It has been a very busy period of time for our group and we finally had our 3rd meeting today! We met on Teams again, since Simon and I are not in Finland. We first talked about how everyone was doing and what we have been up to. Then we decided to discuss what our countries are like and how similar or different they may be. For example, Finland and Russia are really close in geographical terms and we were wondering with Elina and Heini if there are many things that are the same… We agreed with Elina, Heini and Simon that people in Finland, Germany and Russia may seem quite “cold” and distant when first meet new people. But once we get to know them well (if this happens), then we can make valuable friendships for life. Also, we came to the conclusion that we all find it quite weird that people in other cultures kiss each other on the cheek when they greet each other. Honestly, this is so unusual for all of us, haha! Apparently, physical distance is also a thing in all of our countries…
It was interesting to find out that Germany, Russia and Finland are more similar that we thought! We also had some other conversation about other things but it was not really about the main topic of our meeting, so I will leave that undiscovered ;D Anyways, we all enjoyed it and looking forward to our next meeting!
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