TOP 5 THINGS SWEDISH PEOPLE LOVE ABOUT THE USA
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Hello everyone! In this video, we are talking about the top 5 things that Swedish people love about The USA. In order to get these results, I polled my Swedish followers on my IG account: @kimsinsweden
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I have been living in Sweden for a few months now, and I can definitely say that these topics come up a lot in conversations that I have with Swedish people or people living here in Sweden.
Did these answers surprise you? If you are Swedish or live in Sweden, what other things about The USA don’t you like? I can say, as an American, that I agree with these things as well!
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I'm surprised that Swedes didn't mention American movies & TV series. Because we love them!!! It’s also broadcast on Swedish TV all the time.
I've been to the US several times and I've enjoyed every place I've visited. I love that you can experience so many different things depending on where you go, because the country is so big. I've traveled around on both the east & west coasts, Hawaii as well. All the places have offered different sights, activities and food for example. Americans are very friendly and helpful people. They have made my trips the best! Which I appreciated very much.
I also love American sports culture! I went to NHL, NBA, NFL & MLB games. All those games are on the list of my best sports experiences. Besides hockey, it was the first time I watched those sports live. In Europe, the big sport is football (sorry... soccer as you call it in the States). ⚽️
I loved the shopping and went to these outlet stores you have outside the cities. Brands like NIKE, Adidas, Vans, Calvin Klein etc. were so cheap compared to Sweden. Traveled back to Sweden with probably 10 pairs of new sneakers and also a lot of clothes.
I could write many more things that I love about the USA. But my impression as a Swede is that Swedish people really like the USA! The negative things are based on politics and news, but nothing that affects Swedes opinions about the USA & American people in general. I think Swedes are quite good at separating media & politics with the country & ordinary citizens. Otherwise, just look at our government's circus, and you might understand ;-) Love to the USA & Americans 🇺🇸🤝🇸🇪
Americans are very friendly. I walked into a bar in West Union, Iowa. Within 10 minutes a lady came up to me. looking at my empty beer bottle.
She asked: Hey, how are you. I haven't seen you before. I explained I was travelling from Sweden, met a friend here but she had to work. So I went to the bar.
She said: Well aren't you lucky, I'll take care of you. = She was the bar owners wife, he was Gunther and she was Belle. I got a few free beers while talking to them.
Later on they bought me jeans, they didn't like that I looked like hobo, haha. They even invited me one night to their home and when I woke up they were gone.
They were at work, I found my bearings (unlocked house with lots of fine things to steal) just grabbed a beer from the fridge and went to the bar.
They welcomed me and asked how I was, I'm just fine and said I was hungover. Gunther grabs a beer and gives it to me. One dollar a beer, I gave him the dollar.
He looked me, no need to pay. I said, I already owe you more than you understand, from now I pay for my beers. He looked at Belle and they both chuckled.
In another bar in this little town, I walk in alone and walk out with 5 new friends. Yeah, people in America are nice (most of them)
Never ever abolish Systembolaget. They're the biggest buyer of wine and alcohol around. They do an amazing job of keeping rare products available to the public. I always buy rare Kentucky bourbon and re-import it to the States. Can't find it here in the US. I love the Systembolaget ❤️
Just as you mention, because of the news its easy to have a negative opinion about a lot of countries. But when you travel around, and meet the citizens, the majority of the people in most countries are very friendly and kind.
What I like about Americans, at least one thing, is that you can talk with anything that moves 🇺🇲🇺🇲
My Swedish boyfriend thinks free soda refills at restaurants are pretty great! 😅
😂😂👌🏼
That was the first thing that came to mind as an american myself haha
Our diversity is our strength.
American film/tv-series is the number #1 i would say.
i gotta say the nature in the US are amazing! What a country! So rich in that aspect. And my American friends are great, a little in bred in politics but great people!
You can buy any alcohol (beer, wine, hard liquor) in California grocery stores.
Systembolaget "Bromma blocks" open until 08.00pm.
I am surprised these were the top 5 and no mention of movies and TV series as well as companies like Netflix, HBO and Disney. In Sweden we consume massive amounts of US entertainment.
The general friendliness in America is unparalleled.
