Archive for 'Culture'
The silence of the Swede. Posted by jennie on Feb 11, 2010
Warning! The following post will contain some major generalizations: As much as I love Sweden and going back home to see friends and family, there’s one big thing that bugs me more than the darkness and the expensive price for a pint. The Swedes. Us. There are many good things about Swedes. Swedes are kind…
Swedish Schlager Posted by Marcus Cederström on Feb 11, 2010
Schlager. It’s a Swedish word that means horribly tacky music. I made that up. Kind of. Schlager music is the song that gets stuck in your head that you kind of hate but know all the words to. Schlager music reaches its zenith in May when the best of European schlager meets at Eurovision Song…
Swedish Stand-Up. In English. Posted by Marcus Cederström on Feb 4, 2010
Last Thursday night I saw something that I will never forget. Stand-up comedy in Gamla Stan, Stockholm. In English. By Swedes. It’s not that the comedians were snort-inducing (they weren’t), or that the crowd was lively (we weren’t), or that the beer was cheap (it never is), it’s that all but one of these men…
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…
New Election brings racism to a higher level Posted by Katja on Feb 2, 2010
This autumn there will be an election of parliament in Sweden. (Riksdagsval = election of parliament) The Swedish Democrats (The party’s Swedish name is Sverige Demokraterna) was founded in 1988, but we haven’t noticed it until now, this past year. In 2009 and even 2010 we have been made aware of their radical, right-wing politics…
Dark hours and too many of them Posted by Katja on Jan 31, 2010
Nothern citizens of Sweden are exposed to extreme temperatures (to the colder side of the thermometer) and long, dark winters. The long dark hours often drive a lot of people into a sort of hibernation, of the kind when people’s awareness of happiness, each other and positiveness get dulled. A kind of mutual, understood and…