tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post7658465721587985432..comments2023-10-21T14:30:15.714+01:00Comments on Helena Halme Author: Home thoughtsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02658858373848443540noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-89489858236992896112010-08-10T13:53:05.346+01:002010-08-10T13:53:05.346+01:00I had heard others say this but had never really g...I had heard others say this but had never really given it any thought. I feel like a stranger back in my own town... and most definitely with some members of my own family! I wonder if I was adopted! Anyway, we're glad we've got you! xTheOnlineStylisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993875451086499475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-71080514988861588572010-08-08T14:57:26.543+01:002010-08-08T14:57:26.543+01:00No empathy for you lady, sitting on a boat somewhe...No empathy for you lady, sitting on a boat somewhere in the Archipelago, sipping on Swedish snaps and stuffing your face with Skagentoast. <br />Sorry, I am a teeny bit jealous. <br />I hear you, I can't move back either. Neither to Austria, nor to Switzerland, let alone Germany. I was born in the first country mentioned, grew up in the latter and always considered Switzerland my home country of choice, but I guess that me too, I have spent way too much with the English to ever go back. Spoilt. <br />Have a happy rest-holiday!Metropolitan Mumhttp://www.metropolitanmum.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-26542369925828165422010-08-07T23:02:17.145+01:002010-08-07T23:02:17.145+01:00I can relate to this on a city basis.. I feel like...I can relate to this on a city basis.. I feel like a foreigner when I go to Liverpool, I know it is where I was born... yet I feel no connection to the people there anymore. I have changed so much ..its quite sad really. xxWildernesschichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204518870992194687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-64753734310150527362010-08-07T20:27:40.337+01:002010-08-07T20:27:40.337+01:00On the other hand, I've found that Scandinavia...On the other hand, I've found that Scandinavian 'directness' also means a lot less "social politeness": if someone says "you must come to dinner" or "no apology needed" they mean it...Robin Wiltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-40982491183083270752010-08-07T16:24:48.575+01:002010-08-07T16:24:48.575+01:00Funny, because I always felt like a foreigner in m...Funny, because I always felt like a foreigner in my own country (Poland), I feel quite English now (I have been an Anglophile since childhood), but I felt most at home in Denmark (maybe I was Danish in my former life:-)?). I love the fact that Nordic countries are very egalitarian - none of that class divide and deprivation that still persists in England. The more equal a society, the happier it is and Denmark is much happier England - that's why Scandinavians always come on top in all international surveys. By contrast, social mobility in the UK has stalled and the gap between the rich and the poor is growing wider by the day...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174641202546306052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-18573001132140067182010-08-07T16:05:04.948+01:002010-08-07T16:05:04.948+01:00Great post! And one that I can totally relate to. ...Great post! And one that I can totally relate to. <br /><br />When I'm in Denmark I instantly turn into that crazy woman, yelling at non-service minded waiters in Copenhagen and going on an on to my friends about how rude and confrontational the Danes are compared to the Brits. But then again the Brits and their sometimes not-very-sincere politeness can drive me insane as well. Yup, I'm generalising too :-)<br /><br />I think that the saddest thing is that now I don't feel 100% at home in either country and probably never will. Guess that is the prize you'll pay for broadening your horizons. xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717764352812681670.post-11063820580717800382010-08-07T15:10:59.884+01:002010-08-07T15:10:59.884+01:00I'm sure it's to do with temperature, it&#...I'm sure it's to do with temperature, it's warm in Italy and they think nothing of patting stranger’s bottoms. How's that for a generalisation!<br />WEM xxwestendmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502717564872941113noreply@blogger.com