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 Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:25 am
Hmmmm.... Digi, I believe you're wrong here. National is referring to one single nation. International would be multiple nations.
Not that Finland has one ethnic group as their citizens. Just look at Lapland and Åland Islands.
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:45 am
kacisko Not that Finland has one ethnic group as their citizens. Just look at Lapland and Åland Islands. You're probably referring to the Sami people in Lapland? People who live in Åland are mostly Swedish or Finnish-Swedish as is at least half of the population in most Western coast towns (Turku, Pietarsaari etc). The Finnish-Swedish (I don't know if that's the correct term in English) have their own language even, which is a mix of both languages. It's really strange to listen to. biggrin
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:20 pm
Yes, I meant first of all Sami. From whom the Swedish hosts got that reindeer meet I ate, I'm guessing.
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:15 am
Reindeer meat is pretty nice. razz
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:23 am
You're kidding me? It's delicious. Better than beef.
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:20 pm
Dark_Mana Ash - I'm sure you'll be able to find a job. Hell, if I can, anybody should be able to. =) Good luck with the job hunt!
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:11 am
Shadowlit Facade Dark_Mana Ash - I'm sure you'll be able to find a job. Hell, if I can, anybody should be able to. =) Good luck with the job hunt! Good luck! 3nodding Kas - we eat it quite regularly here, so it's nothing special for us. =) I'm going to get my picture taken for an ID badge next Tuesday. Also going to meet some of my co-workers and I'll get a short tour around the building. =o
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:41 am
Mana: yeah, I guess you could be eating reindeer more often than beef. And actually - I envy you!
ID you say? So you'll become Agent Mana?
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Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:17 am
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Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:28 pm
Digital Malevolence No, I was claiming that National makes little sense to me, becuase usually when something is called National it deals with multiple nations, where as since its just for Finnland, National really wouldn't make sense. But then now I realize, should have figured it out sooner before Mana had to come out with it, that its not the actual name and has a different name and rather that it being called the NBI its something different. I don't think I've ever heard "national" used for something encompassing multiple countries except by accident (like the couple Canadian teams in the otherwise entirely American NBA). It's virtually always used for something in a single nation. As kas pointed out, "international" is used for multiple nations.
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:21 am
Volvy Digital Malevolence No, I was claiming that National makes little sense to me, becuase usually when something is called National it deals with multiple nations, where as since its just for Finnland, National really wouldn't make sense. But then now I realize, should have figured it out sooner before Mana had to come out with it, that its not the actual name and has a different name and rather that it being called the NBI its something different. I don't think I've ever heard "national" used for something encompassing multiple countries except by accident (like the couple Canadian teams in the otherwise entirely American NBA). It's virtually always used for something in a single nation. As kas pointed out, "international" is used for multiple nations. Yeah, I got mixed up.
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:36 am
Digital Malevolence Volvy Digital Malevolence No, I was claiming that National makes little sense to me, becuase usually when something is called National it deals with multiple nations, where as since its just for Finnland, National really wouldn't make sense. But then now I realize, should have figured it out sooner before Mana had to come out with it, that its not the actual name and has a different name and rather that it being called the NBI its something different. I don't think I've ever heard "national" used for something encompassing multiple countries except by accident (like the couple Canadian teams in the otherwise entirely American NBA). It's virtually always used for something in a single nation. As kas pointed out, "international" is used for multiple nations. Yeah, I got mixed up. it happens wink
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:36 am
So I went to get my ID badge done today. I also got a short tour around the area I'll be working in. I also got to see other places than the offices. There's a gym and exercise classes, which can be utilised for 2 hours each week during working hours. There's also a sauna in the locker room that can be heated and used whenever. They have a nice and reasonably priced cafeteria. Later on I'll get a guided tour in the museum of criminal history in Finland. biggrin They feature over 6000 items including lots of counterfeit art and items used in criminal punishment. These items have been collected since the 1800s. I also learnt that they eat a lot of sweets and baked goods there. And as a new employee, I will have to bring something on my first day. biggrin They seemed like a nice bunch of people, so I'm looking forward to working there. =P
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:25 pm
Free gym... is it like that just at your employer's or is it a standard in Finland?
I'm not even asking about the sauna - that's something you can't live without so I'm not surprised to hear about it xd
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:24 am
It's in the law that those who work as policemen, firemen, ambulance people and other physically demanding jobs have to exercise a certain amount of time every week during working hours. And it seems like they've extended that also to those who work in office jobs in those departments as well. Of course we don't get as much exercising time as the actual policemen, but I think it's good that even those who sit on their butts all day long are encouraged to do some exercising. =P
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