● less is always more

○ be concise and to the point.

○ no time to waste words
○ why bother with emotions and small talk
○ talking a lot, taking centre stage = rude and disrespectful

● “talking is silver, silence is golden”

○ cutting anyone off in a conversation
○ talk louder
○ fight for attention
○ waiting for silence
○ question
○ their turn to talk
○ something to offer

● sincerity
○ serious people
○ hardworking
○ responsible
○ rule-obedient
○ simple
○ transparent
○ promise

● personal space
○ quite a lot
○ personal or emotional stuff
○ conversation about the news, weather, politics or world events
○ forests and time in the countryside

● global curiosity
○ speaking several other languages fluently
○ curious about the world
■ world views
○ progressive
○ open and technologically advanced society
 ○ study and work hard
○ travel often
○ seek to learn more from the world to improve themselves

● food
○ three hot meals a day
○ porridge
○ bread, meat, potato

● singing
○ song festival

● world’s least religious country