Can confirm, have done often. Often it just implies drinking at home without leaving anywhere. Being just in your underwear is optional. You can also do it with another person if you live together.
But can you do it in someone else’s underwear?
Only if it would’ve otherwise been a laundry day
There is probably a better Finn word for that.
Vaihtokalsarikännit. Though that could mean either “switch underwear” or “spare underwear” drinking.
Truly, the Finnish language is a linguistic marvel
We have a word for that too in English: Tuesday
Preceded by “fuck it, it’s”
Where the fuck else am I supposed to get drunk alone in my underwear?
Is there a Swedish word for that?
Kalsongfylla apparently.
I think we just call it jail.
Does it have a negative or positive connotation? Cause it kinda sounds amazing to me.
Depends on how you mean it. Can be casual/neutral or negative. It’s more a descriptive term than anything.
Literally my plans for tonight
Alone? Sounds miserable, especially in the dead of winter.
Is this like how Inuits have a bunch of words for snow because they deal with so much of it, Finnish people have different kinds of getting drunk?
It’s more that both languages are agglutanative, which means they can make new words by mashing together existing ones. A concept that would be two words in English, like “day drinking”, would be one in an agglutanative language.
This post is a Simpsons reference
Well simpsons referencing a real Finnish thing, kalsarikännit
There’s a mention of this in Alan Wake 2, with a character saying “it’s not sad if it’s intentional!”
Can I still kalsarikannit if it’s not my underwear?
no, “kalsari” means boxers
The required uniform for kalsarikannit is underwear.
I personally also approve harem pants and onesies
Who’s underwear are you getting drunk at home in?
Of course they do, they spend most days inside their homes on account of the frigid winters 🍺
That dude unboxed those fans and set them up but didn’t even turn them on. What? Got to get that breeze!
Fan? That’s a footrest.
What’s Orion Species?
Not much, what’s Orion species with you?
Origin of the Species 🙄
That makes sense. I thought maybe it was a sci fi book.
Creationist sure might brand it as such
TIL I am Finnish
