That picture of the seed heads in the gold light is really beautiful. Have to agree, lone man reading and not on phone - impressive. That bit about people in your area not smiling - I can only imagine the misunderstandings in body language that would take place between someone displaced from one of our cultures into the other's. Sounds like the makings of many good little stories.
And can you imagine the clashes of culture when there are immigrants coming to Finland who purposely talk to strangers, smile, talk loud and come to sit next to you in public transportation. It's very uncomfortable.