I used to have lots of fun watching how people were directed by Google et al to my old homepage with the strangest of search terms. Search phrases leading to this blog have been somewhat more boring, but below are some examples of the more interesting search terms from this month, comments to them and in the case of questions, answers.

considering how fast and easy it is should e-mail replace meetings

    No, it should not. It should replace, and has replaced, a lot of stuff sent in physical letters. But it should definately NOT replace meetings – I mean e-mail is after all a rather slow communication channel capable of delivering emotion and other non-verbal messages in only a very limited fashion.

baltic surf surfing

    I hope whoever this was meant windsurfing. That there is, surfing there is not. None. Ok? Well maybe very rarely, but it’s a pain to hunt after and not that great when you find some.

gastronomic food delivery helsinki finland

    I don’t, unfortunately, do this yet. But check out Gastronautti who do exactly what you were looking for.

grenadine drink

    Okay, you do not start making a drink by thinking about grenadine! It’s not a basis for anything but rather an addition.

magners cider calories

    Who knows. One does not count calories when looking for a good cider! And you don’t drink so much that you’d need to.

is hofstede still relevant today

    Yes. What a strange question. His studies may not be 100% applicable nor as accurate today as they were some time ago, but by all means they’re still relevant!

hugging your crush

    Yeah, I’d say that’s okay. But be careful if the other party doesn’t know you have a crush on her/him!