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“Express yourself don’t repress yourself!” Posted by Tibor on Feb 17, 2010
No one really likes Jantelagen. People have really weird thoughts about this subject sometimes. You are not supposed to express strong opinions on anything unless it’s not about child abuse (barnaga/barnmisshandel) or something really horrible that people are naturally against. I remember one conversation where I really went against jantelagen and only one friend of mine backed me up. I should…
Useful short words (attitudinal adverbs) in everyday Swedish; ju, nog, väl, heller Posted by Tibor on Feb 10, 2010
You put these small words after the verb in sentences with staright syntax in main clauses. Staright syntax means: 1st. Subject. 2nd. Verb 3rd. Object. Please note that these small words end up as 3rd. so the object ends up as 4th in the sentence (in written language). In spoken language they can end up…
33rd Gothenburg International Filmfestival Posted by Tibor on Feb 3, 2010
Yes! Yes! and Yes again! There is not a single sign of spring (vår) yet in Sweden (of course not because it is january and I don´t live on the Costa del Sol). Well, I try to make the best out of the dark and cold nights here on the west coast (västkusten) or as we…
Irregular verbs and a certain melody Posted by Tibor on Jan 20, 2010
First of all sorry guys but WordPress and Office, seems to live two different lives. We usually say that there are 5 verb groups in Swedish and one of them are the irregular verbs ( starka/oregelbundna verb). This group must be familiar for anyone who speaks a German language. But what is the easiest way…
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…
The Gothenburgian Epidemic part III Posted by Tibor on Jan 6, 2010
Besides the theatre, of course there are several studios where interesting, innovative and sometimes also odd works can be born. To finish my articles about Konstepidemin, I talked to Bibbi Forsman, one the artists who is renting a studio at Konsepidemin. You are preparing for the forthcoming Stockholm Furniture Fair (Möbelmässan). What you are…
The Gothenburgian Epidemic part II Posted by Tibor on Jan 4, 2010
Okay guys, here’s part II in my triology about the great Epidemic of Art in Göteborg. Today I give you Fia Adler Sandblad, who together with director Sören Larsson is in charge of larsson&ADAS theatre at Konstepidemin. You have even several theater plays running and you have shown these plays in other countries. Where…