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Published: 2005-05-10 16:04:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 1852; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 95
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Nobody stopped or even turned their heads towards the guy laying on the ground. Except this bewildered looking man, to him it was a great mystery as to why somebody would lay perfectly still on the sidewalk. To everybody else, it was just a normal day in Helsinki...Nikon D70 with Sigma 70-300 lens
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I love this pic!!! 
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Ha! Yeah, that's a pretty normal sight in Helsinki. xDD
I miss living there. Good thing I'm moving back in the end of the summer ^^ Even if no one gives a damn about other people on the streets.
It's funny how the Asian guy looks so bewildered in the photo. ^_^
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My mom actually complain about this very much before my trip.She says that Finns are just bums and I won't see anything more there.But I just don't care,Im used to it because here in Poland you will also see bums,so maybe not so many times but still.Also I've seen an interesting video on youtube what moves this problem,actually It was funny for me. [link] Even if Finns drink a little too much they are still very nice people and I won't stop thinking that Finland is a beautiful country.
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I think here somebody would go poking the guy eventually. See how's he doing ... I can't estimate, but he's not old or drunk? I think it's fun if he can go chillaxing on the sidewalk like that, but if he were old or drunk, then it would be sad if nobody cared.
Good shot, makes you think.
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Sometimes it is not normal. I think Helsinki has the world record in how long a dead body remained in an apartment before it was found, it took 7 years or so. Nobody missed him. Not even the government. Once I catched a 3 year old boy running on the street, crossing busy roads without shoes. I grabbed his hand and took him to nearest people I saw and asked if they had seen his parents or anything. They all mumbled me something that their bus is coming soon, no they have no phone to call to police, or just avoided my questions and attention. Finally I left the boy to a small shop where the saleswoman promised to take care of him and she called the police. If something unusual happens to you on the streets of Helsinki, don't expect people's help or maybe you better turn to immigrants, they usually help people in need.
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The same thing happened to me last year! Though the guy was alot older and on a bench. I walked past an hour later and someone was going over to check on him - very weird nice shot though!
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hehe, i was going to visit helsinki to raid its libraries for mythological fiction, but now i'm coming so i can see that man
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lol, thats VERY normal. I was born and raised in Helsinki. At one point lived right downtown. I miss Helsinki very much....in all of its weirdness.
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but still helsinki is amazing city you know ;]
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I'm going to move to Helsinki in a month and I will be turning my head for sure...
I've been lectured about some Finnish habits and I must confess I'm a little... scared.
Good shot.
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Finns aren't that bad once you get to know them abit
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Eheh, I know
I'm going to move to Helsinki to live with my boyfriend.
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Jep, finns drink quite alot, that's something you'll have to get used to since I don't think it'll change anytime soon. And by the way, Helsinki is great in the summer but not the best place to spend the winter, just so you know
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Yes, I've been told all that *several* times. 
If you see someone on the street wrapped in blankets it's probably me.
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Man, i dunno where those drinking-habit-things have come from! Seriously, we don't drink that much
Nice shot! I do that sometimes too. Laying on the ground, i mean. It's kinda fun cus people do turn theyr heads sometimes and when they do you can give a big happy smile to 'em ^____^
Whee, i really like this pic *favs*
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He turned his head because he is nto Finnish, he is asian. That's why. We Finns don't really care about other than ourselves. We are so shut in ourselves...and man I hate it...
nice pic anyway. And it makes it even nicer that it is in b&w
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Brilliant photograph, captured the moment perfectly.
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normal day in a cool shot... great moment you an capture when that walking man looking at the man on the ground...
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"I think I might just take a quick nap" zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
wouldnt see that here in Brisbane. 
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I saw this scene with my eyes too... and I was in Helsinki... I thought it was kind of weird that nobody stopped... but then my friend told me "don't worry that's normal"
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