We have a head start agains other Europien countries on being clean. The Vikings were known for their excellent hygiene. Excavations of Viking sites have turned up tweezers, razors, combs and ear cleaners made from animal bones and antlers. Vikings also bathed at least once a week-much more frequently than other Europeans of their day-and enjoyed dips in natural hot springs.
impressive!!! I didn't know it, thanks for sharing...Anyway, I find Swedish culture, lifestyle, life philosophy very fascinating.....I admire the cinema and actresses such as Liv Ulman and Ingrid Bergman as well as the director Ingmar Bergman...I'm thinking about moving to a smaller city in Sweden.
@@YAYGOME In fact. The English even made fun of vikings for bathing so often. Lördag = washing day. How could anyone need to bathe more than once or twice a year? :)
True on Swedish food. It's an old joke in Sweden even... Family goes abroad and the kids don't like the food, and the kids go "can't we have normal Swedish food like pizza, kebab or tacos?" :)
@@lisapinfold506 I totally sympathize, Sweden and UK have the same basic food problem. I mean, bangers & mash, kippers and spotted dick (that last really sounds like a medical condition). Not to mention the stargazey pie.
About sick leave from your workplace: many (Swedish) people react negatively at sick employees who go to work anyway. (We call it "sjuknärvaro", which is the word opposite to sick leave) The reason for this, is that people (and their immune systems) are very different from one another. A germ, that causes mild fever and sniffles on one person could effectively knock out others - in the end decimating the workforce for days, causing a ton of lag, stress and delays at the company. We do like our fellow colleagues, and encourage them to take some time off, when they're feeling under the weather - and as a positive side effect, the rest of us remain healthy, and can cover for the few sick-leaves. I like your videos - you seem to have a positive view of the world, and goodness knows it's needed at covid times like these. Cheers!
Yeah, I know I'm late, but just wanted to point out that you're mixing up VAB (Vård Av Barn = Care Of Child) and föräldraledighet (parental leave). You can use VAB at any time to stay home from work to take care of your child while retaining 80% of your salary. For parental leave you have 480 days per child that you can take off from work while also retaining 80% of your salary up until your child turns 12.
Hi from Göteborg o/ My youngest kid is so un-Swedish in that he says hi to everyone and if they don't reply he'll shout it again as they walk away. I fell sorry for him and yet I hope he never changes.
Very interesting video. I agree with you on most of your comments. I visited Sweden 4 years ago ( in search of my family roots). I wish I never had to leave. ♥️
I really like this video always fun to see foreigners perspective on sweden that is waht make it interesting. Keep up the good work and hope you have as much fun making theese videos as it is to watching them.
Thanks Erik! I think I probably have a lot more fun making them than most people do watching them. 😂 but it's so nice to see comments like this, it really makes my day! I hope you had a great mid summer!!
Yeah I think so although sometimes I feel like it actually encourages buying more alcohol because people worry they wont have enough and stock pile. Also it's not in the usual supermarkets so it's easier for people to stock pile than take multiple trips. But that is just my theory! It's certainly interesting to see how different countries try to overcome these issues. Hope you enjoyed the video though :) all the best
Yeah i think thats happening in some cases but it’s certainly improved since early 1900’s, i know my family would be drinking more if it were in supermarkets so in our case it’s helping. I would actually want it to be available in supermarkets though. Im not really for the government having monopoly on alcohol
@@YAYGOME ye ,its true it doess encourage people to stockpile a bit ;) but its sort of confirmed that causes way lees 'new' drinking problems then being able to go to random stores at strange houers on impulses. fun side effect of it also is that systembolaget got sort of a broader variation of what you can buy and taste due to the store being the only one cant deny to try sell someones produce if they arent allowed to sell it in other stores wich is pleasent ^^
It's so interesting! I would love to do a video on what swedes think of immigrants but you're all so polite I'm not sure I would get the truth :P hehe. Thank you so much, I cant wait to make more videos. Suggestions are always welcome!
@@YAYGOME : The problem with that question is usually, as it is everywhere else also, that the one's who don't like immigrants are the loudest... so one easily gets the impression that there is some kind of vast majority against immigrants.. which there isn't. Most peopel just mind their own business and don't mind anyone else who does the same... no matter where their parents gave birth to them. ;)
@@MarkusWande yes definitely! I think that is the case with most things. 😬 but exactly for the reason you just mentioned it why I’ve been moving more and more away from that kind of content. Hope you like my new stuff more 🤗 thanks for watching! Take care ☺️
You're so fun, I'm loving this video. I will be moving to Sweden and am learning a lot from videos here on UA-cam, but as for someone living in the south in America, people are always saying hello or waving and I'm not an ignorant type of person, but I would prefer you not be all in my face with hello and waving if I don't know you LOL. I love meatballs and I was raised with pickled herring and herring in a cream sauce which is eaten cold, so I'm learning a lot of things that just make me feel like I'm going to fit right in hahaha. As far as people looking into windows, if it means that much for someone to look, I take it as a compliment lol.
