Our finnsheep are reasonably large (ewes usually around 65 kg to 70 kg). Finn animals have a long lean carcase (fat is carried internally) . A proportion of Finn genes within a composite ewe breed will generally decrease fatness in lamb carcases, a desirable trait. They are fast-growing, ...
One night as I was preparing for the sauna, as one does in Finland, the hotel front desk clerk asked if I’d like a cold drink to take with me, as most Finns do. I asked about the Longdrink and she told me it’s very popular in Finland and it’s one of her favorite drinks w...
I recommend the Finnish favourites: the Hartwall Original Long Drink (ask for the “lonkero” to sound like a local) is a sweet and incredibly refreshing gin cocktail, while a hot chocolate with Minttu can never fail to warm you up. STEEPED IN TRADITION, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE One of the...
"I only drink on days beginning with a 'T'. Tuesday, Thursday, and Today." My neighbour doesn't dispute it at all, though. He invited me for a drink and said "I'm going to drink you under the table, then I'm going to drink myself under the table."Drinking...
After a spellbound hour gazing at the northern lights in my long johns, followed by less than three hours of sleep, I awoke the next morning to snow-reflected sunlight and the strong smell of coffee. (Finns, it is said, drink more coffee than any other people on earth, and theirs ...
LanguageandCultureinCommunication TheoryCommunicationissomethingwedoeveryday.Ittakesplacesonaturallythatwesimplyfailtonoticeituntilithiccupsorbreaksdown.Thoughitiscommonplace,itisnoexaggerationtosaythatcommunicationislifeandlifeiscommunication. Whenyoujoinasocialgathering,youmustbeawareofrulesandproceduresthatgoverntheway...