How has your body changed since you moved to Sweden? Let us guess? You have adapted the habit of coughing into the fold of your arm instead of your hand. You have developed some prominent facial muscles in order to pronounce the distinct vowels of Swedish. Your skin...
It’s December and wherever you are in Sweden right now, you’re most likely not wearing flip-flops when outside. It is also likely that your footwear is affected by the current weather conditions. If it’s raining, they’re probably wet, and if...
Anywhere you go in this world, there will be certain, but sometimes unwritten, rules about how to deal with the last bits of food you are served. In some countries, you should always leave a bit of food on the plate, to communicate that you are satisfied. In other...
We’ve ALL been there: making that nice cup of coffee (Sweden’s all about fika, right?), grabbing a carton of milk, and voilà – what is that? Well, it’s called filmjölk, or simply fil, and despite the name, it’s not really milk but rather...
I am often told miracle anecdotes about people who learn fluent Swedish in three months. Apparently, this makes others feel inspired, and it is also concluded that such fast progress is due to motivation. “She really wanted to learn.” I am very sceptical to all of...
The word think, or the equivalent(s) in your language, is conveniently translated into three different words in Swedish: tycker, tänker, tror. Do not believe that you can use these sporadically, as per your own preference, because for any Swede, these three words have...
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