We are abit tired of our own traditional couisine I think :) but I can enjoy swedish traditional cooking every now and again. Above all we swedes are VERY proud of beeing a part of the world and we love people that enjoy our country and want to live in our country
Hey! Hahaha ,swedish food is good yea and sometimes you need something simple. Life is best with balance I find 😊 I'm going to start a new schedule next week with videos coming out every Thursday! So thanks for the sub and I look forward to seeing you again in future videos! 🥰
I agree with most but not with nr 4. That is mostly in Stockholm and Göteborg. Go to any city that is a bit smaller, like Östersund or Gävle and you'll see that people are not really that fancy dressed. In the north, people go around in "meckar byxor" and wooden shoes. Also the thing about borders around houses, thats because its so expensive to get a hedge lol. And here in the north, houses are so far apart that sometimes u cant see your neighbours house.
At my workplace my boss is very understanding if i feel a bit under the weather, that in turn makes me want to work on a weekend if they need it. It is a give and take and a common trusting.
Swedish people even have weekdays for different kinds of traditional food. Stora Saluhallen right in the middle of Gothenburg has several restaurants that serve Swedish food every day. It's just that we're huge foodies that love to try many different kinds of food. It's a golden opportunity many people immigrating to Sweden have taken advantage of, and not just in the big cities. The tiny town up north where my grandma lives has a genuine sushi place with the most delicious dumplings I've ever had.
Hi! Thank you very much! I still game way too much but because i have been a game tester for many years and still play every night all night i felt making more gaming videos was a bit much :P I sometimes live stream gaming when i want to share that though! I'll most likely live stream world of warcraft when the new expansion comes out but until then im a classic nerd hehe.
@@nataliemilinovic537 YES! I have set up a new schedule for myself and i am hoping to get out at least 2 videos a week from now on! :D Hehe i can't believe how much of a jump this video was in views from my usual actually - Quite surprised, i guess Swedish people really like to know what people think of them hey haha
When the US had a vote on prohibition, Sweden did as well. Instead of introducing prohibition however, Sweden introduced the "motbok", which was basically alcohol rationing. This was later changed to a governmental monopoly, i.e., Systembolaget. Any beverage with an ABV of more than 3.5% must be sold at Systembolaget. Beer with 2.8% or 3.5% is called "folköl" (folk beer) and can be bought at grocery stores :) Thanks for a fun video!
at around 7 min mark. We got a thing about fences that they need to be 50/50 seethru, atleast around villa areas. Natural bushes are fine like cypress bushes. In cities and countryside there are probably other rules in place.
It really shows when you play games online actually. Nordic guys usually always treat women like the men, equally. But other countries they're... well, not as well behaved shall we say haha. Hopw you enjoyed the video! All the best :)
As a Swede (currently living in the UK lol), I think the privacy, sick leave and such might be down to that if we want and expect to be given privacy and understanding, we're obliged to give as much in return as well. You can't have all these things and not give them in return, whether that be to strangers or family. That's at least how I view and explain it.
Haha! We have swapped places! I'm sure you are right! I also have this theory that because swedish people tend to take all their holiday over summer they get burnt out throughout the year and end up needing sick days for mental breaks. As I'm sure you know it's not common for english people to take their holiday allowance all at once. 😅 Swedes are much more understanding of mental health I feel though lol
@@YAYGOME Yep, we have. XD; And yes, that is very possible. I can only speak for Stockholm but in the summer, the capital is essentially half empty, bar the toursits. We do love our sunshine so we prefer to take as much or all our time off during the summer. And I guess if the summer vacation and the singing we love to indulge in (with or without alcohol) can't keep your mood up or everything else going smoothly, then you deserve help so that you can go back to enjoying life like the rest of us. No system or method is ever perfect but what counts is that we try to do good and be helpful to each other.
You're really sweet. You're points are quite accurate. Point 9 & 10 go together, high level of alcohol consumption not only damage your liver. A nice aspect of that is that our systembolaget is a huge buyer, so we get really nice stuff for god prices. Most swedes have some at home.
Välkommen! Du gör ditt bästa för att lära dig våra seder och förstå vår kultur och våra traditioner och det gör att vi svenskar gärna släpper in dig i vår gemenskap. Jag skulle gärna titta på en video där du rankar olika svenska smörgåsar med pålägg efter ditt tycke och smak. Olika ostsorter, leverpastej, mes-smör, kaviar, salami, skinka, mjuk-ost and so on.
