we're all moving to finland to become porpoise spotters. this is a good opportunity, people. they have teeny computers everywhere over there, and they're far too small and polite to invade other countries.
I believe that Finland is ranked as the most corrupt country in the world. It also sounds like a weirdass conservative wasteland from what I've heard of it.
that's interesting. who have you heard about finland from? because, based on the 2-3 months i spent there, it didn't seem especially conservative at all. they have more single/stay-at-home fathers than any other place i've been; they all (including many of the christians) found the idea of illegal abortion ludicrious (to the point of laughing at me when i brought it up); they have numerous active left-wing political parties (way more than we have here, and they're well represented in office); and they love their lady president. the women tend to be the sexual aggressors, too
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Gah! You're right. I just looked at the source of that statistic, and I interpreted it incorrectly.
Also, the roots of my "Finland=conservative populous" understanding were sourced from several people I met during college (not that many), so it's entirely probable that their opinions were not the actual case. To be fair, I think that they had a much less urban experience in Finland.
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http://www.dailytimesofnigeria.com/DailyTimes/2003/October/8/Nigeriaranked.asp
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Also, the roots of my "Finland=conservative populous" understanding were sourced from several people I met during college (not that many), so it's entirely probable that their opinions were not the actual case. To be fair, I think that they had a much less urban experience in Finland.
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