Important Differences Between Sweden & The U.S.A | THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT THINK OF!
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
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I have been here in Sweden for a few months now and wanted to talk to you guys about some OBVIOUS yet IMPORTANT differences between Sweden and America!!! Target? WALMART?! Alcohol Policies! Manners/Cultural differences... SO much more!!! There are SO many differences between the two countries and I cant wait to make another part to this series!
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How can the question of tipping be controversial? isn't it just common sense that if you have a job you should get paid for it by the employer?
In the states it’s a big deal if you do not tip your server, I am not saying I agree or disagree I am saying it’s different.
Yeah exactly, entirely relying on the kindness of strangers to put food on the table for your family sounds horrible
Are there no unions that can fight for those rights?
In Sweden if your employer don't give you enough pay for basic needs of you home and familysituation the unions here would break their backs
@@theblackgoatofthewoods They have minimum wage instead, which might sound nice but the actual effect is that it justifies giving the low minimum wage to people that otherwise would demand a proper salary.
@@Merecir Then the unions should demand better. Noone else would exept minimum salery
We in Sweden had drunk workers at work only 70 years ago. When my father was an apprentice, he had to buy alcohol twice a day for the older workers.
Literally sounds like my life here in NZ and Germany. Glad you are experiencing things that will expand your thinking and enrich your life. Happy for you.
Thank you love you!
One of the reasons you do not have stores open 24/7 actually ties in to your comment about "no tipping"...The cost of having people work for your business is quite high compared to the states and if you work "off office hours" you even get extra pay (Remeber unions are VERY strong here)...to have a store open around the clock will become financially unsustainable due to the cost of personell.
As it should be. Workers aren't slaves and should be able to have a balanced life.
@@carpetclimber4027 YES.
Great list! You managed to bring up really good mundane things that most other CZcamsrs I've seen missed. Like the voltage difference. Keep the vids coming!
We actually use both the 24-hour system and the 12-hour system. The 24-hour one is more common in written form (especially e.g. tickets or on internet/computer time etc.), or in a conversation when you want to be absolutely sure there is no chance for confusion.
On the other hand, it's quite common to say "klockan är 3" (it's 3 o'clock"), and it usually clear from the context if it's am or pm. If it isn't, you would add "på morgonen/förmiddagen" (in the morning/ before noon) or "på eftermiddagen/kvällen" (in the afternoon/evening).
Her observations left out one important thing that she is probably not even aware of. Swedes, in general, don't like Americans much.
Swedish sayin
”Det finns inget dåligt väder, bara dåliga kläder” = ”there is no bad weather, just bad clothes” 😁
Also, in Sweden we have something called ”lagom” , not to much-not to little. We are not superficial. If you get to know a swede, you have a friend for life
"no bad weather - just bad leather..." ;) LOL
@@haerdy1337 vi hade iallafall kul med lädret
Really good video ❤️ Absolutely amazing and as a Swede I can all of these are really true!
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This is quite common in larger cities, Stockholm in particular.
(if you're in Stockholm, please don't assume that's how Swedes are... Stockholm people are basically like aliens in comparison.)
Not sure where you live but if your man moved from the US to Sweden to play hockey it's pretty likely you're in a bigger city.
Smiling at people in the streets is not that uncommon in the south or smaller cities and even if others normally don't, if you smile at them they will smile back.
We used to have supermarkets that were open 24/7, but they soon disappeared. They didn't even exist for a whole year... Nowadays, local grocery stores could be open to 11 at night in the bigger cities.
If you want to know about the reason "Lördagsgodis" was invented you can read about the Vipeholm experiments. It's a really tragic part of swedish history
We do have citys thats are easy to move around in and we kind of have it good with our public transpotation.
Damn I'm going to live in Vasteras in a couple of months, my husband is relocating from his job so I'm preparing myself! Thanks for the videos !!
Thanks for watching! I am wishing you all the best with your move!!!! Personally, I really like Västerås, I hope you do as well!
Love this video. My daughter and I are thinking about moving to Sweden. So helpful thank you.
Having to "think twice" is good for you.
It developes/nurture your organizing and planning skills and enforces structure.
Sounds like a hassle, I know, but in the long run this is of benefit for you're over all quality of life.
