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Language talk (offshoot of: earthbound label)
Arseen:
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--- Quote from: Plainsongs on October 14, 2013, 05:41:25 PM ---And people assume that because I'm Swedish I should be able to somewhat understand Finnish.... ???
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It's actually the other way around: Swedes assume that all Finns speak swedish as Finland bilingual country officially.
Jag talar inte så mycket svenska, men jag förstår det.
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Let's just settle on the fact that people think that all Scandies understand each other :P
Jag talar ingen finska alls, bara svärord och mamma ;)
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Okej.
But don't we understand?
I think pretty much all of Scandic youth speaks English pretty well nowadays. ;)
sheep2001:
i used to work for a Swedish company - had to go to Stockholm every month for management meetings. Other than "hej, hej" the only Swedish I learnt was this:
Jag önskar att jag var en pingvin, glida på magen hela dagen.
I used it as an icebreaker, opening a presentation about myself, and what my teams did in the UK. In front of senior management from US, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. The Swedes thought it was great - nobody else knew why they were laughing. ;D
kaysow:
that is pretty random, i laughed at it =)
people assume i speak finnish cuz my surname suggests it, but they refused to let me learn it as a third language so i'm limited to kiitos & ollos hyvää, kippis, yxi kaxi kolme nälje visi kusi seitseman kadeksan kymminen, maito, saatana perkele voi vittu & ei saa peitää.
Plainsongs:
--- Quote from: Arseen on October 15, 2013, 03:02:29 AM ---Okej.
But don't we understand?
I think pretty much all of Scandic youth speaks English pretty well nowadays. ;)
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And THAT, is awesome! :D
--- Quote from: sheep2001 on October 15, 2013, 03:07:39 AM ---i used to work for a Swedish company - had to go to Stockholm every month for management meetings. Other than "hej, hej" the only Swedish I learnt was this:
Jag önskar att jag var en pingvin, glida på magen hela dagen.
I used it as an icebreaker, opening a presentation about myself, and what my teams did in the UK. In front of senior management from US, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. The Swedes thought it was great - nobody else knew why they were laughing. ;D
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That is so funny, I'm betting they loved it! Was the company game-related, or?
I love how the site has been growing to involve so many people from so many places, when I first started coming here I didn't even bother getting an account, because I figured that the site didn't have as a goal to become as internationally involving as it is today. Love it!
Arseen:
--- Quote from: kaysow on October 15, 2013, 03:49:54 AM ---that is pretty random, i laughed at it =)
people assume i speak finnish cuz my surname suggests it, but they refused to let me learn it as a third language so i'm limited to kiitos & ollos hyvää, kippis, yxi kaxi kolme nälje visi kusi seitseman kadeksan kymminen, maito, saatana perkele voi vittu & ei saa peitää.
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Greens are correct, Reds are wrong for reason or another.
Funny how swear words and words more or less relating to drinking were correct. 8)
And yes I too assumed yopu were speaking Finnish when I approved you.
If I knew you were Swedish, I don't know would I have approved... ;)