What is wrong with americans?
>>538659008What's going on in finland grocery stores
>>538659201National autism
>>538659008Insane mutt behaviour. There should be no speaking in a store at all. No reason for such barbarism.
>>538659201https://archive.is/sfpug
>>538659008He's Jewish
>>538659008Its the Fingolians
>>538659008They are a nuisance.
>>538659008Today I learned talking in Finnish stores is illegal
google finnish bus stop to find out more
>>538659008Man this makes me want to go to Finland so bad. Get drunk and make a scene everywhere, hit on and sleep with all the women, tell the men to shut the fuck up, it would be glorious
>>538659954It's like this in the middle of nowhere in the US too, especially if there are any blacks
>>538659954Yeah I don't get this one. How they stand is autistic, but other than that it's a normal bus stop. If I go to the bus stop I don't jam myself next to someone, I stand back to smoke. When I get on the bus I look for the seats where I'll have the most space from people. Conversations with strangers are extremely rare, but we aren't against them.
I used to be quite shy but as I got older I turned into my father and enjoy chatting and making small talk a lot. Socially I’m a bit off in that I really don’t have/want friends in the strict sense but I love having deep conversations with strangers who I will likely never see again. I find people really open up to me, my wife is often surprised when I tell her about conversations I had while walking the dog and doesn’t understand how people tell me such personal things. But her small talk is just generic platitudes and pleasantries while I probe and almost interview while also giving zero indication of judgement, so I’ll have people confess things that I don’t think they’d normally admit. I think it’s therapeutic to people and I certainly enjoy genuine interactions.Being surrounded by people who don’t like warm or just causal interactions with strangers would be odd. Whenever I visit small towns on the east coast where people have a shared history they are very warm to each other. It’s strange that Finland, a homogenous country, doesn’t have this or at least has it in their own cold unspoken manner.
>>538659662The 0.01% is just a swede lmao
>>538660205Getting stuck in small talk with a Canadian is pure torture. You guys never shut the fuck up. Nobody cares about your mom's diabetes or whats going on in the NHL. Do everybody a favor a cut the chatter off after a couple minutes. There's friendliness and then there's demented droning. Don't be that guy.
>>538659254The only group I can think of that makes a habit of chatting with strangers is Southern Whites. Poopskins don't do it, either because they're too dumb to have anything to chat about or because of machismo and they think it'd hurt their tough guy persona
>>538659008WHY HE CHAT, WE DON'T DO THAT IN FINGOLIA
>>538660003>>538660003yeah all you would need first is a job and a passport. oh let me guess you make 500k a year in muh blue collar job driving oil rigs round underground military lumber camps
>>538660205>I love having deep conversations with strangers who I will likely never see againExamples being?
>>538659008>>538659201>Segel said he arrived in Finland with an open mind. At first, he believed that small talk would work here too. "I always try to be friendly. I say hello and ask how people are doing. However, that didn't work in Finland, where people are quite reserved," Segel told host Jimmy Kimmel.>According to Segel, Finns walk with their heads down and avoid eye contact with other people. They were wary of Segel's friendliness.>On one shopping trip, Segel forgot for a while to look at the cereal shelf in the grocery store to find the product descriptions written in Finnish on the packages. "I was walking to my car, and a female security guard followed me. She was big, tattooed, and resembled Dolph Lundgren's character in Rocky ," Segel said. Next, the guard asked Segel for his car keys.>"He said I was clearly high because I had greeted people and was staring at the cereal shelf. I muttered that I wasn't high, I was just being friendly," Segel said.Probably would have worked out better for him before 2016.
>>538660693>>538661173I don’t mean small talk like that, I don’t enjoy that either. It can be anything from politics where I’ll have left-leaning people start admitting they don’t like the mass immigration or that gender politics is going to far, something they’d never say aloud otherwise, to personal fears or philosophical musings.Three more recent examples that come to mind are 1. A very attractive woman in her mid-30s opening up about wanting kids and not sure if it would happen, how she would have done things differently and so on. 2. A gruff tough guy telling me how he was bullied mercilessly as a kid for having red hair and how relieved he was when his son was born without red hair. The guy really opened his heart up to me and it was interesting to see how his generic gruff tough blue collar persona was probably in some ways a response to his bullying and that he was actually sensitive but had shut off that part because he didn’t like exploring painful memories. 3. After a 30 minute talk with a dude he told me he wishes he could be the person that he is around his parents and that he keeps falling into the same traps and can’t seem to find his way out.I’ve had quite a few people give me their phone numbers. I never call them but when my wife is surprised and asks why they did that I tell her that we made a deep connection and as ephemeral as it is they wanted to sort of mark it somehow. These kinds of interactions happen regularly for me and I take the hint when people aren’t receptive or don’t want to talk but if you’re out walking the dog or hiking you often find people in introspective moods.
>>538659662that little guy has steal yo gurl aura. you just cant deny that.
