1.4.1 Contacts through the Net
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This article is from the Nordic countries FAQ, by Antti Lahelma and Johan Olofsson, with numerous contributions by others.
1.4.1 Contacts through the Net
About once a week, some cretin mistakes soc.culture.nordic for a
dating service and posts a version of this actual message:
In article xxXxx.xxXX.Xxxx.it <someone@somesite.it> writes:
> My name is DAVID and I Live in ITALY.
> I'm looking for swedish GIRL-FRIENDS.
> Let's write me!!!!!!
> I am a very interessant boy.
These type of queries, however innocent they might be, indicate faulty
assumptions about the purpose of s.c.n. and about Nordic women.
Understandably, therefore, they tend to provoke flames from s.c.n.ers.
These flames often digress into a more general sort of flaming on our
usual topics of, for example, US imperialism, Norwegian whaling or the
status of Finnish in Sweden / Swedish in Finland.
An s.c.n. Nordic woman has written the following reply to such
requests. If you have not bothered to read this FAQ entry before
posting a request for correspondence, you will most assuredly receive
this, or a less polite version thereof, in response to your posting:
Dear soc.culture.nordic Poster:
You are receiving this message because of your recent posting to s.c.n.
asking for or offering correspondence with Nordic women. It goes
without saying that your post will achieve its desired objective only
when hell freezes over. However, Hell is in Norway and regularly
freezes over - so the analogy suffers, but the sentiment remains intact.
Those of us on s.c.n. know that the natural beauty, friendliness, and
sincerity of many Nordic women attracts attention from all corners of
the world. We are also well aware that general cultural mythology,
adventuresome travelers, and Nordic cinematic efforts of the 1960s have
led many non-Nordic men to believe, among other things, that a) all
Nordic women are blonde, b) all blondes are stupid and/or c) Nordic
women of any hair color are somehow "easy", or at least "easier" than
most. These myths are not true. We can assure you that Nordic women
are quite desirable, but for *far* more reasons than *you* can imagine.
Bluntly put, Nordic women are not interested in corresponding with you
simply because you exist. You have simply "dropped in" to the s.c.n.
neighborhood to see if you can pick up chicks and your post clearly
shows your stunning ignorance on the topic of Nordic women. Note this
well: The men who have made it through the Viking gauntlet to become
regular readers and contributors to s.c.n. (whether Nordic or not) are
more than sufficiently intelligent, sincere, and funny to attract the
interest of any Nordic woman. We are *not* suffering here.
One last word. There is a popular misconception that many females
reside on this group. Don't be fooled. Nordic men are notorious for
hiding behind names that the rest of the world identifies as female -
only to pounce on ignorant boys who attempt "friendly" correspondence.
This is, of course, considered a Viking sport and a favorite form of
s.c.n. entertainment. Be forewarned...
Ruth Marie Sylte
Regular s.c.n. contributor
writing on behalf of, but not for,
the Nordic Goddesses and Gods of s.c.n.
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