I remember watching Colbert and seeing this. Honestly I wouldn't doubt it. Finland is pretty awesome, I love visiting Helsinki.
Finland is the best country in the world...
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I noticed that all the Top 10 nations (with Japan as the only exception) have around only 10% or much less than the population of the US.Irony said:
Hey, no fair. Australia fourth? ... We are second on the UN's 2007-2009 HDI ;.;
Norway can kiss our ass. We'd be number one if our 23 million strong population belonged in a nation as small as a tuna can like all other European nations (and yes I'm joking. About the veiled anger, but not about the tuna can remark
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You know how much it costs to build schools and medical clinics for places with only a 100 people in it? Not without mentioning that that 100 people are also 500 miles from anywhere in the middle of a desert continent?
Norway can kiss our ass. We'd be number one if our 23 million strong population belonged in a nation as small as a tuna can like all other European nations (and yes I'm joking. About the veiled anger, but not about the tuna can remark
).You know how much it costs to build schools and medical clinics for places with only a 100 people in it? Not without mentioning that that 100 people are also 500 miles from anywhere in the middle of a desert continent?
My country's 32nd, "my country" being Estonia.
Well, I agree. It's not really "the best", but it isn't really bad either. Though who knows; probably someday I'll be closer to the top. At least I'm glad that my country's education ranks so high.
Also, two of my extremely close relatives live right above me, about 80 kilometers away, in the capital of Finland, Helsinki, so I get to go there pretty often. It's a pretty nice country.
Well, I agree. It's not really "the best", but it isn't really bad either. Though who knows; probably someday I'll be closer to the top. At least I'm glad that my country's education ranks so high.
Also, two of my extremely close relatives live right above me, about 80 kilometers away, in the capital of Finland, Helsinki, so I get to go there pretty often. It's a pretty nice country.
It's true. This is the proof:
Looks like Monty Python got it right.
OT: Awesome for Finland. I'm actually not surprised by this like most people in the US who get angry that they're not number one but still complain about everything that goes on here. Congrats to you, Finland. Also, kudos to Canada for beating the United States, because, honestly, you deserved it more than we did.
EDIT: Damn it, got ninja'd. Oh well, the more the Python, the better.
Looks like Monty Python got it right.
OT: Awesome for Finland. I'm actually not surprised by this like most people in the US who get angry that they're not number one but still complain about everything that goes on here. Congrats to you, Finland. Also, kudos to Canada for beating the United States, because, honestly, you deserved it more than we did.
EDIT: Damn it, got ninja'd. Oh well, the more the Python, the better.
Zirat said:
Canada once was cosidered the highest HDI nation for a non-consecutive 8 (edit) years. Want to go visit one day because obviously you can't tell much about the 'atmosphere' of a place without actually going there to figure it out.MortalForNow said:
That being said I spent quite a bit of time in Japan and it was vorted as having the highest HDI for a number of years too and never really 'got' why...
I saw this on the Colbert report last week. I didn't know people actually took this list seriously.
"Best" is subjective.
Colbert also made a crack about Finlands code of arms being a lion that's stabbing itself in the head with a sword because of how boring Finland is.
You can't say that isn't funny.
"Best" is subjective.
Colbert also made a crack about Finlands code of arms being a lion that's stabbing itself in the head with a sword because of how boring Finland is.
You can't say that isn't funny.
Not going to respond to the rest of the post, but I can and will respond to these.
No-one bats an eye. Because, you know, free speech. The volume is pretty much the only possible cause of friction.
heck, Jope Ruonansuu, one of our better known comedians, practically makes a living by mocking politicians and the people love him.
The song is also rarely if ever used on domestic gamesnly when an international team is playing a Finnish team, are the national anthems of both/all countries played.
Flags also are considered part of the apparell. Considering our history with the Soviets and later Russians, coming in with a t-shirt of Che-Guevara, with my friend wearing a t-shirt with the hammer and the sickle, ought to have caused some problems for us during one high-school day. They didn't. The teachers said nothing. Other students were curious, but said nothing.
You are not the only free country that has gone through and is going through political and sosiological problems. Most of Europe in fact I know belongs to this category. And I'm fairly certain there are dozens of example elsewhere as well.
You are making sense, but navel-contemplating a bit too much - it is only human though to think of ones home-country first. After all, that is a history each one of us knows best.
Yes. A lot of controversy occurs currently form school with a noticeable portion of studends being from varying cultural background and their inherent problems with teaching happening in Finnish. 'Normal' schools also have their fair share of bullying cases and 'gangs' causing trouble (though mainly in the form of student-gangs only as there is no significant gang-culture at large.)Therumancer said:
Not as such, because no one cares what kind of music you are listening to. Only if it is too loud to cause a public disturbance. We ahve plenty of songs calling for a revolution, saying the wrong guys won the civil war back in early 20th century, that the president is dumb and half the ministers should be killed.
No-one bats an eye. Because, you know, free speech. The volume is pretty much the only possible cause of friction.
heck, Jope Ruonansuu, one of our better known comedians, practically makes a living by mocking politicians and the people love him.
There is no forced pledge of allegiance. In fact, there is no pledge of allegiance as such at all. Only soldiers ever pledge to serve their country and obey the legal government.
On that, not as such. At least, I can't remember any such case. Of all those I know whom do not like the song, they simply stay quiet when it is sang; they aren't egoistical enough to stamp on tradition simply for their own benefit or enjoyment, when they know they can just as easily not listen, or be somewhere else for the duration.
The song is also rarely if ever used on domestic games
nly when an international team is playing a Finnish team, are the national anthems of both/all countries played.No. Considering people have come to public school dressed as goths, rainbow-coloured spiky hair, and even a miniskirt (on a male) without a public outcry, there aren't taht many dress-code problems. It is, however, fairly heavily dependant upon the teacher and principal of the school. The line is drawn at dangerous clothing for some work (such as long flappy sleeves when going to carpentry class.)
Flags also are considered part of the apparell. Considering our history with the Soviets and later Russians, coming in with a t-shirt of Che-Guevara, with my friend wearing a t-shirt with the hammer and the sickle, ought to have caused some problems for us during one high-school day. They didn't. The teachers said nothing. Other students were curious, but said nothing.
Yep - I think Finland is getting trough those pains, what with the self-cencorship of the 60s and 70s, one civil war, one war fought for our freedom against a top 3 military might of the period, punitive war reparations of said conflict (which were paid in full; the only one country part of WWII to have done so I have heard), question of national defence, monetary difficulties, ie. Frakking Huge Depression, of an isolated economic system in the early 90s etc...
You are not the only free country that has gone through and is going through political and sosiological problems. Most of Europe in fact I know belongs to this category. And I'm fairly certain there are dozens of example elsewhere as well.
You are making sense, but navel-contemplating a bit too much - it is only human though to think of ones home-country first. After all, that is a history each one of us knows best.
Wait, I knew Finland was a good country, but damn! (also, a pic to show off your awesomeness guys)
Well, 6th ain't half bad. Yay for Norway?
Well, 6th ain't half bad. Yay for Norway?
11th, wow for all our power we're still getting beat out by bloody Luxembourg (no offense to any Luxembourgers.)
The country of my origin is the Best for Sex apparently. Wonder if there's a correlation between that and drinking the most beer per capita...