Pikku Erilaiset - Little Differences

So I've been in Finland 27 days now, and here are a list of some differences that I have found. I read once that the big differences in countries aren't that big of a deal, it's the small things that stand out. Well, whoever said that was very right. Here's my little list of differences!

*Please note, these things may not be true for all of Finland, but in Muhos this is how it is.*

*I have been corrected on some of these things, and have changed them.*

1. Their hole punches (Canada on left, Finland on right).

2. They leave their bags in the hallway at school and even sometimes in stores, just sitting there, unattended.

3. They don't lock their bikes when they put them out.

4. Classes aren't on time, despite the stereotype of Finns always being early!

5. Students call teachers by their first names.

6. The trees are all really tall and skinny.

7. The street name comes before the house number in your home address.

8. The houses all seam to be painted with a "barn theme" (meaning the windows and doors have wide white trimmings and the rest of the house is a solid, and normally bright, colour)

9. Bathrooms have sinks, paper towel dispensers and mirrors in each stall.

10. There is a Nintendo Wii sitting in the hallway of my school for anyone to play. It is not locked down. There are no chains on the TV. It's just sitting there.