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Sweden’s infrastructure cracks Posted by Gabriel on Feb 24, 2010
I don’t know if you’ve heard that Sweden has been virtually shut down since Sunday because of snow and extremely cold weather. The subway (tunnelbana) in Stockholm was not running above ground until today. The trains throughout the country were at a standstill and a number of trains were stuck without working bathrooms nor food…
Swedes love their winter Olympics Posted by Gabriel on Feb 21, 2010
Swedes love their winter Olympics, called OS in Swedish, which means Olympiska Spelen. It’s no wonder — Sweden is freezing. Especially right now. I was out today for a couple of minutes and still can’t feel my face. Swedes really do go crazy for their winter Olympics. They love the summer too, but the winter Olympics…
This is jantelagen Posted by Gabriel on Feb 16, 2010
Do Swedes care less about their kids? Posted by Gabriel on Feb 12, 2010
I’ll borrow this from Jennie. Warning! The following post will contain some major generalizations: Where I come from, we celebrate children. We put them up in the air and smile at them. We buy too many things for them. We tell them they are the best (even if they’re not). We ask them questions at…
Vad tycker du om för musik? Posted by Gabriel on Feb 3, 2010
Vad heter du? Posted by Gabriel on Jan 28, 2010
A really cold Swedish winter – En riktig vargavinter Posted by Gabriel on Jan 26, 2010
I am getting to experience my fifth Swedish winter this year and it is definitely the coldest yet. In Stockholm, snow has been on the ground since before Christmas and we’re supposed to get another snow storm tomorrow. So here’s some wintery vocabulary that you’ll surely need if you are living in Sweden. Wintery Vocab…