{"id":735,"date":"2010-04-14T14:28:50","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T14:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=735"},"modified":"2010-04-14T14:28:50","modified_gmt":"2010-04-14T14:28:50","slug":"quirky-swedish-lifestyle-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/quirky-swedish-lifestyle-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Quirky Swedish lifestyle facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I travel I think it is really interesting noticing the small and big differences in the way people live. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the odd or quirky things you might already have noticed or will probably notice one day are: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>Swedish houses and apartments have bare floors made out of wood, plastic linoleum or tiles (though tiles aren\u2019t that common). Wall to wall carpeting isn\u2019t common since Swedes believe that mold might grow under the carpet. Rugs are then placed on top of the bare floors so that they <\/span><\/span>can <\/span><\/span>be easily removed and shaken when cleaning. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>The average temperature that most Swedes find is comfortable in their houses is somewhat warmer about 20-23\u00b0C (68-<\/span><\/span>74\u00b0F<\/span><\/span><\/span>) inside all year round. Being able to walk around in a t-shirt and bare feet is quite common. For example in England where most people seem to have an average temperature of 17\u00b0C (62\u00b0F), this annoys or makes a lot of Swedes feel uncomfortable, finding British houses very cold. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>When staying with friends (also in England, though the same things happens to me in many other countries as well) I find myself trying to turn on electrical appliances with them not working. I get a little but frustrated and then exasperated realizing that I have forgotten to turn on the individual power switch for each appliance. Since there are no such switches in Sweden and we just have to plug whatever we want to use into the wall and then leave it there, near the outlet. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>Walking along the streets in Britain I notice the white curtains all over. I know for a fact that not everybody has white curtains, they can be quite colorful from the inside in some cases. That makes me think of how in Sweden the curtains are almost always open letting anybody walking past see what is going on in that home. Curtains are also changed at least twice a year. Around Christmas time the Christmas curtains come out and then get exchanged for the Easter curtains as soon as Easter starts drawing closer. The Easter curtains are taken down after that to be followed by the curtains that will remain until some time in fall. There is another ritual involved in the curtain changing business. The choosing of material for all of the Swedes who can sew their own curtains and the buying of already made ones for everybody else. New curtains are bought every few years to give peoples houses a \u201cnew\u201d look. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>The same comes to privacy of yards\/gardens in Sweden. There are no (or very few) fences. The ones that actually exist are there for decoration, not even being able to keep dogs in in most cases. Peoples\u2019 properties are not marked \u201cthis is my line and that is where your gardens starts\u201d type of thing. People don\u2019t seem to mind that other people know what they are doing in their homes. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>There is also the very common habit that Swedes absorb themselves with. Not wearing shoes inside, and not wanting to in any other country either. This airs feet out and keeps houses clean.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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These were a few of the many things that characterise Sweden and Swedish lifestyle. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I travel I think it is really interesting noticing the small and big differences in the way people live. Some of the odd or quirky things you might already have noticed or will probably notice one day are: 1. Swedish houses and apartments have bare floors made out of wood, plastic linoleum or tiles…<\/p>\n

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