Tag Archives: Sweden
This is jantelagen Posted by Gabriel on Feb 16, 2010
Sankta Lucia and Fire Hazards Posted by Marcus Cederström on Dec 10, 2009
On December 13th, Swedes will celebrate Saint Lucia, an Italian saint and martyr from the fourth century. Santa Lucia, as both the Saint and the day are known here in Sweden, will be venerated by a stereotypically blonde Swedish girl walking around with live candles on her head. She will be followed by girls in…
You Will Be Assimilated Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 3, 2008
Resistance is futile. Oh, wait! That’s a different movie! I was going to write about something else, but then I started to read The Local, (because someone sent me a link to one of their articles – an opinion poll on the Swedish language) and now today’s topic has changed. I don’t normally read The…