Things You Won't See In America Part 7
I apologize for not providing a picture of something (actually, two things) you won't see in America. It didn't occur to me to take pictures of the sidewalk or a price tag. Helsinki, like any city near the arctic circle, gets very cold. But it is also a very productive and advanced city. The streets have to be open, trams have to run, and people have to walk around. Solution: in the city center, there's heating coils under the streets and sidewalks. Don't plow it, melt it! Feel that radiant heat in your feet as you walk along in the sub zero temperatures. Coincidentally, Los Angeles also has a system for keeping the streets warm and dry in the winter with radiant heat ....from the sun!
Secondly, in America, you won't see chicken for $9 per pound. Yup, at 15 euros per kilogram, the good folks of Finland (and Sweden too) pay a huge price for chicken. Beef is also expensive, but not much more than chicken. Must be more cows than chickens that far north.
Secondly, in America, you won't see chicken for $9 per pound. Yup, at 15 euros per kilogram, the good folks of Finland (and Sweden too) pay a huge price for chicken. Beef is also expensive, but not much more than chicken. Must be more cows than chickens that far north.
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