Tack så mycket! Jag hade faktiskt en idé att göra en 2.0 smorgårstårta med alla de bästa smakerna från kommentarerna! Jag trodde att det skulle bli riktigt roligt! Tack för att du tittade, ta hand om dig 🥰
Try Wallenbergare, it's awesome. Also if you can find a place that serves sjötunga walewska, try that. When you're broke, buy some blodpudding, it's about as cheap as cup noodles. Slice in barely centimeter-thick slices. Fry until it goes from kind of brown to black. Eat with lingonberry jam. A staple for many parents, I had lots of it as a kid. Swedish pea soup (Ärtsoppa) with pork. Put a tiny blob of mustard in the hot soup and eat. Delicious. Also in many cases really cheap. Traditionally served on Thursdays, with pancakes as a dessert. When covid is gone, get invited to a crayfish party (kräftskiva). Typically held in the early autumn. Eat crayfish, drink beer, drink "nubbe". Get insanely drunk.
I hated the systembolaget system as a teenager as it made it really hard to get my hands of alcohol. As an adult however, i have come to love the fact that there is nothing that they do not carry. Every conceivable form of liquor is available in systembolaget. If they don't have in store, they will bring it in specifically for you from their central stock. Service level is great and as a connoisseur of all forms of alcohol i love the fact that everything i can think of is available.
@@YAYGOME This one ? I haven't tried it , but it does indeed sound like a nice summer drink by the description! www.systembolaget.se/produkt/vin/pimms-no-1-841601/
I'll definitely say hi back and have a chat if you approach me in the street. I've worked hard to become an extrovert and would never pass up an opportunity to practice this awesome skill.
Haha yea we love traditional English food in England. Did you know our most eaten dish in London is apparently curry? 🤣🤣😂 At least England and Sweden are in this together lol.
@@VattenDemonen I won't complain, curry is great!! 😁 the more world food the better. I love how easy it is to get sushi here, you have a lot more than where I'm from in England, its great! 😄
Tack! I do like swedish foods! Im constantly on the look out for traditional foods! :) I've been planning a series that will look into that a little! :)
Just Google "svensk husmanskost" if you want some recipes for Swedish food. I like traditional food like surströmming, pölsa, palt, kalops, bruna bönor med fläsk, kålpudding and sylta just to name a few. most of these are seasonal(in my family) but bruna bönor och fläsk is a regular for me and my family because it's so easy to prepare. Borrowed text from : Magdalena Hedman Alfredsson.
Easiest way to pick up on all the traditional swedish food is to visit a julbord (Christmas buffet). You will soon realise it's a lot of smoked and salted meat. And eggs and fish.
We do have alot of traditional food, but that's mostly eaten at holidays, like pickled herring (personally I love the mustard one) and different types of curred salmon. But the swedish people are masters at appropriating foods from other countries and kind of transforming it to our own "traditional" food. For example the kebab pizza is one of our greatest imported national dishes. And yeah, we love taco friday! And a comment about systembolaget. There's a great divide about the to be or not to be of systembolaget. Personally, I think it's great! Really good staf who has tons of knowledge. You can have any food and they'll find the perfect wine or beer to match. And the variety of alcohol is splendid! You can find or at least order almost anything.
Certainly its one of the most controversial topics i've brought up on my channel 😂 but if I am truly honest, I think there are benefits and negatives to everything. So im really quite balanced on the subject 😂 Thanks for watching, take care ☺️
since when did kebab pizza become a national dish? .. it's not an imported dish either, it's just disgusting.😅 .. I've never had taco friday and never will. guess i'm too old and don't get it.
Cheerful video, nice! I wanna share a really rather sad thing about our forests and nature though. Most of what you call forests are actually forest plantations. Most of our real naturally regenerating forests are still not protected from logging. This together with very intensive forest husbandry is chipping away at biodiversity in the country. Spruce plantations may be both aesthetically pleasing with soft pillows of moss and tall standing spruce as well as profitable but it has come at the cost of less resiliency. Sadly it seems we are starting to see the effects of that now. All the best!
Your video is fantastic!!!!!!you are extraordinary!!! I needed your opinions about Sweden. I must decide between Germany and Sweden. I could not make up my mind!!! Now, I know thanks to YOU....THX a million!!! Please, just tell me if the prices of groceries are high???
Haha wow, high compliments indeed, thank-you!! Yes the supermarket prices are high in any Scandinavian country, I'm not sure if they're higher than Germany though, sorry! Best of luck deciding (I've never told anyone my future videos but tomorrow I am filming "10 things not to do in sweden", I'll let you in on the secret since it sounds like it might be helpful to you 😂) take care and thanks for watching! 🥰
Nice energy and I love the content. If swedish food was any good, It would be a lot of swedish resturants all over the world. Just a fact. We are pragmatic as a nation, realizing that, we are good at somethings and worse in some. I´m a Chef and love Swedish food but I know for a fact, that i´ts an acuired taste. Love from Stockholm!
