Silent Finnishs are going to school to learn how to gossip

Few people admit that they are sensitive to the art of small talk. These words, such as examples, may merely consist of well - sleep, or of pretending that you can endure lactose. They don't give medals for it.

Imagine learning small talk in the old form of school. In Finland, the concept of idle talk is hardly available; Finnishs are reportedly surprised when a stranger tries to speak to you at airports. But as the global economy brings the world to their door, some Finns have already begun to receive lessons, classes, or private teachers, Periscope follows.

For some of us, Finland already sounds like a utopia, a place where barbers do not speak and where public spaces are plagued by silence. Britain is not flooded with spontaneous talk among foreigners. Why speak when the elevator is moving? If the elevator breaks down and stops, then we have something to talk about, but in Finland they have even bigger reserves for the matter. Silence is not a lack of kindness. It's kindness itself.

It is a pity for them to break such a loving, cold silence, especially when they consider it to be filled with what it is filled with. Imagine following lessons to say nonsense. According to the Wall Street Journal, this is what the teacher of this conversation told Finnish students: “UlN the standards; not every conversation you have must be wise. You can comment on the food, the music you play, and even the weather. ” /Periscope