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Thanks Posted by Katja on Sep 27, 2010
Thanks Everybody for all your input! Comments and personal experiences always give a bigger and more interesting dimention to whatever article, post or discussion. Continue the good reading, SBT (Swedish Blog Team)
Eating without making noises Posted by Katja on Sep 22, 2010
In Sweden when we eat we try to be as silent as possible. Being quite and not making slurping sounds is a sign of politness so it is seen as slightly if not very disgusting if you slurp or burp. The food is also slightly adapted to this custom since there are no distaster messes…
Swedes need to be active Posted by Katja on Sep 14, 2010
When I was little I hated being bored. I still do, but the difference is that now I can think up my own ways to use my time. As a little kid I needed everything planned for me, as small children we learn this cultural behavior at daycare or even earlier than that. When children…
The Rotting Month Posted by Katja on Aug 19, 2010
Whaaaaat? There actually is a rotting month? Yepp! Sweden is the only country in the world to have a date in the calender warning its citizens about the start of the rotting. On either the 22nd, 23rd or 24th of July to either the 22nd, 23rd or 24th of August the calendars are marked with…
The secular Sweden Posted by Katja on Aug 9, 2010
In public Swedish school children do not study religion more than the basics of Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and very shortly about Buddhism, comparing and contrasting the differences between them. No preference can be made by the teacher to which religion is more superior or better. The point of the subject is to equip the…
Confirmation – passed in a bliss of presents Posted by Katja on Aug 6, 2010
Maybe not as many youths who are baptized are confirmed but there are still quite a few. The reasons why they get confirmed can be questioned. When I asked a lot of people who had decided to get confirmed why they had chosen to they answered “because of the presents of course!”. And we are…
Skin cancer – not a problem for Swedes? Posted by Katja on Aug 2, 2010
Something foreigners might notice while in Sweden, Swedes’ carefreeness of the amount of sun they get. It is as common that sunscreen is used as not. Are Swedes not afraid of getting skin cancer? Why don’t they cover themselves up like the rest of the world so responsibly does? Well the truth is, either skin…