>>538659008Nothing. We are all fucking awesome. Even when we are extremely angry with each other it's only because of how much everyone loves this country. Suck it.
>>538659008Good, I don’t talk to the workers even when they try and ask me how I’m doing. Who gives a fuck? Just bag my shit up and let me go on my way.
>>538660205>hile also giving zero indication of judgement, so I’ll have people confess things that I don’t think they’d normally admit.Such as? Go on. Give us a few examples, I don't believe you. Maybe people open up but you are exaggerating the extent of it.
Literally the only people talking to strangers with a random "hi, how are you" opening here are missionaries and NGO beggars. Most likely people just thought he was going to bother them by talking about god or begging for money to some starving africans. That security butch sounds like a nasty encounter though.Btw some stores actually do encourage speaking to each other. They have these pink shopping baskets for singles, designated to signal that the shopper is willing to engage in conversation or even flirting.
>>538662138>Btw some stores actually do encourage speaking to each other. They have these pink shopping baskets for singles, designated to signal that the shopper is willing to engage in conversation or even flirting.That sounds like humilation ritual waiting to happen
>>538660205>But her small talk is just generic platitudes and pleasantries while I probe and almost interview while also giving zero indication of judgement, so I’ll have people confess things that I don’t think they’d normally admit. I think it’s therapeutic to people and I certainly enjoy genuine interactions.It's not genuine, it's sick. People don't need to be giving you their deep secrets so you can collect them like trinkets and share them with others. You disgust me
>>538662040See >>538661791. I’m not sure why you’d think I would lie about something like this. I find talking with people like this is good for me because it scratches my socialization itch and it restores my faith in the individual. From social media and the news people seem psychotic but if you talk to people one-on-one they are generally kind, well intentioned and more open minded than you’d think. >>538662138That’s funny about the pink shopping baskets. Kind of weird that you’d need to signal this but also a good idea especially if you’re single and in a country that isn’t outwardly social. I could imagine moving to a new city and it would be hard meeting new people because most people are socially established.
>>538659008>SegelHe's a jew, isn't he?
>>538659008Do you not talk to people?
I saw Jason Segal at a grocery store in Finland yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything.He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?”I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.
>>538659008Look at that jewish ogre face. They probably thought he was a sex trafficker.
>>538661668The bigger shock is thst you're not allowed to be high in Finland. Every nigger and zoomer in America would be in jail if we enforced that.
>>538661668>Segel said. Next, the guard asked Segel for his car keys.Wait what, grocery store's wagie can ask for your keys in finland ? What the fuck
the finnish grocery store situation is crazy
>>538659008>Yes, Jason Segel is Jewish. He was raised in an interfaith family with an Ashkenazi Jewish father and a Christian mother, who has English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry.
>>538660825the finnish make angry faces at anyone who says anything in public, some even go full rage mode if you dare try talking to them. finns are really pathetic people
>>538662341I only relate some of them to my wife, which is fair, and it’s not about collecting private information or some other pathological intent, it’s about having a meaningful interaction, a brief sharing of souls, with my fellow man. In a time where many people interact mostly through screens and pigeonhole people into categories based on what they infer from the media and political directives, it’s nice to have meaningful conversations with people in person.People open up to me because it is a reciprocal interaction and I am very receptive. It’s mutually cathartic and meaningful. Because I don’t pursue friendships, this is a part of my socialization, and because so many people hold back around others or don’t have a more objective and non-judgemental listener in their lives, they like to talk to me about things. It helps both of us flesh out our thoughts, feelings and so on.
>>538662138Sounds pretty sold. Like being pvp flagged. If its on, sure. Otherwise fuck off.
>>538659201>>538659079>>538659008
>>538662623I wish they enforced that here. I used to do pills in my early 20s and I was a menace. Someone should've put me in jail. I see it now with the youth and it’s embarrassing. You don’t have the right to disturb the public. And black always reek of weed. It’s offensive.
>>538662451yes. that face of his didn't give it away?
>>538662490Funny. Donald Trump literally did the same thing to me in Manhattan.
>>538659201
He's a yid, of course he'd be an obnoxious cunt. They all are. Everywhere they fucking infest
>>538660003This makes me want to go to Finland and not be bothered
>>538661791I don't like meaningless small talk either and prefer something more meaningful or genuine but people only usually get to conversations like that once they get to know you with small talk. Quite the Schrodinger's Dilemma.
>>538659375Apparently in Finland...- Going to the movies to watch a “dark comedy” about couples killing each other: OK.- Trying to have a friendly chat with a stranger at the supermarket: Not OK.Is that a “high-trust society”? Also, picrel is a screenshot from the hyperlinked article.
