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Happy Semlordag, Fettisdag, and Mardi Gras
12 Feb2013
Oh yes, today is one of those marvelous days in Sweden when we celebrate a day dedicated to a dessert. What country in the world has a cinnamon roll day, a waffle day, and a semla day?
Sweden rocks when it comes to sweets and treats.
Last year, my girlfriends and I did the dirty deed of eating lots of semlor from bakeries around Stockholm so you didn’t have to. It was a real tragedy. Semlor, champagne, cheese, life is hard.
If you are in Stockholm make sure you check out our Best of Semlor list. [...] Continue Reading…
The most popular (or infamous) article on this site is the “10 Things I Hate About Sweden.” Somehow, people take it so personally that it mandates a comment filled with insults, hate, or name-calling directed to me. And they believe that this entire blog exists to hate on Sweden.
If that is the case, then I sure have some power!
Today, I find the hate comments amusing and pitiful. Before, I would feel bad when people would post a comment that *I* must be fat, ugly, stupid, ignorant, dumb and have no right to say such things because [...] Continue Reading…
Today is the Super Bowl. That final game of the season where we football lovers drink bad beer, eat lots of nachos, and scream at a television.
It is epic, it is fun, and it is slow. Yes, slow. A 60 minute game takes three hours to complete. You can thank the advertisements and all the breaks between every drive.
But since most of us will be up at an ungodly hour to watch this masterpiece classic, it’s time to have a quick overview of how game is played. You Swedes are probably wondering why we are so obsessed with [...] Continue Reading…
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Lance Armstrong, You Broke My Heart
18 Jan2013
Last night Lance Armstrong, the once king of cycling, was on a special Oprah interview to discuss doping and his problems. Or something like that.
This has nothing to do with Sweden, but sports and doping affects everyone. And we, as fans and admirers, end up feeling betrayed and angry over years of denial by athletes.
Like Mark McGuire who denied to Congress for years he doped. I never respected him so him losing all credibility didn’t bother me at all. But thousands of people did, and many lost their faith in baseball because of him.
Sadly, I [...] Continue Reading…
The War on Christmas: the 24th versus 25th
3 Jan2013
In the United States, extreme right wing pundits and “pastors” freak out every year over the war on Christmas. Say, “happy holidays” to a stranger? That’s ignoring Christmas at the cost of being politically correct! Write “Seasons Greetings” on your annual holiday card? That’s hating on Christianity!
Say “Happy Hanukah” to your Jewish friend? That’s being a jew-lover to a people who killed Jesus! (But wasn’t Jesus a Jew? Oh, I guess)
OMG THE WORLD IS ENDING IF WE DON’T SCREAM MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERY FUCKING MINUTE OF EVERY FUCKING DAY DURING THE HOLIDAYS*.
*Crap, I meant Christmas season!
AHHHHHH!!!!
After you have a great [...] Continue Reading…
Guns, Fear, & US
18 Dec2012
By now, all of you have read or heard about the mass killings in Newton, CT. The killing of twenty children and seven adults has sent the nation into another state of mourning, the fourth this year, just before the happy holidays.
There is a lot of talk now, as always after such a national tragedy. What happened? Why? Who was he? Why these babies? Why this school? Why his mother? Were the guns legal? Was he insane?
Some of these answers will take months to piece together, long after America forgets what happens [...] Continue Reading…
Swedish Christmas Guide 2012
11 Dec2012
December is here! And that means, Christmas, S:t Lucia festivities, and food. Lots of food. Oh and lots of decoration.
Over the years I write a couple articles about Christmas in Sweden and after sometime, the posts get all mixed up together.
To make it easier for you all to find the right post about Christmas, I put together a list of links from over the years.
NK & Hamngatan in Stockholm at Christmastime
Culture
Om Anders braskar, skall julen slaskar – Will it snow on Christmas? The age-long question is answered if snow falls on November 30.
Difference [...] Continue Reading…
Snömaggeden 2012 – Be Safe When Traveling
5 Dec2012
If you ventured out today, you probably noticed that the whole city is blanketed in white. And by blanketed I mean, you have no visibility to your feet.
SMHI, the Swedish Meteorological Institution has issued a class-2 warning and predicting another 10-20 cm of snofall in the region.
Please be careful when traveling outside and check SL.SE for the latest updates. I would say, if you cannot walk to your destination and back, don’t do it at all!
Stay warm, drink glögg, light candles, and eat pepparkakor.
Kram!
{Thanks to @sandsss for the photo on the FB page}
Om Anders braskar, skall julen slaskar
30 Nov2012
Before I get to the meaning of the title of this post, it is November 30th allihopa! The last day of dreary November is nearly over and we are one step closer to a fun filled Christmas in Sweden.
That means drinking, celebrating and passing out!
Which begs the all important question: will it snow on Christmas? And by Christmas, we mean December 24th. Not the 25th for you Americans.
For that, we ask Anders, the man who has November 30th as his namesday. It is said that if snows on this day, it will not on Christmas. [...] Continue Reading…
NK’s Jul Christmas Display Collection is Up
27 Nov2012
Oh thank god! Grey, grey, grey November is almost over. And surprisingly there has not really been any snow. But I hereby request snow for Christmas, we all need to feel warm and fuzzy.
Of course one of the best parts of the Christmas season is seeing all the Christmas displays. In Sweden, that means visiting the department store NK {Nordiska Kompaniet}. It is like the Macys/Nordstrom of Sweden.
They don’t do a holiday parade with floats but they have adorable window displays. I took a few photos from the store in Stockholm. You [...] Continue Reading…
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