Marabou Milk chocholate. Therese is some variety in different bars. But the original mjölkchoklad and schweizernöt u got to try. I probably am giving u an addiction but its not the worst one. Polly. Kexchoklad. Daim. Dubbelnougat. Gott och blandat. Ahlgrens bilar. Djungelvrål. Turkisk peppar. Olw dill och gräslök chips. Olw grillchips. Estrella jordnötsringar. Some different snacks and candys that are typical swedish. Some is salt licorice thats going to be fun watching u try. Enjoy.🤪
Gonna make it short, but I love the candy "Jätte salt". I could go through an entire bag in 5 minutes. Would love to see you try those 😉
Nej.
This was a soooo good video about USA vs Sweden 💖💖 loved to watch it and after the 11 minutes I felt: I wanna watch part 2 nooooow 🥰🥰 this video really shows how best you are both as a person and as a youtuber ❤️❤️
I wanna add one thing based on what I know and that is metric vs imperial.
In USA imperial is the dominating system. The fact is that the metric system is being used in USA and one example is money. It's 100 cents for 1 dollar! That's a part of the metric system. And I'm not sure but I've heard that bottles of soda and water often uses liter in USA. Grams and mm are also used here and there but not often.
In Sweden and many countries metric is the dominating system. But just look at tires for car wheels in Sweden: it's inches. And same thing for TVs/monitors/smartphones and so. Maybe there's more examples as well.
Another thing is Celsius vs Fahrenheit. One fun thing about the Celsius scale is that it's invented by the swede Celsius! It's based on the scientific scale Kelvin.
The good thing about Celsius is that zero Celsius is water's freezing point. So that's so great for everybody that are out for a walk or driving car. If it's around zero or colder then it's probably icy so you have to be careful. 100 Celsius is the boiling point for water. Normal body temperature is around 37 Celsius. Above 37 is where fever starts and 40 Celsius is very strong and serious fever.
Just felt to add this since I know it 😊
The first point in this video was so good! About electricity. Really good advice from you to leave some things at home and same thing if you live in any country and gonns stay in USA for a long while. Might be much better to buy new devices after the travel. Check careful if the devices are compatible with the other electricity standard. This is why USB powered devices are great but that will only work for a few devices like phones, iPad, laptops and so on.
If you got DVDs and video games you often got the region problem. How about Netflix and other streaming services? Will the accounts work in another country?
Looking forward soooo much to the next video and how can I ever explain how happy I am that I found you and how amazing you are? ALL love and support to you 💖💖💖💖
Having lived in the US, I’d say that very good list you came up with. I do tip in Sweden too but only in restaurants where table service matters.
First thing first. No, you are not using the imperial system over there. What you are using is a random collection of words describing random meassurements, it's not even close to being a system. :)
Systembolaget: I'm one of those that love it. Not because of an ideological reason or something like that, it's just that since I love beer and I love trying different sorts of beers, there is no chance that we would have the same selection without systembolaget. In my closest system, a 300m (that's probably something like 48 hams in your imperial system) ;) walk, they have over 600 different beers, if that is not enough I have another systembolag 1 km (2368 gravels or something), that have over 1000 different beers. How would you go about having that selection without systembolaget? :) And also, they have a rule that if there is a producer of alcohol, the 3 or 4 closest systembolag to the manufacturer have to sell their stuff, so it's super easy to get hold of some local fox poison if you are out in the country somewhere. Great. :)
And you just learn to live with the drawbacks, always have the basic necessities at home for those emergencies. Get yourself a liqour cabinet.
And about the behaviour, we are just a quiet and sincere people. If we say something, we mean it, we don't waste our precious breath on meaningless "pleasentries".
EDIT: Oh. Candy. You have to try "Djungelvrål" and "Tyrkisk peber". That's the official swedish immigration test, if you like those, you are a decent being. ;)
Whenever there's a mild breeze here in Sweden like 15 meters / second, i just take a deep breath and say "Lite vind i viking kind", it fills your spirit and power, try it out.
