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Entry: What's in a Name? Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/whats_in_a_name#13909 Post contents: John Ball, I grew up in Finland, and from my experiences I would recommed you to be a bit cautious. In Scandinavian countries people are extremely concerned about what foreigners think about them. As a result, they behave toward foreign travellers in such a way that the outsider is left with the best possible impression about the country -- i.e., a foreigner always gets a snow job. What you see as a foreign traveller thus may not be what the people really are. Living in the country for a long time soon reveals that not everything that glitters is gold. The really interesting thing would be the details: what exactly is it that makes the Russian Nouveau Rich so different from the West? Sent at: 2008 07 06