I ordered a copy of the book the other day but it is now mysteriously running late. It was also out of stock in our two local book shops. Reddit says it’s because it doesn’t exist.
As someone actually from Finland, I can just say: thank God that this stupid joke is finally over. It became infuriating at warp speed to see idiots on Reddit go "Finland? Did you know that Finland doesn't exist? Japanese fishing rights?" in every article about Finland, as if they were the first one to invent that joke. I can imagine Bielefelders etc. feel them same.
I have a general rule of thumb: if one can avoid it, don't joke about someone's name, place of work or place of birth. Not because it's by definition offensive or crude or something, just because they have assuredly heard it far too many times before.
I ordered a copy of the book the other day but it is now mysteriously running late. It was also out of stock in our two local book shops. Reddit says it’s because it doesn’t exist.
As someone actually from Finland, I can just say: thank God that this stupid joke is finally over. It became infuriating at warp speed to see idiots on Reddit go "Finland? Did you know that Finland doesn't exist? Japanese fishing rights?" in every article about Finland, as if they were the first one to invent that joke. I can imagine Bielefelders etc. feel them same.
I have a general rule of thumb: if one can avoid it, don't joke about someone's name, place of work or place of birth. Not because it's by definition offensive or crude or something, just because they have assuredly heard it far too many times before.
Did u know there is a typo on the book cover
Yes. Yes we did. We discovered this in the gap between the books being printed and the book being published. *shrugs, stoically*
Other countries that are widely claimed to not exist: Belgium, Denmark.