tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post1824056491666437530..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Reality checking Mark Mardell's knowledge of Finnish classical musicCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-44069128884292841712017-12-03T17:10:10.878+00:002017-12-03T17:10:10.878+00:00You'd enjoy a sauna if the alternative was bei...You'd enjoy a sauna if the alternative was being frozen to death in Winter or bitten to death (by flies) in Summer! Plus they need to sweat out all that hard liquor. :) Sibelius is one of my favourite classical composers. <br /><br />Anyway, it's a bit odd to say Finland "became" a "nation" in 1917. They became an independent state. You can be a nation without having an independent state. A nation is really a collection of people with a common cultural identity. Where a tribe stops and a nation begins is difficult to say. Language is a strong element. A nation is really a kind of mega-tribe I guess. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.com