5 THINGS THAT SWEDEN DOES BETTER THAN AMERICA
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2024
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In this video, I will be talking about the top 5 things that I have noticed that are MUCH better here in Sweden as compared to America.
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It's so nice to see how a country of intelligent humans does things the way you would think intelligent and caring people would do , isn't it ?
Country of intelligent? Lol
Oh, brother! I very much enjoyed Scandinavia, but that's both arrogant and ridiculous. The truth: Sweden, like everywhere else, is a mix of good & bad, better & worse, wise & foolish. What I hate is the attitude: "We don't brag -- but inside we just think our way is always better".
@@pnutbutrncrackers Arogance isn't arrogance if it's warranted. If you look at a child, it's okay to laugh if it does something dumb. If it's an adult. You should note it. Criticism is a good way to learn. Unless you don't want to. And just for you information. The US is FILLED with intelligent people. It's the "Caring" part that's missing. Country filled with systems based on technicalities and solely profits instead of reason and compassion, like people, and the future. So tired of being shutdown as arrogant for trying to discuss or observe. It's not going anywhere because "NO U" or "you stupid" or being called arrogant. Sure, call the people who does basically everything better than war that they are arrogant when telling you to try something better. Just die out already then. It's sad to see but who cares right? WOHO WORLD WITHOUT CRITICISM OR CARING WOHO
@@Gnossiene369 1) No, there can still be arrogance if something is true, but ... 2) It ISN"T warranted, as your characterization is hugely oversimplified. For example, what % of Sweden is black? How 'bout less than 1%. They don't have the challenge of dealing with the melting pot the U.S. is. 3) No, it's not ok to laugh at a child when they do something wrong. I've been a teacher for years; maybe you shouldn't become one. 4) Are you an American? Because I find your description of America very inaccurate and I simply disagree. Scandinavia (which, again, I really enjoyed) does NOT do "basically everything better". That was the point of my post. Your characterization of me in your comment was very unfair.
As a Swede, my thought isn't "damn, Sweden is great", it's, "Damn, the US is really screwed up".
US is screwed up because of BLM and the Dems.
@@egonprint whites and asians made US great but the others made it bad. MAGA !!!!
I have the same thaught...about most american systems...why on earth would any1 design such flawed systems...it always amazes me...
Was in US some time ago and, the waitresses r rly rly annoying, thay have to being 'fake' to every customer kissing thir asses to even pay the rent so thay can go back kiss more ass..an insulting system.. also i guess every Swede can clearly see its all fake and ass kissing (as much of the society is).
In sweden/Europe if a 'new' technology or science can improve things anywhere it usually gets done...
ofc everything not perfect..much can improve in sweden and in Europe..but we dont live in a 'bubble' thinking wer the 'best' country and everything is perfect...it would severly hinder progress..
Quite normal to tip in a restaurant in Finland even, if the service is good that is. Of course, Swedes being the most selfish people in the world they would never tip.
@@Patrik6920 Yea,all that new technology and science originating from Sweden.Not to mention Norway,where the cheese slicer is still the crowning achievement.
It always made me sad how people in the US don't realize how humiliating it is to force a person who is working really hard to live off tips instead of being paid a decent living wage. A rather unpleasant side effect of that is yet another thing that Americans got used to, they think it's natural (because that's what they always experienced growing up) is those waiters swarming around you, asking every 3 minutes if everything is OK. It annoyed the hell out of me. I understood why they are doing it, but it was still quite unpleasant. Like... come on.!... you served me my food, thank you, now let me eat it in peace and quiet! If there's any problem, I'll let you know, I'm an adult, I can talk. They make those poor people kiss the customer's backside for a few extra bucks which is humiliating to them (without them being really aware, they think it's normal) it was embarrassing for me, and a nasty side-effect is that in many people it creates a sense of entitlement. "The customer is always right". I call BS, the customer is very clearly not always right and it's not difficult to see how this approach leads to the phenomena known as "Karen".
Slavery still exists...
kind of like begging, legal begging
If you work in the, government run, casino in Stockholm you are not allowed, by law, to accept a tip...
Well,the trade-off is a resentful,condescending and rude waiter,that one experiences often in Europe.Hungary is one place for sure where the „attitude „ issue is quite prevalent.Oh,and let’s not forget about those legendary wages in Hungary,especially in the service sector.
@@NomenFugazi ive never experinced a rude, resentful or condescending waiter here in sweden, and as you know, theres no tippning here. Also, id rather have an a bit unpleasant waiter than being annoyed all the time when im trying to eat.
How about Sweden for decades being among the top countries when it comes to being environmentally friendly.And in almost every grocery store you can chose to buy everything organic, if you like. :)
If you wear your shoes indoors in Sweden, they'd probably be nice about it and request that you remove them and clean up after you but if you don't apologize for it you might not get invited back again.
Shoes off inside - YES!
I remember when we were in Florida to visit my moms aunt and husband.
We were invited to some of their neighbours and they always said ”nooo…..keep your shoes on!”….. It felt very weird for us, who are used to swedish and finnish housings.
