Day 7 in Helsinki: Recapping Day 6

At some point this whole "Day X in Helsinki" thing will have to drop off.  Maybe today would have been a good day seeing as I skipped Day 6.  Day 6 wasn't terribly eventful, it was my first day going to the real office where I'll be sitting for the next year.  Observations of a European office:

• Some people wear suits and stuff.  Luckily, my boss wears jeans and sneakers so hopefully I can start dressing crappier after the first few weeks.
  
  
• People sit on each other's laps, practically.  My boss/client showed me to my cube, which was pretty spacious...and then moved all his stuff over to sit right next to me.  And then informed me that next week, there will be three of us in there.  Permanently!
  
  
• There isn't one big bathroom with many stalls per floor.  There are little nooks about every 20-30 meters, which have a coat rack and one men's bathroom and one women's bathroom.  You have to go through two doors (and lock them) to get to the one toilet.  And I think I'm catching on that it is poor etiquette to hang your coat over the back of your chair, because those coat closets are all over the place.
  
  
• Everyone eats at the cafeteria.  And the food is super hearty and yummy and they change it up every day.  And Finns like to eat lunch at about 11am, so I am fitting in just fine.
  
  
• People unapologetically wear their badges around their neck like a backstage pass.  Here's mine:
  
  
  
• It's quiet.  So, so politely quiet.  I may go crazy.

In other news, I signed a lease on an apartment and picked up the keys yesterday.  Unfortunately, the rental agency didn't bother to tell the landlords that, so the place was totally not ready for me.  It still needs to be cleaned, and they need to haul a bunch of stuff off.  I'm meeting them tomorrow night, and can hopefully start moving in for real on Wednesday or Thursday.

Because I started talking about work, I almost finished this by saying "Thanks!" like I always do on my work emails.

Thanks!