Livslärd

You might have read the story last week about the enterprising Japanese commuter who sold his seat on one of Tokyo’s notoriously crowded trains. Every morning he begins his journey from the outer metropolitan area of the world’s largest city, […]

In one of my first jobs in Finland people laughed at me when I told them ice swimming was one of my hobbies. ”It’s for old people”, they chortled. Over the years Finns have looked at me shocked and exclaimed that […]

In the shops people rush around frantically snatching products off shelves like rationing is about to begin and at Alko, I see a hobbling bent old lady suddenly stand arrow-like to wrestle a 24-pack of beer into her trolley. Awful […]