As you might have noticed by now, not only are we obsessed by candy but also our "fika" ! We like our coffee strong and plentyfull! The sweets and our black coffee is a bit like fuel for us, like a storage of energy for the long and somewhat dreary winter coming up... If coffee and sweets don´t help in the darker time of the year I recomend buying some extra vitamin D as a supplement, the dark can really mess you up here in the north, and D vitamins help alot to keep your chin above the water! When it comes to the supermarket issue I´m affraid that ICA MAXI is the best option, at least they don´t close untill 11pm. ( Kl 23.00 ) ! Please don´t be afraid of the swedish standoffishness, it is for personal space, but most swedes will gladly help you if you ask for help or have a question about something! Hope you two get to have a pleasand autumn here in Västerås! ☺
Yes, taxes are included in the prices in Sweden. Never understood how it can't be included in the US..? Every trip to the grocery store is like a math guessing game in the US 😝
Hahah it really is and different states have different tax percentages
Oh! If you decide to do the candy vid, you can combine it with a liquor type vid! Back in the nineties different candy shots was all the rage at bars and in clubs and you also made them yourself at home. The most popular one was Turkisk Peber. You would usually use moon shine, but cheap vodka or brännvin will do just fine. Then you take at least one bag of Turkisk Peber (hard liqurice candy) bash them into small pieces using a hammer and a towel and put it in the bottle. Let it sit for a couple of days in room temp (some people used to put the bottle in the dishwasher if they couldn't wait!). Enjoy! 😜
Or just buy tyrkisk peber ice cream, while not swedish it's magnificent.
I really enjoy watching Americans eat Djungelvrål. Have your boyfriend try candy as well, for the double reaction.
You are amazing 🤩
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We do have 24h stores but not very many and they're very rare in smaller towns. It absolutely sucks ass that basically everything closes at 7 pm here.
ahhh good to know! It is tough but my wallet is grateful lol
Try every Fazer candy you can find😂 can’t wait for the reaction video!
Sure, but isn't Fazer technically Finnish? :)
@@mattiascarlsson5355 yes it is and so am I 😂 just really want her to test it since US has no good candy imo 🤭
Sure, Fazer is great stuff!
Fazer is cheating!
There are at least 4 bloggers on youtube who live in Stockholm, two women and two men. One is from the UK the rest is from the US. There was another person who lived in Gothenburg but married in Sweden and moved to the US.
As a Swede, small talk is not really a thing. I let someone ahead of me in line at the grocery store the other day. We had a little exchange and I told him one "fun" fact about something, the conversation was just a couple of minutes. Immediately afterwards I thought was a way too long winded and I felt bad about it, like I was way too intrusive. The fact that I think about it like a week later should tell you a lot about the Swedish mentality, or maybe just me.
That adapter is not grounded while your American outlet is grounden. So do not use appliances that requires grounding in that adapter. You need the grounden adapter for that
The obsession of sweets and candy is crazy. But we also (according to many other americans) have more vegan, vegetarian and so on alternatives + not that much sugar in food, soda etc.
Another difference should be the fact that "cash is NOT king" here in Sweden and in many places you cant even pay with actual money anymore. (maybe a subject for another video?)
And ofcourse sizes, go to McDonalds and check out our biggest cup of soda and you will se that our biggest isnt the same as in the US. I also guess that there are some difference in the coffee culture :)
In Utah they have the same system regarding alcohol
I am Swedish and have lived in America for 20+ years now, so I can completely relate to what you're saying, but in reverse. It's a culture shock, and it was for me, too, when I moved to the U.S. And for your viewers; you are right on! Everything you say about Swedes and Sweden is absolutely true LOL.
Dont forgett to Breath when talking😊
The US doesn't even use the imperial system. The imperial system was created in the UK in 1824-ish and is defined in terms of metric. The older measurements, with the same names, are not. There is a difference between the two. An imperial pint, for example, is much larger than a Queen Anne (the system that was in place before the imperial system was defined) pint. Most scientific, engineering, finance, military etc measurements are in metric in the US. Fahrenheit is not even imperial (Kelvin is). It's an old Polish/German measurement. This is not a criticism in any way, just an explanation and clarification. Truly enjoyed the video by the way.
Pls try Daim and Djungelvrål
Why this was introduced in Sweden with "systembolaget" , was that we drank too much alcohol so that the workers could not pay their bills and to the family.
