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Zaqarbal · 11-30-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Connair

So is it as hot as the Caribbean and cold as a Pole every year or is it or something very rare?

Winter temperatures are really low (and the minimum are even lower than those of several Central European capitals) and frosts are frequent. But it doesn't snow often, except for the past five or four years (so people make the typical jokes on the "global warming" and all that). And in summer, heat is suffocating (July-August). More than 30º C (86º F). I mean it is one of the places in Europe where the contrast winter-summer is most marked.

GuitarBizarre · 11-30-2010, 04:07 PM

Are there any open questions for the british?

s_k · 11-30-2010, 07:02 PM

I once heard that loads of young girls (aged 12-16) get pregnant in britain because they don't know or don't care about anti conception. And that it's a rather common thing there. The parents then just raise their children's children as well.

Is that true in any way?

I should probably mention that the person I know this from has had a Welsh girlfriend for over two years. Maybe it's a Welsh thing, I'm not sure.

GuitarBizarre · 12-01-2010, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by s_k

I once heard that loads of young girls (aged 12-16) get pregnant in britain because they don't know or don't care about anti conception. And that it's a rather common thing there. The parents then just raise their children's children as well.

Is that true in any way?

I should probably mention that the person I know this from has had a Welsh girlfriend for over two years. Maybe it's a Welsh thing, I'm not sure.

The first part yes, our teen pregnancy rates are sky high. Our youngest father was a 13 year old at the time. The other part...not really true in my experience, the parents tend to raise the kids as scummy chavs on council estates, with a lot of HELP from their parents but living on their own.

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TheFolkslave · 12-01-2010, 07:51 AM

If you have any questions about Finland I'm happy to answer them.

Mojo · 12-01-2010, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

The first part yes, our teen pregnancy rates are sky high. Our youngest father was a 13 year old at the time. The other part...not really true in my experience, the parents tend to raise the kids as scummy chavs on council estates, with a lot of HELP from their parents but living on their own.

I would say that a lot of our kids don't know much about contraception. I can say that MY sex ed at school was pretty much non existent. Technically we had it but it was rubbish.

TheCunningStunt · 12-01-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TheFolkslave

If you have any questions about Finland I'm happy to answer them.

Is Finland a winland?

TheFolkslave · 12-01-2010, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Is Finland a winland?

Haha! A good question. It's good to live in finland but I'd rather call it "moderatelyokland"

s_k · 12-01-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mojopinuk

I would say that a lot of our kids don't know much about contraception. I can say that MY sex ed at school was pretty much non existent. Technically we had it but it was rubbish.

It's difficult for me to understand how you can not know such a thing.
It's so common overhere. I probably already knew what a condom was when I was like... 8 years old or so? So that's... 1992. And sex education only took of a couple of years later here. I guess people are pretty open about that, I dunno.
I remember getting a little sex ed and condoms at school when I was twelve.
Can't remember they really tought me anything new. Well I guess that's a good thing

Violent & Funky · 12-09-2010, 12:23 PM

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