ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 hours agoIs there a culture/country that doesn't have sarcasm in its language?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down10
arrow-up162arrow-down1message-squareIs there a culture/country that doesn't have sarcasm in its language?ZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 hours agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·10 hours agoTrue, otherwise it would be monotone, though some people speak in a monotone voice that can put you to sleep.
minus-squareDKKHGGGj@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 hours agoMe as a native finnish speaker making every english speaker in a meeting unsure of my meanig
minus-squareDKKHGGGj@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoAs others explained, finnish is pretty flat and that carries to the other languages I speak. To english mostly, I refuse to speak swedish
minus-squareZiggyTheZygote@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoFrom what I’ve learned from memes is that there is “enmity” between Swedes and Finns, am I correct?
minus-squarejbrains@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 hours agoFinnish people are stereotyped to sound monotone, enunciate clearly, speak directly, and tersely. This makes them seem unfriendly. And then they expect you to stay 3 m away from them at all times, which intensifies their seeming unfriendliness. At least these are the memes.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 hours agoKnew there was a reason I liked Finns…
minus-squarejbrains@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 hours agoWhen we go to a hotel, we prefer the Finnish level of service: make everything work and otherwise leave us alone.
minus-squareYaky@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoSounds pretty similar to US stereotypes towards Eastern Europeans, who are “always grumpy” and “rude”.
True, otherwise it would be monotone, though some people speak in a monotone voice that can put you to sleep.
Me as a native finnish speaker making every english speaker in a meeting unsure of my meanig
Can you explain please?
As others explained, finnish is pretty flat and that carries to the other languages I speak. To english mostly, I refuse to speak swedish
From what I’ve learned from memes is that there is “enmity” between Swedes and Finns, am I correct?
Finnish people are stereotyped to sound monotone, enunciate clearly, speak directly, and tersely. This makes them seem unfriendly.
And then they expect you to stay 3 m away from them at all times, which intensifies their seeming unfriendliness.
At least these are the memes.
Knew there was a reason I liked Finns…
When we go to a hotel, we prefer the Finnish level of service: make everything work and otherwise leave us alone.
Sounds pretty similar to US stereotypes towards Eastern Europeans, who are “always grumpy” and “rude”.