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This is jantelagen Posted by on Feb 16, 2010

Sankta Lucia and Fire Hazards Posted by 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…

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You Will Be Assimilated Posted by 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…

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