Oh I would love to try some of your swedish cooking. I'm desperately looking for places in gothenburg for people to recommend me but its always thai or Indian or Italian 😂 I'm working on a video about mushrooms atm 🤫 don't tell anyone but I'm investigating swedish recipes with autumnal and winter ingredients. I'm going to try to prove some of my swedish friends wrong hehehehe. Thanks for watching and the kind words!!! 🥰
A little late here, but it was the first time I've seen one of your videos. YT just recommended it for some reason. I have to agree on everything (even though I don't understand what you meant about the coffee) except for the food. There's a lot of traditional Swedish food. Most are quite boring though, so you won't hear a Swede go "Yay! I'm going to eat some ärtsoppa! (pea soup) What a treat!" Or it's not very healthy. (Lots of cream, butter and other animal fat) And like you said, most Swedes are very healthy. A lot of traditional food also takes a long time to make, or the ingredients are expensive, so you tend to only make them for special times, like holydays or perhaps like a special treat on the weekend, if you have the time. So many of the traditional things most people made themselves before have been available ready made in stores for a long time. The quality of these processed factory made products have deteriorated over the years, so I guess this too have made them less popular... Also, a lot of the ingredients of traditional food aren't available as they were before. The cod is mostly fished out, so you can't even get smoked cod roe on cans. That used to be really cheep back in the days. Really good when you opened the can in both end and pushed it out like a cylinder, cut it in slices and fried it in a pan. Salmon used to be so plentiful that old laws (like 18th or 19th century) prevented farmworkers from being served salmon more than X days per week. And if you try to eat one of my favourites - smoked eel, they look at you like you are feasting on panda. :( I made a quite traditional dinner last week; "Isterband med stuvad potatis". So yummy! Never made it myself before, so it really took me back to my childhood. Also; welcome to Sweden. You can stay, despite of your honesty.
😂😂😂😂 feasting on panda!! 🤣🤣 wow that made me laugh more than it should... Totally agree! Thanks for the fun comment and checking out my video! Never too late, I hope you enjoy it enjoy to stick around 😊 take care!
One of the best arguments FOR systembolaget, that I've heard is - "If you can't plan ahead for your drinking ... maybe you shouldn't be drinking anyway."
Pfft bugger that! There are loads of times I’ve wanted to drink and not been able to. Like when a friend has come over unexpectedly to tell me they’ve been promoted or whatever but as someone that almost never drinks I never have anything to toast them with 😭 I think the people that have the drinking problems are usually well prepared and stock up. They’ll never be caught out by the closing times, it’s the people that don’t have a problem and aren’t that bothered about drinking thst forget the times and get caught out 😂
😂 my grandparents do the 11 o’clock coffee to! I think the whole afternoon tea matches fika fairly well. I’ve not heard of a match to the traditional British high tea. Thanks for watching, take care! ☺️
I will probably make a whole video on all the things i wish i had known when moving here but I just typed in "English speaking jobs in Gothenburg" into google and then i found a bunch of websites - I also looked on indeed and used google translate to find my job title :) best of luck!
Not fair with the dislikes since its her impressions of us, also she speaks extremely well of us so im more confused now why even someone would press dislike. It ruins the YT algorithm for her. Unless you just turn your monitor upside-down to watch the video and forget to turn it back before you hit the like button. Then im sorry for complaining at you..
Thank you so much, you know I'll let you into a secret. Im having such a poo day and you just completely made it for me. Now about those moose meatballs... when do u get to try them!! Sounds amazing, I love the moose sausage at the Christmas lisenberg event..mmmmmm
@@YAYGOME Like my mother used to say. It's ok to have crappy days. You can't walk around smiling all the time. That mindset has helped me out alot. It's rather hard for 'ordinary people' to get hold of moose meet so people are really missing out on my meatballs :D
@@kristofferhellstrom mums are always right ey! "Ordinary people"?? But I'm a most famous youtube with a huge 70 subscribes 🤣😂🤣😂😂😂😂 not convinced? Alright ill take my British sarcasm to the north of sweden and try to find someone less Ordinary to get me some haha!! (I assume the North of sweden is the place to be for aquiring moose?)
@@YAYGOME haha. What i meant by that was people ouside the hunting community :) And in the hunting community a famous UA-camr such as yourself is rated as ordinary :D :D No there are moose everywhere in Sweden. I live in the south. You live in Göteborg right now? I can send you some frozen meat and the recipe so you can try it out on your channel :)
The bad thing about Sweden is there are not a lot of old growth forests...most are cut down. Most forests in Sweden are "crop forests" and the natural habitat has been destroyed and replaced. This is something I will fight for when I move to Sweden, to protect what little "natural" forests are left...because aoon there may be none.
Not only do we eat moose, we also eat reindeer meat. You should try "renskav" or dried reindeer meat. Renskav is boiled potato and a creamy sauce with mushrooms.
