Small talking is a very important thing in many cultures, maybe not so much in Sweden as in other places but still not to be underestimated. In Sweden you often try to start up a conversation by finding something in the surrounding area that you both have in common or can see etc. For example the weather is usually always a good starter.<\/p>\n
Example of small talk<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cVad fint v\u00e4der vi har idag.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cJa eller hur, vi har haft r\u00e4tt s\u00e5 fint v\u00e4der p\u00e5 sistonde\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cJa det st\u00e4mmer\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cVad g\u00f6r du h\u00e4r? (plockar b\u00e4r?\/ v\u00e4ntar p\u00e5 bussen?\/ v\u00e4ntar p\u00e5 n\u00e5gon?)\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cJa precis, jag ska ta bussen hem till _namn p\u00e5 plats_.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201c_Samma namn p\u00e5 plats_? Jaha, jag har h\u00f6rt att det \u00e4r v\u00e4ldigt fint d\u00e4r.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cJa det \u00e4r det verkligen, jag har bott d\u00e4r i eg. _5_ \u00e5r nu\u201d \u201cVar bor du?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n osv. osv.<\/strong><\/p>\n That is just an example of what a conversation with a stranger while waiting at the bus stop can sound like.<\/p>\n Example of small talk english\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWhat nice weather we\u2019re having today.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes indeed, recently it has been rather nice hasn\u2019t it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes very\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat are you doing here by the way? (picking berries?\/ waiting for the bus?\/ waiting for somebody?)\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s right I\u2019m waiting for the bus, I\u2019m going home, to _name of place_.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c_Same name of place_? Aha, I\u2019ve heard it\u2019s supposed to be really pretty there.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes it really is, I\u2019ve lived there for about eg. _5_ years now\u201d \u201cWhere do you live?\u201d<\/p>\n etc. etc.<\/p>\n But small talk can be about other things as well, apart from the weather like; berries ie. if it is a good year for berries or not, if you are a young person you might ask if the person is going to any sort of music festivals like P&L (Peace and Love) or Urkult. But that might on the other hand be a little bit more into the conversation. Around summer time many people ask if you have a sommarst\u00e4lle <\/strong>to go to. For example a sommarstuga <\/strong>(summer cottage) or such. If they own one the conversation can often go along the lines of asking if it is a joint owned cottage with all the relatives or if it is just that persons stuga.<\/p>\n But usually the conversation or small talk is related to recent events. Such as in the beginning of the summer Sweden took part in the European Football championships in Poland and Ukraine (men\u2019s football), so people, even though they are just half interested, would ask if you had seen the game etc. Then later on the Olympics began in London and so a safe conversation starter would be just that.<\/p>\n \u201cHar du sett n\u00e5gonting p\u00e5 OS p\u00e5 sistonde?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHave you been following the Olympics recently?\u201d<\/p>\n These are just a few of the subject you can use to start up a conversation when you are in Sweden or talking to a Swedish person. Hope you find opportunity to use them. Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Small talking is a very important thing in many cultures, maybe not so much in Sweden as in other places but still not to be underestimated. In Sweden you often try to start up a conversation by finding something in the surrounding area that you both have in common or can see etc. For example…<\/p>\n