The shoes indoors occurrence I've heard many times. It's one of the weirdest common things in the U.S. in my opinion. Like you say, why wear clothes for outdoor use (shoes in this case) indoors? Good to see you saw the insanity. :)
In winter time here in Denmark I always have several different sizes of warm guest slippers for my guests so they dont get cold feet.
So sweet!
Great video! I would recommend EVERYONE in Sweden to never leave tip. It undermines the collective bargaining power of people in the restaurant business and will lead to lower wages in the long run. It's better that employees have good salaries to begin with 🙂.
What about tax included in rhe price in the stores? The way it is in america is just insane
Here its..17% on food 25% for all other
that was Actually EU when sweden joined eu then the rice price almost doubled -and when we join euro as currency every item will rise in price just like in Finland , it didnt get cheaper because prices are rounded up - 10kr might be like 0.7 euro but after the conversion its 1.0 -freedom ...really...
@@knockonrock7013 I think he meant that here in Sweden (and Europe) the prices on the shelves is what you pay for the product. No hidden fee. What I understand about the US is that the prices on the shelves is before tax. You have to count in your head what the actual price is for the product.
When i was in NYC and visiting restaurants you never knew how much you had to pay before. They could add tax (moms), tip, service fee on the bill. You kinda felt screwed. Way better in Europe the price you see on the menu is what you get to pay.
@@knockonrock7013 what country has 17% on food? Sweden has 12% on food, 6 on tourism and media with exceptional while most other things are 25% including services. In the US most states dont have sales tax on services.
Great video. Thanks!
When I went to LA I was shocked to see how few people used the subway. It was soo clean and lovely but hardly any people used it because everyone goes by car.
fun to hear what you appreciate that we take for granted, Merry Christmas🎅
The public transport thing is kind of accurate, but it really depends on where in Sweden you live. I live in a small village, 15 minutes away from the nearest town (by car), and there is only 3 times during the day when you can hop on a bus. And sometimes, I've had to make multiple changes with busses. But overall, you are correct in saying that it's very convenient :)
And I can see exactly where the bus is, when it moves or when it doesn't. I love that! I can see when I need to go from my home to the bus station 😀 best thing in the app
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Thank you so much for watching and commenting!!
Hi! I agree with the publictransport! Lived in Minneapolis, MN for a year as an au pair 2008/2009 and US is based on that you need a car, cant go anywhere without one. I loved that you could turn right when it was red tho 😅 not sure if all states has that. Love the videos funny to relate to some of the stuff 😅👍
love your videos ! very informative
Healthcare and medicine (like in most countries) is almost free. Also the tax agency does the taxes for us every year and we can just accept if we don't want to make changes.
In the UK health care it is free at point of usage but it is not in Sweden you have to pay a fee to see a Doctor or spend a night in the hospital up to a set amount a year. But with the taxes paid it should be free like in the UK.
@@user-zh9kc7tw4n Its really though though. When your up to about 2400 sek youbpay nothing more than stay per.night (which
Is often waved) and you have to pay the ambulance trips. Whith prescribed meds you pay half price when you reach 1200 SEK and then when you paid 2400 it will be free however there are some meds that is not part if the system and on those you pay really high prices.
@@magnusb6311 And if you only have a pension of 11000kr paying for that is hard.
@@user-zh9kc7tw4n That is true which is why if you didnt have to pay that much tax you could easily built up a much better pension during your working years than 11K a month.
Howevery, what people dont tell about US hospital bills is that you dont have to pay it all at once. You choose your payment, if it is so $10 a week. As long as you have a payment plan and pay on time your good.
Furthermore, most people will have an health insurance which usually makes you pay about 20% of the bills. Not all.
@@user-zh9kc7tw4n Then again, somehow you don't have to pay more than 1,150 kronor per YEAR for medical in Sweden. And meds are free once you acculumated an amount of 2 350kr per YEAR. And yes, that insurance pretty much covers most vital medicines as well as most none vital medicines. Kind of a great system. And you don't even have to pay for the ambulance, should you need one. Who ever told you differently doesn't know how the system in Sweden works. Cheers!
Hi Kimberly. I really do appreciate the way you explain not only the differences, but also the mentality behind it. By that am I learning about things in US as well. Now....I don't know if you have the kind of recycling in US as we do. For instance the recycling we have in "garbage room´s" close to your apartment and also the recycling of bottles (that you get paid for) in stores. And when in stores.....do you have the possibilities to scan and pay your groceries like we do, if you choose to do so? Maybe it would be a fun thing to actually take your viewers on a trip where you throw things away in the different cans, how you scan, pay and pack your on groceries. And how you get paid by recycling glass and plastic bottles and so on.
And funny thing about americans wearing shoes indoors is that most american homes have carpet floors.
So you go for a morning walk outside maybe walking your dog. Then you get back home and after walking all over the nice white carpet. You notice that oh crap you walked on dog poop and now its all over the carpet.
Must be really fun to clean up that mess. So taking shoes off inside keep house clean. Not taking shoes off inside make a huge mess very simple. :)
I know, it’s so gross when you really think about it! Thanks for watching and commenting :)
I liked your presentation on this video
Your comment about it not being up to the customer to pay the service persons wages, it's up to the employer, really made so much sense. And yes, our public transport sucks unless you live in a huge city.
