My 10 Favourite Things About Living in Sweden
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2024
- Have you ever been to Sweden? Are you Swedish?!
What are your favourite things about Sweden?
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It still amazes me that the cheese slicer isn't in every home world wide.
I couldn't agree more, honestly cannot imagine living without one now.
That is probably because hard bread cheese normally comes presliced abroad. But i dont like the thicker slices. A whole block of cheese is also tastier. And they dont need to add that extra chemical (?) to the cheese that keeps the presliced slices from sticking together. Less "splaticy"
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@@reallivebluescat There's pre-sliced cheese in the UK, but most quality cheese isn't. And it's far better than cheese in Sweden (Västerbottensost being excepted). I have about four slicers here in the UK (but then, I'm Swedish). And I also have a few long shoehorns.
One japanese friend described us Swedish people as " flowers in springtime"when the first real rays of sun comes.
All sittingthere, or just stop walking facing the sun and just smiling =)
The tourists that visit Sweden and see a floc of Swedes just sitting there in the sun are always so confused, until they move here.
And then all of a sudden they have joined the sunbathers that is basking in the sun while the snow is still out.
Literally me.
I remember shopping for shoes in London and trying to find a shoehorn / trying to remember what it's called in english so I could ask a shop assistent for one.. 😂
For some reason I thought it was a universal thing that all shoeshops had readily available.. It wasn't. 😅
Yeah that's a great point actually wish I'd thought of that to say in the video to demonstrate how uncommon they are in the UK, can't think of a more appropriate place to have something to help you get shoes on easily than a shoe shop!
I liked your list! It was refreshing compared to other videos where they all say the same things.
Thank you!:)
Put crocs on with a shoehorn is hilarious.
British sense of humour I'd say❤
You're too kind, thank you!
I think your Swedish was good! Well done! =)
Tack så jättemycket! Min vänner säga de kan förstå mig när jag skriva eller tala, men jag kan bara förstå de om de prata lika jag är en liten barn
I am from the countryside outside Uppsala, and i have living in Uppsala for almost my whole life. It was nice to see some video clips from my hometown. At the moment I living in southwest off Småland. But I still have my apartment in Uppsala. And my son in law is from UK.
*Waiting for the army of Finns to correct you about the Saunas country of origin*
Then again - it's not a Finnish "invention" at all. The traditions is just as long in Sweden - but over here we call it "bastu".
Jo, men försök förklara det för en Finne..
@@user-mc8js1uj2p Säg bara satana vittu perkele, så fattar han nog.... kanske.......
Hahaha in my defence I don't think I said saunas are from Sweden just that it's really popular here. It's a bit of a running joke that one of my friends outlasts everyone in the sauna and we say it's because he's 1/4 Finnish
@@GeorgeFrazerVBThis is true, and after Finland I believe they’re most common here. That said, I do believe Finland have more than 3 million of them on a population of a bit over 5 million, that goes great with all their lakes. Just one of the reasons I love Finland as a Swede 🇸🇪❤️🇫🇮
Hej,
I'm not from Norwich but lived there for 6 years with my Swedish partner before we moved to Malmö. I've lived in many Welsh & English cities but Norwich was the best. Has a great vibe, fierce independence &, of course, wonderful architectural gems.
Agree with most all of your positives but Malmö, being in the deep south, doesn’t get the snow, so has the same penetrative damp cold of home. We do get spring weeks earlier and summer lasts longer, in compensation.
Har det bra hemma i Norwich!
Hej! That's really cool to hear, I'm glad you liked Norwich so much and it's interesting to hear what you enjoyed about it. I agree 100% with the point about the architecture it's really special.
Yeah when we had away games in Skåne my teammates would comment on how insanely different the climate was, much closer to that of the UK than further north.
Welcome back 👍🏻
on the cycling: i'd say we're generally very good at making sure it's not actively dangerous, but the really good infrastructure and having lots of people biking is more of a big city thing.
As soon as you get away from the orbit of the larger cities things start dwindling pretty fast, and by the time you're in a town like Enköping it's just a couple of combined bike and pedestrian paths that ostensibly exist so kids can bike to school.
That's interesting to hear although I guess not too surprising that small towns don't have the same infrastructure!
