Karma pixies please!
I've been in finland for the last week.
I'm sure it's a nice place under the right circumstances but by all the gods the Finns are a glum people. Perhaps there's a smile tax that doesn't apply to us foreign types or something.

Not strictly relevent but it all serves to set the scene for my mood when boarding a picaddily line train last night after finally being vomited forth from the foetid guts of heathrow airport.

Nothing unusual there, you might say, and that would be so until another chap wearily dragged himself onto the train, looked around at all the other long faces, and with a faint smile assembled a flute.
For the next few stops the tube was filled with music, beautifully played and with each piece obviously chosen to lift the mood and spirits of anyone listening.

He then hopped off the tube, and moved along to the next car.

Sensless acts of beauty and random kindness...
( DukeEuphoria Comes highly reccomended, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 13:24, 9 replies)

Ooh
How lovely! Any idea what the pieces were? Could give this a go meself
(Adamish Time of death, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 13:33, closed)

Finns
Must be the most dour, humourless lot on the whole planet. Think of the famous Finns (most of which are only famous for driving cars for some reason) and find a cheery one.

Nope? Thought so.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 13:40, closed)

oh no
i went to finland for a wedding last year and it was stunning - beautiful country, hot and sunny, clean, smelled amazingly fresh, 6'2 divinely hot blokes everywhere you looked (and yes some stunning women too. bitches), light all night, great nightclubs in helsinki, lovely frozen vodkas, good shopping...

maybe that's because i was there in july?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 13:40, closed)

I think they're miserable because
they don't get to see the sun for months.
Scandinavia has a very high suicide rate and I reckon that their winter has something to do with it.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 13:44, closed)

@k2k6
That fella that owns Nokia must be quite cheerful?
(twiceydrinker hmmm is it pint time?, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 13:46, closed)

^^^
You'd think so. But they're not known for demonstrating emoptions. Remember when Liverpool won the European cup a couple of seasons back? The players were all jumping around ecstatically after the game.

Except for Sammi Hyppia, who appeared at best moderately pleased when interviewed!

Kimi Raikkonen is allegedly a wild party-going type. But he comes over as a miserable git when he's interviewed after winning a race.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 25 Feb 2008, 13:53, closed)

..
maybe they're annoyed that every other letter in their dictionary is k. i would be.
(jangaaaal shes lost control..., Mon 25 Feb 2008, 21:15, closed)

Adamish
Alas, the only piece I can rememebr with any certainty is Amazing Grace, somewhat prosaic but at least easily identifiable.
( DukeEuphoria Comes highly reccomended, Tue 26 Feb 2008, 12:33, closed)

Rachelswipe
I suspect that may well be the case. Far too much of the country just shuts down for winter.

Concern yourself not with other women and their fragile, temporary outer beauty.
We like you because you're a mischief monster of the highest order, When comes the time I personally shall buy you booze and try to get into your pants to demonstrate my high regard for your lyrical turn of phrase.
( DukeEuphoria Comes highly reccomended, Tue 26 Feb 2008, 12:38, closed)