Not having watched the video yet - this would be my list (if Sweden is about the same as Norway on these topics):
1. Single payer heavily subsidised (almost free) health care for all
2. Social welfare system
3. Work programs
4. Free education until you're 18/19
5. Heavily subsidised higher education/university
6. Free lunch at school (Norway doesn't have that)
Allting stämmer bra
Free education no matter your age really. Th only thing that you might have to pay for is the course literature, depending on what you study. But I've been studying on university for 3 years and have found all my books as free downloadable pdfs, also many books are sold with a discount from older to younger students or could be rented free from the library. If anything we more or less get paid to study by taking the student loan
Taking your shoes off in your living space is actually better for you guys! :)
SO MUCH better! I hope I can change America :) Thanks for watching and commenting, Anil!! :)
@@KimberlySorce when I was visiting in Sweden some years ago, I didn’t take off my shoes because I can only use lace up ones that take maybe 30 seconds to put on so when going in and out numerous times, it wouldn’t be time efficient.
@@JohnHallgren This is way we have shoehorns :D
@@JohnHallgren so it wasn’t worth 1 minute of your time to not be rude. Also why would your time be worth more than the time of the person who have to clean up after you?
@@JohnHallgren Then you will have to put down time to clean up after yourself and that could take up to 30-60 minutes depending on the flooring and gosh if you walked on their carpets they would make you pay for them being cleaned.
I would say, stop being so fucking lazy or stay outside!
100% agree with everything in this video! Did you mention health care too? But as an American with Scandinavian ancestry, we have always taken our shoes off indoors. 🇸🇪❤
In many ways U.S.A. (not America) is stuck in the 60's. It's almost that Russia is a more modern country nowadays.
Spot on Kimberly! You got 5 out of 5, but there are some more areas you could cover. Some are better in the US some are better in Sweden.
I’d suggest that you take a look at these: Traffic, Taxes, Income, Cost of living, Health care, People interacting, Gun laws, Nature access and Security/Safety.
If you dare… 😁
I live in sweden and im so happy what you are saying! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
💕💕💕💕💕🤗
Great job Kim 👏 👍 great video
Thank you so much Oscar! Thanks for watching :)
Awesome to see that you have 44k views on those vid and you talking about 1k on the apartment vid :)
Most of us still tip at restaurants though. It's not mandatory but you leave a small gratuity for good service or good food. I've even had friends who very openly told the waitress the tip was meant for the chef!
You describe it so fantastically well even for me who is Swedish 👍👌
Thank you so much 🙏🏼
Really exiting
Public transportation can be a bit of a mixed bag honestly. Especially in rural areas.
Train from our summer home (160 km north(east) of Stockholm) to Stockholm takes about 1½ hours (1 change) which is on the long side of commuting, but doable (especially now post-covid when we are not supposed to work all week at the office). On the other hand, there is basically no busses into the nearest town (15 km) daytime. There is a schoolbus in the mornings, and in the afternoon - that's it.
I agree. And I'd love to see more bus lines, especially in rural areas. But I guess that from a US perspective, the public transport system is amazing. Everything is relative :-)
:) Lots of fun Good luck in Sweden, and welcome!
Thank you!!
Thanks for watching everybody! I love Sweden and these were just a few points I've noticed since being here. Please let me know what other types of videos you'd like to see in the comments below :)
Your experience in the USA appears to be very limited.
@@joebronxer1204 how so?
As a Swede (and a newcomer to this channel) I'm curious if you have any ideas for a video on things that you think are better in the US than in Sweden?
@@bofast definately! Although I'll have to mentally prepare myself for the comments from my Swedish viewers once they see that video hahaha... stay tuned!
You could take up standards. How houses many times are more well built, better insulated and built by better raw materials. You can take up how.many house lots are so.tiny in Sweden, while here in america it's common with half or.acre lot while in Sweden lots are usually like 400-1500 acres and that the measuring company Lantmäteriet will sometimes not allow you to have a bigger lot because it is not "a normal size lot" even though there are no legal restrictions how big a lot size is but because if monopoly these people like to screw people over to show their powers.
Zoning. It's not just that you lack public transport and cycle paths .... you have built the cities so that you have to take the car as well, so you would have to redo everything if people are to be able to drive less for the environment and health. I walk to my grocery store. One store is 15 minutes walk south, one is 15 minutes west and one store is 20 minutes north.
My father said to me once that you don't need to take of your shoes, and it felt so wrong in my whole body and so weird about it too. It is funny too see how it is in other countrys.
I tip at restaurants, sometimes, but not for other services. your previous video was interesting, those drying rooms, i had never seen before.
When I saw one for the first time, I thought 'what a great idea!'
@@KimberlySorce What is really sad and unjust, is that a waitress earns so little, and all other personel get paid, in America. I have no idea if a waitress can live on the tips she get, but it seems not to be secure.
@@bakatstravarenmattsson3418 I worked as a waitress for many years, and I was able to live off the tips I made, but I worked in a very busy restaurant in an upper-class neighborhood, so people had money to leave a decent tip. If a waiter or waitress works in a less busy restaurant in perhaps a less affluent area, it would be very difficult to live off tips, and he or she would probably have to get a second job. It's a very bad system in my opinion.
