2.4 Seeking Nordic Women....

From the soc.culture.nordic FAQ
Written and posted by Ruth M. Sylte

About once a week, some cretin mistakes soc.culture.nordic for a dating service and posts a version of this actual message:

In article xxXxx.xxXX.Xxxx.it (someone@somesite.it) writes:
My name is DAVID and I Live in ITALY.
I'm looking for swedish GIRL-FRIENDS.
Let's write me!!!!!!
I am a very interessant boy.

These type of queries, however innocent they might be, indicate faulty assumptions about the purpose of s.c.n. and about Nordic women. Understandably, therefore, they tend to provoke flames from s.c.n.ers. These flames often digress into a more general sort of flaming on our usual topics of, for example, US imperialism, Norwegian whaling or the status of Finnish in Sweden / Swedish in Finland.

An s.c.n. Nordic woman has written the following reply to such requests. If you have not bothered to read this FAQ entry before posting a request for correspondence, you will most assuredly receive this, or a less polite version thereof, in response to your posting:

Dear soc.culture.nordic Poster:

You are receiving this message because of your recent posting to s.c.n. asking for or offering correspondence with Nordic women. It goes without saying that your post will achieve its desired objective only when hell freezes over. However, Hell is in Norway and regularly freezes over - so the analogy suffers, but the sentiment remains intact.

Those of us on s.c.n. know that the natural beauty, friendliness, and sincerity of many Nordic women attracts attention from all corners of the world. We are also well aware that general cultural mythology, adventuresome travelers, and Nordic cinematic efforts of the 1960s have led many non-Nordic men to believe, among other things, that a) all Nordic women are blonde, b) all blondes are stupid and/or c) Nordic women of any hair color are somehow "easy", or at least "easier" than most. These myths are not true. We can assure you that Nordic women are quite desirable, but for *far* more reasons than *you* can imagine.

Bluntly put, Nordic women are not interested in corresponding with you simply because you exist. You have simply "dropped in" to the s.c.n. neighborhood to see if you can pick up chicks and your post clearly shows your stunning ignorance on the topic of Nordic women. Note this well: The men who have made it through the Viking gauntlet to become regular readers of and contributors to s.c.n. (whether Nordic or not) are more than sufficiently intelligent, sincere, and funny to attract the interest of any Nordic woman. We are *not* suffering here.

One last word. There is a popular misconception that many females reside on this group. Don't be fooled. Nordic men are notorious for hiding behind names that the rest of the world identifies as female - only to pounce on ignorant boys who attempt "friendly" correspondence. This is, of course, considered a Viking sport and a favorite form of s.c.n. entertainment. Be forewarned...

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