trv/2432966.txt

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--- 2432966
planning on visiting finland later this year 
how much finnish do i need to know to get by or can i just speak in english with a fake accent
--- 2433190
Irrelevant countries like Finland always speak English because no one ever spread their home tongue
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>>2432966 (OP)
don't bother
--- 2433283
>>2432966 (OP)
Most Finns can understand English. Old people and rural areas are the main holdouts. 

Additionally, Swedish is very well known.
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>>2433283
>Additionally, Swedish is very well known.
Lmao shut the fuck up it's not, well maybe in the western coast, but anywhere else good luck.
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>>2432966 (OP)
>planning on visiting finland later this year
literally why? this is the second thread i've seen in a fortnight, do you autists just want to go there because of spurdo memes? there is LITERALLY NOTHING TO SEE
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>>2432966 (OP)
Everyone here speaks good English. When are you going to visit and where?
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>>2433875
Finland in Summer is actually pretty decent. Outside summer, you shouldnt visit unless you're interested in winter activities.
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>>2433875
You've never fucking been there. Stay in latin america or go back to thailand you trendy realtraveler™
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>>2433875
>t. has never traveled outside of the county he was born in 
if you wanna larp on this anime site go to soc
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>>2433875
How the fuck do you know that there is nothing to see you dumb cunt
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>>2433955
>>2433971
>>2434248
I literally live in Finland you spastics
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>>2432966 (OP)
everyone speak english in finland no matter where you go
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You can get around in Finland by speaking Swedish as well. Finland used to be the eastern province and all the kids are still forced to learn Swedish in school.
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>>2434269
>You can get around in Finland by speaking Swedish as well.
No you cant, except in swedish speaking areas like coastal ostrobothnia.
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>>2434261
I've never heard anybody refer to a place they definitely totally live in as "there"
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>>2434310
Are you not aware of the existence of ESLs on 4chan or something? Not the guy you're replying to but you're acting a bit dense.
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>>2434314
>a native finnish speaker doesn't understand the difference between here and there
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I had the three most boring days ever in Rovaniemi. Turku was fine for 8 hours.
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>>2434261
Maybe you should move to another country, we don't need more of you fucking "so sorry you had to see this" assburgers here.
Finland is awesome in the summer for some cottagecore adventuring, welcome all /trv/ friends to enjoy the nightless nights of the north.
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>>2432966 (OP)
If you are staying in bigger cities, english will do just fine. We start learning english pretty early in school so most of the people will atleast understand you, except older folks (45+)
Learning few phrases and words will make people like you more, like anywhere
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>>2432966 (OP)
why fake an accent though
just say that you are a nato official who came here to protect them from bladomir butin and you love sanna martin and they will get on your dick
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>>2433875
I wanna go hunting for these creatures called "moomin."
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>>2433879
around august and porvoo
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>>2433875
Meeting group of online friends we have known each other for like 6 years. 3 are from the same town in finland one is from poland and me and another are from england
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>>2434444
Rovaniemi has epic IRL Cartman lolcow living there called mikedimayn in youtube. 
He was inspired by Reindeerspotting drug document in 2010. https://youtu.be/qcDH246zbEs [Embed]
--- 2436293
While I've heard that most Finns can speak English quite well, apparently the one thing they aren't good with are gendered pronouns. I've heard that everyone is a "he," including actual women. I've heard this is because the Finnish language doesn't use gendered pronouns, and they slip up when they speak English.

I actually think this is hilariously based.
>you will never be a woman, even when you actually are a woman
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>>2433190
Been in Helsinki last July, everyone is nice and speaks English. City is almost empty during summer, beach is nice and quiet, and everything it's fucking closed at 8 pm (except liquor stores and Mc Donald's).

I spent like 10 days there and the only word in Finnish I learned is "kiitos" (thanks). Everything is signaled in Finnish, English and Swedish.
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>>2436293
Finnish language doesn't have gendered pronouns, and in the south we use "it" or "that" to refer to people, and "he" for animals. 
As for why some people slip and only use "he" or "she" when referring to people in English I have no clue. I've mostly heard it from older people and from those who can't speak English at all. 

>>2432966 (OP)
You'll do fine in English, just learn some basic greetings, "puhutko englantia?" "kiitos" and "anteeksi" or "sori"
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>>2436076
May I ask which town it is? Depending on your answer the activities available will range from
>getting blackout wasted at the towns sleezy bar and heading to the local grill to participate in a knife fight at 7 AM
to
>seeing local sights, eating well at a restaurant doing some fun nature things and maybe hitting up a local big city to see if theres somethig going on at the market at 7 AM and then getting blackout wasted at the towns sleezy bar and heading to the local grill to participate in a knife fight at 7 PM
--- 2436792
>come to Finland! There's lots to do and see such as....ummmm.....ermmmmm....l-LOTS OF STUFF, you know?
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>>2436603
porvoo
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>>2438731
The old part of town there is nice for half a day but if the weather is nice, there will be a lot of tourists around. The restaurants in that area will also be expensive.
You will also be close enough to Helsinki for a day trip if that's something people are interested in. Other than that, not much to do but to get drunk and enjoy the Finnish summer (weather not guaranteed)