PS I am also an introvert I have generalized anxiety disorder along with other medical problems Sweden hello I wanna come there so bad
To be honest dont get this to buy liqour in normal grocery stores. Sure I could maybe stretch myself to think beer or wine, but not the strongest type. I do actually like the Systembolaget, because there is nothing like it. I mean Denmark and germany for instance has small liqoure stores, that do in sense only take in the stuff people want. Systembolaget has a huge various of wine or other stuff. And if they dont have it, they could get it for you. DOnt get why people still dont think this is good? And systembolaget has changed to a more boutiqe kinda style. There was once in a time, not possible to browse among all the articles at Systembolaget. You had to take a number and wait for your turn to be expidited, and you couldnt go around and watch what they did have. So they have opened up quite a bit.
And the third one I dont get at all. What, Sweden has kinda became the same. Lots of different foods from different cultures, Italian, Greek, Swedish of course, German, American, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Indian, Persian, Balkan, Mexican, Texmex, Spanish, French, Turkish, Finnish, Cayun. Creole and probably even more. I mean who are these people who think like the States has so much of different food cultures? Sure you usually have to live in a bigger swedish City like Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenbourg, Örebro and such, Smaller cities could be missing but usually have at least Thai, Chinese, Italian. I live in a community outside of Örebro, and we have a Thai restaurant and a greek, and normal pizzerias... 3 of them and then there is a place that do normal Swedish cousine. If I would think of anything food related its probably the BBQ-traditions that the US has. In Sweden we just grill something, and thats it. I have watched BBQ-videos on youtube from the states, and they do take this BBQ very serious. In the US, everyone seems to become a full-fledged BBQ-chef. And the second is also very strange, because sweden has never been as diverse as now. Dont get why people didnt mention the civil liberties that Americans have?
You forgot one swedish love. American cars from the 50's, 60's and 70's.
I would say american movies as well
...and Taco Bell, ahhh... So good!!!
Yeah, there is a lot of good in the US as well, for sure! You have been, and keep being a big influence in Sweden and probably a big portion of Europe. Interesting topic this one, I was not sure what would end up in first place. But yes, as we have "Jantelagen" I think we get our shit going when americans don´t. 🙂 Thank you!
Dear Anders. Glad you like Taco Bell but be cautious. My boyfriend Mats was healthy until he moved here and started eating American Fast food and junk food. He was always very active is Sweden but after living in the South where everything is fried, he is now VERY SICK WITH LIVER PROBLEMS. I see a direct connection. Before, he used to eat mostly fish and vegetables. American food is not very healthy!!
@@patriciamartin6756 Dear Patricia, thank you for your correspondence. I hear ya and feel ya - I simply just missed Taco Bell, that´s all. We have swedish tacos though, and they are probably just as good! Hope for the best for Mats!
1_ Entertainment
2: Amnesia
3: TBN
4: TBN
5: TBN
Fully agree with #1 i have never met an american that wasn't nice (irl) anywhere in the world.
Im trying to turn off my phone now!!
Go to Copenhage and CZcams can fulfill all 5 wisches, that why Swedes loves Denmark
I´ll add one. Classic American muscle cars. And yes, I own one 😁
American cars pre 1971
Different Perspective
Fool 😂🤣
Ok Kim, you opened the flood gates. I never mentioned this whole story to an American person. If you let me, I will tell you what I remember from this trip.
It will take at least two more walls like beneath to make it understandable. But only if you're interested?
8pm is the most common closing time for "systembolaget"
Why are you lying about systembolaget , lot of the store are open to 20,00 We have lot of restaurang from different countrys, indin, chinese, grecce, frnace, mexican, thai and so on. Maybe should you open your eyes
Its this, there is a hate/love relationship between US and Sweden! And to a big extend for many other European countrys!
At first its wrong to compare Sweden to USA, one should compare at least EU to USA!
However, some of the answers surpriced my.. like the oportunity to by alcohole in the middle of night, when one supose to sleep?
And the same for food, there is a plethora of food, from the whole world in our bigger citys, one just have to get out of ones comfort zone! Its probably this, there is not a lot of this big US fast food chains.. exept for MC and BK! And those is not a bit artisinal food at all!
Swedish Prime Minister Tage Erlander (Leader of the Social Democratic Party) pointed out in 1965 in a comparison with American conditions that "we Swedes live in an infinitely happier situation. The population of our country is homogeneous, not only in regard to race, but also in many other aspects.” A prosperous free people in a homogeneous Swedish state.
Consider what our country has become, he was 110% right.