08:41 - WOW that was amazing!! :O
Tack så jättemycket, du är jättesnäll!!
love the croc shoehorn usage ! haha
Aw thank you!
*GREAT* video ! :)
Banger CZcams videos🔥🔥🔥
Thank you that's very kind!!:)
I never had a green Christmas and I'm getting close to 50
Wow, I'm very jealous! I'll have to come back to Sweden one Christmas to get to experience it!
@@GeorgeFrazerVB come on over, down south where I grew up I have a house with plenty of spare rooms LUL
As a Swedish guy thats half English i really like to se how you persept Sweden. Will try to do a video when i go to England,
Thank you!! And yes do it, it'd be really interesting to hear more Swedish people's opinions of the UK
Waiting for that Norwegian person to address the cheese grader facts.
Yes, it’s important to point out the origin of the cheese slicer! 🇳🇴
Probably the only invention that is Norwegian. But it's a good one.
@@Peo_Sahlin The only one 😉
@@Peo_Sahlin Paper clips and aerosol spray dispensers(spray cans) are Norwegian as well.
I'm learning a lot in this comments section, you're the second person to point that out now so it's nice to see the Norwegians are rightfully proud of their cheese slicer!
The Sauna is much better if you go in to the cold sea before or a cold lake cheers from Skåne
Yes 100%!! Best sauna experiences I had were when I could roll in the snow and then get back. I've never had the chance to go jump in the sea or a lake but that would be amazing.
Fun fact. There is more people speaking English in Sweden then Canada according to Wikipedia.
After meeting Québecois people on vacation abroad - I honestly believe that’s true 😅 In my experience they (People from Quebec between 20-40ish years old) either spoke perfect Canadian English with a slight funny accent or worse English than the French from France - There is no in between!
That's a very fun fact, impressive considering (also according to Wikipedia) Canada has almost 4x the population of Sweden.
@@GeorgeFrazerVB I think it is in % of the population, not total speakers!
The sun has more effect in winter because the light reflects of the snow. 👍
Yes 100%, makes december and january such prettier months than november before the snow comes!
I think the reason why Sweden is so proud of Abba is, because they made good music. Even if you dont like their music, its musically very well composed and arranged. Most of that is down to Benny Andersson, the pianoplayer. He also wrote some musicals, including Chess.
Also, we have a sort of "soft patriotism" where exported swedish products are really celebrated. 😊 But because of Jante-lagen, people wouldnt brag to much about it 😂. But swedes love to talk about swedish things with foreigners (especially english speaking ones for some reason).
They're excellent producers and musicians.
Yeah I think you're spot on there, I've always liked Abba but listened to a lot more since being in Sweden and really appreciating their music past it being just happy party music which is somewhat how I think a lot of people view it in the UK.
Comparing U.K to Sweden and sunlight, is it really that different. All movies from U.K its rain, fog and a grey lence sort of. Hours of sunlight during winter to spring, do the U.K have more? Or, have you adapted Swedens cravings?😂
Definitely possible I've been brainwashed by the Swedes, but I do think there is a noticeable difference, not just in the daylight hours but also how high the sun is in the sky, even in the height of winter in the UK where I'm from the sun gets up way higher than it does in Uppsala at least which makes it feel much brighter and sunnier.
7:42 Yeah there is no resentment like that toward ABBA and IKEA but they aren’t universally loved either. Most Swedes probably don’t feel very strongly one way or another about them.
Ooh ok that's interesting you say that, maybe my friends are all just a bit obsessed then!!
I don't understand why people like being in sunlight so much. I always try to avoid it.
Its rare here, thats why 🙂
That was literally me before moving here, the Swedish winter changes you ahaha
Because there's such a lack of it that we add Vitamin D to our milk and yoghurt
Uppsala is North? Cute
Hahaha yes I was expecting to get a comment like this and you're quite right! I'm sad to have not spent more time in the actual north.
Its kinda funny how sweden gets more sun than the uk on average eventhough sweden is more north.
Yes definitely! Although I think given I've only really been here during the colder months as go back home for the off season it's coloured my perspective on how much sun Sweden gets as I haven't had a full Swedish summer:(
@@GeorgeFrazerVB I guess you also were in the north of Sweden, the south is wonderful during the summer as it gets a lot warmer.
