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<\/p>\nThere are many things that people believe to be true about Sweden. Some are pretty close to the general truth, others are way off. What about there being polar bears on the streets of Sweden?<\/p>\n
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An interesting stereotype (en stereotyp<\/em>)\u00a0about life in Sweden is that occasionally, a pedestrian (en fotg\u00e4ngare<\/em>),<\/em> driver (en bilf\u00f6rare<\/em>) or cyclist (en cyklist<\/em>)\u00a0may have the traumatizing experience of coming in contact with polar bears on the streets<\/strong>\u00a0(isbj\u00f6rnar p\u00e5 gatorna<\/em>).\u00a0Some people even believe that people are harmed on a regular basis by polar bear attacks!<\/p>\n Is this stereotype true?<\/strong> No. Polar bears don’t even hang out in Iceland. On the other hand, polar bear attacks (isbj\u00f6rnsattacker<\/em>) are a serious problem in Greenland. But that’s Greenland, not good ol’ Sweden!<\/p>\n Sweden doesn’t have polar bears, other than in zoos (djurparker<\/em>). What’s even more interesting than this myth is that many of the foreigners (utl\u00e4nningar<\/em>) I’ve talked to haven’t even heard of it! Yet, it is a very popular belief amongst Swedes that a majority of non-Swedes think that Sweden has a recurring polar bear problem.<\/p>\n The question is:\u00a0 Who outside of Sweden believes in this myth?<\/strong> Do people in your country associate this stereotype with life in Sweden? Let us know in the comments!<\/strong> It really would be something if the idea of foreigners thinking that polar bears roam the streets of Swedish cities and towns came from the speculations of Swedes themselves about their own country.<\/p>\n So no worries if you’re planning a trip to Sweden – you won’t be attacked by a polar bear unless you end up in a zoo accident. Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are many things that people believe to be true about Sweden. Some are pretty close to the general truth, others are way off. What about there being polar bears on the streets of Sweden? An interesting stereotype (en stereotyp)\u00a0about life in Sweden is that occasionally, a pedestrian (en fotg\u00e4ngare), driver (en bilf\u00f6rare) or cyclist…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/polar-bear-3063131_640-350x223.jpg\")