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Biking 4
Walking 1.5
Walking 1.5
Things that are weird about Finland (In one Canadian's opinion, anyway)
- There are slot machines everywhere: cruise ships, gas stations, grocery stores, etc. And gambling is considered a positive thing as all the money goes to the government kind of like another form of taxation.
- People are good parallel parkers (especially my roommate)...I appreciate this as a Vancouverite
- There are no stop signs, at four way stops everyone just yields to the right
- Nobody locks their bike to anything, they just lock the back wheel in place...you could just carry them away...it would be so easy...I need a bike
- People won’t jaywalk, but they’ll ride on the back of someone’s bike with no helmet
- Yogurt comes in a carton.
- Teachers are respected as highly as doctors or lawyers and need almost as much education.
- People take notes on grid paper, not lined.
- Nobody speaks English, but if you speak to them in English they will understand and respond...in English
- Stopping for a pedestrian waiting at a crosswalk is only a suggestion, but heaven forbid if you jaywalk!
- Everyone wants to know if you like Finland and what you did wrong to end up here :-)
- Bicycles are not allowed on the street and have to run over pedestrians instead.
- You have to take a number to do anything, but I guess it beats waiting in line!
I thought you were going to be there till February.
ReplyDeleteI left in February, but I have to be back in January for when classes start up again, so I return in December
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to know you're still alive and responding. I was starting to get really worried.
ReplyDeleteAlso, December would be a great time to return, I guess, what with Vancouver being lovely at that time of year.
Try and return before the 20th. If things work out, I'll probably be leaving Vancouver about then, and it would be nice to meet up before I leave.
Eep sorry. I went away with my parents for twoish weeks, so I couldn't update.
ReplyDeleteI'm returning on the 18th (not sure what's time), so we'll have a very narrow span of time in which to visit. Are you free on the 19th at anytime :P