_ In the center of Helsinki in the cafe were two girls. One of them cried. Negromko, gently picking up tears from under the eyes, "wrapping himself in a chilly coat." The second comforted her, nodded her head after almost every phrase of her friend, stroked her hand. And many, many times hugged her. Finns, like many other Europeans, and even more so Americans, are not afraid to empathize. They are very attentive to friends' problems, including tactile.