As we know today, this wasn’t true and never has been. Sure, in yesteryear Sweden was populated, mostly, by ethnic north Germanic swedes (which was made up by several different groups), but that was by no means the only ethnic group in Sweden. Tornedalingar, romer, jewish community, samer and sverigefinnar are the five recognised minorities in Sweden, but of course there has always been several other groups present. Sweden does have a long history of treating other minority ethnic groups like crap, though. The castration and lobotomising of the Sami, Roma and Finns to keep the “Swedish blood and people spirit pure”, for example. Yeah, we were real good at that eugenics shit. Maybe not something to be too proud over.
Btw, Gothenburg, as we know it today, was founded by the Dutch and during the 1700’s swedes had to have visas to go there, as parts of the town essentially were British.
Sweden on a whole was, and is, a happier place (with a given amount of “happy”) than the states. It has been shown time and time again that that happiness was connected to the joint effort of the people to create something better than before, i.e; the workers movement. People also saw that that effort actually paid off; things got better than it had been during the rules of kings and the noble merchants.
Sweden has never been homogeneous, but to say so fitted the social democratic narrative very well at the time.
Even socialdemocrats can be right every once in a while (very rare).
Considering the shitshow Sweden has become he was right on the money.
@@jte5783 You are so full of it that it's not even funny. Start watching older videos from Sweden.
@Gargamel Bonnier oh it’s special ed, hi.
Everybody being an immigrant... hmm... Aren't you forgetting something.😉
Kimberly Sorce you are the best
Point on! Great vlogg as always!
oh by the way has it sunken in jet that you now are swedich??? sorry for bad eng
She is not swedish and never will be. She is an american living in Sweden just as I am a swede living in the US.
Texas and Florida, thats it;)
Kimberly makes people happy
Systembolaget have the finest selection in the world, so not all is bad with Systembolaget
You need to travel more..
@@mattiasberglund4484 Hi, Name one store that have bigger selection then Systembolaget :-)
@@Henrikno2
DaveCo in Colorado comes to mind.
Please send me a source/link that verifies your claim that Systembolaget has "the finest" selection in the world.
@@mattiasberglund4484 A quick check on DaveCo's website. They have a bit over 400 different beers. Quite good. But if I walk 400 meters to my closest Systembolag, they have 581 different ones. And if that is not enough I can walk another kilometer to my second closest Systembolag, they have 1106 different beers. And if that is not enough, I can order all the beers they have from their website, that is 4547 different ones. So. I think Henriks statement is still pretty valid. :)
DaveCo is good, but isn't even close to Systembolaget. :)
@@jonashansson2320
Very curious of the location that has 1106 different beers in stock. Please provide it, I would love to visit it next time I am in Sweden.
If Systembolaget has the best selection in the world it would probably be a Guiness world record.. yet I am unable to find it.
I can't understand about the things about food. Sweden has restaurants from all over the world. Street food as well... So? Are own food on the other hand is a different story.😝👍💯
I am going to be a wet blanket on this the one thing I don’t like about the US and I’ve thought about getting out of this country and coming to Sweden is I can’t stand capitalism too many people on the top that are one percent the richest and the most powerful are walking and stomping on the backs of everyone especially the poor and the disabled those with disabilities are literally second class third class and probably fourth class Lowe’s level you can get to as far as citizens in the US that is why would because of what’s been happening in this country lately me and my wife are actually considering seriously moving to Sweden especially if Donald Trump runs again for president and gets elected let’s put it this way please remember World War II Nazi Germany fascist which is what Donald Trump is I will be leaving so fast it’s not even funny and I love Sweden it’s such a beautiful wonderful country unfortunately having a disability makes it almost possible for me to be able to get out of this hell hole of a country to move there on a permanent base and he scares a lot of people with disabilities or African-American or any type of foreigner that would be in this country because of what his plans are especially with eliminating his way of all those who are LGBT and minorities that don’t fit his agenda of life the Republicans in general are starting to do the same thing or taking away women’s rights of abortion which is one thing that no state of Indiana in the United States has voted to outlaw abortion taking women’s rights away sorry for being a wet blanket but this is my opinion just making it clear about what’s happening currently in the United States and now from what I understand there’s no talk of the Civil War including Trump war against all please help those with disabilities and others to get out of this country I would love to move along with my wife to the southern half of Sweden
I miss all the movies and tv series on the list. I have enjoyed those almost dayly all my life. And... come to think of it... thanks to watching all the american tv I've learned the english language. And I guess I'm not alone on that one.
