。 . ISBN:? 9787817681114

。 . Original title:? The Almost Nearly Perfect People: The Truth About The Nordic Miracle

。 . Content introduction? . .

in 1539, in horace? In the Chart drawn by Magnus, it is still a border area with frequent sea monsters. After nearly 511 years of sleep, it has become the happiest area on earth, and only heaven can match it.

"Nordic Mystery" has gradually evolved into one of the most intoxicating myths in the world today. What has happened to the place where the aurora shines? The secret here is unknown to even the nearest neighbors. According to the Europeans who have the shortest straight-line distance, they actually know more about the Amazon rainforest.

Finally, an Englishman who believes in humor, courage and seriousness boldly walks into this veiled legendary region, pushes open the window of the mysterious neighbor, demands the truth, finds out the truth, and restores a most faithful interpretation for the phenomenal "Nordic craze" that engulfs the whole world.

If there are traces behind happiness, it will be a worthwhile trip.

If you haven't heard of Jandai's Law, here are the hints given by the author in Danish before reading this book:

"Slap AF".

"Rolig nu (relax)."

"detective lige meget (actually it doesn't matter)."

"glemdet (forget it)."

。 . About the author? . .

Michael? Michael Booth, an observer with the closest geographical and psychological distance from the five Nordic countries, is completely objective. If you have enough curiosity and patience, and put up with this Englishman's many critical and overflowing humor all the way, he will honestly and sincerely tell you a Nordic country that is far closer to reality than imagined. Booth has published four nonfiction works: Just As Well I'm Leaving, nominated by The Irish Times; Eat, Pray, Eat, nominated for the 2112 British Travel Publications Award; Sacré Cordon Bleu is listed in the BBC Radio 4 reading column; Sushi and Beyond won the 2111 Best Food Award and were made into a documentary. Now he lives in Denmark with his wife and children.

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An Englishman living in Denmark is a first-class talker. The author's discussion of Denmark is vivid and detailed, but he obviously doesn't like Denmark, probably because of interpersonal setbacks; In other Nordic countries, the author only paid a fleeting visit, and the topics discussed were much more grand, such as Iceland's economic crisis and elf superstition, Norway's racism and the role of oil tycoon, Finland's split personality and complex history. The author doesn't like Iceland and Norway very much, but he likes Finland and Sweden quite much, especially Sweden, which is the most cautious and respectful. Although he expresses restraint, I guess it may be because Sweden is similar to the British, with developed economy, social fear and political differences.

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It's really interesting. I want to send a book to my friends who traveled with me in Europe that year, so that I can get a deeper understanding of these countries that used to feel "almost the same".

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It's plain and interesting, and it interprets the unique characteristics and contradictions of each country from the vague * * * body of the five Nordic countries. It's really a good reading for introducing Nordic culture. There are occasional mistranslations, but the overall translation of the author's banter in the British accent is good. Moreover, the title of Editor's Adult is really irrelevant. %

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It's the first time that I have learned so much about the five Nordic countries, from history, humanities to society. There are many interesting jokes in it. One of the most impressive ones is that if I see an elephant, Americans will say that if I get ivory, I will be rich. The French will say that the creator can create such amazing animals, while the Finns will say, we want to know what elephants think of us.

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Denmark: The tax of 58-72 supports a hygge public sector, pursuing absolute equality, infatuating with the national flag with low expectations and high satisfaction (don't think you are smarter than us).

Iceland: The population is small, about 411,111. Due to the overdraft of fishing quota, it has gone bankrupt, and a handful of families control the monopoly industries such as media banking in Iceland. Influenced by the legends of Denmark and elves.

Norway: Oslo, the capital, accounts for 71% of Beihai Oil Plant, and has invested a lot in the profits. Constitution Day has become an opportunity for racial integration, with high social welfare and people gradually lacking motivation to work. It has always been a joke protagonist in neighboring countries.

Finland: Santa Claus is curious about his appearance in other people's minds, likes saunas and talks little, but directly (sisu) loves booze. Education is developed (the gap between different schools is small: the state allocates funds to participate in education and training for doctoral studies, Women with equality between men and women have also received higher education. After independence from Sweden in 1817, they were controlled by Russia. After that, the * * * capitalists carried the red flag and the middle class (white flag) had a civil war, and then the white flag won, resulting in 37,111 casualties. This war was the only great division in Finnish history. Later, Stalin asked Finland for the Hanko port and some islands in order to protect St. Petersburg (Leningrad), but it was rejected. So Finland's 21W soldiers resisted the 1211W Soviet Red Army, and the two sides fought for three months in the weather of MINUS 41 degrees. At the end of the battle, more than 26,111 Finns were killed, while the Soviet Union's death exceeded 12,711. This war revived the patriotic enthusiasm of Finns. Saved the country that is about to fall apart

Sweden: I like Donald Duck as a negative example of Swedish personality, shy, full of insecurity, rude and isolationist. I like to visit the countryside and eat crackers. I refuse to talk in a low voice. I would rather take the stairs than take the elevator to visit the lobster festival on time, depending on whether slippers are needed or not. Sitting on the right side of the hostess requires a short toast, and then the guests raise their glasses and look at each other one by one. Only after the hostess finishes taking a sip can other guests take a sip. Be careful not to clink glasses. It is a proletarian practice to clink glasses with people in Scandinavia. In Malmo's Rose Garden (immigrant residence), 1922, a racial protection plan was implemented, and some inferior women and young criminals were sterilized. At the same time, during World War II, they apparently implemented a neutral main force. In fact, they cooperated with the Nazis and betrayed other Nordic brothers. They chose a pragmatism to throw them into the nursery soon after giving birth to encourage children to live independently. However, it also leads to the lack of personality.

*** The same characteristics: class equality does not accept the high social welfare brought by gentleman culture and high taxes.

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Elephant joke: A German, a Finn and a Frenchman are in Africa, and they see an elephant. Germany said,' If I kill this elephant and sell the ivory, how much money can I earn?' The French said,' What a beautiful animal! The creation is amazing.' The Finn said,' Oh, God, I wonder what this elephant thinks of Finland.'

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The name of the barber shop is "haircut". A bar is called a bar. Shops selling clothes, shoes and hats boldly attract the attention of passers-by, using a dazzling name, which is nothing more than "clothes, shoes and hats"; The bookstore is called Bog Handler, which means "bookseller" One retail store seems to be offended by the shameless self-promotion of the store next door, and only uses "No.16" as its own store name; Another store seems to be afraid of being accused of being arrogant, and only uses stoppen as its name, which means "store". These retailers are not only lacking in marketing skills, they despise and abandon all conventional marketing techniques. Only one store dares to break away from this five-element constraint and make a bold appearance in Nick Pentax retail stores: "Bettina Shoe Store".