Living in Vaasa and Laapenranta

[warrior]

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[warrior]

Hank W. wrote,
Oh come one now, its much more temperate than winters in India... in Himachal Pradesh

I have not been to Himachal Pradesh... So I cannot comment about the prescence of mosquitoes....

But I have been to Uttaranchal..Himalayas....where there were no mosquitoes.....& the environment serene and so pure....It was extremely cold as I was nearly at 12,000feet above... and moreover it was raining.....

So that was a nail biting experience in terms of cold conditions......

debonaire wrote,
Is that Kamal Hassan in the pic....I heard his latest and most awaited movie in South India wasn't upto the level of expectations...I read the revievs and people were disappointed with the movie

Yes , It is Kamal haassan ..... I am a hardcore fan of his films.

But,Yes. Dasavatharam didnt live upto the hype and expectations it created among his fans.
He has tried to explain Chaos theory by linking up various incidents happening at various places.

He didnt concentrate really well on the screenplay .

How come you know so much ? Am Just asking out of curiosity ? I mean , Kamal Haassan is popular in India and to some extent abroad... But am startled his fame has reached so far... Do you watch Indian films or especially Kamal Haasan films?

[Hank W.]

Funny the database is hiccuping again.

have been to Uttaranchal..Himalayas....where there were no mosquitoes.....& the environment serene and so pure....It was extremely cold as I was nearly at 12,000feet above... and moreover it was raining.....

So that was a nail biting experience in terms of cold conditions......

Ok, so thats "good Finnish summer weather" like what we're having now

Yes , It is Kamal haassan ..... I am a hardcore fan of his films.

But,Yes. Dasavatharam didnt live upto the hype and expectations it created among his fans.
He has tried to explain Chaos theory by linking up various incidents happening at various places.

He didnt concentrate really well on the screenplay .

How come you know so much ? Am Just asking out of curiosity ? I mean , Kamal Haassan is popular in India and to some extent abroad... But am startled his fame has reached so far... Do you watch Indian films or especially Kamal Haasan films?

[warrior]

Hank wrote,
Funny the database is hiccuping again.

Ohh.. so thats y I was not able to see the content I posted for a long time...

Okk Here are some more queries,

I am a complete vegetarian. I would like to know how tough it would be to lead a life as a pure vegetarian ? I dont even touch eggs...

Thats Y I asked a question initially like "Which city offers a lot of fruits and vegetables ? "

I also want to know the availability of the following items,
1) Rice ( my staple food ) 2) wheat flour ( To make chappathis )

I would also like to know the easiest and cheaply available vegetable that is available at every supermarket or with vegetable vendor ? Potatoes are one of my personal favourites.... I would be happy if these are available in plenty...

Rest of the daily diet I plan to include Bread ,Jam , Butter, Cheese etc.. I beleive that dairy products will be available in plenty ....

[onkko]

Cows said moo and tasted good, stop that stupid vegetarian thing. There are animals made for eating
There is no big difference on those 2 citys, only if you want to buy 25kg sack of rice then you probably wont find it. Potato is available everywhere and so is any other basic vegetable.

[warrior]

onkko wrote
Cows said moo and tasted good, stop that stupid vegetarian thing. There are animals made for eating

Hey come on man,
I didnt mean that people should not eat cows . If you like it eat it . who cares..

I just said am Vegetarian... & so will follow the same....

[onkko]

onkko wrote
Cows said moo and tasted good, stop that stupid vegetarian thing. There are animals made for eating

Hey come on man,
I didnt mean that people should not eat cows . If you like it eat it . who cares..

I just said am Vegetarian... & so will follow the same....

And if you read rest of my post you find out i dont care, more cow to me

[warrior]

onkko wrote,
And if you read rest of my post you find out i dont care

Hey I just didnt mean to hurt you ... just meant that all have their freedom to choose...

[Hank W.]

I am a complete vegetarian. I would like to know how tough it would be to lead a life as a pure vegetarian ?

Well, you are able to eat vegetarian at the school canteen, but I wouldn't expect anything gourmet. They usually have the options on the menu saying which food is vegetarian or not, and its quite common these days. School canteens are subsidised so its usually well worth to eat there.

I also want to know the availability of the following items,
1) Rice ( my staple food ) 2) wheat flour ( To make chappathis )

Yes, for flour you need to go collect the soft underside of the tree bark. Just remember those living costs. You can get rice in bulk from the ethnic stores, otherwise you pay your ass off... wouldn't count on finding an "Indian" ethnic store necessarily in Vaasa nor Lappeenranta, but some arabic or thai store for sure. Cheap supermarkets, and I guess you'll advance to cheap pasta and noodles. Or oat flakes and make your porridge.

Potatoes are one of my personal favourites.... I would be happy if these are available in plenty...

Well then you won't be disappointed as that is the most common food in Finland people are always complaining about.... potatoes with something. You might have to figure out the different brands of potatoes though.

[TampereOwl]

Warrior: winter is a bit grim. Potatoes, carrots, cabbage and cauliflower are usually available all year round at reasonable prices. Frozen veg helps make up the shortfall. If the 'ethnic' stores in Vaasa and Lapeenranta are anything like the ones in Tampere, the rice isn't that much cheaper than in Lidl, but in Helsinki they have a good selection of shops. Especially that Chinese one near Hakaniemi where they pack your bags for you.

And eating it school is the best thing to do, but be careful about the egss - they put them in a lot of things and you have to ask.