<Game> Questions Only Version 28 (LV Approved)

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Did you know that if I've understood correctly, we here in Finland may choose Swedish as a second language but most of us pick English? Did you know Swedish differs from Finnish so much that it's almost as hard as English for us and what's more, children want to be in the same class with their friends so most of us pick English?

[Fett One]

Why is english so popular as a second language in Finland?

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Isn't it because we hear it all the time on TV, for example? Isn't it also because millions of websites are in English?

[Fett One]

Why is it heard on TV so much? Wouldn't most shows in Finland be in Finnish not English?

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Who can count that? Anyway, don't you know for example The Bold And The Beautiful and Late Night With Conan O' Brien are quite popular here?

[Fett One]

How would a person that doesn't live there now that those are popular shows there?

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Aren't you just right about that? Should I have rephrased my question?

[MToolen]

How did you guys get on the topic of Finland? Am I not the only one who does that?

[Fett One]

Didn't you know that Mikachu Yukitatsu is always bringing up FInland since he lives there?

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Isn't that just so correct? And how come MToolen gets on topics of Finland, too? Do you have relatives or such here?

[Knight of Time]

Do people usually have some relatives in other countries besides the one they live in? Would any of you leave your country to visit a faraway relative if you had to?

[MToolen]

Why would I have relatives in Finland if I'm Irish? I'm sorry, did that sound harsh?

[Fett One]

Couldn't you have relatives that decided to move to Finland?

[MToolen]

That would make sense, wouldn't it? Wait, are we allowed to ask rhetorical questions?

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Haven't some Finns moved to America as well?

[Knight of Time]

Don't America (and Canada, too) have citizens from other countries?

[Fett One]

Aren't there citizens from every country in North America?

[firepokemon]

Is it a good thing that North America has such a diverse group of citizens?

[MToolen]

Could you truly call North America diverse? Couldn't "chunky" be more accurate if a "boiling pot" metaphor was used?

[Fett One]

How would "chunky" work, even as a metaphor?

[firepokemon]

Are you just saying fat people live in America or am I confused.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

What does 'chunky' mean? Why did I find www.tracetech.net inadequate again?

[MToolen]

Could it mean that "chunks" of ethnicities tend to group together instead of spreading themselves out? Should I explain more in future metaphors?

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Can you imagine I understand now but I still don't know the original meaning of the word?

[Knight of Time]

Isn't it possible to look up the original meaning of a word by looking up the history of the word?

[MToolen]

Doesn't Mikachu have to read this through a translator? Wouldn't that be time consuming?

[Fett One]

Isn't he used to it by now?

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Trough a translator? Don't you know I have studied English since I was 9?

[Fett One]

How many languages do you speak?

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Haven't you read this?

[MToolen]

Is that common for Finnish people to be multilingual? Does it help in your job market or is it that common?

[firepokemon]

Isn't in common for many countries to have people that are multilingual?

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Should I say Finns at least study both English and Swedish at school? You didn't know all the other languages are optional, did you?

[Fett One]

Can mods please close this so we can continue the discussion in a new version?