My friend Kat saw a piece on this on a Sunday morning news magazine show, and thought of me. It subsequently amused me sufficiently to share...
Apparently there is a new phenomenon taking root around the world: Complaint Choirs. These choirs compile complaints from the populace, and then create and perform choral pieces from them.
Here's an example from the Helsinki Complaint Choir (complete with subtitles so you know what they're complaining about):
I think I might have to start one in Newburyport...
7 comments:
"We're Finland and we're a bunch of whiners! WAHH!"
Jeez, just because you missed being Swedish by about 400 kilometres doesn't mean we need to hear about it!
(I just saw something about this phenomenon last night on the news; I guess it's attained the status of Internet meme now too. Kind of amusing, though I'm not sure Americans need any more encouragement to complain in large numbers about small potatoes...)
If they'd just eliminate saunas, that would get rid of half of the complaints . . .
Yes, the volume of sauna-related complaints was rather astonishing.
The magic of shared bathing with strangers wears off quickly, one imagines.
Actually, I am of the mind that more snow, saunas, and heated outdoor swimming pools would reduce whining. Come to think of it, sounds like the Porches (www.porches.com).
Porches! We so need to go back there.
Yeah! We need to go back there! It was... oh wait... I've never been there.
Sigh.
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