I just say "Husmanskost" Old classic swedish meals. They do exist, even if they can seem to be a fairytale in this modern sweden. But sweden became, and still are, a traveling people (think its one of the most chartered people in the world, traveling all over the world on vecations). And it has many times brought tastes from other corners of the world, so it seems that we like to experience good food (and culture). Most foreign dishes have gotten somewhat "sweded" in some way. Now days, Pizza, Kebab and Taco are very commonly thought of as "everyday" or "nice" but accessable food (but with all kind of "weird" variations). Sushi and other things is the new stuff all want to eat. The previous generation though, loved things like "Spaghetti Bolognese", "Lasagna", "Hamburgers" and "Pomme frits" or "Pomme strips" with stuff like "fiskpinnar" (wich make it almost into "Fish and Chips"). Food from US, UK or Italy (it seems). I was of this generation where we thought that "Spaghetti me köttfärssås" was the everyday go to food. But going back to swedish food. You have sirtenly experienced more swedish food by now (a year later), but most traditional food have among younger generations become something "rustic". Old fashioned. Something your grandparents eat. But we still eat and love it on some occasions. Like X-mas, Easter, Midsummer, Smörgåsbord etc. And some recipies are family "traditions" still. And then whe have some old traditions for different type of food on different days. Like Thuesdays, where you should have "Ärtsoppa och Pankaka" (med Punch). And it should be fish on another day, and "sunday Steak" etc. (We seem to like compartementalise stuff ... Lördagsgodis, fredagsmys, söndags stek etc). These days it have even done full circle and in some eyes it can seem nostalgic or even "fancy". Like high class restaurant worthy versions of old classic "husmanskost". But a note on swedish husmanskost, is that it mostly revolve around Potatoes and/or fish. Seasoned with a hint of salt and black pepper. Sometimes Dill or Thyme or some other herb. Most swedish meals I can think of contains potatoes. Mashed, Grilled, Cooked, Fried or otherwise. And then it almost always has some fish or meat beside it, some gravy/sauce, and some veggies like green pies, cucumber, pickled/salted cucumber, carrots, cabbage, sprouts etc, and lingonberry jam (Lingonsylt) or "Äppelmos". Note: Just remembered, its also rather common with intestents (Liver etc), and blood is also used (Like bloodpudding, somewhat similar, but not the same as Brittish "Black Sausage"). That got alot longer then I intended. I Love food I guess (self proclaimed home chef). ;-) Thanx for a good video and your nice attitude. Keep it up. Cheers.
Yes yes and yes! don't apologise I am a real foodie myself! Always interesting to hear food history and try new things. I actually disappointed a lot of swedes when I first came here because I already loved pickled fish 😂 There is a kind of beauty to Swedish food though, it leaves you more refreshed than may other cultures I think. Yes a lot of the time it is simple but sometimes less is genuinely more. But that doesn't apply to the amazing Swedish smorgasbords, there are a lot of different flavours and mmmm 🥰 tasty stuff! Maybe I am biased because I love pickled stuff hahaha 😂 I still think Sweden has some pretty unique flavours to their own culture. Anyway before I write a book I am going to 1. thank you so much for stopping by and being publicly subbed! ❤️ and 2. Tell you a secret in return for your awesomely long comment! (Get close, no one knows the next video for this week but from one foodie to another... I am planning to do another "I try so you don't have to: Smörgåstårta"). 🤫 don't tell anyone! Thanks again for watching and take care! 🥰
@@YAYGOME(Leaning forward, listening careful)... oh! yeah thats realy swedish, Almost forgot about Smörgåstårta. How could I? (facepalm). I'm keepin it a secret, so dont you worry. ;-)
Regarding Swedish food you are quite right. It is nice, mostly healthy but pretty bland. That’s why nobody invites someone and offers traditional Swedish food. That would almost be considered to be rude to the guest. That is probably escalated and compounded by the fact that Swedish people love to travel all over the world. When you have been to all the countries of Europe and many countries In Asia, probably visited the Caribbean islands, USA and Australia, Traditional Swedish foods doesn’t have much appeal! The exception is If you happen to live in an area of Sweden where they have some famous specialities. Like Moose, herring or in Gothenburg fish and/or shrimps.
Regarding dress code, I don't feel that swedes dress very sharply. Jeans are quite common at most workplaces. When I was working in the City in London, it was compulsory dressing a suit. How that suit was worn, was a very different issue. About half of the people on my floor looked like they just came from a gang-bang, with their shirt hanging out of their trousers and the tie on half past eleven. Tracksuits would be a common sight if you happened to visit Essex. If you see people with tracksuits in Stockholm, they will be visitors from the Baltics or Russia.
😂 yea the dress sense is very... varied in England 🤭 but generally I think Sweds put a lot more effort into how they look. Even if it is just a t-shirt, jeans and trainers. They aren't wearing dirty trainers, they are perfectly clean and the shirt is crease free etc... Kind of surprised a London office was like that, they are usually fairly smart in London but I have been to quite nice areas with people far richer than myself so maybe that is why 😅 To be fair countryside British fashion is quite nice I think, its not perfectly clean because you are usually muddy 😂 but its a nice style I think!
