Haha it is actually quite misleading! I’m an Aussie mate 
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I wasn’t expecting this plot twist
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Guess where im from?
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I’m thinking either Germany or some of the Nordic countries, because you speak great English for your age but you use kilos instead of pounds.
Of course it could be also Britain…
Hmm…
Britain, final answer.
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Im aussie to!
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It seems that I won’t win the lottery anytime soon
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No you didn’t come off as anything. I was honestly just throwing my opinion out there.
And I honestly cannot give a report for you lol. Just because I have no idea what you look like or sound like. Your writing pattern is interesting though. And even though I cannot see you, you remind of. Finnish guy I used to date in Highschool through Rotary exchange. And there’s no hard feelings between us so don’t worry lol
And I understood what you meant by therapy. That word is universal, so I was agreeing with what you said.
And I agree with it sometimes not helping because I used to straight up low to my therapist, or just ramble, or not even talk because sometimes to me it seems, like unless you’re me you almost couldn’t understand how I felt which to an extent is true which is why I give full credit in saying I’ll probably never understand how certain people feel, but I’ll sympathize with you without throwing a pity party.
And I legit agree that pills are very helpful in this day and age, but some people just straight up, don’t need to take them. At all.
And I 100% agree that the majority of millineals my age, have been straight up brainwashed by social media. Most of them don’t even know what to do with themselves if they don’t have it. It runs their lives from the moment they wake up until their heads hit the pillow. I used to laugh at it back when I was rather cynical but now it saddens me a lot. I even catch myself acting like I just HAVE to have my phone or watch tv, or be online. And I have to really watch myself because I’m still young. I do think social media has its place. It creates really unique relationships and brings folks from all walks of life together. But social media is a bitter sweet invention by us humans.
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I so agree with this. Things like Fb can be good to keep in contact with family and friends you don’t see often. Instagram or snapchat or whatever it is that you see all the booty pics from people grabbing for attention is pretty sad IMO.
I don’t go near any of them to be honest. Forums, texting and calling are about as technological as I get. Back in my day we just used to talk to each other!
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Most times when folks my age are actually face to face they have God aweful communication skills anyways, or completely fold under pressure. Either that or they just ramble at the mouth about completely irrelevant, mundane stupid subjects that make you want or ear muffs on.
And instagram, twitter, and snap chat are really uhm, weird I guess. They can ruin friendships and relationships immediately and they are so easy to manipulate picture wise. Most chicks who constantly update their bodies or post pictures do a crap ton of photoshopping and editing, or fix the lighting or color scheme or have filters and tons of makeup and it has thousands of women thinking there Is something wrong with them if they don’t look even remotely like they do which is irritating because I’ve seen gorgeous women who are naturally gorgeous destroy their faces and bodies thinking something was wrong with them.
I’m not one to judge and people can do whatever they want with their bodies but genuine beauty is more than skin deep.
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This is far too usual
I remember hearing about an incident when a teenager had to go to sleep without his cellphone and he just couldn’t do it. He was crying and trembling and they had to give him the phone back. (They were on a religious camping type of thing)
Even though they removed the battery from the phone, it calmed him down.
To me, that sounds just plain sad.
I have the same problem if I have too much free time (luckily I don’t have a TV so I won’t get stuck in front of it)
That’s true.
For example, we couldn’t be having this conversation without social media.
Here in Finland, where people tend to be a bit more introverted by nature, that effect really shows. It’s kind of hard to have a conversation with someone when they are on the brink of running away just to avoid the situation.
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Either that or they just ramble at the mouth about completely irrelevant, mundane stupid subjects that make you want or ear muffs on.
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Oh yeah. I feel like people who use a lot of social media never develop any depth to their character. In ten minutes you know them inside and out.
That’s just sick. Really. It’s almost like if they were brainwashed in order to make them these social media attractions (trying to avoid the word slut here, oh there it goes) that are used to bring in more traffic. Christ.
That’s sad, I have yet to witness it (and I’m hoping I don’t need to do that)
Agreed. I just feel that this has been forgotten as of late. With all the ways of showing off your body people are forgetting that there is more to life than the way you look like. In the future - at least at this rate - it may be that your body is the only thing you can offer in a relationship as the development of personality is forgotten.
I didn’t want to jump right into this as there were more important things to discuss - but what’s the interesting thing about my writing?
I’ve been told that before and nobody could give me a clear answer (or maybe it’s just that they didn’t understand what I was saying so they went with the classic “oh… Interesting”)
It’s either that we Finnish people are similar by nature, or maybe it’s just the fact that I’m Finnish (as that is not the most popular nationality to have)
It’s really nice to see some discussion in here, hopefully it goes on
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That’s pretty much everything they are good for.
I moved out when I was 15, and Facebook messenger/other such apps have been really useful for keeping in touch.
Completely agreed. Sometimes I feel like I’m this old man trapped inside a young guy’s body. Really, it’s weird.
I feel like if everyone stuck to those three, we could have a better society. Yeah, it’s really easy to say that because I do it, but who really cares? (Apart from the people who are scrolling through instagram for a living)
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Haha my best mate and I say this all the time. Old souls I guess.
There are enough over dramatic, selfish young people out there without me adding to the masses. My biggest issue is talking with hotties… All is going well than mid conversation they just absent mindedly reach for their phones. Such a turn off for me, bit like smokers.
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Amen to that
Really? That has never happened to me.
Maybe it’s because I don’t have too many conversations with girls that are not my friends. (And I’m not saying that just in case my girlfriend reads this, I swear)
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When I say interesting I literally mean just that. Your spelling and punctuation is on point despite English not being your first language. And you can actually finish your entire thought and put in into a flowing sentence. Not only that, but you use your punctuation to mimic how you speak, which allows me to understand what you’re saying with no sound. There are people in America who speak nothing but English and have horrible grammar skills.
And the guy I used to date, in Finland they are beyond direct lol. If they don’t want to talk they don’t, if they do then they talk lol. Which I like because I hate playing guessing games. When I went there for Rotary and Germany everyone was beyond fascinated by my skin, and my hair and when I was in class I always had girls playing in my hair and people asking me where I’m from and what America was like for me,etc. I enjoyed the attention and people’s genuine curiosity. No prejudice, no rascism… just curious folks lol.
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Thanks!
Yeah, there is no such thing as “small talk” in Finland. If someone tries to initiate it it’s usually just awkward for everyone involved.
It goes pretty much like this:
“The weather has been nice lately”
long silence
“Yes”
And it’s over.
Students here are quite open for new experiences, at least most of the times. So if anyone is planning to come here in order to study, don’t worry, you’ll blend right in.
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I actually like the concept of that unknown figure that provides solid info
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I like that concept too
Just the fact that people are not here because of the way look but rather for the advice I give out (or most likely just curiosity)
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You run at all @danteism or mostly a lifting bro?
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I don’t run as it would most likely interfere with my lifting (at least with my current routine)
All my cardio is done on either the rowing ergometer or the treadmill.
That being said, I did run 6km for the fun of it a couple of weeks back, it wasn’t too bad (I didn’t run out of breath and could’ve pushed it more)
So yeah, if you were to ask me to run with you, I probably would, but it’s not the first thing that I do when I have free time
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I’ve been quite busy lately, so as you may have noticed, I haven’t really written anything. (I have tried to leave a comment here and a like there just to not disappear completely, but that’s it).
Now I should have some time to write, hopefully I get something out. (If you have a question or topic in mind, you are welcome to present it)
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