Exactly. Well, Finns do ask their friends "how is life" (Miten menee?) and the answer to that is "nothing worth mentioning" (Mitäs tässä.) The key word here is asking a friend. If a stranger asks you, it is baffling, maybe eve rude. How can he be so nosy?
Finns do not ask "How is life". "Miten menee" is more like "How´s it going" or "How´s it hanging". Answer would be "Same old, same old" or more rude tone: "Paskaaks täs, kuha pystys pysyy". "Shit, barely standing".
Finns do not ask "How is life". "Miten menee" is more like "How´s it going" or "How´s it hanging". Answer would be "Same old, same old" or more rude tone: "Paskaaks täs, kuha pystys pysyy". "Shit, barely standing".
Exactly. Well, Finns do ask their friends "how is life" (Miten menee?) and the answer to that is "nothing worth mentioning" (Mitäs tässä.) The key word here is asking a friend. If a stranger asks you, it is baffling, maybe eve rude. How can he be so nosy?
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ReplyDeleteFinns do not ask "How is life". "Miten menee" is more like "How´s it going" or "How´s it hanging". Answer would be "Same old, same old" or more rude tone: "Paskaaks täs, kuha pystys pysyy". "Shit, barely standing".
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Finns do not ask "How is life". "Miten menee" is more like "How´s it going" or "How´s it hanging". Answer would be "Same old, same old" or more rude tone: "Paskaaks täs, kuha pystys pysyy". "Shit, barely standing".
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A recommended exchange is also:
ReplyDelete- Mitäs äijä? (How's dude?)
- Mikäs tässä, jäitä poltellessa. (Nothing special, just burning ice cubes.)
Another version of the reply, if the person feels exceptionally positive:
Delete-Niinku jäitä polttelis, hyvin palaa ku saa syttymään. (Like burning ice, burns well once ignites.)