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The Endless Dream on a Winter Night
27, Oct 2010I can be sometimes slow about catching up with all the blogs in my reader. Luckily though, a fellow expat, Giorgio Paoletti, from Italy, sent me an email about a movie on foreigners in Sweden. You might be wondering, oh dear some boring moving about sad refugees. Far from it. Giorgio and his friend made [...]
Dangerous Body Butters at a Store Near You
25, Oct 2010I love TheLocal.se. LOVE that newspaper. Basically they take Swedish news, translate it (through google translator), add opinions (because real news deserves opinions), check if the translated article and opinions make sense, and post. Voilà! You have a news worthy piece for the English audience in Sweden. And then, The Local writes intense, heavy news [...]
- In: alcohol|law|swedish habits
Swedish Fashion 2010: The Horror Continues
12, Jul 2010It wasn’t enough that I had to spend 2008 and 2009 in a fashion black hole when it came to Swedes’ sensibility on the catwalk. Now that it’s summer again, I am faced with the fashion horror everywhere I walk. The 80s fashion look is back in full force but in a different way. The [...]
“Why do Swedish doors open outwards?” “Why is the Swedish flag blue and yellow?” “Why do Swedish men give the look?” “Why can’t Sweden make a decent loaf of bread?” “Does Kalles Kaviar break Geneva convention rules?” Thanks to Dano for the inspiration, we need a thread not related to Swedish dating or why cigarette [...]
Swedish Christmas Travels
5, Jan 2010On the 23rd morning, Þorbjörn and I, and the rest of Sweden began our journey for Christmas break. This year, we traveled to Sälen, a ski town in central Sweden, close to the Norwegian border. To get there, we had to take a bus. Luckily a direct bus. Because coming back to Stockholm we would [...]
thanks to mindrepanda.com for this image. Dear System Bolaget, Your whole ‘system’ is a joke. The guise of being a responsible seller without profit motive is just an attempt to gain moral authority and powertrip. After more than 100 years of being abolished and the far majority of the OECD countries eliminating an alcohol monopoly [...]
10 Things to Know About Swedes
27, Aug 2009Do you have Swedish friends and wonder their behavior is strange or just Swedish? What makes Swedes different from the other Europeans? And if you are visiting or just moved to Sweden, what should you know about them? Swedish men are shy. It will take some time to speak to one, especially if you don’t [...]
This is it. The swedes just have to stop going on vacation all summer long. Our office is becoming more and empty as the people empty out to the countryside, or wherever it is they have their vacation. Out of 150 people, there are 50 people in the office right now. That’s only 1/3rd full [...]
Okay we’re teasing the Swedes here but my French friend and I just couldn’t help but tease the strangest holiday of the year. In case you didn’t know, Midsummer occurs on Summer solstice, the longest day of the year as well as the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere. Midsommarafton, celebrated the day [...]
- In: swedish habits|travel
- Tags: midsummer
Swedish Swedos and Stekare Stockholmers
5, Jun 2009I have no idea why Stockholm men wear a ton of hair gel. The average Stockholm male uses 9 containers of gel and the average cost per bottle is 230SEK. That’s a lot of gel, enough to electrify an entire heard of horse I bet. Please men, I beg you to stop the madness. This [...]
- In: swedish habits|swedish men
- Tags: rude swedes, stockholm
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