{"id":4505,"date":"2011-11-02T17:28:11","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T17:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=4505"},"modified":"2011-11-02T17:28:42","modified_gmt":"2011-11-02T17:28:42","slug":"allt-for-sverige","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/allt-for-sverige\/","title":{"rendered":"Allt f\u00f6r Sverige"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Last Sunday, the first episode of a brand new entertainment show aired on SVT, Sweden’s public television. It is called “Allt f\u00f6r Sverige” <\/a>(Everything for Sweden) and the plot is pretty…well not simple but the concept is certainly recognizable:\u00a0 Take 10 Americans with Swedish roots to Sweden. Teach them everything they need to know about Sweden and put their knowledge to the test by the end of every episode. One by one are knocked out and the last man or woman standing will get the ultimate price: To meet his or her Swedish ancestors.<\/p>\n

The show’s webpage promises “lots of emotions and culture clashes” and after watching two minutes of the program, I think it’s safe to add “some major clich\u00e9s” to that list. Of course. The most important things to learn first thing about Sweden are the following, according to the host: Kalles kaviar, pickled herring, cinnamon bun, red log cabins, alls\u00e5ng (sing-a-long), music, windmills, the idyllic countryside of the south, k\u00e4ckebr\u00f6d (crisp bread), 60’ies radio hits, the word “lagom” (not too much, not to little) and Jante\u00b4s law (Don’t stand out).<\/p>\n

The coming weeks, the contestants will compete in meatball making and Pippi Longstocking-hockey (clean the floor with brushes tied to your feet). They will try Kalles kaviar, surstr\u00f6mming (fermented herring) and proper Swedish style camping. They will experience the viking lifestyle and of course visit several different parts of Sweden and the capital Stockholm.<\/p>\n

Entertaining? Perhaps. But is this really Sweden of today? We do love our Kalles kaviar and kn\u00e4ckebr\u00f6d, and nothing beats a good old sing-a-long.\u00a0 But I can’t help think that we are once again fed with the old sterotypical image of Sweden as an idyllic place filled with meatball and herring loving quiet people who all live in red log cabins. I’m more than happy to be proven wrong and I will definitely watch the eight episodes, you can do the same here<\/a>!<\/p>\n

And – for a clip of the last episode, click here!<\/a> What’s your take on it?<\/p>\n

(Photo: SVT)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Last Sunday, the first episode of a brand new entertainment show aired on SVT, Sweden’s public television. It is called “Allt f\u00f6r Sverige” (Everything for Sweden) and the plot is pretty…well not simple but the concept is certainly recognizable:\u00a0 Take 10 Americans with Swedish roots to Sweden. Teach them everything they need to know about…<\/p>\n

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