HOW TO FEEL MORE INCLUDED LIVING IN SWEDEN
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I hope this video helps some of you to feel more included if you are struggling in Sweden. It's not easy to move to a new country so give yourself some time and remember to be kind to yourself!
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I've mentioned it before, but an HR woman at my job is from the US. First time I spoke to her I didn't even notice her American accent until she mentioned that she was from the US. So it is certainly possible for Americans to learn Swedish really well. She moved here in -95 so she has of course had some time to learn, but you'll also have the time!
Oh, and midsummer is really about the summer solstice, celebrating the longest day and the shortest night of the year, or the Northernmost position of the sun in the sky for the more astronomically inclined.
The language is the way into society and feeling included
Indeed. But also social codes of conduct. Especially so in the anxious middle class. And also in a conformist consensus culture like the Swedish. Being born here, I still struggle a bit to fit in nicely ;)
@@herrbonk3635 Yuck! Middle class scum I stay away from.
Yes. You need to put the effort to get included.. I know if you only speak spanish in USA you will not be included even there. Learn to speak is the key. And the road straightens.
I can imagine me as a swede moving to America, espacially in the south like Tenneesee, Mississippi, Louisiana.
But i can not imagine myself already living in the American south moving to Sweden.
So i think you are very brave and courageous woman, especially as young as you are.
I can understand if you are above 60+ and want to move away from big America, big cities and just wanna relax and settled down somewhere else.
Keep going strong 💪.
P.S tomorrow it's valentines day, don't forget that 😀
And one more thing before i go 😀.
You can speak SWEDISH pretty well, i heard you when you did that video " speaking swedish all day" and that was ages ago.
Don't doubt yourself, you doing fine 😀
can i give you a tip. read children's books in Swedish. love your videos.
Im a child to immigrants born here in malmö. and honestly, I spent my whole life to blend in, and although I do not consider this that much, Its always somewhere in the back that to some swedes ur never gonna be completely swedish. In a sense America is much more open to immigrants. Once u make it there no one is gona pass u on a interview for having a greek name or whatever.
You could always ask ur followers to hang out, u have allot of friends here online, I would love to take out for coffee or an ice cream. :)
Another thing u can do is start going to places like Kallis for example. There people are very social in the sauna and u don't even need to speak, u can just listen to the conversation.
If u like climbing, klättercentret seems to be full of english speaking people, kind of like a expat hotspot for some reason.
At the end of the day having hobbies is the way to socialise. I roller skate dance for example. A bunch of us meet once a week and have super fun.
Va, USA stänger sina gränser till flyktingar och immigranter. Vi har öppna dörrar, och här i Sverige så får du alla möjliga bidrag utan att ens behöva göra nånting.
Det är mycket hårdare i USA kan jag tala om.
Sen får man alltid respektera och vara ödmjuk till landet man kommer till så kommer allting att falla på plats av sig självt
@@jimmykarlsson2567 Jag pratar inte om bidrag.
Jag förklarar bara att immigranter förblir immigranter i flera generationer, även om det är subtilt. USA däremot är byggt av immigranter. Jag tror att det skapar en annan känsla.
Svårt att förklara för någon som inte upplevt det. Som barn till invandrare som kom hit på 70-talet så, var det ändå så att man försökte vara dubbelt så svensk som dom *riktigt svenska barnen för att själv känna att man passade in. Lite som att man hade ögonen på sig. Alla kanske inte känner så, men jag tror att det är ofrånkomligt att det blir så.
You are doing soo good and in my eyes you are more swedish now,and the way you reson around us swedish ppl i think you are understanding us so good , so great to follow you love you😍
One more thing that’ll help being more involved, sports! Practicing any kind of sport will also help meeting Swedes.
I understand that being included into the Swedish community is not easy, even for a Swed. But when you have passed the threshold you will have a friend for life, a true friend in all sense.
Haha I saw the news picture on the site!! The former prime minister Magdalena Andersson! Many Swedes call her "Arga Andersson" and that meens Angry Andersson, becous she has a really really short temperament in debates and tv interviews etc! Maybe that will help you get little included if you throw it out as a joke or something in some situations here in Sweden!
I like your videos btw, you've got a great peronality! :) Good Luck to you // Mikael Hammarström
PS: Please invite me to a Thanksgiving dinner!! I have always wanted to enjoy that! :D
I think you are on your way to learning Swedish, give it another year and it will flow well. What is the language at your job? Only English or mixed with Swedish? Just because you are forced to speak, read Swedish at work usually makes the difficulties go away more and more. I know from my own experience that speaking Swedish at work makes the Swedish language better. I have had some staff, in my previous profession (Retired now, yes I know I am old😁😁), from Syria with very poor Swedish skills. But after about 10 months, the Swedish was ok.
I hope you will feel more and more included in Sweden.
It is hard making friends as a Swede as well... Swedes are reserved and introverted and often socialize in smaller circles/cliques, which as a newcomer may be difficult to get included into.
