Northern Europe in a nutshell:

[theweaselking]

"In Norwegian, you don’t refer to your romantic partner as a “boyfriend” or “girlfriend”. You say “kjæreste”, which is gender neutral and literally translates to “the dearest”."

"and in swedish you refer to your boyfriend/girlfriend by saying ”älskling” which translates into ”my beloved one”"

"And in Finnish we say “mulkvisti” which means “one I don’t hate as much as the others”"

Comments

[kjn]

Not related, but I think you will appreciate the combination of snark, backhanded compliments, and forehanded insults in this piece: A taste for Sweden by AA Gill.

[sleary.livejournal.com]

I HAVE FOUND MY PEOPLE.

[fleurrette.livejournal.com]

Being of Norse descent, I love this. Having also dated a Suomi, I can attest to that as well!

[skiriki.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's ABSOLUTELY true what they say about Finns.

:D

I mean, why would anyone lie in the internet... :D

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Because it's hilarious?

[skiriki.livejournal.com]

It is absolutely even more hilarious if you happen to speak Finnish. :D

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

So what's the word actually mean?

[skiriki.livejournal.com]

A more elaborate version of "dick", with a tiny whiff of "wanker" in the mix (which may or may not be a regional connotation to it).

[resonant.livejournal.com]

ROFL!

[silmaril.livejournal.com]

Combined with your icon, double-ROFL.

[zenicurean.livejournal.com]

I call shenanigans. It's easier to keep silent and just modulate the level of spite conveyed through your eyes.

[skiriki.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this! It is astonishing how much silence does communicate!

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

All of the Finns I've met have been weirdly exuberant.

Also, they were all heavy metal musicians.

[krfsm.livejournal.com]

They COULD be related. (Also, almost the Finns I've met -- very much including skiriki -- have been very nice to me. And that's speaking as someone who has gained a colonial overlord of Finland in the ancestry with marriage.)

[skiriki.livejournal.com]

Possibly a subconscious fear of reconquista! ;)

Nah, yer cool. And your kitties are cool and Baroness is cool too. :D

[zenicurean.livejournal.com]

Aww, don't knock on Rehbinder. Poor man did what he could to keep power away from Zakrevsky.