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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forums"Hello, I would like to become a citizen of Finland please."
Him: "Hello, I would like to become a citizen of Finland please. I have already filled out the forms."
Office clerk: "I see. There is only one last question: Are you a nice person?"
Him: "Yes!"
Office clerk: "Oh, I'm sorry. You have to go back to the end of the line."
Him: "But... why?"
Office clerk: "Nice guys finnish last."
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"Hello, I would like to become a citizen of Finland please." (Original Post)
DetlefK
Mar 2021
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rickyhall
(4,889 posts)1. Happiest people, but very cold.
Harker
(14,034 posts)4. Are they? n/t
Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)2. Coming down from the north pole...
You when you see the last Lap know you're at the Finish line.
keithbvadu2
(36,906 posts)3. Bring your own rake
TomWilm
(1,832 posts)5. It is actually not easy for US citizens to get to live in Finland ...
... a friend of mine has been clinging on by his fingernails to get permissions to stay.
But I love the people there. Very dry humor. And they have some strange people, like this band: