I met an Australian-Finnish couple on a train some years ago. The guy was a Finn who had emigrated to Australia 40 years ago. His wife was Australian. They told me that (some) civil servants get a six month paid holiday every five years or so. This is a legacy of the colonial period when traveling to Australia was like interplanetary travel. It was, however, the first time in 40 years the husband visited his country of origin. He was so uncomfortable speaking Finnish that he and I continued our conversation in English after his wife left the restaurant car.
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