Death. The profound loneliness of the human soul. The weather.
Isn’t that the point of having your basic needs covered? To have the freedom and leisure time to stare into the black and icy depths of existence?
I don’t trust people who are cheerful and happy-go-lucky. But, yes, it’s pretty awesome to not have to worry about everyday problems, and be free to indulge in some proper angst. I do see that as a luxury, and appreciate it.
I’m not sure which of us is getting whooshed, but yeah, the choice, as symbol of America’s Greatness, of “Our large soft drinks are really really large” is indeed symbolic of something.
Why do you think the thread was posted in the wrong forum? Did I not make it clear that I was seeking opinions about an opinion piece?
Thank you so much for continuing the hijack. (But after 13 years, do you not know you’re not allowed to make personal insults in IMHO?)
I have never heard Danish spoken but I have heard quite a bit of Swedish spoken.
Swedish sounds EXACTLY like English spoken backwards.
I am convinced that you there some kind of genetic change in Swedes that allows them to make those sounds.
In Scandinavia
– Incarceration rate is 10 times less then in USA
– Homeless people get a free place to live in
– Unemployed people get a good subsidy
The most unfortunate members of society are much better off then in USA.
Swedish sounds very much like Dutch. Danish sounds like, well, this.
It’s so happy they named it twice.
Ah, the old disingenuous “Just Asking Questions” (JAQing) ruse. Been a while since we’ve seen that here. :rolleyes:
More of Johnny’s thinly veiled JAQs:
:rolleyes: yourself.
If that’s how you’re reading it, then you’re beyond hope.
AFAIK it means “not even with his/her ability to not to make a thing unsystematic” and is the longest single Finnish word. It’s also interesting that they don’t separate between his/her.
I have to say that most days go by without the fact that Estonia exists entering my mind, but now that you bring it up, I remember it does. I didn’t know Finnish was related though, I thought the only similar language was Romanian or something.
But now I am starting to think that the reason Scandinavians are happier than Americans (if that is the case) is that we’re able to have a discussion or even hear things said about our nations without completely freaking out or taking it personally. I will happily admit that Sweden is not the greatest country in the world, that we sure do have some problems, and that on average I don’t expect people who don’t live here to actually know anything about it. I’m OK with that. And if someone asks me something about Sweden, I don’t feel a need to “defend” it, but I’m happy to talk about it and explain whatever needs to be explained.