The easiest way to spot a Russian: make them count from 1 ; it's impossible for them to pronounce "yksi". It will sound "juksi" when they try. I have tested this with few Russian speakers and it seems to be true lol.
Familiar thing. In Estonia the imported communist leaders were called Yestonians because they had Estonian names, but had lived in Russia since their youth and their public speeches were like listening to a parody trying to blunder through the Estonian language.
My father worked in Kemi Company selling timber all over the world . We the family members needed to respect the table manners and use fork and knife when eating . Once when having a dinner in Hotel Merihovi Kemi the American captain surprised him totally he told me . The menu consisted of reindeer , and rare forest mushroom and of course starting with salmon . The American captain asked for ketchup . They didn't have .
8:18 "You should walk slowly, waddling a little" That's a funny coincidence, my russian friends have told me that they always recognize finnish tourists in Russia (back when there was tourism when times were different), because finns waddle more when walking.
Funny thing about this is that even if you do all this if you make one tiny mistake with the language Finnish people will immediately know you are not natively Finnish
Sure. And when abroad there are those tiny, almost unseen manners and things where you can detect a finn... even if they are not speaking/saying anything.
@@pavelvershinin2371 Ethnicities do have certain characteristics lumped into them. In Finland most people have brown/blonde hair when usually Russians have dark or black hair. Russians are more slavic in their appearance when finns tend to look more scandinavian. Its usually easy to spot person who is russian or has russian roots as they do differ quite significantly from normal finnish look. Facial structures usually are different russians tend to have fuller lips, sleeker face and minorly darker skin color. Of course these are not universal and there is tons of people who would not fit that description and is not meant to be taken offensively.
@@Wezqu its stupid to group russians into one group and say they look something like this, russians arent that different people from the finns, the finns just like russians are same people who came from the south with the moving ice and settled these areas of northern and eastern europe Later on came also migration from the urals and uralic languages and cultures dominated russia and finland Then even more later came slavic influence from the south But the people dont migrate that much, russians and finns especially north western russians are very close if you look at genetics
The funny thing about the eating part is that its totally correct even in modern day. Only thing they did not mention was that placing the fork and the knife on the plate just randomly does not mean we are done eating. They need to be placed in the five a clock position on the plate in front of you. That is the sign for the waiter that they can take the plate away without asking if you are done otherwise they will ask if you are done eating.
Thank you for this special video! So we have had a continuing danger of being spyed, until USSR came to its end 1991 (thank you pres. Gorbatšov). I think most Finnish people had unconcious sense of danger before that, but we have to be careful even today. Can't never know... 🤔 Still, many Russians are very warm and polite persons. My father was born and his forefathers with their families lived in the Finnish area of Karelia until 1944.
The article in Seura magazine points out that some of them are a little strange, like they backpack thing: a man with backpack in the Helsinki market would have seemed... at least very rural.
I would be a terrible spy, only things I would do are: Queue Place silverware at 5 o’clock position when done Maybe the waddling (in the winter when slippery)😅
@@aaronstavern Found an article by Suomen Kuvalehti it was instructions on how to recruit spies in scandinavia. There is even one joke in it. What happens when a boat full of scandinavians get shipwrecked on a deserted island? The danes start a group to think what to do, the norwegians start to build a boat, the finns get wasted and the swedes wait for someone to introduce them.
@@aaronstavern I dunno, man, had an American professor of linguistics in Helsinki Uni and while his Finnish was like 98% perfect, it was obvious he wasn't native. His grammar was perfect, of course, but the pronunciation simply gives it away even after he'd lived here for over 20 years.
@@aaronstavern No mate, I'm serious. There are case inflections that are illogical but correct and impossible to memorize. Mostly it's the pronouncing though. Brits, French and Russians have heard every pidgin variation of their own language, but Finnish is spoken only by those who are born there. That's why any deviation stands out immediately.
Right hand and no fork. If you cant hold it in your fingers means its too hot eat. Sausage is always eaten with mustard and ketchup mix. Except in the bush when you only have mustard.
I'm looking into one such event that happened in Ireland during WW2, a few German spies landed in Ireland a few days later they realised they were not in the country they were intended to land in (britian was the actual country they had to go to 🤣) funny story 😄
"They wear backpacks". Russians probably learned that during the war. I've heard stories of close combat in the dark: "no backpack, stab with puukko."