We learn English in school (the original British standard) which I prefer. There's a lot of British series on Swedish TV, and documentaries from BBC. I avoid series from the US, too much violence and too much
unworldly and nationalistic propaganda.
i would love for you to do an collab with Living Swedish(uni)from germany originaly she has been living in sweden for 1 Year And 2 Months would be fun for you to compare note´s she lives in stockholm
always fun to see . we are often some in family to watch your youtube videos 👍
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoy them 😊
Why do you have to go against all nations in the world and Call football soccer??i vote for a change..And Btw my biggest idols comes from New Jersey,not so hard to guess what band that is,think i,ve seen them about 30 times and it’s Sad to hear him now,saw them in Stockholm 2020 and hos voice is really bad,so sad and yes it is Bon Jovi😊so if you happen to meet him take a pic for me😂..And sweden aint to bad with music either we have ABBA second best selling band in the world after the Beatles,And we had AVICII 😢a true legend and some other big bands..And i love the NHL but not New Jersey sorry😊 Colorado is the team i watch,maybe because Our best hockey player played there (Peter Forsberg)have a nice vaccation..
I love the old musicalmovies from the 1940s and -50s. Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and others. Also old movies with for example Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant and all the others
My top 5 in no particular order: New York City, micro beer breweries, 80´s hardrock/metal bands, Ralph Lauren Polo boxer-shorts, San Francisco/The Bay Area.
#3 .... Oh my godd. The food is literally what I miss the most. My guilty pleasure was the fast food before I changed my diet. But Pollo Tropical.. Pieology.... Chipotle... God don't get me started on In n Out!
Ohhh Chipotle!! I miss it so much!
@@KimberlySorce Can literally go to a Subway and get Chipotle on your sub? Sometimes some hamburger-chains has it on their burgers. You can buy it in the stores in sweden.
this will be a short one i guess by the title...
;-)
😁
Rocky Mountain, Gran Canyon, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore etc. Great nature and national parks. I put in the classic Route 66 as well. 🙂 What the heck I need some buildings and monuments too like Miss Liberty, Golden Gate, Alcatraz, Mississippi Riverboats (steam). This is just from the top of my head (turbo brainstorming). There is so much good and beauty in USA. (Just to make it short) Greetings from Skåne 🙂
Crissie Hynde are even not worse than you!
I like The Jazz Era, ca 1920--1940. Americas Greatest contribution to world culture. ❤❤
You are giving me a headache!
Top 5 I love with America
1. Donald Trump best president ever
2. American people, Social and outgoing people.
3. Americans are not like Swedes, jantelagen=jante law. You can say you are good at something without it being perceived as bragging. This is the reason why some people in Sweden hate Zlatan Ibrahimovic our football player.
4.American sunny weather loves it especially Miami.
5. Americans love their country and are proud of it. Love your nationalism with your hand on your heart when you sing the national anthem. Swedish people have a lot to learn from America on this point. God bless America
feel free to migrate
Donald Trump is actually a fascist his father was old Nazi Germany he is just basically the same this country’s basic stance is if you have the money you can do whatever you want if you don’t have the money you’re basically walked on stomped on and basically if you have a disability you don’t matter not one bit there’s so much more I can tell you about this country but I really don’t like but there’s so much I would love to learn about Sweden and from what I’ve learned so far I would love to live there because you don’t have people watching over your back like your neighbors constantly and you don’t have people judging you for if you have a nice things or if you don’t and if you don’t you don’t get looked on with snobbish books and there are so many other things I could talk about but it would take about six pages on here to go through all of them things cost so much money it’s not even funny it’s a joke this country is used to be a really great place to live if you were among the top onepercent from when this country begin but if you were poor or disabled you were literally treated as nothing and you still are treated as nothing especially minorities like the LGBT who many have been killed rape assaulted and are dead named by the police when your body is found on top of that there are hatred against Asian in this country now there’s lotta hatred going on against all nationalities so what is so great about this country I don’t think there’s anything great about it and right now with our economy is crashing prices are going up and most people can’t afford the gas prices at the pump and other things that are expensive like utilities that are going up there is so much I can’t even really begin with this is just a synopsis of what is going on in this country right now and don’t even get me started on how foreigners are treated when we come into this country most people are polite at first and nice but after a while if you try to take their jobs if you try to do anything that would make most people furious which is quite a bit you wouldn’t be treated like total shit there’s so much I wish I could just ignore this country so much and get out of here and move to Sweden but me and my wife both have disabilities she’s in a wheelchair with limited use of her hands she hast to be transferred with a Hoyer lift or by cradle or around the waist to be transferred top of that I am legally blind and I have borderline personality disorder bipolar two PTSD generalized anxiety disorder as well as major depressive disorder dissociative identity disorder and I also have intractable chronic migraines and I wish things could be better and we both are surviving on government checks which literally is only between the two of us about 2400 a month in American dollars those are a few things why I wanna get out of this country but we do on our own house it’s just our budget is getting so stretched right now that it’s hard for even for us to do anything that we really would like to do and everybody talks about how nice the United States is about looking a little deeper than the surface you’ll find there’s a lot more you don’t like
But USA have the worst pizza ever .....NOOOOO choice of toppings.......
