In which country did wife carrying originate as a sport?
Correct answer: Finland
Chezikeets
Wow, the wife's weight in beer, thats a double edged sword, if your wife is skinny, the race is easier but the prize is less; if the wife is fat, you win way more beer, but will you survive to drink it.
xiao68
Funny 😂
Player #19719147
Wonder what it takes to talk the wives into this!
Klover
Oh my! I find this so amusing and interesting. I would like to see one of these races!
Gary
It says it originated there are we to assume it's spreading to other countries??
Player #8258475
Gary, Yes. There is one held every year in Britain. In fact the Britsh one is said to be tougher than other ones held around the world as it has a 15m ascent and a 15m descent over its 380metre course. You definitely do not want a hefty wife in that race :)
Player #10639782
I agree 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Chezikeets, funny!
* Seshati *
Chezikeets, lol true or she perhaps would not want to trip or drop the precious lassie 😆
toothless beachrat
Player #19719147,
half the beer!
Mandy
James, I bet Naomi Campbell could have been a champ in that competition!
Daisy
Gary, probably 🤣
James
Another entertaining Finnish "sport" involves mobile phone throwing (for distance). It is a bit of a tongue in cheek nod to an old traditional contest that involved throwing shoes. Nokia was a producer of footwear years before becoming an innovator in cellular technology. A bit silly but harmless fun.
Jomofo
Paul Steadman, the wives could win their husbands weight in chocolate perhaps 🍫
Player #66817220
Player #19719147, seriously! What's in it for them?
smarty pants
my dad knew a man, that whenever he seen a fat lady, he would never call her fat. he would always say that she was well nourished.
WalksBySelf
The man in the picture is wearing a tie and suspenders! Weird.
Paul Steadman
For gender equality there should also be a husband carrying event. It wouldn't surprise me if progressive Finland had already thought of this.
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robertthemoose14, that is the other alternative
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Soleil10001, interesting concept
Soleil10001
Chezikeets,
Yeah but come on, even if the wife measures e.g. 66 kgs it's still like nearly 200 of small bottle of beer (didn't count in the weight of bottles) so still worth to try 😃