Still Shocked by These 6 Weird Things About Sweden!
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2024
- In this video, I share six surprising things I've encountered during my 3 years living in this beautiful country!
Join me as I explore all aspects of Swedish culture as expat. Whether you're planning a visit or just curious about life in Sweden, this video is for you!
week counting is a work thing related. "Lördags godis" is a way to not let kids eat to much candy, its up to each parents to apply it. Its good way to not over consume candy.
Well. they didn't "restrict" candy. Just created a campaign of "lördagsgodis"
Nice video! Thanks! 🙋♂🙋♂
Yea not a restriction, it is all the parents doing this rule, it is kindof a tradition to not eat candy on any other day than saturday.
One could do any other day too but "lördagsgodis" sounds good in swedish
Background to Saturday candy is "the Vipeholm experiments" and the conclusions drawn from these horrific experiments on mentally disabled persons. There are some videos about it on UA-cam for those who are interested.
Oh, will check that, thanks!
In our calendars, you can see what week it is, so you never have to remember yourself.
Outlook have the setting for week-numbers if you activate it. Also go to the bank and get a few mini calendars for your wallet and desk for free every year. And when someone start to planning their vacation pull it up and you are in the circle.
as the week thing, I still google week numbers but there is a simplicity in "week" definition.
Vacation week 25 is easy to remember.
The "candy on saturday"-thing has lately been challenged by a word coined by one of the snacks-companies in Sweden: "Fredagsmys". Now, in English, the word "snack" refers to a light, unspecified meal, but in Swedish it's a collective term for chips and similar products. Many families include candy with the snacks, making friday the new "candy-day".
So, it’s two days now? 😂 or just shift from Saturday to Friday?
@@KseniaPya That's for each family/couple/single person to decide. I don't follow either personally. I eat candy or snacks whenever I want, regardless of what day it is.
I remember Fredagsmys being combined with Disney hour or "Disneydags". I could be wrong, I remember it being a friday evening thing where they showed an hour of Disney related stuff. I always looked forward to it, since it had cartoons that were made specifically for Disneydags.
That was quite nice. Regarding Lördagsgodis, I remember there were premade candy bags that sort of were made for lördagsgodis. One of those was a dressed pelican called Palle Kuling. There was also the nostalgic Donald Duck or Kalle Anka Saturday treats bag. Sometimes your parents would let you buy some pick and mix stuff, those were often really old and drier than British humor..
Great insight on how our country can be experienced.
Don't worry about the week numbers. I'm born Swedish and am always confused and have to ask for the date when someone uses the week numbers.
Good to hear that from locals 😂
As a Swede, I always use weeks. Both at work, and for scheduals in school. 😂
I only encountered week numbers regularly after starting to work. Don't know if it's an older generation thing or just more common in adult life in general, what with planning vacations and stuff.
I am Swedish but I have no idea what week number it is at the moment. Have to check it up at the calendar when needed. Some events happens regulary the same week every year, then it is easier to remember that week number though.
@ampleyfly yeah, my work always schedules everything based on weeks, and so do the kids' schools. But even before that, when I was in high school, most planning on what course we should read, etc, were based on weeks.
You can lock your bicycle next to the bus stop then when you get come back you ride home again not really an issue here.
7.24 That scream is normal. It's just a guy that realised that summer is over and we are now heading to the eternal darkness of Ragnarök (winter). Happens every year.
Jokes aside, this was interesting to listen too. That thing about Lördagsgodis (saturday candy) is so true. One time i bought some candy for work and i actually felt a bit embarresed about it. And my coworker said something like "oh, you brought candy. Nice. It's okay" like she just reacted to the weirdness of eating candy on a weekday but reasured me that it was okay to do it lol.
But i think every country is weird in one way or another. Makes the world interesting.
Thanks for sharing! The eternal darkness is craaazy here 😂
I thinks these weird things are different for everyone and they make countries so unique and interesting at the same time 💙
When I grew up in the 60's I had virtually never access to sweets or chocolate. This was also the case for most of my friends.
I am perhaps odd that I never used weeks myself and got no feeling for it - rarely in work related matters am forced to check it out in calendar but it is strange and as I see it imposed by "society" more than a cultural thing for common persons.
its not really an event, its just more normal for ous that you only eat candy on friday or saturday, somebody that buys candy on other days people gonna look at you like your have no discepline.
7:01 As someone else pointed out, it's now generally allowed on buses cause bikes take up allot of space and they would rather not have to deal with that. Trains are easier cause they can have specific cars that allow bikes to be stored. This is why it's always good to call if you are unsure, at least its better than being told you are not allowed to bring a bike with you.
8:42 Ive never felt good about companies here in Sweden that sell such personal data, mostly cause I feel that it's private and something id rather not share or something that people should have access to (at least not without very good reasons). Income has long been one of those things that people don't really talk about, think it's deemed a touchy subject. Only time i'd care about someone's background is if I was hiring someone for sensitive work, like if they are gonna work with money and/or children (I aint gonna hire the next Jimmy Saville).
Thanks for sharing 💙
Is income a touchy subject for every generation here? I know that in some counties it starts to become less sensitive topic
don't worry about the week numbers, most Swedes don't know what number of week it is either! I certainly don't! lol. never have. and nobody I know knows it either.
it's just one of those silly things, I guess
Yeah, its a work thing.
Nice vodeos! Where are you from?
Thanks! Would you guess? Wanted to not disclose this for some time 😂
@@KseniaPya So, then I keep my guess for myself. I respect that you want to remain quiet about it. The reason I asked, was because your views of Sweden get more relief in comparison to where you come from. Anyway - good luck with your life in my country! All best from Stockholm
Yeah, that’s true! Thanks for your understanding, and Sweden is a big love for me💕
We had ( flor tanten) skolan
What is it? Something about dental care for children?