U should buy godis at Kandyz at Hälla. Biggest candy shop in town
💟Great Video as always💟
⚘Love that thumbnail tho⚘
Your Beyond Beautiful you are
🥰Happy Sunday night Too🥰
Hope you have A Spectacular Week ahead
😇Stay Bless N Be Safe Always😇
Tomorrow i'll write down the candys from Sweden to try 👏 or maybe i'll do it tonight 😁
I can begin with some that you HAVE to try and that is:
Malaco: Gott & bandat
Malaco: Salt och blandat
Ahlgrens bilar
Ahlgrens bilar (sur)
Marabou: Schweizernöt
Daim (a daimbar)
Marabou: dubbelnougat
Chips: Västkustchips (i like pretty much everyone but my favourite is Gräddfil & Lök)
Jordnötsringar: a snack with the taste of peanuts
Ostbågar: the cheesier snack 😎
And as i said...i will give you more but there's just so much so that it's hard to try to name them all 😅
Great video ☺️ As a Swede, one of the most awkward thing coming to the US is the tipping at restaurants. It feels like you're forced to show gratitude by throwing money at people. It also feels like you're looking down at the people giving you service. Like "here, have some cash you poor thing" I'd rather have a higher price on my tab and use my words to express gratitude.
But I think tipping is more connected to emotions for us rather then business and salery.
It is interesting that Americans often thinks Swedes are more aloof ...when I moved to the States, I thought the same about Americans --- I had such a hard time connecting with people even if my English was good at the time ...small talk was easy, but to really get to know someone was almost impossible
I actually agree with you! It is very easy to talk to someone in the states but can be hard to build meaningful relationships. I am still learning and observing the culture here and I find the subtle differences very intriguing!
I read something that I think explains it well
Sweden is a coconut culture: Hard to get to know but then you have a friend for life
USA is a peach culture: Easy to get acquainted with but hard to get a deep friendship
I can write some candy bags you can try :
Ahlgrens Bilar (original)
djungelvrål (Monkey shape) = Pretty popular in sweden ,an surprise 🤣
fazer turkisk peppar
Malaco Gott & Blandat
De flesta kallar den för "turkisk peppar" men det står "Tyrkisk peber" på förpackningen
one difference is all the foreign cultures coming to Sweden. I wish all visitors a good time here. ~^.^~
I forgot to mention the huge choices of healthy food and proper regulation on everything. Better safe than sorry.
its very strange for a swede that people have to rely on tip in USA to get paid to do a job haha
Can you get by in Sweden with speaking only English or you must learn Swedish?
In my opinion you can do just fine visiting or even living in Sweden knowing only engligh! Personally, I chose to learn the basics and try to pick up as much as I can from friends and people around me! Swedish people learn english in school and they are really great at it for the majority. The people here always seems to be willing to help but they LOVE hearing you try to speak Swedish even if its just a simple "thank you" = "Tack"😊🇸🇪
Yes! We learn english from kindergarden. My 6 and 8 year old kids understand and talk english perfect.
@@IlyssaAlvarez Some are lazy. I know a guy from Alaska that's been here for more than 20 years and he always speak english. He can understand swedish but barely speak it. All swedes learn english in school from the start and it's been like that from the 50's.
I love this! Literally learned the voltage the hard way does it in Spain 😩My hair couldn’t be done the whole trip
A TRAGEDY!!!! The worst
Dont you go outside when its raining in the usa? Thats just strange 😁 are u guys sfraid of water?
I love watching these kind of vlogs. Most Americans seems to have about the same opinion on stuff in general. So it would be cool to see a video of maybe changes/improvements or trying stuff out, like the candy you mentioned.
Yes absolutely! Thanks for the feedback! I am looking forward to a candy video! 😀
It is not a good idea to bring electrical items from the USA to Sweden, because in the USA you only have 110 volts in the wall sockets and in Sweden we have 230 volts. This makes your things burn in Sweden. When it comes to being able to go and shop at any time of the day, it says that you Americans do not plan your shopping and have the need to have access to shops 24 hours a day and in Sweden there are no shops you wondered about, because it would not be profitable to have them in Sweden. When it comes to giving tips, you do not have to give, because in Sweden those who work in the service professions can live on their wages. They have a good basic salary, then there is something called OB supplement which applies between 19.00-22.00 in the evening, followed by a qualified OB supplement. This means more hourly pay and then you also have weekend supplements that you have when you work weekends. What you did not mention is that in Sweden we have very good bus traffic that takes people almost everywhere in the city and even out into the countryside. Regarding Candy, Swedes love to eat sweets, it has been calculated that every Swede eats an average of 18 Kg (39.68 lb) per year candy.