@@2mrandersson Not quite true, since the summers give the north more sun in the north, it actually gets quite warm
I guess north is a relative term haha, I was in Uppsala so further north than most people live but not actually that far north in geographical terms!
Oh George, next time, go visit the north of Sweden...there you'd get sun 24/7 during the summers and cold snowy winters❤❤❤
And the mentality is different, so different.
I love the north ❤❤❤
Im sorry, but dried dill taste of nothing 😂. If you want really good dill popcorn, melt some butter and infuse with alot of fresh dill, including the stalks. Strain, and drizzle over the popcorn
That's a great shout!! My partner Meg is a chef and just told her and she's really excited to try it, thanks:)
My favorite thing about Sweden is that each day is different, the sunrise and sunset is always at a new time each day, and combined with the 4 seasons of each year, it’s never boring!
I really like when the weather is below 0°C (everything is frozen) or above 15°C. I also like that they have built several fantastic outdoor gyms around where I live, in Stockholm, it’s such a good investment!
And that all school kids gets free public transport over all holidays, it’s great for them to build confidence and get around by themselves.
Yeah you've put that well with the below 0 and above 15 being glorious, although I think if the sun is clearly out then I don't really care what the temperature is, I'm happy! Those outdoor gyms sound cool though I've not seen them before. For sure also the free public transport is great, there's a lot of good things about Sweden that I guess are more relevant if you're living here long term like the maternity and paternity care, but since I've only been here for a couple of years I didn't mention them, but this was by no means an exhaustive list!
Not much of an outdoor guy, are you? If you were, I would expect the "Freedom to roam" to top your list. The summer sun is a good choice, though.
Ahh on the contrary, I'm really gutted to have not been able to get outdoors more often but sadly with playing so much volleyball it didn't leave much time for exploring the great outdoors
@@GeorgeFrazerVB Great: That was my point, no need to look for "public footpath" signs in Sweden as every footpath is public.
Nice "review" - but I am shocked that you persist saying "eye-kee-ah" when you perfectly well know that it is pronounced similar to "ee-keh-ah". I wish you weren't spreading this common mispronunciation English speakers have. You should also mention that in Sweden we don't call it "sauna" (which is Finnish) but "bastu" (short for "badstuga" - bath cottage).
Ahaha on the first point I guess I'll have to apologise on behalf of the English speaking world as Ikea is definitely not the only word we mispronounce, but I would definitely get some funny looks back home if I started saying it as it's said in Swedish.
Also sorry I'm probably being dumb here but I'm confused, do you mean I should've just included in the video the Swedish word for sauna is bastu, or do you mean when speaking English Swedes say bastu and not sauna? As if the latter that hasn't been my experience at least!
@@GeorgeFrazerVB I have heard a few English speaking individuals pronounce IKEA the correct way - my point is that names do not change their pronounciation just because they are pronounced in a different language ((especially not company names). Take your own name e.g. - as you know it's pronounced completely different in Swedish ("yeeorj"), but I am sure your Swedish friends pronounce it the English way. It bothers me even more when I hear native Swedes talking to foreigners and using the English pronounciation, instead of "enlightening" them. I love the English language (my favourite topic during my school days), but the "Anglification" of the Swedish language is going to far in my opinion. As for "bastu" - I am 70 years old, have lived my entire life in Sweden and have never ever heard a Swede say "sauna" instead of "bastu". So what I meant was that if you had mentioned that Swedes call it "bastu" you would have given your non-Swede viewers information they probably never had heard of. With that being said, I enjoyed your video and I am truly glad you did not call your video "XXX things that are weird in Sweden" (there are alas way too many videos on CZcams with that name). So keep up the good work!
Really? Do you pronounce George (with the ending "e") the same as Georg (without it)?
"Names do not change their pronounciation just because [...]"? Oh? if you plan to travel to Paris, and tell someone about it in Swedish, how would you pronounce it? With or without the "s"? Names DO change their pronounciation depending on language. It's not uncommon.
@@davebowman6497 Yeah, with or without the E it would usualy be "Yeorgh" or something like that.
Some say "Yorgh" but I think that's rarer.
Ahhh ok I understand what you're saying now. So the word sauna we use in English comes directly from Finnish as the Finnish word for sauna, is sauna. Whereas Swedish has it's own word with it's own origins which is separate from Finnish! Thank you for the feedback and kind words!!