@@KimberlySorce while Sweden might not have tipping, their pricing is thus obviously higher to provide the money to pay those salaries so it’s still being paid for by the customer except that customer then has NO way to easily reward good or penalize bad service.
@@JohnHallgren Well, we penalize bad service by not going to that restaurant again, works for me. And the amount of times that have happened to me is extremely easy to count. I would say 0 times. And the waiters/waitresses doesn't need to prostitute themselves to the asshole customers.
@Kimberly Sorce I love your hair color! I hate to ask but if it's not natural, what color do you use to get that color? Is it a box I can buy or info I can give my hairstylist?
"Pinballing" off the fifth point: Money and payments - nobody uses cash any more in Sweden and nobody has used checks for 30 years. Most bills are sent electronically and then you pay via a bank app or if it's a recurring bill you simply allow the bank to pay it for you automatically. For example my rent is automatically payed on the last work day every month and I get a notice on my phone that it's payed and can see it in the bank app's history of payments.
What a great system!!
Many people use cash in Sweden and like to use cash. I'm one of them.
@@Fibonacci64 Sure, if by many you mean that less than 5% of transactions for small amounts are done with cash, which a recent survey showed.
@@Fibonacci64 a few neanderthals maybe. I saw a Swedish bill the other day and wondered what the hell it was. Turns out we in Sweden changed the look of the bills several YEARS ago and I HAD NO IDEA. THAT'S how little I use cash here.
@@ZapAndersson Oh, so modern. Idiot.
I can tell you that in the country side in the north of Sweden there are not so good communications so it’s not the same all over Sweden living in the country side the car is a must.
I always leave tip!
Why??
There bike lanes in the US but the problem with the bike lanes is the bike lanes are on the same roads as automobiles and a lot of the times people don't know how to drive and will sometimes drive in the bike lanes or not see bicyclists which makes it dangerous for the riders
It is better to not wear shoes inside not only for the cleaning, but for the feet and the floors (scratching) too!
True! I love sweden 🇸🇪 so so aligned as u said and logical
in reality....most Swedes regard you as an intruding colonizer who loots and robs everything that Swedes have worked hard to get for hundreds of years. Your ancestors have not done anything at all to build what Sweden is today, but you go to Sweden when Swedes and Finns for 500 years have worked up a smorgasbord which you as greedy colonizing immigrat steels and consumes.
I can think of two occasions where tipping is normal, but not mandatory, here in Sweden. If you order from uber eats or foodora or other services where you have food ordered to your house, you normally tip, but it's an option in the app. Also if you're having dinner at a restaurant with table service in the afternoon/evening, a tip of 5-10% is normal. Otherwise, we don't really tip.
Tipping in Sweden is a bit ambiguous, I would say - in restaurants that is. They don’t expect it at your local pub, for example. But in more upscale joints they often do. It’s not uncommon that the waiter hands you the credit card terminal, for you to enter the tip amount on top of the prize of the meal. If in doubt, ask a Swedish friend.
But in other service sectors, sure, no one expects a tip. Not unless they truly did something wonderful for you. :)
The thing with handing over a credit card terminal for tip they started doing just a few years ago. I never paid anything above the amount and never had any complaints. They have a fair sallery like everybody else. And I doubt the tipping would reach the waitress anyway with credit cards, it would just go to the restaurant.
@@riverman83 I agree with Riverman. I think most.peiple frown upon that behavior.
If i pay with cash i migth round up. Like.the bill is 483 i might give them a 500 bill but that is only if I was very satisfied with the visit.
Mostly Because when they switched from the old cc system* they need to inform *how* to leave a tip. But of course it’s a small nudge.
* When you wrote the tip (if any) on the paper check and they went and charged your card at the counter.
About the public transport, its awsome in stockholm and skåne and maby in the bigger cities in north sweden but you kinda have to have a car up here to get to work and stuff aswell and with the recent gas prices its starting to get very expencive to just get to work :/
I totally agree with your take on #1 I'm American and I never got tipping culture, I try to tip when I can but the definition of tip is gratuity, it's not obligatory, for heaven's sakes. I pay the price + taxes. Anything beyond that is voluntary, if they're pissed off not my problem. So don't make it sound like it is. I feel bad for you if you're not making enough, but you have to understand that I might not make enough so don't expect me to overspend...
Sometimes I don't think that person doesn't deserve one, sometimes I just don't carry enough cash. So I'm glad to hear employers don't pass their concerns onto the consumer.
I'm afraid you don't have the whole picture about tipping in Sweden.
When we go to a pizza place, a casual lunch place or a casual family restaurant we usually don't tip.
Also in the countryside and smaller towns tipping is not very common.
However, when we have dinner at trendy restaurants in a city like Stockholm a tip of about 10% is very much expected.
Great channel by the way. I used to be a Swedish expat in the US, same experience as yours but reversed :)
Tips are not at all expected at any resturants.