More to know about Sweden; In Sweden, you are entitled to 4 weeks 'paid holiday and from the year you turn 50, you are entitled to 5 weeks' paid holiday.
In Sweden, you have between 365 and 450 days of child leave, when you have had children. When the mother comes home from BB with the child, the father has 10 days paid leave. Thereafter, the father has the right to take 90 days of parental leave of these 365-450 days. If the couple agrees, the father can instead be on parental leave for longer. This applies to those who work and live permanently in Sweden.
Even for Swedish citizens, you have high-cost protection when you visit everything in healthcare, when you have reached the amount, you have the rest of a 12-month period free visit. Visiting a doctor in Sweden costs about $ 34.88 (depending on the dollar exchange rate against the krona). When you have reached a total cost of $ 145.35, the rest is free, regardless of whether you visit, doctor, nurse, midwife, physiotherapist or if you are admitted to the hospital.
In Sweden we have subsidized prescription medicine, which means that the medicine is cheaper in Sweden than then the USA, then on this we also have high cost protection here, so you only pay a total of $ 261.63 for the medicine and then free prescription medicine for the remaining 12 months period. The first withdrawal of medicine is then paid in full with the subsidy included, then the percentage is lower each time until the high-cost protection has been achieved.
In Sweden, lunch is free from kindergarten and all the way up to high school. It is real food that is healthy that is served.
In Sweden, we have Coffee culture, that you meet friends and acquaintances at a coffee shop and then have coffee and some coffee bread and sit down for at least 30 minutes and talk while having coffee. According to Swedish law, you are entitled to between 15-20 minutes coffee break in the morning and the same length of coffee break in the afternoon. It must then be mentioned that in Sweden the working hours are 8 hours per day or 40 hours a week and then you work from Monday to Friday. Is there more I can teach you, as I am Swedish who was born and raised in Sweden.
@@yt45204 It's one thing that's on the back and another how it really is, it's unnecessary to take a chance if it turns out not to hold.
we are incubators of war... we are pain, truth and no one can buy power
Another big difference between the US and Sweden is ... that not all European contries are the same.. In Denmark for example, we think many of Swedish ways of doing things are crazy... We don't have System Bolaget. You can buy alcohol everywhere. The same goes for Germany. If you move to the south of Europe, like Greece, Italy and Spain, it's a hole other world. I think the US is more united/similar when you travel around.
But.. you are spot on about the tipping.. Only America use this system. In Europe everything has a price, and you pay that price, not tip. The restaurant has to pay wages for the staff, not the customer. If the service or the food is not good, the customer will shop another place.
The clock goes from 0 to 24, not 1 to 24. Midnight=0:00. One minute before midnight is 23:59.
Whoops! I misspoke! You are spot on.
@@IlyssaAlvarez You can actually go beyond 24. ”25:00 today”=”1:00 tomorrow”. Those who write time tables for buses use that internally, since a day for a bus line starts at 3 and ends at 27 (or something like that).
Mcdonalds has 24/7 in Sweden in some towns 👍
And Circle K
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I never understood the problem with not having a grocery store open at night. Just buy what you need when it's open and fill your freezer and keep filling it up continuously. That way you don't have to go all the way to the store in the middle of the night, you only have to go a few metres to your freezer and get your lasagna there. It's no rocket science, anybody with a brain can do it, I promise. You will get used to it rather quickly. 👍
As a person…who does indeed have a brain.. it may shock you that I have thought of this concept and do practice it. HOWEVER! There’s nothing like a late night craving lol
As someone from the UK, I'd rather live in the USA
Care to elaborate?? I'd love to know!
Sure, sorry if it came off as rude I just prefer very brash and loud people, also the weather as I'm best in hot climates and Sweden is typically cold, I've always had a love for american fast food too. Obviously there are things that Sweden does better but overall i just feel like moving from UK to US would be less of a culture shock than Sweden which is bizarre :D@@IlyssaAlvarez
Swedes are more reserved and to them self in the cities.. The smaller the town the more open the people are. :-)
buy 2 candies of everykind. 1 for each of you. Then work from there. GL
Lagom är bäst.
Djungelvrål is the best candy. 😉🤣
lol Be nice, I have never met annyone from stateside who like the stuff! It is a nordic thing, salted candy.... 😎
@@klasandersson7522Party pooper.