We Americans have our priorities straight! Alcohol should be as easy to get as possible, so we can be happy, creative entrepreneurs! 🤪🤣😘❤️ But seriously, this was a great video. It’s really easy to find the downside of any culture, but it’s nice to know we have some things that are also appreciated! Thanks Kim! You’re the BEST!
😂 😂 we know what we’re doing! I’m so glad you liked the video! ❤️❤️❤️
1. Super-size(When it was allowed at McDee) 2. NHL 3. Cheap tech and brands 4. Movies. 5. Music
Why would you want all the different food at your doorsteps? That takes the surprises and enjoyment away from traveling. You want Mexican food in mexico, asian food in asia and so forth. Maybe that's only me. But I don't like when I see a swedish menu in thailand. That's a nono. Local food, local drinks while traveling. That's a winnner.
And you have a person name Trump to look at the negative side of US.Horrible!!
Swedes are one of the most Trump hating people. What they don't realize is that they are affected by Swedish propaganda.
Whaaat you didn't mention how we love American cars? 😉 Sure it's a bit of a subculture, but anyone who doesn't give at least a little smile when they see an American car from the 50's/60's driving by must be completely soulless
True! I have heard that one a few times!
I think you would have to change that first sentence to ".. old American cars". New American cars (except Tesla) are about as loved as herpes. :)
Lol 3 ex girlfriends, Arkansas, Wisconsin and Miami haha. I also was extra kid with an American family in South Africa for 2 years. So yeah, one can say I have a close knitt relationship with the states in one way or the other.
My first chioce would have been, freedom of speach and the right to bear arms.
The liberal gun laws. I want to be able to by and own guns without a lot of unnecessary bureaucracy.
We really need to talk about this one because we have has so many school shootings so many murders people carrying around guns all over this country and there are a lot of families and people that are scared to death because of so many people even those in some states that have mental illness can carry and have a gun as well as pretty much anybody who wants a guy can have an AR 51 assault rifle including those who have a semi automatic or automatic machine gun can own it and carry it around wherever they wanna go to gun law are not good enough to protect the innocent children killed in schools and if somebody looks at you the strong work the wrong way they can shoot you at any time I personally am scared to even go outside my house because of my anxiety my fears and also the fact that I am transgender because right now I’m noticing some vandalism happening outside my home and broken glass outside on the road in front of my home and driveway and that could harm my staff’s tires of people we haven’t come in to help us all because there’s so many people out there that are hateful and spiteful that could do harm at any time me and my wife have a security system that we can protect ourselves with as best as possible but still we have home invasions in this country of people who can get guns illegally even I don’t know you tell me what’s better open gun laws or restrictive gun laws to protect the innocent I say restrictive gun laws to protect the innocent only those who are in the military or police to be allowed to have guns that’s it
PS guns for hunting like rifles are fine my brother uses a gun for deer hunting but he primarily only does just that was with his gun and that’s it that’s all I think guns should be allowed for especially if you’re going to use shooting kill a deer or another animal for food only not for just sport but many do in this country that even shoot elephants lions bears and other animals just for sport and not even have the meat for food wrong totally wrong and if they do they should donate the meat to homeless shelters and the poor in this country to help feed people but they never do they never will they don’t care
The geographical diversity and and nature wpuld be high up for me, and that the US is the sentinel of the western lifesryle and freedom. However bad the US behave in some wars at times, without their military strength China and Russia would rule unchecked.
I’m majority of the reason why the US jumps in the wars if you look at the top onepercent if they’re not making money then they’re not happy and the government knows that that is why sometimes we do jump in the wars especially when it doesn’t hit or support our top 1% in this country everybody else we no longer have a middle class we only have the poor class and lower class which is those with disabilities you need to examine that first and then you’ll find out because right now supporting Ukraine with weapons is funding money toward the weapons manufacturers in this country which are also a major part of the top 1% which are the richest in this country please look a little further I guarantee you will find out a lot more about our country that I don’t like and why I want out
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