@@MsAnpassad Wrong! I live in Stockholm/Östermalm, and dine at the upscale restaurants at Stureplan and Strandvägen. If you don't tip there you are regarded as a hillbilly. I don't want this to happen to our friends from the US, hence my advice.
@@captaincarl1603 Haha? Så du tror du är den enda sthlmaren på nätet då eller?
Jag går inte bara på resturang, jag har arbetat inom branschen, exet var krögare.
Nice video! I can understand why Americans don´t want to take off their shoes (in the USA) and have almost no separate cycle and walking lanes. You love your cars - in fact, if it was possible, I think you would love to drive inside your house... But great that you found five things that are better in Sweden than in the USA...I think both countries got many positive things and also some bad drawbacks.
I REALLY appreciate that you are honest about what is better here in Sweden because we have some systems that is just undeniably Good for the "Collective"
It's nice to hear that you say that Sweden make sense. That's how democracy works, true democracy. I've been called communist, socialist, even "slave" when i've met Americans around the world. There is a difference between democracy for the rich and true democracy for the entire population.
Welcome to Sweden!
You are soo beautiful!!! Your fiance is one extremely lucky person :)
Good luck to you in Sweden.
PS! Estonia is just a small boat-ride away. Try it out ;)
When watching movies from America you get the impression that the Greyhound bus can take you across the country. How are they in reality do you know? Are they efficient? Regarding public transportations if you live close to the cities it's easy to get where you want. However the further away you get from the city the harder it is to get there with public transportation unless it's a like rich suburb in the county next to yours. If you live on the country side you gotta have a car.
I’ve never actually taken a Greyhound bus, but they used to have a stop close to where I lived in LA. I saw a lot of people taking it so I guess it is a good option for those on a budget or who are afraid of flying.
I always take my shoes off when I enter my house but when I am at someone else house then I will not unless they say otherwise
I`m Swedish lived in The USA for 21 years and sorry to say I change on that with shoes...we wear it inside ...i never did it in my 36 years growing up...
As a Swede, i love videos like this :)
what do you love?
@@malinyamato2291 Like i said, videos like this😀
Same things what Americans who lives in Finland say for the differences. Also what comes from cleaner places most Americans are amazed how much we recyckle here. Recyckling in Finland is even litlle bit ahead of Sweden as i saw the situation and that is also what i´ve heard of my friends that live or used to live in Sweden. We are realy tried to cut use of unnecessary plastics all the time in packages and make more on combustable plastic bags and so on.
Public transportation is better in Sweden than Finland. I think that even with trains and busses traveling across the country is very expencive. If you have your own car it is cheaper to travel with your own car than by train. Small towns and cities don´t have even good inner services and busses goes mostly at those times as kids go to school and comes back. In my home city there are no busses at summer time after 5pm and winter time after 9pm. So you need to have bicycle or car if you need to move around later times. In bigger cities like Helsinki, Tampere and Turku there are much better public transportation, but if you need to move night time even the bigger cities doesn´t have very good transportation.
Yes, bikes are very common and many places even children can safely go trough city to suburbans. There are good lanes and many youngsters go to school by them shelves with bicycles. Childrens are growing here much more intepentend and they take much more responsibility by them selves than in US. Also children goes scools with busses them selves and parents are not taking them everywhere with cars. You have to be spoiled little brat if mom or dad is driving you everywhere. So that is the reason why we need good lanes for bikes that everybody can move safely around in cities.
Makes me wonder how shitty their households must be if they don’t remove the shoes indoors, it’s really disgusting and unhygienic. I would never step foot inside such a home, sorry but I want to preserve my health as best I can. Thank you very much x.x
You forgot to mention the BankID-system to confirm each purchase you making online for safety reasons for tickets or ordering services on websites
absolutely, that is an awesome thing! I've heard they are going to make an EU bank-id so you can use it for any purchase in any EU country as well.
@@KimberlySorce Yes that's a great idea to create as well..last thing is the system of when you deal with trash to sort out to be careful with climate change & nature instead of throwing everything mixed in a chaotic way for the garbage workers to deal with
Nice video :)
As a Swede I wonder if you or the American viewers can explain why you keep the shoes on inside?
Only reason I can find is that they are too lazy to clean…
- Tipping. Tipping do exist in Sweden but it is more of an appreciation gesture. Some people just round up if they are positively surprised by the service. But rarely are people paying 15, 18 or 20% tip on top of their bill.
Most common to volunteer round up tip are restaurants and taxis however only restaurants where you pay after your meal, not before the meal.
Also, Cafes, hairdressers, nail salons, massage, healing and other services are commonly not even rounded up.
There are restaurants that have card readers that ask customers to enter tip amount. This is often frowned upon as fraudulent behavior of a restaurant. We do not neet to tip in Sweden.
Small correction. Most that work in the restaurant business dont have a salary, they are often having a complicated schedule and are therefor often paid by the hour and is therefor waged employees.
- I agree, it feels so weird to go inside with shoes. I take my shoes off in my american home and I make my friends that visit do the same. Some of them have learned and implemented same rules in their house.
- Yes, collage / university tuition is not free at all. First you pay it with taxes and then, if you borrow money, over the span of your life you will pay off that student loan with interest which helps to pay your tuition too. There are ways of actually having to pay to go to colleage. Many students study abroad where they have to pay quite some fees but it can be from the Swedish student loan. Example you study in the states to become a pilot and the loan is from the student loan in Sweden.
