Friday, May 15, 2009

Hello?! I'm in my Towel!!!

Like every Friday evening I had my sauna, and it was very nice. I always feel really clean afterward. Who wouldn't, right? Today was a bit different though. On my way out of the sauna a man was coming in through the basement door (he looked to be in his late 40's/early 50's). This isn't unusual because lots of people use the basement door. People store their bikes, baby strollers, etc. there and you can also catch the elevator from down there. The different part is that this man began talking to me. He went on speaking about 500 miles a minute before I could stop him long enough to let him know that I could not speak Finnish that fast, and that I only understood a part of what he was saying. He thought about what I said for a minute, laughed it off, said he was sorry and then proceeded to speak in English. He told me that since I was the only one who took a sauna on Fridays that I might want to consider changing my day to Saturday because it would save energy. He knew that I was the only one who saunaed on Friday because he was the only other person who did, and he had already changed his day and time. Three times he told me that I was the only one that they were heating it for, and that I might want to think about it. I said that I would and went on my way. Now normally I wouldn't mind stopping to have a chat with one of my neighbors that lives on the A side of the building, but I was standing there in my towel dripping on the basement floor. I also know that nudity and whatever is not a big deal to Finns and most of them could care less about modesty, but I do not want to stand in my towel, having come straight from the sauna and carry on a conversation as to which day and time would be the best to take my sauna. You know where I live Mr. Man, it said so right on the list that was in the Sauna. You could have sent me a note!!! Please refrain from conversing with me when you see me in my towel! Now have a nice day!