Understanding each other

We asked some of the participants, both students and teachers from all the Nordic countries about the language festival and neighboring countries understanding.
Why do you participate in the language festival? They are interested in language and culture and are proud to be from the Nordic countries. They think it sounded like a great event and they see the benefits of being aware of what we have in common.
What have you learned about understanding your neighbor countries? They find it useful to have the ability to communicate with each other. Finnish is such a different language compared to the other Nordic languages that it might be harder to understand, but Finnish people can speak Swedish.
Did SKAM change your understanding of your neighbor languages? SKAM has changed a lot of people’s perspective of Norwegian language. Some people think it has become easier to understand Norwegian after watching the SKAM series. There is also a lot of English words that has been used in SKAM.
Do you think it’s important that all the citizen in Nordic countries can speak in the same language? It’s very important that all the people from Nordic countries can speak together on our own language. It’s great that we have something in common.
What language do you prefer when you speak with the other Nordic people? Most people like to have the ability to speak their own language even though they can all speak English.
Which one do you understand better – English or Scandinavian? Both English and Scandinavian are being mentioned but most people say that Swedish is easiest to understand.
Do we have to speak English with each other in Nordic countries? Some people say that it’s great that we can talk with our own language and be understood by each other. You should be able to speak English if you feel that you don’t understand others.
Does politicians think that the common language is important to understanding neighbor countries? It is important that we have understanding. All the Nordic countries cooperate both by economics and culturally. We have our cultural heritage in common and a lot of history, so it makes the languages more personal.

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