Archive for the year 2011
SwS Episode 5: Gå versus åka Posted by Stephen Maconi on Jan 18, 2011
Hej! One thing that can be confusing for Swedish learners is the difference between the two main ‘to go’ verbs. They’re actually not very hard to get used to; it just takes a little extra practice. Here, I tell you the difference: Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you guys later this week! Or, well…
Can you remember the time before wifi…? Posted by Katja on Jan 17, 2011
Can you remember the time before iphones, androids and blackberries? Not to mention ipads and when everybody could get internet on their phones? Most of you probably can, though could you seriously consider going back and living in that day and age? Whether it is specifically Swedes or not who are used to having wireless…
An unspoken topic Posted by Katja on Jan 14, 2011
In this blog post the comparisons are based on Swedish and Japanese television only, please understand that there might be more views on this matter, and please feel free to share them in a positive and constructive manner. When abroad you realize a lot of things about your own country, I realized things about Sweden…
Winter Activities in Sweden Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jan 13, 2011
I used to be a halfway active person. Basketball, football (the American kind), even a little track and field. At one point I even ran a half marathon. And by run, I mean stumbled slowly across the finish line, but close enough. Now my activity is limited to skiing (the downhill kind) and walking. A…
Shocking documentary on Sweden´s role in WWII Posted by Tibor on Jan 12, 2011
No comment…We might have to rewrite history now in Sweden.
The fish church aka Feskekörka Posted by jennie on Jan 11, 2011
If you – like me – love to eat anything (almost…) that comes from the sea – well, then you must make your way to Gothenburg’s finest, the fish church! The fish church – or Feskekörka as the place proudly is called in a Gothenburg accent – is not exactly a place where you go to…
“På svenska fin, if you know what I mean” (The evolution of Swedish Hip Hop) Posted by Tibor on Jan 10, 2011
1989 Neneh Cherry aka Neneh Marianne Karlsson – Buffalo Stance. Hip Hop was already popular in the early 1980s in underground clubs in Sweden, but the critics and the media didn´t really appriciate the genre until the breakthrough of Neneh Cherry. Neneh´s brother Eagle Eye Cherry is also a famous musician. Maybe you guys remember one of…