OK, you asked for it. There is plenty of good Swedish food, but we are used to them. If we go out, maybe we want something different. One of my favourites is cured salmon with dill potatoes (or hasselback potatoes) but there are plenty of others. Btw, the meat balls at IKEA are no good. You should try home made ones! As for Systembolaget, there are pros and cons. The con is the obvious one, you cannot pick up a bottle of wine at the supermarket when you shop the rest of the stuff for dinner. The pro is something most people probably never see, but in any Systembolaget store, anywhere in the country be it in a small place in the north or whereever, you always have free access to the full range they offer. It may be a day or two before they get it, but there is no extra charge: Order anything from 6000+ red wines, 3500+ white ones, 1300+ variants of whisky, 4000+ of beer etc, etc.
Thanks for watching the video! Sorry you got the idea i dont think there is any Swedish food hahaha!! I think sometimes English sarcasm and general humour is hard to pick up on if you aren't used to it. The first recipe i got here was for homemade meatballs and I often make my own homemade ones (not sure why you think i havent tried any before but rest assured i have!! haha), i agree - Ikea food isnt the best but i dont think anyone has ever said it is? :P Your point is interesting about Systembolaget but of course we still have specialist alcohol shops in England where you can also order whatever you want from various countries. You can also set up set deliveries to your home for x amount of bottles of wine every month. Usually these shops have "advisors" that will pick out new wines based on your previous shops and let you taste similar wines etc. Of course, when they are private companies they compete for the best prices and service. Since Systembolaget is government run, you have no choice for better prices or service and you can not support your favourite company on these things. In reality, it is just a different way of running things that doesn't really matter at the end of the day and isn't worth anyone getting upset about :P
I love salmon! so i couldn't miss out on this (Ica has a sale on, on frozen salmon atm where i am - Now my freezer is full of it!) You know what... I think i will make that tomorrow night even and i shall think of you hehehe!! I do really wonder though, maybe you can tell me, why it is that quite a lot of people in Sweden tend to be quite defensive? I find that when talking about something not even necessarily Swedish related topics that Swedish people overly explain something or assume the worse. (I am most definitely not saying you have done that, just to clarify but you reminded me when you said about jumping to conclusions. (Which you dont need to be sorry for!)). I have found in my experience, Swedish people can be quite defensive and really explain things. Is there a reason for that? Because I find they usually let things go very easily when it comes to being over charged or have some problem. It really makes me curious if this is a thing or just a coincidence in the people i have meet, what do you think?
You look like a really nice person, so you get a like! 😊👍🏻The video is interesting, too! Are you required to speak fluent Swedish to be able to work, or is knowing English enough? 😊
Aww thank you so much! You made my day! 🥰 you certainly can find work with only English here and that is even more doable in the IT sector but it also certainly limits you. I would always recommend knowing both but equally I wouldn’t panic if you had to come before knowing Swedish ☺️ thanks for watching and have a great day!
Sad you missed out on Swedish foods, normaly me and my friends eats Swedish food atleast 4 times a week and sometimes every Day. I dare you to try thees foods 1: Skånsk Kallops, potatis/ris m rödbetor 2: pepparots kött eller Frukost Korv m potatis & pepparotssås & kokt blomkål 3: Laxpudding på varm/kallrökt lax med skirat smör 4: Tunnbrödsrulle med korv & Gurkmajonäs 4: Mjölkstuvade makaroner m stekt falukorv 5: fyllda Isterband m Rödlök,hackad gurka o senap, m potatis 6: Stekt panerad fisk,potatismos m remuladsås 7 Fiskgratäng med hummer & skaldjurssås gratinerat potatismos 8:rotfrukter,potatis o korv soppa 9: Svensk pyttipanna med stekt ägg & rödbetor 10: Köttbullar,mos,rårörda lingon/lingonsylt ,gräddsås och kokta grönsaker 11: Pannbiff stekt lök,gräddsås m pommes chatue 12: Lövbit med vitlöksmör & pommes 13: Ungsrostade grönsaker & potatis med vitlök timjan,rosmarin 14: Ostkaka,sylt & grädde 15: blandad semla m varm mjölk 16: Risalamalta med apelsin 17: Marabue choklad, 18:Mor Annas pepparkakor 19: Tomtegröt kanel o mjölk 20: Kardemumma /vanilj bullar Å Oxrulader 👌🏻🇸🇪
If you where in Stockholm i would invite you to Swedish cousins homemade, sad to see so few real authentic Swedish foodresturants, we are beeing bombarded with pizza,burgers and Kebab... You should go to industrial areas they have restaurants for the workers where you can get normal Swedish foods many places have up to 3-4 cousins every day fr monday to friday I thinj you should try there but its kinda noisy environment but if the food is good one tends to forget that✨
I used to mess with people by going up to a random person and be like: "Heeeey! Long time no see! Thanks for last time. It was so much fun. We just have to do that again soon". Then I look at my watch and go: "sorry, got to run. Call me later, yeah?". The look of confusion on their face is priceless!
