tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531594018678366652.post4041621993863006871..comments2024-03-05T12:25:22.153+02:00Comments on Finnish Nightmares: Why do you ask if you don't want to know?Finnish Nightmareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05758542014776203684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531594018678366652.post-73101591162904150902015-11-21T10:30:34.455+02:002015-11-21T10:30:34.455+02:00Another version of the reply, if the person feels ...Another version of the reply, if the person feels exceptionally positive:<br /><br />-Niinku jäitä polttelis, hyvin palaa ku saa syttymään. (Like burning ice, burns well once ignites.)Samuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904179169806237750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531594018678366652.post-9491312448885655492015-10-22T21:57:01.708+03:002015-10-22T21:57:01.708+03:00A recommended exchange is also:
- Mitäs äijä? (How...A recommended exchange is also:<br />- Mitäs äijä? (How's dude?)<br />- Mikäs tässä, jäitä poltellessa. (Nothing special, just burning ice cubes.)pjthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222012841171277081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531594018678366652.post-24502781749074131932015-10-22T12:14:16.312+03:002015-10-22T12:14:16.312+03:00Finns do not ask "How is life". "Mi...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".<br /><br />ReplyDeleteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143324069753869560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531594018678366652.post-76743198463156649832015-10-22T12:13:36.583+03:002015-10-22T12:13:36.583+03:00Finns do not ask "How is life". "Mi...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".<br /><br />ReplyDeleteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143324069753869560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531594018678366652.post-88731648035720382952015-10-22T12:12:29.186+03:002015-10-22T12:12:29.186+03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143324069753869560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-531594018678366652.post-60172481714339140002015-10-21T12:02:49.337+03:002015-10-21T12:02:49.337+03:00Exactly. Well, Finns do ask their friends "ho...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?Maarithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400181860259018096noreply@blogger.com