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TheBoyWithAName Posted Wed 11 Feb, 2009 2:01 PM |
Sorry for wasting your time, but I found this funny because most of these statements are actually true:
50 Facts About Swedes
Favourites:
1. We rummage through our plastic bag collection to see which ones we can keep to take to the shop and which ones can be sacrificed for rubbish.
3. The reason we take the ferry to Finland is:
a: duty free vodka
b: duty free beer
c: to party hearty...no need to get off the boat in Helsinki, just turn around and do it again on the way back to Sweden.
5. We pass a supermarket and think "Wow, it is open, I had better go in an buy something!"
8. Hugging is reserved for sexual foreplay.
9. We dont look at sports pants as casual wear, but recognise them as semi-formal wear.
10. Almost everyone is atheist and we know that "religious holiday" means "let's get pissed."
12. Having to book seat numbers at a cinema makes perfect sense. And we sit in our booked seat even if there are only 2 other people there and our seat is in the front row, on the side.
13. We get extremely annoyed when the bus is two minutes late.
14. When a stranger asks us a question in the streets, we think it's normal to just keep walking, saying nothing.
27. We think nothing of spending all day at IKEA looking for a piece of furniture and then spending the whole next day putting it together.
32. We dont think twice about calling someone in the next room using your mobile phone.
49. When a stranger on the street smiles at us, we assume:
a: he is drunk
b: he is insane
c: he's a pervert
Done ;) |
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Hanne Posted Wed 11 Feb, 2009 3:01 PM |
Haha, and we danes like to think that we are very different from the Swedish... Wrong! Most of that would (unfortunately) also be true here.
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TheBoyWithAName Posted Wed 11 Feb, 2009 3:07 PM |
| Haha Scandinavians are rude and introvert, that's the truth :P |
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Nell Posted Wed 11 Feb, 2009 4:58 PM |
TheBoyWithAName wrote: Sorry for wasting your time, but I found this funny because most of these statements are actually true:
50 Facts About Swedes
Favourites:
8. Hugging is reserved for sexual foreplay.
14. When a stranger asks us a question in the streets, we think it's normal to just keep walking, saying nothing.
49. When a stranger on the street smiles at us, we assume:
a: he is drunk
b: he is insane
c: he's a pervert
You've got to be kidding, right?
Otherwise - I just think about moving right now....hehe
very similar here - just we get the alcohol form the Aldi from Germany and hide it under the seat til we're over the boarder...
but else ;) |
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Nell Posted Wed 11 Feb, 2009 5:05 PM |
but wait!
I can't hug ur guys anymore without having second thoughts about it?
whooo |
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alanistradi Posted Wed 11 Feb, 2009 6:02 PM |
TheBoyWithAName wrote:
8. Hugging is reserved for sexual foreplay.
hahahahahaha
TheBoyWithAName wrote:
49. When a stranger on the street smiles at us, we assume:
a: he is drunk
b: he is insane
c: he's a pervert
Done ;)
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
I laughed a lot :D
but so many things of that list could be applicable to other countries, like mine :S |
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mili Posted Wed 11 Feb, 2009 6:28 PM |
Oh my, and I thought Swedes were different to Finns.
Well, I don't agree with the plastic bag collection. Oh, wait, a friend of mine used to have a collection of record shop bags, and whenever I borrowed a vinyl from him he rummaged through his collection for a suitable one and insisted I bring it back… so maybe there's some truth after all.
As for hugging, there are people who always insist on hugging you, so there we differ (a bit).
Do you get stared at in public transport if you have obviously bottles in your bag at daytime on monday or tuesday? It used to be worse, as one's not really supposed to buy a bottle of alcohol unless it's for immediate consumption. Now beer is readily available everywhere, it comes in cans (quieter) and wine can be bought in boxes (even more quiet). Vodka still comes in noisy glass bottles. |
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TheBoyWithAName Posted Wed 11 Feb, 2009 7:43 PM |
mili wrote:
Do you get stared at in public transport if you have obviously bottles in your bag at daytime on monday or tuesday?
Haha yes, I always feel embarrassed when I've bought alcohol or when the hangover steps in and I ave to go to the pharmacy, feels like everyone is staring at ME! :O
And about the hugging, it's okey to hug us, lol!
Actually I don't know about the truth-factor in that statement, I'm a very cuddly person! I just thought it was a bit funny written.
I think most of these statements can be used to describe people of other countries as well, as they're part of the human nature.
The thing people usually complain about when they visit Sweden though is that they think we're very rude because when we bump into someonewe, we just say "oooops" instead of "excuse me" or "sorry". I guess we have a different vocabulary! |
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TheBoyWithAName Posted Wed 11 Feb, 2009 7:46 PM |
| And my english sucks tonight, sorry! I guess I'm getting tired :( |
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Rammsfer Posted Wed 11 Feb, 2009 8:48 PM |
TheBoyWithAName wrote:
13. We get extremely annoyed when the bus is two minutes late.
49. When a stranger on the street smiles at us, we assume:
a: he is drunk
b: he is insane
c: he's a pervert
Hahaha!
Really? |
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TheBoyWithAName Posted Wed 11 Feb, 2009 8:53 PM |
Rammsfer wrote: TheBoyWithAName wrote:
13. We get extremely annoyed when the bus is two minutes late.
49. When a stranger on the street smiles at us, we assume:
a: he is drunk
b: he is insane
c: he's a pervert
Hahaha!
Really?
Yeah we are quite reserved towards strangers.
Talkin' to me? :O |
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Nell Posted Wed 11 Feb, 2009 9:20 PM |
39. We know that going for a coffee is a first date.
Hahaha so cool
how many dates did you have then guys?
:D
What about going out for a stronger drink? Is that already the next step? Cinema or dinner would be faaar ahead, right?
I gotta go to Sweeden man...seems like everything's easier :D there
What if you hug the guy you're drinking coffee with? Haha
Gee I know where I'm gonna spend my next summer vacation :P
On this note: lots of hugs to you guys...or maybe just one of you - don't wanna be rude, do I? :) |
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I Came in Through the Bathroom Window Posted Thu 12 Feb, 2009 12:24 AM |
You Swedes need more hugging in your life!
What about kisses?
Here the normal behaviour is to give people you know a kiss on the cheek when you meet and when you leave. Unless it's a more formal situation, then you shake hands.
I kiss (on the cheek) everyone I know when I arrive somewhere and when I leave.
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Nikki Posted Thu 12 Feb, 2009 1:04 AM |
| Anything in there about having kick ass hockey players? :) |
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Rammsfer Posted Thu 12 Feb, 2009 2:33 AM |
TheBoyWithAName wrote: Rammsfer wrote: TheBoyWithAName wrote:
13. We get extremely annoyed when the bus is two minutes late.
49. When a stranger on the street smiles at us, we assume:
a: he is drunk
b: he is insane
c: he's a pervert
Hahaha!
Really?
Yeah we are quite reserved towards strangers.
Talkin' to me? :O
Haha ok ok
So, what would happen if l ever say hello to you?
xD |
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