- Yes, Sweden is overall better at bikelanes and sidewalks however sometimes it goes a bit overboard. I seen many times in my hometown where the city will take space from the street, make the street more narrow for the car just to make a very broad bicycle road. Many times this causes issues for cars and in the end you see that there is rarely anyone bicycling that street so the whole project was not very well planned.
- Public transportation in Sweden can be a bit of hit and miss. Just like in the US, if you live in a big city you usually have pretty good public transportation but as soon as you come out in the country cities and it is not so good anymore. Then, if you live in the countryside it is even worse, there may be only 1 bus per day and that is the actual school bus that one has to ride with.
Depending what Län or region one is traveling within the bus or the train migh lock out anyone that just wants to pay cash, problems arise when you need to travel over a border of a region. Also an environmental aspect arise in smaller cities where a big city buss need to drive around with 1 or 2 passangers only. It would have been better to have them in a car.
Yes I always ask the server if they get the tips before tipping them. You never know, in some places the owner takes the tip.
But.. the shoes inside thing.. do you sleep with them? Or where do you place them.. by the bed? :D
actually at least in restaurants a tip is usually very welcome in Europe also.
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What's the exact name of the app for bus schedules? I would like to download it now, in advance of my next trip to Stockholm.
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What about the dishwashers in USA? they cant get tip right? feel really bad for them :)
I mean...you *can* tip in Swedish restaurants, if the food and service was truly exceptional. But generally it's not needed at all. It's just for those one in a million restaurant visits.
i dont know how it is down in Skåne, but speaking of bus tickets and train tickets, in Dalarna at least the kids that lives more than 4 or 5 km from the school gets a free buscard all the way from the 1 - 9 grade and the 3-4 years of highschool.... Also... you can buy a monthly subscribtion (or a MonthsCard if translate it right over) and you have different classes to choose from... last time i bought one ( a couple of years ago) i bought the "CountyCard" it cost me about 1000:- swe kr.... and with that card i could travel how mush i wanted.. in the whole County of Dalarna... AND... i could even use it on the Train for example... my Girlfriend i had back then, she lived in a town named Rättvik and it is about 6.200 miles between the two.... so i could take the bus from my home in Borlänge to the train station, then jump on the train to Rättvik (that is mush faster and comfortable than taking the bus to Rättvik).. and when i arrived in Rättvik... just Jump on the bus to her home.... all on the same card/or app-subscribtion =)
My last time in Stockholm I used a card you charge up at a kiosk.
Sweden did use to have buscards and cash but due to the robbery risks they had to find a way to stop it as there was many bus robberies in some locations i remember when it would cost 5Kr to take the bus...... and now i feel old
The robbery risk us just the excuse they use to take the cash away.... no cash less freedom....
@@Honken55 i am fully aware of that possobility but thats the reason they gave so thats the only reason i can spread witouth being a 100% lie
plus having it as an app is allowing more freedom yeah u can be tracked but there is 0 ways around that these days
It's also a safety thing for the drivers if malicious people are in the know that they don't have cash on the bus. That is the main reason cash payments almostcompletely diasppeared in Sweden. They were on the same path in UK inthelaate 90s when I studied there. A lot of smaller shops gave a discount of 1 or 2% if you chose cardpayment instead of paying cash. I think the handling of cash had become so expensive. The insurance costs, and the cost of care for staff if exposed to being robbed could likely be very unpredictable as it is the employer's obligation so that would certainly drive the process to minimizing risk by eliminating cash.
The student card in UK did not only function as a library card and entrance to buildings but you could also load them up with money directly from the ATMs that connected to the checking account which was genius (checks were still very common in use).
Shoes indoors is rather common when it is a party of some kind i think. It will be messy anyway so no bother.....
Not taking your shoes off is one of very few things that will transform modern humble, modest swedes to 1700s level puritan fanatics or viking era bärsärkar.
Swede: Take your shoes off or I will hurt you >:)
Hahahaha
If a person refuses to take off their shoes then they are not welcome inside our home, we will NOT clean the floor after a pig
Well over 24 000 views so far! But i do tip in restaurants and i think almost everybody i know do. You at least dont take back spare change. If a beer costs 36 kr i leave 40. Not in fast food restaurants but in bars, regular restaurants for sure. Regardless if you with card or cash
Why do you give tips? We don't have that system in sweden.
Djooojooong... Have you met Ida "Barefoot" Bergfoth in LA?
If You are blown away because of bike lanes, you have to go to the netherlands, we have more bysicles than people and it is normal to cycle everywhere.
Most people in America don’t wear outdoor shoes in the house, unless you’re walking in the house. But after that, we take them right off, and we’ll either put on house shoes or go barefoot
As a half American/half Swede who has lived and worked in both countries I can only agree 100% to everything you brought up in this vid!! Thanks for making this vid.