The best option is probably either joining interest groups, where the focus is on social activities.
There are some on Facebook.
Some work places also have social groups, such as book circles or innebandy Teams, that one can join.
Good luck in learning Swedish! Lycka till med att lära dig Svenska!
Sweden loves ya!😍Hope you can feel it. 🙂
Language = yes!! Spot on! The way forward...
I think it's smart to take some online courses while waiting for SFI.
Yeah it's hard, but with time and practice it will help a lot.
I’ll write in Swedish now so you can practice your reading comprehension if you want or translate it. I will do my best to write correct Swedish and not using slangs or that sort of things.
Sanningen är att det är många svenskar som känner likadant, men det är inte alltid något ”negativt” för oss. Svenskar är dåliga på att småprata, men väldigt bra på att prata djupt. Som du säger, vi är väldigt medvetna om vad som händer i världen & Sverige. Men också intresserade av att prata om världsproblem eller viktiga frågor. Vi är analytiska och introverta i jämförelse med amerikaner. Därför lär vi oss att vara ensamma och trivas med det.
Vi pratar väldigt mycket om våra känslor och det är en stor del (enligt mig) till att skapa relationer i sociala sammanhang. Vi söker vänner som vi kan ha roligt med, diskutera tillexempel samhällsfrågor med, men också prata djupt med. Vi pratar mycket om psykisk ohälsa, ångest, stress och alla typer av problem du kan gå igenom. Därför tänker jag om du känner dig utanför i sociala sammanhang eller något är jobbigt. Säg det och förklara ditt perspektiv, då kommer du börja bygga relationer på riktigt. Jag tror också många svenskar är väldigt intresserade av USA och förstå saker som händer där mycket bättre 🙏🏻
For the most part I do like your videos that you post, but in this case it feels like the language part was more of an excuse for the sponsor ad... Many people usually say they feel included in Sweden because of the fact that most Swede's are very good at English.
However, not speaking the native language will obviously affect how included you feel, but that will most likely be regardless of what country you move to (or even more so if you move to a country where people are not as good in English).
I am married with a Filippina, and I did almost everyday speak Swedish with her.. And my mom didn't speak English at all made my wife to force her self to speak more swedish home... U will learn Swedish but let it take some time... 😄
Yeah.. learning swedish so you understand what they say to you is a good thing! Or to read the signs!
In anyway.. the pro is that 99% of swedes, that is raised and born in sweden understand English.
The con is that a lot of us switch to english if we hear your american accent.. or if you strugle to find the right swedish word!
Its easy.. use swenglish as much as you can, "put in some english words in a swedish sentens" if you strugle to find the right swedish one!
On the other case.. you is living in Skåne.. so you have to learn a bit of Skånska to.. there french "R", and a few old danish words!
In any case, the easyest language to learn for a english speaker is Norweigan and Swedish.. becuse its mostly the same language!
Midsommar is a celebration of the summer solstice and fertility in the old days. Midsommarstången is suspected to has been a phallos symbol until the church made it into a cross. The rings might be a step away from religion. A theory that might be true?
Where you in Eskilstuna the other day?
Jag bor där
Come on learn Swedish if you’re going to live there.
Willys 10 kr flergångspåse är bra också.
Willys 10 kr reusable bag is good too.
I see you're struggling to choose between the English and Swedish pronunciations of your home town, Malmö.
Isn't it about the time to switch to the swedish one.
The Action is in Malmö! Do you have an assault rifle or (sawed-off) shotgun? 😁
I could teach you proper swedish in 2 weeks for real!
Have you leared the national anthem?
Maby on 6 june you can give your points of it and what you've learned and end by singing
Well… this video kinda feels like it’s mostly supporting your sponsor. Google/bing/Microsoft translate is a thing if you want to read stuff or signs and about 90% of the population speaks English already.
Sure. Swedes are a bit less open to talk to strangers and value personal space but there are Americans that don’t fit the stereotype as well as there are more outgoing Swedes. Getting a job sure helps with your social life though. 👍🏼. You would be less fortunate if your native language was anything else than English.
Too bad you will speak Swedish with Malmö dialect 😂😂😂😂
LOL! She will feel included in Skåne at least. Hahaha!!
@@tompettersson3814 😂
Hellre Malmö än Ystads dialekt... 😄 😜
@@jorgenandersson418 Ja det kan jag hålla med om. Behövde fan tolk sist jag var i Ystad.
@@tompettersson3814 lära prata engelska med en kompis vän.. Han garvade när vi började prata engelska. 😄 😜
Swed language is a minority language. Its only about 10 m that spek swed
bra jobbat, vilken kämpe
Learn Arabic maybe, last time I went to Swedbank, nobody could speak Swedish.
One big fat advertisement from start and almost to finish. Clickbait!
As a Swede i never listen to news, the news are to coloured by S V and MP. I get my news from other sources.
Poor man. You’re confused.
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