i'm totally like that

“Drive by sampling" just grab one day thanks and keep walking...

I can't take a compliment either for some reason... I just play it off and change the subject...

Not me! I LOVE when that happens = more space!

It's just me!

I think I would have survived in Finland. Boy they gotta take a bus here during rush hours and embrace...everyone...

or just pray to all the gods that someone else has the same stop as you and wait for them to yell.

Also when you run into someone you know unexpectedly. Sometimes I pretend to not see them and get away.

hahahahahh...that's so true about finns :)

usually one looks down and the other up to the numbers

I do this all the time. The thing is, they ask you when you first walk in, so of course you don't need help until you actually start shopping.

Or 'tell me about yourself'. My mind immediately goes 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

That's me, I use to move a little bit further from the person so (s)he doesn't have to touch me but the person get closer... One day I'll get hit by a car or fall into the metro rails idk.

Or waiting in a queue in the bank

Lucky I'm not Finnish, I always just take food as soon as I see it :P

Oh, you guys just don't understand Finns. I'm frome Ukraine and I alwaus behave like that. I always thought: "What's wrong with me?" But then I've got to know about my Finnish roots and things became clear )

Or take the last portion of food

Even as an introvert, my anxiousness won't keep me from food. I can serve myself before you ever know I'm there

I do that and then have the nerve to be upset when I'm 10th in line!

oh no! haha, I can only imagine gobble day (thanksgiving) in Finland. people with autism like me just might do well in Finland.

Me

I already think that I have Finnish relatives! :))))))

Ugh every Sunday my in-laws have a family lunch and this exact thing is a weekly occurrence, we all just stare at each other like, um... Who will be first?

I'm moving to Finland and get very fat.

This is lie. I know.

You need to hang with your USA friends.... We'll go get food lol

Lithuanians will never take the last bite on a plate :)

In my house, the last one stays hungry. ;)

Better if Germans, British and Russians empty tge buffet before it has been opened.

I know that feel! Sometimes I go away without being noticed, and sometimes I'm really not noticed. So sad x'D

haha.. exactly this a few days ago on my promotion... I was really happy and kept wondering why everyone said I didn't look happy...

Do you actually have to 'hail' buses in Finland? Here, we have designated stops. They won't even stop unless you're at one!

Can't relate to this. Someone not accepting your generosity can be quite annoying.

The usual way is to start stirring, take out your gloves, cough. I hate it! Oh and of course there is the option of just getting suddenly up at your bus stop without saying anything and charging through.

This.

I usually laugh at myself if that happens.

I must have some Finnish blood in my veins. I have to check that out!

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I'd rather catch pneumonia and die, than engage in idle chit chat with a complete stranger!

That can make me upset for hours

I hate it. It sounds for me like: "Do you want to buy something seriously or just make a mess here?" Somtimes I just look around to see what is available in that shop and when I really need it I just go in and buy it. If I need help, I can ask for help, you don't need to ask me.

At least you can speak a second language!

Actually I tend to look down, smile awkwardly and say "thanks" lol

OH MY GOD, THIS! The worst. These are all pretty dead on for us Finns, but this one really gets me.

I go to a different shop :D

Omg thats me. I tought I was the only one. I live in Italy and this is seen as you have some kind of mental disorder . i tought I was a crazy weirdo t.t I wish I were born in Finland

I hate this so much! People trying to sell you something do it all the time - it's taught as a method of 'building rapport' - which will instantly kill my desire to buy whatever they are selling, even if I desperately need it!

You don't know that stranger.

Some ppl are just d***s!

This is why I live alone

This kills me

Shaking inside. But it gets worse when I open my hands to get the change and they put it in the table... Sometimes it takes time to pick up the coins... They get stuck on the surface and there I am blushing as hell!

That damn bus that is always 10 minutes late... except when you are 5 minutes late yourself!

Yeah! Riding on polar bears and listening to metal. That's epic! I want to do that every day of my life. 😂😂😂