Archive for January, 2010
Swedes on the street: Where do you come from? Posted by Gabriel on Jan 15, 2010
Same same but ändå different Posted by jennie on Jan 14, 2010
Okay people, I am going to attempt a request post here, a request for an explanation of ÄN, ÄNDÅ, ÄNNU och FORTFARANDE and the differences between them. I should probably leave this daunting task for a couple of days, since I’ve caught the cold of the century and I am trying my best not to blow my…
There is no such thing as bad weather only bad clothes Posted by Tibor on Jan 13, 2010
How do you manage to dress well in minus 30 degrees (grader)? Well, you have to be creative, innovative and smart about it. That is for sure. The Swedish fashion (mode) scene has been very different, edgy for over two decades and it is basically about construction and clever details in every season. It is about exploring new…
Umeå, biggest in the North Posted by Katja on Jan 13, 2010
Once past the first third of Sweden you have left all the bigger cities behind, with only Umeå remaining. Umeå is the city with most residents in the upper two thirds of Sweden. About 700 km north of the capital Stockholm, right along the coast, Umeå has close to 113 000 inhabitants in its municipality…
The Swedish Mile Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jan 12, 2010
Sweden is on the metric system. Actually most of the world is on the metric system, but, having spent the majority of my life in the US, the metric system can sometimes feel a bit foreign. I know it makes sense logically. I know that by studying a few prefixes, anyone can learn the metric…
Läget? Sjukt bra! Posted by jennie on Jan 11, 2010
I understood something important about communication last week. When the polite gym instructor/sales assistant/Tesco cashier/woman in the pub looks at me, nods and says “Alright?”, he or she does NOT expect me to answer “Yes, thank you, how are you?”. This is just another way of saying “Hi there” and he or she is NOT interested…
Sweden in a nutshell Posted by jennie on Jan 9, 2010
Remember the Swedish places that are inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list? I know, “world heritage” might not sound like the most exciting thing, but believe me, this list is about to get smoking! I just listened to an interesting radio program about UNESCO’s new plan to expand the list and also include traditions, events and intangible (immateriella) things as…