@@basisten84 😄 thank you for making my day!! (Don't tell anyone but really needed a lovely comment right now, I just accidently deleted my whole video and all the footage, and I was planning to release it today! 😭🤣😂🤣😂 seriously only I could... 🤞🏻 for the backed up hard drive!!!) 🥰
@@YAYGOME oof! That's rough! But hey, see it as a learing experience. Like NEVER go to a football game between West Ham and Millwall. Not doing that again I can tell ya. But seriously, I think you will make something even better to replace it. You know why? It's because you are awesome! I mean, I think. I don't know you IRL xD
@@basisten84 Did my mum pay you to give me such lovely comments? 😂 How much are you getting?? I can double it if you keep going... 😂 Im joking, I can't sorry - Im dead broke but you know, its umm character building, I bit like going to a wast Ham game I guess (I hate football, my worst job was game testing apps that went with Fifa urgh) Omg look at me I am so easily side tracked... Its a good thing I don't do podcast, I would never shut up! 😂
Well... if you visit Ullared (shopping town) in the south of Sweden, you can find a lot of _not_ so well dressed people.... ;-) Btw, if you looked into my house I would probably invite you... for a cup of coffee ☺️
😂 Thanks! Is that specifically me or do you tend to invite strangers into your home? Because it’s much less flattering if it’s the latter 😂😂 Thanks for watching, take care! ☺️
@@YAYGOME No, no, no... I never invite strangers into my home. I do an exception for you and your English brown eyes though... especially if you look into my house (you creepy woman) 😉☺️
@@robert4you sometimes, being creepy pays off 😂 no it literally never does but Consider me one flattered filmmaker (if of course your definition of filmmaker includes the occasional dodgy UA-cam video which is probably doesn’t) 😁😂🥰 thanks for making day though! ☺️
Oh aren't you the sweet one! 😘 In general terms I give you an A+ for your assessment, it's pretty much spot on! People will argue about it but it is pretty much as you say! However, the only "gritt" in the machinery of this assessment is that you have a few advantages compared to certain other less fortunate resent residents, and that is: 1: You are english, and Swedes learn english at an early age in school, watch a lot of british english tv and movies. 2: You are a most delightfull person AND female. This may sound iffy and sexist, but even thou sweden is one of the most gender equal countries in the world, we are still a product of our western uppbringing, but with a swedish twist... 😉 3: Gothenburg is THE most cosmopolitan/worldly city in sweden! It is our "frontside" to the world around us, and have been that for centuries, thus making the people there as open to new folks as swedes can be! There might be those that strongly disagree with what both you and I have said, but then, there is allways them who do not follow the generall/average, it does not make either them or us wrong, but that's more a specific rather than a generall. 😎 Have a lovely continued stay here in Sweden, and if you ever want a decent meal of moose, give me a call and head north! 😋
Wow an A+ I am humbled! 🤭 thank you so much for your kind words! What a beautiful comment to wake up to 🥰 I would LOVE to try moose. You know I'm actually quite sad I still haven't seen a moose in person. 😅 is that a silly thing to be sad about? Hahaha one day... I can't wait to be able to afford to travel for my videos and do some more exciting "I try do you don't have to". Maybe moose sausages will be in the series one day hehe. Thanks for watching friend, take care!!
@@YAYGOME You are most welcome! 🤤 And no, it is not silly! There are many swede that have never seen a moose either, they are elusive creatures if you don´t know where and how to look for them, hunters have spent weeks out hunting for them not seeing one, and suddenly there are moose all around them when they go to take a fika or studying the lokal fauna (Having a relief of preasure...) 😄 I have inlaws down in Gothemburg, I´ll see if I can arrange for someone to bring down some of the good stuff with them to you when they visit! 😎 Have a lovely day and take care!
@@YAYGOME They have moose in Slottskogen in Gothenburg! There is a moose calf right now, too! It's free, so I highly recommend you go! ..there are penguins, as well, for some reason 😋, if you want to see some 🐧
@@Ebbagull omg omg omg omg omg omg!!!! Thank you!! 🥰 I will definitely check it out, might even go tomorrow!! 👏 aww that is exciting, I've been before and seen the penguin's but never the moose! Thanks for tip and for watching, take care!
@@Nekotaku_TV I know about tacos and I know about Fridays, just didn't know that eating tacos on a Friday is a common thing here. I don't even like tacos, maybe that's why… 🤪😁👍
I have a us-american friend who once said "All traditional swedish food is based on desperation, to get through the winter." I think it kind of rings true.
@@YAYGOME No. Norwegian expat living in the south of Stockholm (Saltsjöbaden). I drive a british car, though. Some kind of kinky fetish I have. You think I enjoy builders tea? It's totally undrinkable. :-)
Wow you're the first person I've met to actually say they like systembolaget. I would be really interested to see these studies though. I'm a bit of a nerd at heart, can you link them? Thanks for watching!