I have an American mom and a Swedish Dad. But we always took our shoes off indoors. Mom was raised with that you have outdoor shoes and indoor shoes. So for her it wasn't strange when she moved here. For me it is a pet peeve of mine when people do not take off their shoes indoors. 1. It is dirty.. 2. You have to spend more time cleaning if you don't take off your shoes. 3. Even if you have indoor carpeting, it gets dirtier.. And let's talk about those static electricity shocks you always get in the States from that.... 4. How unsexy aren't sweaty feet from having been in shoes ALL day? People in the US have much more problems and issues with feet and toe nail fungus because their skin doesn't get to breathe. Some people even wear shoes in bed in the US.
When I bring all these points up.. Americans who wear shoes indoors usually react offended.
Most of the world's people either take their shoes off or switch to indoor shoes for hygiene purposes. Did you know that having shoes on is apparantly a cultural habit that stems way back to the British. From having cold and muggy houses with no heating way back when.
Hi there! Yeah I think the U.S. is like the only country in the world where many of us don't take off our shoes. It is SO strange when you consider all of the benefits of taking off your shoes! I would love to change this about many households here!
It looks better with shoes than just socks though...
@@tricepsbrachii So put indoor shoes on…
@@tricepsbrachii no it doesn’t lol
@@tricepsbrachii big dirty sweety shoes, meanwhile you sitting with your girlfriend at the fire.
Nooooo thanks
Same in Sweden, if you don’t live in a big city the public transportation isn’t good at all
About wearing shoes inside, which means the shoes stays on all day. I always wondered why, and in what condition are the non-breathing feet?
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Yes, many people here doesn't really have the best hygene, but keeping the shoes on the whole day gives fungus and hard skin at least. So I never got the point why it's common in many countries. I lived in the Philippines for four years, and there you almost never use socks inside 😉
I like your videos 🙂
Seperate bike roads? You must live in south of sweden in some big city. We don't have those roads north in my city in sweden.
Whats important to note about sweden is everything in the south is better the sun is warmer, theres more different kinds of stores and products to buy more variety. The northier you get the lrss of everything it is. We don't have a subway where I live. Only buss and train.
Har ni inte ens trottoarer med en vit rand i mitten? Det har funnits i alla fall sen 80-talet?
@@ge_mig_nat_som_kanns ahhhh jo juste dem har vi dem som är på trottoaren och ena sidan är gångväg och andra cykelväg? Men lät som hon menade dem här som är mitt på en vqnlig bilväg och en annan bilväg så typ chklisterna måste köra mitt ivägen (idiotiskt om du frågar mig tänk om dem kör in i ne bil eller blir överkörd av en)
Hello dear
I like your video ! You are very honest!
Do you speak Swedish ?
If you make video inside a supermarket or a store will be interesting . They have a huge variety of high quality goods and I am almost sure organic!
Thank you for the information !
I will visit you again!
Great idea! Maybe I’ll make a video about that soon. Thank you for watching 🤗
We had tapless bus card in Dalarna around 2000. 22 years ago. I bought milk in card 15 years ago. Haven’t seen the new money they changed to five years ago. Cash is just fumly, have everything in the phone.
as a swede if feels so wierd that me as a customer decides the salary for the worker, (or part of it atleast) with my tip, i mean do you tip even if your not happy with the service/food ? i would never leave a tip if im not happy with what i get when im outside of sweden for holidays or something :) Never been to the US but do you tip barteners aswell ?
Yeah.. I don't live in Sweden, but pretty close. (Norway) I would just like to add that you can verry much tip, if you are happy with the food/service etc. Those who work there will verry much appreciate it. But you are not requiered. I always leave a tip if I had a good experience. Just because those jobs usually pays like shit. And it's hard work running around a restaurant all day and dealing with all the weird ppl. So I think they deserve it. I think it's the same deal in Sweden.
Good to know, thank you! I agree it is hard work to be a server and tips will definitely make the day better.
It is the same in Sweden, yes.
Tip for employees is included in the check but, as you guys say, you can always show appreciation and tip whatever you find reasonable.
They don’t pay shit compared to America. You can have one full time (40 hr/w) service job and live on that without having a second job. But sure, tip is nice.
Ooookay. Saying they pay like shit was mabye abit to much. Some probably pay better than others too. But I'm pretty sure they don't average to great.
As a Swede, I was very surprised by your five points. I have traveled a lot in the USA both as a private person and in my work. A lot is good about the USA but a lot is completely sick. The gun laws, paying to go out into nature, all prohibitions that directly affect access to one's own country, you could say. By saying that, there's also things in Sweden that i don't like, but I think that goes for most countries around the globe.
It is noticeable that you live in a city here in Sweden and therefore perhaps have not discovered much outside the city limits.
The absolute best thing about Sweden is the Allemansrätten, which opens up the entire Swedish nature to everyone without exception. Everyone who lives in or visits Sweden can freely use all of our fantastic nature. The only thing that isn't really open to the public is the lot closest to your house. Otherwise, you have access to forests, parks, beaches, the sea, lakes, etc. There are a few exceptions and regulations, but generally what I write is true and it... is completely unique.
So go out and try it! :-D
The only ones you should tip are waiters.....If you are happy with the service=It was really really good
Why only waiters??