Full marks for the author of this guide. They even mention our tradition of orderly queuing. A telltale feature of a genuine finn!
Full Markkas 👍🏻
@@aaronstavern Absolutely! No pennis needed here!
I've said this before but I'll say it again, Thank you for staying real and making awesome videos about my country 🤟🏻
Thank you!
The easiest way to spot a Russian: make them count from 1 ; it's impossible for them to pronounce "yksi". It will sound "juksi" when they try.
I have tested this with few Russian speakers and it seems to be true lol.
thnks, will ask my Finnish friends (how does it sound)!
I have done the same test and it is valid. 🤘Edit: Works also other natiolaties...
Familiar thing. In Estonia the imported communist leaders were called Yestonians because they had Estonian names, but had lived in Russia since their youth and their public speeches were like listening to a parody trying to blunder through the Estonian language.
These used to be spotted pretty often, I've heard stories how they tried too much and simply made small mistakes that u notice easily.
I've been down a rabbit hole of espionage in Finland, I think I'll make a few more on the subject
@@aaronstavern great idea
My father worked in Kemi Company selling timber all over the world . We the family members needed to respect the table manners and use fork and knife when eating .
Once when having a dinner in Hotel Merihovi Kemi the American captain surprised him totally he told me . The menu consisted of reindeer , and rare forest mushroom and of course starting with salmon .
The American captain asked for ketchup . They didn't have .
I cant wait Tiitisen lista is declassified
8:18 "You should walk slowly, waddling a little"
That's a funny coincidence, my russian friends have told me that they always recognize finnish tourists in Russia (back when there was tourism when times were different), because finns waddle more when walking.
It's gotta be something to do with walking on ice right? Loads of Finns tell me to slightly waddle when walking on ice during winter!
You could be onto something there. You do get a better grip if you transfer your weight on the foot that is on the ice 🤔
How to recognize ruski turist at any ski resort? No beanie or helmet, no gloves, wearing purple overalls and no skills going 80km/h.
Yes, do not walk upright and striding on heels, that’s a great way to slip on ice.
This also works as a good guide on how to be an old timey Finnish gentleman! 😁
Yeah sure does!
Funny thing about this is that even if you do all this if you make one tiny mistake with the language Finnish people will immediately know you are not natively Finnish
Sure. And when abroad there are those tiny, almost unseen manners and things where you can detect a finn... even if they are not speaking/saying anything.
Im a little curious about the waddling now
As a finn i gotta say i would be fooled by anyone capable of doing everything in this manual as long as they didn't look and/or sound too russian.
ok about sound, but I'm wondering how to look too russian?
@@pavelvershinin2371 Russians have that distinctive look, they stand out as different in a crowd.
@@mikeh2772 especially if they're from Moscow or other big cities and then even more so if they are upper middle class or richer
@@pavelvershinin2371 Ethnicities do have certain characteristics lumped into them. In Finland most people have brown/blonde hair when usually Russians have dark or black hair. Russians are more slavic in their appearance when finns tend to look more scandinavian. Its usually easy to spot person who is russian or has russian roots as they do differ quite significantly from normal finnish look. Facial structures usually are different russians tend to have fuller lips, sleeker face and minorly darker skin color. Of course these are not universal and there is tons of people who would not fit that description and is not meant to be taken offensively.
@@Wezqu its stupid to group russians into one group and say they look something like this, russians arent that different people from the finns, the finns just like russians are same people who came from the south with the moving ice and settled these areas of northern and eastern europe
Later on came also migration from the urals and uralic languages and cultures dominated russia and finland
Then even more later came slavic influence from the south
But the people dont migrate that much, russians and finns especially north western russians are very close if you look at genetics
The funny thing about the eating part is that its totally correct even in modern day. Only thing they did not mention was that placing the fork and the knife on the plate just randomly does not mean we are done eating. They need to be placed in the five a clock position on the plate in front of you. That is the sign for the waiter that they can take the plate away without asking if you are done otherwise they will ask if you are done eating.
I'm a Finn in my fifties, and I've never heard of the five-oclock rule. Only that placing fork and knife together means you're done eating.
@@leisti we were taught the five-o-clock rule in school in the 1990s.
