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A semi-irrelevant post and pic
« on: April 23, 2008, 11:40:15 PM »
My cousin in Finland just sent me this pic:



OK, the non-interesting bits:

The pic was taken around 1895-1900 (I think).
The woman in the upper left is my maternal grandmother.
The woman in the upper right is her sister.
The man in the pic is her brother.
The woman sitting down is the guy's wife.

The two sisters and brother were born in Finland.
The wife was born in Scotland.

The interesting bit:
I wonder what it sounds like to hear Finnish with a strong Scottish brogue?
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