I agree with you on your assessments and comparisons, however, I also have to point out that the US is a far bigger country. So making improvements to things like the transportation system is not a single system, but many systems. It would be impossible to link every small town to direct lines of mass transportation.
It's not really an excuse for New Jersey though...🙂
Well, the us is the big dog in the yard and cant fix small stuff? We should make them aim higher.
Depends on your priorities. You can send people to the moon and wage war for decades - spending $300 million a day ($3 trillion over 20 years in Afghanistan alone) - using taxpayers money and gain just about nothing. At the same time you can’t get your shit together organising descent infrastructure for the same tax payers.
@@Jonsson474 soo true... Its all about what the rulers decide is inportant...
It's a priority on where to put the taxpayers money...🙃
You forgot the helathcare being included in taxes, but maybe you hadnt had to deal with that ofc so could be why u didnt include it 😄
I bet Onychomycosis and athlete’s foot is very common in the US.
Healthcare system is awesome in Sweden ✌️
It is still considered polite if you tip in Sweden if you really like the service.
Yes, I once visited a restaurant that gave me a very pleasant experience, and I kind of felt obliged to tip them when I left, so I added an extra 10% to what I actually had to pay.
I had a lot of money that time anyway, so it really wasn't a big deal for me personally, and it was fun to visualise the owners there being like "ooh, extra money ♫".
I would say that Sweden is far from perfect but compared to the U.S, we are comparable to the best in terms of technology (how many people from India, China and so on are creating the technology in the U.S.?) and such, and about 140 years ahead on the rest of topics, infrastructure, enviroment, drinkable water, womens rights, science, politics and much much more.
I agree, very advanced in those areas!
Don’t forget things like freedom, social mobility, business climate, investment opportunities, ease of business formation and operation, social welfare and work/life balance.
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Really? How much have you worked with technology or science? I guess none if you have not noticed that the US is the leader in most science/technology areas. People coming there from other countries are proof of that, not the opposite
However you don’t see that in people’s lives. They also have the best hospitals and universities but people don’t have access to those without money.
What do you think about Sweden's free health insurance?
Honestly. Busses in america may not be so Good because of America’s size. Theres a BIG size difference between the two. Although i havent been to America myself so i wouldn’t know if That was City/town to City/town.
it's called a "segway" to connect issues.
public transportation.... check out the prizes and taxations of gas.
and city planning.
As i understand it america is built around a car. In sweden it is really expansive. Hence we go for public transport :) US have priority for the car... with a benefit that ppl are actually owning thier houses, not living in appartments.
new orleans boston and new your is the most european-like cities... never been to boston so i might be wrong, but so i heard..
Swedes are actually the poorest people in Europe, the average wealth is less than people of Greece. You would not think so but most people in Sweden rent or only partially own the flat/house as part of a collective. And many just can not afford to own a car anymore. The car tax on a newish family car is around 10.000-15000kr per year ($1200-1800) that is ontop of gas costing 17-18kr per liter or $8-9 per us gallon. All thanks to the Green policies and taxes. This winter will be interesting as there is going to be a shortage of electricity in Sweden as well like last winter. Again thanks to the Green policies
@@user-zh9kc7tw4n That is just a bunch of lies. We are not the poorest people in Europe. Where did you even get that from? Do you think people in other countries where you buy your apartment (and not like in Sweden where you buy the right to your apartment) own their apartments? No the bank do. Can not afford to own a car? Seriously? I live alone with only my average income. I have 3 cars. None of them have a tax rate of more than 2000 kr per year. A normal new car cast less than 1000 kr per year in tax. 10-15000kr per year? Check your facts. Gasoline is now just above 16kr/liter. Electricity prices are already low in Sweden, shortage or no shortage.
@@johnnorthtribe Yes Electric prices are low in Sweden comparred to other European countries. And there are older cars that have low tax but the tax on new cars is high a Volvo XC60 costs 11108kr per year. VW Tiguan 14144kr or the Audi RS6 at 26024kr but sure you can get a Kia Ceed for 4640kr per year. This is as of April 2021. WIth the new tax proposed for April 2022 of an additional 4500kr for the first 3 years it will be even more. Coming to wealth yes the Swedish Banks own the most of peoples homes and appartments. Welcome to the Great Reset aimed at 2030. You will own nothing and be happy.
@@user-zh9kc7tw4n Your example are the biggest cars on the market (SUVs) and use them as reference on general cars on the market? When I search on these models I get other tax prices though. There are a lot of new cars with less than 1000 kr per year in tax. Even less than 500 kr.
edit: I see now that you use "carups" article that was written over a year ago and use it as a reference point. Those numbers are not correct. But sure the first three years of a newly bought gasoline car have a higher tax to encourage people to buy cars with other fuels.
@@johnnorthtribe Petrol Price today in Stromstad Cirkel K, Gas 17.39kr Diesel 18+Kr not sure when you filled up for 16kr. Medium Size SUVs like the Tiguan and XC60 are family cars yes there are smaller cars like a Seat Leon which costs 5496kr or a V60 7996kr or Daica Duster 8080kr or a bigger car Skoda Superb 9100kr So yeah they are taxed hard. This is facts. Bla bla facts..