r/europe • u/xCheezyCZ • 2d ago

Picture Every country stressing about homeless people, meanwhile Poland with double side benches:

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u/opinionate_rooster Slovenia 2d ago

Finland: "Hold my beer." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_First

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u/nihir82 2d ago

When you said Finland, I thought you were talking of our one person benches

https://images.sanoma-sndp.fi/a8ee7979a2ed2fb6dcca14e6e149c94c.jpg/normal/658.avif

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u/zxof 2d ago

Lol my kind of people.

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u/War_Fries The Netherlands 2d ago

Exactly.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Finland/comments/1494mm/how_to_wait_for_a_bus_in_finland/

Gotta love it.

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u/Archer007 1d ago

Do they have to post warning signs that strangers will be friendly to you if large groups of Americans meet up?

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u/Assupoika Finland 1d ago

I don't know about that. I tend to avoid social situations.

The start of the covid era was bliss. No people anywhere. But then things got way worse when our personal space was shrunk from comfortable 4 meters to suffocating 2 meters according to the covid guidelines.

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u/War_Fries The Netherlands 1d ago

The start of the covid era was bliss. No people anywhere.

Oh, man. The peace and quiet. I loved it. And I'm not even Finnish. People look at me weirdly when I tell them I thoroughly enjoyed the covid time.

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u/vikatoyah 1d ago

Is there a German word for I’m British but TIL I learned I belong in Finland?

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u/Assupoika Finland 1d ago

I don't know about german word but there is a Finnish phrase:

"No niin"

The meaning of the phrase changes greatly depending on the context and how you emphasize the words.

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u/bigorangemachine 1d ago

If this was Toronto the bus would assume you didn't want a pick up and would just drive by

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u/Asteh Finland 1d ago

Idk how shit works in Toronto, but here you put your arm out if you want the bus to stop. No need to huddle like penguins.