November 15, 2011Leaving England,Why? Leaving England my home country,was not a big thing or traumatic for me I had become disenchanted with the British way of life.Not settling down any where.I believed London , Soho and Leicester square in particular to offer me at least a more vivid life and the opportunity to meet foreigners on the move [...]
Read the full article → September 30, 2011Revealing Finnish Small Talk Finnish small talk or lack of it can show many sides of the Finnish people.On a bright warm morning last July I was travelling on the number 82 bus from Hertoniemi metro to home.At the first bus stop a young man boarded dressed unconventionally,a fine example of Finnish second-hand close fashion if [...]
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Lost British Passport Leads to Dusseldorf
September 16, 2010I lost my British Passport a few weeks ago and it seems not so easy to replace as before.As of a few months ago,should a British Passport need to be replaced or renewed we British Expatriates need to apply for a replacement from Dusseldorf.The old days of just calling into the Helsinki Embassy to re-new [...]