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**epPtsDno** · 08-23-2011, 06:58 AM

In Finland crying is sort a of a taboo for men, and it's seen as something that only women are supposed to do, even if someone close to you dies away, you as a man, are not supposed to show too much emotions, because it's seen as effeminate, fake and overly-emotional.

For a finn, everything is overly-emotional (unless the person is drunk).

A finnish funeral and a finnish wedding is exactly the same, but there is one big difference: one less person who gets drunk (because he's in the coffin).

West Africans are probably the most masculine on the earth so no wonder they don't like crying.

08-23-2011, 06:58 AM	#25
epPtsDno Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 414 Senior Member	In Finland crying is sort a of a taboo for men, and it's seen as something that only women are supposed to do, even if someone close to you dies away, you as a man, are not supposed to show too much emotions, because it's seen as effeminate, fake and overly-emotional. For a finn, everything is overly-emotional (unless the person is drunk). A finnish funeral and a finnish wedding is exactly the same, but there is one big difference: one less person who gets drunk (because he's in the coffin). West Africans are probably the most masculine on the earth so no wonder they don't like crying.
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