i, for 1, am softly envious of the Finns & their good things

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(clicky)11 smart things the Finns are doing that we oughta consider
why can't America do some of these things? why is it so many americans believe we are the end-all and be-all of everything and not amenable to good ideas from elsewhere?

finland: small, relatively homogenous country with small population

america: massive, diverse country with 320 million people


that may have something to do with difficulty of imitation.


i would love good roads where you don't have to worry about your suspension bottoming out over manhole sized potholes, or your tires shredding.

i would love to be able to trust the government be competent enough to make drinkable tap water a possibility everywhere

...and i would especially like to trust my countrymen enough to give my children free taxi rides to school without having to worry about something awful happening to them....(i must go with them)

but i may not see it in my own lifetime.

that all seems very expensive. there's a reason you see it more often in lowly populated countries.

At first, AB, I thought your thread title was about these Finns: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn_Brothers

whose music was considered a very good thing in NZ and Australia (and still is). You made me smile!

^^^I did something right then

Indeed! You often do!

^^^ thank you!

Good article. Lots of great innovation in the world that the US seems to ignore.

Of course I picked "ice cream" lol

I've met a few Finnish people, and have found them rather laconic, though respectful.

Do I envy them? No.

Weird ... Finish people get mortgage loans for apartments ....

not something to be proud of

I imagine this is reflective of how poor they are.

...Mentioning Finland makes me think of an illustration in a children's history book of Finns ski-ing around in a forest to illustrate Finn partisans fighting back against Nazi Germany, I think it was. That's like this is one of those " What is the first thing you think of when I say ____" threads!

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Most people rent apartments in America, rather than own them as co-ops or condominiums.

Most people have mortgages for private houses in America. Some, not the majority, are "free and clear," in that their mortgage is paid in full.

Some, a minority, rent whole private houses.

Hell, I want to move to Finland! When can I start packing?