Archive for 'Culture'
Team Handball World Championship Posted by Marcus Cederström on Jan 19, 2011
One of Sweden’s most popular sports is in the midst of a World Championship. And it’s in Sweden. And it seems that a majority of the rest of the world could care less. The US included. It’s Team Handball of course! The tournament started on January 13th and will continue until January 30th. This is…
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…
“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…
Swedish Fika Posted by Katja on Jan 7, 2011
Are you familiar with the most common Swedish desserts (sötsaker)? Hallongrottor Originally these cookies only had raspberry jam in the middle. But as creative baking goes, now you can find multiple flavors. Princess’tårta Literally translated as princess cake and commonly eaten on occasions like mothers day, this cake is found in a lot of books…
New Year in Barcelona Posted by Tibor on Jan 4, 2011
Happy New Year everyone! Greetings from Catalonia, Spain. I will make this post short and let the pictures talk. I have to mention it though in brackets… that the city is full of Swedes. I don´t know if you know it but there is a website for Swedish expats in Barcelona. Well, it is basically for…