>>538662928Of course but what I meant is I don’t enjoy 20 minutes of inane chatter for its own sake. After introductory remarks and so on I like to move to something of interest, which can stem from asking about their lives or following up with probing questions when they tell you something.I think a big part is that I’m basically a loner/introvert but I also can be quite engaging and friendly with people. This is something that I developed in my mid to late 20s as I gained life experience and became more comfortable with myself and around other people. I’m definitely an odd duck and eccentric but I’m also very genuine and can be enthusiastic. Whatever the combination, it is disarming for a lot of people. My only major social issue is that I prefer these interactions to long term friendships. I often feel like friendships are burdens or something I can’t or don’t want to maintain so once I get to know people to a certain degree I keep them at arm’s length. I can be anyone’s friend within 5 minutes of meeting them but I’ll never follow through. I have a good career, hobbies, a wife and kids so it doesn’t feel like I’m missing out on anything although I sometimes think that it’s not setting a good example for my kids. I encourage them to make and keep friends and basically not be how I am, but one day they’ll wonder why dad has no real close friends.
>>538663396>Is that a “high-trust society”?Sure. We trust people not try to speak to us.
>>538659008he forgot to learn swedish because finnish is a dead and useless language.
>>538661791There was this fascinating thread on r*t but the angle is a bit different, old single men chatting up random women but they are not hitting up on them but literally trauma dumping.
>>538659201Not small talk that's for sure. Excellent national policy imho
>>538662721based, going off on random people trying to talk to you should be socially acceptable
>>538663695I saw that post and it sounds like some urban woman who moved outside the city and can’t fathom interacting with people. Or it could be real and it’s a symptom of men having no outlet for their feelings and for some reason seeing her as a person they can talk to. Maybe they want to bang her too.The notion of “trauma dumping” is just strange and a sign of how disconnected and siloed we are in these large, heterogenous fragmented societies. Instead of recognizing that a person needs to vent, terminally online people have given it a formal title as if is something terrible.The boomers really did a number on our societies and screens were the final nail. That’s why I like talking to people IRL. I try to make an effort at being a good neighbour and force myself to think about the community even if it isn’t always my instinct. I have noticed that people a bit younger than me generally aren’t quite so good at this, they’d rather virtue signal about replacement immigration and never actually interact with anyone IRL as the demographics change.
>>538661668>>”I was walking to my car, and a FEMALE security guard followed me. SHE was big, tattooed, and resembled Dolph Lundgren's character in Rocky ," Segel said.>>Next, the guard asked Segel for his car keys.>>"HE said I was clearly high because I had greeted people and was staring at the cereal shelf. I muttered that I wasn't high, I was just being friendly," Segel said.Emphasis is mine. How did the female get transgender surgery while walking across a parking lot? I’m missing something.
>>538659662Anymore I'm convinced that Finnish people are Uralicized Balts.
>>538663695>>538664154She is definitely doing something to invite them and leaving it out.
>>538662807Why are the italian balls squiggly?
>>538662853Why don't they just make the bus shelter bigger?
>>538665332Sounds like it’s boomers trying to get some young pussy.
>>538662853I fell asleep halfway through this movie.
There is a reason Scandinavian countries love the US
>>538662666I mean, if she actually thought he was high then stopping him from driving is kinda to be expected? It's not really related to her being a wagie.
>>538659008The female guard, described in Finnish news articles about this as looking like Dolph Lundgren, went after Segel, because she thought he was high. Native Finns literally do not act this happy unless high or black out drunk.
>>538662666drunk driving is a felony.
>>538659201Outrageous prices.If foreigner came to yap to me in store, I would just assume its foreigner doing foreigner stuff. But I guess he was being very intrusive, and someone called the security.
>>538660003Are you the color of poop
>>538660693That's a jeet.
>>538660205In america most cities are filled with aggressive niggers spics and white assholes who would want to talk to them
>>538659008>>Tried to talk to Finns>>Finns don't do that
>>538660003You would get the shit kicked out of you so fast, Paco. Even the women would be a foot taller than you. Reminds of the times the Mexican Navy showed up on a Polish beach and acted like the subhuman they are. Kek.
>>538663396High trust just implies low crime, that people won't try to fuck with you or take your shit, pretty much the opposite of america these days. I don't think it means everyone is super nice and warm just that there aren't troublemakers
>>538659008who is that guy? i didn't even know such an actor existed in hollywood
>>538659201Business, fuck off
>>538659008"Segel"Finns are nazis...and good for them. Filthy jew was probably trying to get blond haired 9 year old girls to take selfies with him.
>>538659201Shhhhhhh!!!!
>>538668076Or, you people are a bunch of weirdos with extremely bad social skills.
>father's side of the family is finnish>always wondered what my last name meant>ask a older female coworker who emigrated from finland what my last name meant>she gets a bit uncomfortable and tells me it basically means "hillbilly">huh?>few years later found out it means "person from (place)">the people from that region have an infamous reputation for being too cheerful and talkativeI find it funny that it was apparently a negative stereotype.
>>538666105they do a lot of hand signs
>>538659008He was probably talking really load like Americans do because they all have main character syndrome
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