@@KseniaPya The fluoride lady (fluortanten) was a thing in Swedish schools in the past when childhood dental problems were widespread. She would give the children a kind of fluoride mouthwash to improve dental health. It started in the 60's but hasn't been in practice for decades. Recently she has made a comeback in some schools in areas with declining dental health.
Saturday candy is for kids only so that they don't eat candy everyday
Hi ,counting weeks are really simple,The year begins in January First week is week 1 and its only to count days In month if you wish that. But a easyer way is to look in a swedich calender they will come as small cards for wallet, in work callenders . and as flipchart to hang on a wall . the best ones are they hwo have date, month,weeks and nameday its convinient to mark for vacation days birthdays and so on. so its not rocket research. simple as that.
Im also living in Sweden but im originally canadian. I still don't know much about why my family moved
You dont like it here?
Almost the same here, I was born in Canada but my parents moved to Sweden. I have spent almost my entire life in Sweden, too young to remember anything about Canada.
As for this with meeting friends and what week they can, only happens in southern Sweden.
I live up in Lapland and in the city of Kiruna, here you call your friend and ask if they are home and if you can come by for a cup of coffee. If that doesn't work, a date is agreed upon when they can and not which week.
When it comes to queuing, whether it's in a shop or to rent an apartment, or getting a parking space with engine heaters or other queues. That way, we Swedes don't waste energy on getting angry or irritated. But we wait politely for when you arrive or arrive at the front. Because we also think about how others would feel if you jump ahead in a walk or try to get ahead of everyone else. This would make everyone else angry and they would hate the person who doesn't follow the rules about standing in line.
When it comes to us Swedes cycling or walking a lot, it is because we care about our health. You complain about how it is in Gothenburg and that it is hilly, if you were to visit Kiruna and cycle here, you would stop complaining about how it is in Gothenburg. Because old Kiruna center was built on a hill, as well as all of Kiruna there are many more hills. So we Kiruna residents naturally have the strongest leg muscles naturally and the best fitness, precisely because of all the slopes Kiruna has.
Then why you are not allowed to bring a bicycle on the bus has to do with safety, partly if the bus crashes and the bicycle is not attached to something, then it flies away from the G-force and injures other people. Or if the bus catches on fire, the bicycle is an obstacle and people can be burned to death because a bicycle prevents people from getting out. You need to think more than just lamenting about not being able to bring your bike on a bus.
Weeks and queues- thanks for explaining, I actually really appreciate how people polite during waiting, this is very nice.
About buses and bicycle, you can say the same for stroller or for shoppingvagn, also both trains and buses have belts that you can attach to bicycle/stroller/etc to prevent it from getting out
@@KseniaPya When it comes to this with bicycles and prams, it is not the bus companies that decide, but it is the Swedish Traffic Safety Administration that decides and that with the advice of the fire brigade. Because Sweden has stricter rules than other countries, but it's all about safety. So the Swedish Transport Administration has decided that it is forbidden to carry a bicycle, should a bus driver allow a bicycle to be taken even then, the bus company and the bus driver will be fined. If this is repeated, the bus companies will lose the right to operate. I know this because my father has worked as a juror in the court.
1:25 Eating sweets only on Saturdays began
in the early 1960s.
You speak as if it has recently happened but it has
a concept that is 60 years old.
it is 60 years since tnd doctors came up with the proposal!
2:55 There are four weeks in a month.
It can't be that hard to calculate.
January, February, March are twelve weeks
plus one week in April = 13 weeks.
In Sweden, like many other European countries, we use an official system to determine which week it is.
The weekly issue is replaced on Mondays and ends on Sundays.
In the US, the week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday.
It is not common in Europe. We start the week with the first erbetsday.
3:45 Generalization, it does not apply to larger cities!
5:52 This is because there is a shortage of apartments in
center of a city. Gender brings justice.
In Sweden, you cannot buy yourself a seat further forward.
We like everyone to be entitled to their share of society.
In the United States, if you have money, you can buy anything.
You can't do that in Sweden.
7:15 If everyone wanted to transport their bike on a tram
then there would be problems.
You talk about it as if you come from a country where bicycles are used
was a vehicle that you could carry with you anyway.
You come from a country where you can barely use a bicycle.
8:03 Wait a minute, that's right but you have to register
with name and birth number so that you are not anonymous.
You also have to pay for the data.
Do you know what it's called that you can find out things about other people?
It's called Democracy! You're not used to that.
8:36 It is up to you to stop all information.
Stopping all information is completely free.
There are many people in Sweden who have
stopped the information about himself.
you can do that too. Don't talk so much
before you find out what the relevant facts are.
8:43 No you can't!
What are you talking about?
Where are you getting all the false information from?
Thanks for all clarification 🙏🏻
Cool down a bit Man!
@@erikwahlberg448 He's a bit aggressive in his response, but he's factually right at least
@@Eirath he has some points, but yeah, he's getting a bit too worked up, over what's just a video on youtube lol
I'm sure your detailed response is well meant, but you really come across as arrogant ... and rude to the poor girl. She's just expressing interesting impressions gained from living in Sweden. Good that you correct her where she's got it wrong, but you really do need to moderate your tone. Oh, and we in the UK start weeks with a Sunday, so you might try to be a little less dogmatic about things you've no knowledge of.
Good video🇸🇪👍🏻Too bad that everything is so expencive here😱🫣