Källa:http://thegrizzlybeard.com/2013/03/31/sweden-has-spoken-33-things-swedes-think-about-themselves/
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So… according to Sweden, here are some things I missed, 33 to be exact.
1. Zlatan is not God! Sweden will forget him in 10 years time.
2. We love to be naked and have a disconcerting lack of self-consciousness while nude.
3. Black is not our favorite color! Some men wear red pants!
4. Swedes do not stare! I (the grizzly beard) must just look very weird…
5. We not only drink bucket loads of kaffe during the day, but will often wake in the middle of the night for a caffeine fix.
6. Swedes are all about safety. Home of the indoor child helmet.
7. Dynamite, the zipper, the safety match, the ultra sound, the flat screen monitor, Tetra-Pak, the telephone handset, the three-point seat belt, the Global Positioning System, the monkeywrench, the pacemaker, and life-changing Spotify. You are welcome. Swedes are inventive.
8. There is nothing Swedes enjoy more than talking about the weather. Start up
a conversation about the elements and you’ve made a friend for life.
9. Semla is not that amazing. Butterkaka, Saffrancifflar, and Kannelbulle all put Semla to shame.
10. Midsummer and crayfish parties are a holy must.
11. Don’t be alarmed. The intake of breath is not a gasp. It means “mm-hmm.”
12. Close encounters scare the sh*?!# out of us. Keep that personal bubble intact.
13. Never sit next to a Swede on the bus. Especially if there are open seats available.
14. Gothenburg’s public transportation is terrible.
15. Stockholm’s public transportation is terrible.
16. When you write a blog post about Swedes, we all storm the comment section to add all the things you’ve missed. Swedes love correcting people on-line, but will always avoid face to face confrontation.
17. Swedes are noncommittal and have even invented a word for it. ”Nja,” meaning neither “Ja” or “Neh.”
18. Swedes are ashamed of being Swedish. We think we are boring, shy, and stiff.
19. All Swedish women are feminists. You are screwed when it comes to dating one.
20. “The Swedish Jealousy” – Swedes smile to you and cheer you on, but inside they are really jealous of your achievements (life is a fierce competition) even within families.
21. We go ballistic if the price of milk, eggs, or potatoes goes up a few pennies, but say very little when other things sky-rocket in price, like veggies or gas fuel.
22. While backing out of a parking spot, even if you are 3/4 the way out, if a Swede is coming through, he won’t stop…he would rather smash-up his own car to get around you.
23. We like to keep our own. You can give up all hopes of ever getting a job here.
24. As a foreigner, you gotta work for tribal membership.
25. We are obsessed with how Americans and Brits perceive us.
26. We drink alcohol quite seldom compared to other Europeans.
27. We have a tradition of watching Donald Duck cartoons at Christmas.
28. As a country Sweden produces the most cook-books in the world.
29. We do not use the word “älska” (love) as lightly as Americans do.
30. No one cares about innebandy. “Bandy is where it’s at.”
31. We love ice hockey more than fotboll.
32. Swedes are masters of copying and adapting English words.
33. Lagom: Not too much, not too little, just right. No English equivalent.
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So… according to Sweden, here are some things I missed, 33 to be exact.
1. Zlatan is not God! Sweden will forget him in 10 years time.
2. We love to be naked and have a disconcerting lack of self-consciousness while nude.
3. Black is not our favorite color! Some men wear red pants!
4. Swedes do not stare! I (the grizzly beard) must just look very weird…
5. We not only drink bucket loads of kaffe during the day, but will often wake in the middle of the night for a caffeine fix.
6. Swedes are all about safety. Home of the indoor child helmet.
7. Dynamite, the zipper, the safety match, the ultra sound, the flat screen monitor, Tetra-Pak, the telephone handset, the three-point seat belt, the Global Positioning System, the monkeywrench, the pacemaker, and life-changing Spotify. You are welcome. Swedes are inventive.
8. There is nothing Swedes enjoy more than talking about the weather. Start up
a conversation about the elements and you’ve made a friend for life.
9. Semla is not that amazing. Butterkaka, Saffrancifflar, and Kannelbulle all put Semla to shame.
10. Midsummer and crayfish parties are a holy must.
11. Don’t be alarmed. The intake of breath is not a gasp. It means “mm-hmm.”
12. Close encounters scare the sh*?!# out of us. Keep that personal bubble intact.
13. Never sit next to a Swede on the bus. Especially if there are open seats available.
14. Gothenburg’s public transportation is terrible.
15. Stockholm’s public transportation is terrible.
16. When you write a blog post about Swedes, we all storm the comment section to add all the things you’ve missed. Swedes love correcting people on-line, but will always avoid face to face confrontation.
17. Swedes are noncommittal and have even invented a word for it. ”Nja,” meaning neither “Ja” or “Neh.”
18. Swedes are ashamed of being Swedish. We think we are boring, shy, and stiff.
19. All Swedish women are feminists. You are screwed when it comes to dating one.
20. “The Swedish Jealousy” – Swedes smile to you and cheer you on, but inside they are really jealous of your achievements (life is a fierce competition) even within families.
21. We go ballistic if the price of milk, eggs, or potatoes goes up a few pennies, but say very little when other things sky-rocket in price, like veggies or gas fuel.
22. While backing out of a parking spot, even if you are 3/4 the way out, if a Swede is coming through, he won’t stop…he would rather smash-up his own car to get around you.
23. We like to keep our own. You can give up all hopes of ever getting a job here.
24. As a foreigner, you gotta work for tribal membership.
25. We are obsessed with how Americans and Brits perceive us.
26. We drink alcohol quite seldom compared to other Europeans.
27. We have a tradition of watching Donald Duck cartoons at Christmas.
28. As a country Sweden produces the most cook-books in the world.
29. We do not use the word “älska” (love) as lightly as Americans do.
30. No one cares about innebandy. “Bandy is where it’s at.”
31. We love ice hockey more than fotboll.
32. Swedes are masters of copying and adapting English words.
33. Lagom: Not too much, not too little, just right. No English equivalent.