@@OliviaSthlm 😁😁😁
Älskar djungelvrål! Jag och farsan kan äta en hel påse på nolltid! Det enda som är dåligt med dem är att de brukar vara så jäkla hårda.
Brukar ofta gå i butikerna och klämma på djungelvrålen så jag vet hur färska de är, innan jag köper. Ofta är de stenhårda, men ibland får man en färsk påse, då är det hur perfekta som helst!
@@goldrush5764 Inget fel åå djngervrål! Om man är uppfödd i norden på saltlakrits... 😁
Regarding the stores, the size of the stores all about population in that area. Sweden is a very big country in size, the population is around 10 millions, so to have larger store than for example Ica Maxi, Stora Coop is not a good idea if you have limited mount of people living there.
Regarding people being "reserved", that's true but doesn't means they are "mean" by any meaning, they are just trying to leave you alone, to respect that you maybe tired, don't want to talk, are not in mood or something like that, but what i suggest that you say "Hej" whenever you look at people, they will reply to you. Also if you are anywhere, for example waiting in the bus station or any other place, try to have a conversation with the people, they will be more than happy to talk.
What i liked in your way of comparing things, that you are close to the truth but still maybe need to live here for a longer time to understand much better how things are in this country. The life in larger cities are much different than smaller one, for example you cannot compare Västerås to Stockholm but you can compare it for example with Uppsala or maybe Jönköping, Linköping or Lund. You may need to have a longer trip down to far south of Sweden to understand more about this country.
Hey thanks so much for watching😁😁
I did want to address a few things in your comment. I don’t believe Swedes are “mean”… i think our opinions align on Swedish mannerisms. I do, almost aways, speak with the people around me, it’s so cool and interesting to learn from others. Great suggestion!
I agree! I don’t know everything about Sweden! Theses are just the thing I have noticed after living here for a few months and traveling about. It will be so excited to learn more and more through time. 😁
The best thing about Sweden is the high taxes. (And I vote for Moderaterna)
The best thing about Sweden is all the benefits we have because of the taxes. I don't vote on Moderaterna because of their cheatin bluffing leader.
The high taxes that goes to exactly no value? I vote M too but i miss the old M
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Exactly no value!!! Everyone in Sweden can afford medical help, everyone can afford education, everyone up to university have free lunches in school, almost everyone who is retired have a contribution that give them a chance to a decent living. I said that i do NOT vote on Moderaterna.
@@catd11ng74 Every one of those public functions are broken. People die in health care queues for example. It's fucked up
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Why don't you compare school or healtcare for example with usa.
Why do you want to get groceries in the middle of night? Silly and unnessearly, I suggest you plan your day…
And I can recommend licirice. That and dark chocolat.
Obviously you wouldn’t go at 11:30pm to get everyday groceries! BUT there’s nothing like a late night snack!
Thanks for watching! 😀
@@IlyssaAlvarez Many gas stations are open 24/7 and they are like very small grosery stores but expensive.
Wait until you get sick and has to get healthcare ...
As a Swede, I am happy I live in the USA, Sweden was different 15 years ago, now it's like being in north Africa.,
Well, that's hypocrisy! You should move to the moon not to the US because USA is the country of migrants and you are complaining about migrants while YOU are a migrant in the United States! In addition, you should be ashamed by involving "North Africa" in the middle as that counts as racism in any measure you want!
@@enkidu77 the people that come to sweden ... well the cultural differences are so big, that it just doesn't work. Most people that come from south america to the us, they are good hard working people. there are hundreds of thousands of people coming to Sweden that can't even read or write in their own languages. They will never integrate
@@the.trollgubbe2642 that's even worse comment, mate stay there you are, Sweden still one of the best countries in the world in so many categories and that wasn't so since before, it became better with foreigners together with other swedes. Also just remember, in each country there is the hard working people and some others are not, it's about giving the new comers a good start.
@@enkidu77 fact remains, we did not use to have shootings, car burnings, and murderers everyday. We have that now, and there is a reason for it, no matter how uncomfortable that reason is.
@@the.trollgubbe2642 in the US they have even worse statistics in many states regarding criminality so i guess you are either living in a wrong place or you have a problem to adapt to reality that Sweden always had that kind of criminality, just don't forget about the MC mafias .. now even the mafias from "eastern Europe" opened up and it's an issue for all countries, not only for Sweden, it's about drugs and weapons!