For the most part that's pretty much spot on.
Thank you for this special video! So we have had a continuing danger of being spyed, until USSR came to its end 1991 (thank you pres. Gorbatšov). I think most Finnish people had unconcious sense of danger before that, but we have to be careful even today. Can't never know... 🤔 Still, many Russians are very warm and polite persons. My father was born and his forefathers with their families lived in the Finnish area of Karelia until 1944.
Thank you for the awesome comment! Its definitely a subject I want to do more videos on, it's so interesting!
The article in Seura magazine points out that some of them are a little strange, like they backpack thing: a man with backpack in the Helsinki market would have seemed... at least very rural.
eh, plenty of university students wear backpacks in Helsinki
Commenting because it's your most recent video. Small world, I heard you were from river valley! Love from Glen Ellan, Swords hahaha
Ha! Hello Ryan! 😎
I would be a terrible spy, only things I would do are:
Queue
Place silverware at 5 o’clock position when done
Maybe the waddling (in the winter when slippery)😅
😂😂😂
"Da, I'm a Good Zpy, see, how I weer rain-jacket with ze hat and do not button my pokets? Iz make me Good Zpy!"
😂😂😂
I remember reading about a similiar manual made for the CIA. Notes on how to talk to people customs and so on.
I vaguely remember something like this aswell!
@@aaronstavern Found an article by Suomen Kuvalehti it was instructions on how to recruit spies in scandinavia. There is even one joke in it. What happens when a boat full of scandinavians get shipwrecked on a deserted island? The danes start a group to think what to do, the norwegians start to build a boat, the finns get wasted and the swedes wait for someone to introduce them.
Ability to tolerate limitless cups of coffee?
That would be giving Finns too much credit through their eyes!
@@aaronstavern Credit through their eyes??? ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️👁️
No amount of training, not even 10,000 hours of intense practice can ever make a foreigner speak Finnish like a native.
Well that's just dumb and incorrect
@@aaronstavern I dunno, man, had an American professor of linguistics in Helsinki Uni and while his Finnish was like 98% perfect, it was obvious he wasn't native. His grammar was perfect, of course, but the pronunciation simply gives it away even after he'd lived here for over 20 years.
@@aaronstavern No mate, I'm serious. There are case inflections that are illogical but correct and impossible to memorize. Mostly it's the pronouncing though. Brits, French and Russians have heard every pidgin variation of their own language, but Finnish is spoken only by those who are born there. That's why any deviation stands out immediately.
Must look this one again . TY
Workers in cafeteria are more dressed up than modern day meps.
So which hand should we use when eating a sausage with mustard straight from the fork?
Right hand. The left is holding on to your favorite beer. Well, this is jos oot oikeakätinen.
Right hand and no fork. If you cant hold it in your fingers means its too hot eat. Sausage is always eaten with mustard and ketchup mix. Except in the bush when you only have mustard.
@@JohnDoe-hs7ml Ketchup on sausage is the most malevolent sin. How dare you disrespect our ancient manners with such madness!
@@Redfizhagree, ketchup sausage is only for children
@@JohnDoe-hs7ml Here we have a prime example of American spy. While sometimes difficult to spot, they are generally quite harmless.
Really cool video. Could you give a link to where you found this? I'm having a hard time with google.
www.rferl.org/a/a-guide-for-acting-finnish-for-soviet-spies-of-the-cold-war/30827524.html
Noticed that it's no longer customary to walk on the right side of the footpath anymore?
Another great video
Well... I'd be a terrible Soviet spy in Finland.
Kiitos! 🤫
Finnish drip has always been a thing.
OMG I don't pass for a Finn apparently. 😅
Funny video! Thanks! Makes me ask who is spying in Ireland and how?
I'm looking into one such event that happened in Ireland during WW2, a few German spies landed in Ireland a few days later they realised they were not in the country they were intended to land in (britian was the actual country they had to go to 🤣) funny story 😄
I'd be shocked if the English didn't have their glowbois keeping an eye on the IRA, Sinn Féin etc.
Hey, can you do a collaboration with me?
Let's talk about it! Want to email me? irishinfinland@gmail.com
So you are a spy? I Knew it!
Hail sithis
@@aaronstavern What is the music of life?