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wheetoo January 15 2010, 20:41:40 UTC
I didn't think the the accent was bad at all. I hear worse on a daily basis... and my accent when I speak Spanish is atrocious.

I wish the interviewer had done more than just read a question and let him answer then repeat with an unrelated question. At least he let Adam talk, though.

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adelate January 15 2010, 20:43:45 UTC
That's the good thing about the Finnish culture - we don't do small talk, so in a situation such as this the interviewee will indeed get to talk! However we can also come across as terribly rude at the same time.

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wheetoo January 15 2010, 20:46:10 UTC
I hate small talk so that sounds ideal to me, but it's not what I'm used to in interviews at all

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adelate January 15 2010, 20:49:02 UTC
You're right, and I noticed the lack of response to what he was saying as well. It's like being on the phone and talking on, and not knowing if the other person is even still there because they're so quiet. Super annoying, even in this culture. :P

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qafaddiction January 16 2010, 00:23:55 UTC
Well, there's 'small talk' and then there's asking pertinent follow-up questions; I mean, Adam was giving emotional answers like talking about a lover opening up his heart and then the interviewer was just jumping right to another question. I wonder if his English maybe wasn't good enough to handle follow-ups.

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adelate January 16 2010, 00:28:19 UTC
You're absolutely right, that could very well be the case. Or then he was just so tied to his questions that he just ignored the follow-up questions.

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salmiaggi January 15 2010, 20:43:55 UTC
LOL that was the other thing I hated about this interview. He's like a robot. I'm so afraid that Adam's got all wrong impression of Finland now. LOL.

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adelate January 15 2010, 20:50:13 UTC
Totally. In a face-to-face interview it could've worked, because there could've been visual responses to what he was saying, but on the phone it has to be just unnerving!

I KNOW, I kind of want to let him know somehow we are not a country of robots!

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salmiaggi January 15 2010, 20:52:20 UTC
LOL I'M TRYING TO DO THAT IN TWITTER RIGHT NOW, LMAO.

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adelate January 15 2010, 20:53:10 UTC
LOL WHAT'S YOUR TWITTER?

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salmiaggi January 15 2010, 20:54:16 UTC
I'M SALMIAGGI PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE. :'D

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mindtrap January 15 2010, 20:50:11 UTC
he was probably nervous about his english :/

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stealenoughtime January 15 2010, 21:05:41 UTC
lmao I didn't even notice he wasn't responding that much XD

THERE ARE OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD WHERE THIS IS COMMON BEHAVIOUR TOO

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wheetoo January 15 2010, 21:22:02 UTC
I need to find one and move there! People think I'm rude because I just walk up & start talking about business without preamble and then don't bother to say anything encouraging while they talk.

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stealenoughtime January 15 2010, 21:32:00 UTC
YOU'D BE PERFECT HERE

you just delivered a flawless characterisation of all my neighbours, congrats ;)

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