On politics.

We are to have elections. Great part of the political people are communists, regardless in which parties. However, on Sunday, we went out and there was a campaign. One of the parties chose blue as their heraldic colour and they were giving out irises.... I was trying to explain to my Finnish companions that they are here, and here people take what's given for free and ask for another portion - they had a bit of problem with this concept. However, as the political people were all over, I accumulated a nice bouquet. So, once upon a time, politicla action raised mthe level of my life.
Note the Alvar Aalto vase. That's the thing I bought for the first money I earned. My mom wouldn't speak to me for a few days for such wasting of money.