culture, also you don't trust your government. Exaggerated, yeah I know.

I think it's always beneficial to learn a language, but I'm also too lazy to do how I taught. At first it doesn't seem to be "enough value" to learn finnish or other random language, but in the end; it might change your life. As a finnish I'm also sure you never can't understand finnish culture without learning the language.

Why would we talk about money, when it's not an issue here?

Google translation thought you´re talking about finished people not Finnish people...and thanks that you call us Finns...we are not fishes... (fins)

Nothing is like an old familiar cup, you can trust what it promises. It does not leave without permission with others. It gives you what you give it. It does not whine or sulk. It's with you until it breaks or you leave it.

Don't worry. You seem too intelligent to small talk. And hair is just fine. We don't like fake people. Wellcome to finland!

In Finland your success, status and human value does not exist. Sure you can have it nice but in the end there is only you, no expectations, just you.

...for now. Helsinki is kind of losing it's identity. It's more like multinational society where you experience the whole earth in one city since bus drivers stopped saying "good morning"

Finns are fading fast.

I thought that Americans move around a lot - at least those that I know. Maybe it is related to my profession.

Well, you certainly aren't one of the loud Americans.

real nice!

you might want to check the audio level, it's kinda low

Kinda related to your video. In my opinion those high property taxes in the US are a terrible idea, like if a property owner for some reason gets into financial troubles and doesn't have enough money to pay the property tax (I guess a regular house $10 k yearly tax in some places) he/she is forced to sell the property. Of course the high property tax also raises rents.

For sure, there are upsides to us Finns - just never thought it would be "the lack of small talk" LOL.

Hi Mikaela!Exercise your brain, learn Finnish,it is very rewarding.The big girl problem will take care of itself in time, you are still young.greeting from a Brit in Turku.

Финны такие же как эстонцы🥱🤥

I never been in Finland, but i feeling that Finns is good and kind people

Привет, Микаэла) Как дела, как день?) Ты красивая и интересная)