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A Swedish grillfest (barbeque party) Posted by jennie on Aug 2, 2011
A walk around any town, village or big city at dinner time during the Swedish summer you are most likely to be accompanied by a smell. And what smell would that be? Well, the smell of barbeque of course! Swedes are crazy about their grillar (barbeques), in fact a recent study shows that 94% of the Swedes…
Swedish behaviour – according to you Posted by jennie on Jul 11, 2011
-Neat Christmas decoration and the same curtain/drapery style on the windows. -Even sweet so called salads. -Butter overdose (almost on every food) -Weird kinds of bread. -Lunchtime in 11 o’clock. -Cinnamon overdose. -Raw fish and what i mind the most: people go to work, go shop for food after work and hide at home in…
What do most Swedes do every Tuesday at 8 pm? Posted by jennie on Jul 6, 2011
Answer: They sing-a-long. Or at least, they watch “Allsång på Skansen” (Sing-a-long from Skansen) on telly. There’s something about Swedes and singing. We love it and we do it especially well in a big group. This love for a proper sing-a-long has resulted in thousands of sing-a-long-events all over Sweden. In the summer, lots of…
Sommar i P1 – a Swedish institution Posted by jennie on Jul 5, 2011
It is as Swedish as the Midsummer pole and pickled herring and the famous theme song – played exactly 1 pm every day between June 25 to August 21 – takes me back to a warm and lazy summer’s day in Sweden within seconds. I’m talking about the radio program and institution “Sommar” (Summer) who has been airing…
Lingonberry, bag-in-box and long johns Posted by jennie on Jun 30, 2011
Do you have a collection of Ittala-glasses with the stickers left on at home? Does anyone in your family own either a Soda streamer or a spike mat? Have you ever had stick insect as a pet? Do you take it as a compliment if anyone tells you that you are “so un-Swedish?” Do you…
Midsummer and holiday season in Sweden Posted by jennie on Jun 28, 2011
Long time no see, dear blog readers. I’ve been on my longest holiday ever, doing it in proper Swedish four-weeks- in-a-row-stylee and it has been absolutely amazing. Visited Sweden for two of those, got married by the sea in Bohuslän (yes!) celebrated Midsummer’s eve (Midsommarafton) on a windy field in Skåne (Click here for my guide to a…
There is a dog buried here somewhere Posted by jennie on May 26, 2011
As said many times before; direct translations of idioms can cause major confusion and most definitely a few laughs. Do you remember the dog’s head? Well, I tried another dog the other day. The buried dog, this time. Det ligger en hund begraven här = There is a dog buried here – is used when something isn’t…