As for insulting the Finnish drinking habits, actually this will apply to most of the population around the arctic circle. Also the northern part of Russia. Eskimos have the lowest tolerance. Recall reading some anthropology article claiming this may be due to our nutrition, i.e. traditionally not enough fruits and vegetables during ages. Pls Google for contradictory facts before you start laughing.
Why, the crew of a Mediterranean charter airline got so scared by a drunk Norwegian that they made a non-scheduled landing to have him arrested. All he wanted was more beer, and when the cabin crew didn't seem to understand this, he felt the need to have the captain set them straight. The cockpit crew didn't understand him either, perhaps because their fellow countrymen never behave like this after drinking.
Probably no need for the Finnish or any of us northerners to feel sore about outsiders contributing their misinterpretation of these allegedly bad habits? Only a cultural difference.
Somewhat difficult to see the the actual "problem". So:
- Owner of the website would like to monitor posts so that he doesn't get sued.
- In order to secure this, a forum must have moderators speaking the language.
- If no Finnish moderator, their aviators also know English and will have to use that.
- Same applies to the fourth Nordic country, Iceland. Don't hear much from them, though.
As for language, if something is of general interest it should be posted in English. If it's very local and of limited interest to the larger public, it can be done in our own language. Sometimes it's nice for expats to exercise their mother tongue, no?
