Bj”rn Forsstr”m (2:203/614.61) wrote to Steven Horn at 10:15 on 05 Jun 2003:

 BF>  When I see a Canadian TV program I can't really tell if it is from
 BF> Canada or USA so it can't be that hard for you either.

While the U. S. is a foreign country, it is one we understand reasonably
well.  WE share a long border and a common language.

 BF> We can understand Norwegian rather good and even Danish but the
 BF> Finns are totally incomprehensible for us.

The Finns may be incomprehensible for most of us.  I did have an aunt who
learned Finnish but have run across few others who managed it.

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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