{"id":329,"date":"2014-12-06T16:48:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T14:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suomenkuvalehti.fi\/kirjeita-aidille\/?p=329"},"modified":"2014-12-06T16:48:07","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T14:48:07","slug":"nothing-says-lets-party-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suomenkuvalehti.fi\/kirjeita-aidille\/nothing-says-lets-party-like\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing says &#8221;let&#8217;s party&#8221; like&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Mom,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, it\u2019s Finnish Independence Day and like everyone else, I\u2019m watching <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Unknown_Soldier_%28novel%29\">The Unknown Soldier<\/a>. It\u2019s the story of the Continuation War between Finland and Russia \u2013 3 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 4 days of fighting that went on after the Moscow Peace Treaty was signed at the end of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winter_War\">the Winter War<\/a>. Those soldiers were tough. But you know what\u2019s even tougher? Watching The Unknown Soldier&#8230;every&#8230;single&#8230;year&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, there\u2019s a short break for alcoho&#8230; sorry, I mean, dinner, and then it\u2019s time for the Independence Day Ball. It\u2019s literally the television highlight of the year. Millions of people watch&#8230;.for&#8230; four&#8230; hours&#8230; as&#8230; people&#8230; shake&#8230; hands&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that&#8217;s Finland and that&#8217;s how we roll. So keep your fireworks shows and barbeques. Nothing says \u201clet\u2019s party\u201d like a depressing movie and watching 1,800 people wait on line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I guess I could change the channel, but I&#8217;d probably lose my residence permit if I did. And I&#8217;ve been here for 25 years, so that would kind of suck. &#8230;OMG&#8230; wait a second&#8230; I just realised I&#8217;ve been here for 25 years. That&#8217;s a quarter of a century! I should write a book or go on tour or throw a party or something, don&#8217;t you think? Maybe I&#8217;ll just get all my friends together and crash the Independence Day Ball tonight. Now THAT would be a party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love you, Finland.\nLissu<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Mom, So, it\u2019s Finnish Independence Day and like everyone else, I\u2019m watching The Unknown Soldier. 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