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The Face of Finnish Women

by BARR GREGORY on March 18, 2010

Women are women the world over and after living here in Helsinki Finland for some years now I have gotten to know some of the lifestyle and traits of The Finnish Women as both friends and personal 

Sure I know and knew British women but it is not the same.!I found on my last visit to the UK that the ladies there were going through the a phase aptly named“Girl Power”.Baring in mind this was only in 2008.I am all for women finding their inner identity and strength.It is long over due in England,where the stereotypical type of the home was the working man as the head of the house and family.However as British women have become emancipated they have also set the line I feel a little to high.Today in The UK, the British Women have flogged their new found power and in some cases openly flaunt,breech the peace and generally are loud mouthed and rude and almost insulting.Approaching British women to instigate a friendly conversation usually more often than not is seen as an intrusion and commentated with a sly”What you looking for”This is the total opposite to Finnish women and their social behaviors 

Finnish Women got better balance

Finnish Women Suffrage

Finnish Women Suffrage

The first thing you see and feel when visiting Finland,is that the Finnish Women are far more independent and are content to live alone.Their main and first priority is to secure a good education and employment.They are seemingly free people and far more trusting than their British counterparts.Should you sit on a table in a public place and it is occupied by a Finnish Woman,you will find that starting up a conversation is not so difficult. Finnish women are warmer and far more sincere in their daily conversing with other individuals,taking a genuine interest in a two way exchange of ideas.

Sure enough as in relationship there will be its ups and downs and it is not uncommon to hear Finnish women outside a bar on a Friday night balling at their Finnish or foreign boyfriends.I suspect alcohol plays a major part in this behavior.But on the whole it fires up and quickly extinguishes,followed by a get together of friends and a make up.Finnish men who have a tremendous amount of self-restraint when it comes to these matters and are some how aware that Finnish women are very special,after all if it was not for their mothers they would not be here.With the establishment of The Council for Equality in 1972 in Finland,Finnish women have gained more respect although Finnish women were already viewed by Finnish Men with privileged respect for centuries,as Finnish Women were participating in an equal and trusting relationship with their spouses.

Finnish Women enjoy their single status

The vast majority of Finnish women have also traveled extensively before settling down.Why get laden with family responsibilities at such a young age?There is a whole world to discover,places to see and people to meet.Nearly all bar a few Finnish women I have the pleasure of knowing have not considered settling down until their mid thirties.You would be hard pressed not to find an interesting Finnish women who has experience of traveling and different cultures.As I see it this brings another rich dimension to any relationship in the blossoming.I don’t know about you,but I would rather share experiences,laugh and cry with some one who has at least been in similar situations in the journey of life

Try to imagine sharing a hot Finnish sauna,not in Helsinki Finland,moving to sit outside whether under the stars or in the wafting breeze of a Finnish hot Summer day,sharing drink around a home barbeque and indulging in lively talk,occasionally popping down to the local lake for a skinny dip.If you can picture and feel that,you are close to the Finnish Lifestyle with Finnish women,a beckoning call to British women

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St George Cross the real National Flag of England

by BARR GREGORY on March 13, 2010

There have been many repeats of the British film”This is England”” on Finnish television lately.I know as a true Brit myself the importance of our National Flags,however it got me to thinking of The Union Jack as it popularly known in The UK and around the world.Not is  all as it seems when you forage a little deeper,to enlighten those people who are unaware of the British Flag and its history,reveal The St Georges Cross,keep reading 

St George Cross

The St George Cross

St George Cross

Richard 1of England first proposed and introduced the St George Cross, a red cross on a plain white background back in 1194 A.D.The St George Cross became the National Flag of England,but who was St George?It turns out in British History books that St George was actually a soldier of the Roman Army who made it his business to stand up for Christians who were being tortured subjugated by the Romans throughout the Roman Empire.It was a brave stand for Christians and their plight.He can be seen in many depicted graphics as always carrying a white shield with a red cross on it.Many people will no doubt be aware of the mythological legend of St George slaying the Dragon.As a result April 23 is St Georges Day and a National Day in England.The tradition is to wear a Red Rose in your jacket button hole.Today the Red Rose is also Britain’s National Flower

 

Combining The English and Scottish National Flags

St James Cross

St James Cross

Shortly after Queen Elizabeth 1 of England died in 1603,Kings James VI of Scotland inherited the throne of England and pronounced himself King James I of England 

King James I then went about trying to combine England and Scotland in to a United Kingdom of Great Britain.At first his proposals were met with hostility from within parliament and as a result were rejected,but on 20th October 1604 after continuously denying parliament King James I proclaimed himself  King of Great Britain 

English Sailors and Scottish people resented the others National Flags,English Sailors refusing to sail under the Scottish Flag.This was resolved on April 12th when the National Flags of England and Scotland were combined.At first this flag was for use only at sea.A resultant Royal Decree declared that all ships of The Kingdom of Great Britain 

shall bear on their maintops the red cross, commonly called St. George’s cross, and the white cross, commonly called St. Andrew’s cross.” 

Later under Queen Anne 1707 the Flag was declared the National Flag of Great Britain to be used both afloat and ashore 

Inclusion of The Cross of St Patrick of Northern Ireland

With the inclusion of Ireland in to Great Britain in January 1801 it became necessary to change and re-design the British Flag so that Ireland would be portrayed.This meant the inclusion of the St Patrick Cross 

St Patrick Cross

St Patrick Cross


You may have noticed that as a, combination of three National Flags,St George Cross,St James Cross and St Patrick Cross, for reasons of heraldry the colors of the respective National Fags must never touch, the result was to place a white border around the St George Cross 

 The future of  The Union Jack

The Union Jack

The Union Jack

At the present time the countries representing The UK are still shown in The Union Jack.Ireland now has its own National Flag,Scotland now have their own parliament in Edinburgh,The Welsh also have their own National Assembly in Cardiff.The film which has been running on Finnish television is a depiction of the British Skinhead movement in 1983. 
Whilst I do not agree with all of the films portrayals,.I do agree that it is about time that England reverts to the St George Cross as our National Flag.I personally as a British Expatriate find and feel more pride carrying the St George Cross than the Union Jack 

St George Slaying The Dragon

St George and The Dragon

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