Finnish Shibboleths

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ChubbyPoacher
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Re: Finnish Shibboleths

Post by ChubbyPoacher » Thu May 08, 2008 5:15 pm

'Anteeksi' during the clamour to get off/on a tram or the metro is definitely a Shibboleth.
Absolutely unpronounceable for Finns.


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elisouli
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Re: Finnish Shibboleths

Post by elisouli » Thu May 08, 2008 9:17 pm

'Anteeksi' during the clamour to get off/on a tram or the metro is definitely a Shibboleth.
Absolutely unpronounceable for Finns.
Yeah, we just grunt "mhh" :D The more polite version of this is "oho" :lol:
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Jukka Aho
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Re: Finnish Shibboleths

Post by Jukka Aho » Thu May 08, 2008 10:01 pm

ChubbyPoacher wrote:'Anteeksi' during the clamour to get off/on a tram or the metro is definitely a Shibboleth. Absolutely unpronounceable for Finns.
But... but... If I have to explicitly say “anteeksi” to make you move out my way, it means you’ve already lost the game by failing to read my Finnish body language. :)
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elisouli
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Re: Finnish Shibboleths

Post by elisouli » Fri May 09, 2008 1:13 am

Hyppelihiiri Myökki-Pyökki -metsässä.
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