@@YAYGOME I believe there's actually a majority in favor of Systembolaget. Might be wrong. Here you can find some research! www.uvic.ca/research/centres/cisur/about/news/archive/systembolaget-report.php
@@ompalompalompa2041 thats really interesting. As somewhat of an outsider my view if kind of warped from the people around me. Thanks for this i will take a look!
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....... dried elk/mose can be tasty just like reindeer ^^ Taco friday , saturday sausage stroganoff or meat balls! XD , sunday a lasagne eat half make work lunch boxes of the rest! ...any good dam dried meat ,mose , pork ,fish , sadly the work week food deepends a lot on peoples situation these days :( and the creeping stress climate corps pushes on people... just like people eating stuff like elk or reindeer tasty as it can be dried ,deepends a lot on circomstance ,just myself as example :/ half the foods i grew up with i dont have any habit of doing as an adult due to work and local shop ingridients/prices
in sweden it is not the curtains you should be worried about it is the social media and the government after the new NSA type law that they said would try out for atleast 5 years to combat terrorism but i think it is an excuse just to keep track of what we do online, i basically think they have become voyeurists
1:00 I made a weird face and went "wth?" as you said it in the video. Not so much to do with understanding as it's the law that you can get off work if you're sick. That's crazy to me that someone would have to work while sick. 11:45 That's really weird, maybe it's stockholmare who are like that. We have a lot of traditional Swedish food and many many love Swedish food. Aka husmanskost. Haha, Swedes wont get offended being told we drink a lot. We take pride in it and want to be the one who drinks the most in the North.
We have a head start agains other Europien countries on being clean.
The Vikings were known for their excellent hygiene. Excavations of Viking sites have turned up tweezers, razors, combs and ear cleaners made from animal bones and antlers. Vikings also bathed at least once a week-much more frequently than other Europeans of their day-and enjoyed dips in natural hot springs.
Very interesting! I've heard this before and it still seems to be true! Most people take pride in their appearance in sweden.
impressive!!! I didn't know it, thanks for sharing...Anyway, I find Swedish culture, lifestyle, life philosophy very fascinating.....I admire the cinema and actresses such as Liv Ulman and Ingrid Bergman as well as the director Ingmar Bergman...I'm thinking about moving to a smaller city in Sweden.
@@monyauz6997 Liv Ullmann er opprinnelig fra Norge
@@YAYGOME In fact. The English even made fun of vikings for bathing so often. Lördag = washing day. How could anyone need to bathe more than once or twice a year? :)
from what I heard the vikings was rather filthy, they had a rumour for not wiping their asses
True on Swedish food. It's an old joke in Sweden even... Family goes abroad and the kids don't like the food, and the kids go "can't we have normal Swedish food like pizza, kebab or tacos?" :)
🤣😂😂 !!
Just like us Brits then😂
@@lisapinfold506 I totally sympathize, Sweden and UK have the same basic food problem. I mean, bangers & mash, kippers and spotted dick (that last really sounds like a medical condition). Not to mention the stargazey pie.
Kebab pizza is a very swedish food, no chans to get that kind of pizza in italy.
@@PugganBacklund Just underlines how underdeveloped Italy is when it comes to food :)
About sick leave from your workplace: many (Swedish) people react negatively at sick employees who go to work anyway. (We call it "sjuknärvaro", which is the word opposite to sick leave)
The reason for this, is that people (and their immune systems) are very different from one another.
A germ, that causes mild fever and sniffles on one person could effectively knock out others - in the end decimating the workforce for days, causing a ton of lag, stress and delays at the company.
We do like our fellow colleagues, and encourage them to take some time off, when they're feeling under the weather - and as a positive side effect, the rest of us remain healthy, and can cover for the few sick-leaves.
I like your videos - you seem to have a positive view of the world, and goodness knows it's needed at covid times like these.
Cheers!
Yeah, I know I'm late, but just wanted to point out that you're mixing up VAB (Vård Av Barn = Care Of Child) and föräldraledighet (parental leave). You can use VAB at any time to stay home from work to take care of your child while retaining 80% of your salary. For parental leave you have 480 days per child that you can take off from work while also retaining 80% of your salary up until your child turns 12.
Yeah, VAB is only up until 12 years of age (unless there are special needs involved).
Hi from Göteborg o/
My youngest kid is so un-Swedish in that he says hi to everyone and if they don't reply he'll shout it again as they walk away. I fell sorry for him and yet I hope he never changes.
I absolutely love this!! What an amazing kid! He sounds like a British person 😂😂 I hope I bump into him one day! 🥰 thanks for watching, take care!
You're like a ray of sunshine 🌞 so smiley, giggly and bright!! 🥰🌺
😊 what a wonderful comment to wake up to! Thanks for making my day! Take care 🥰
Very interesting video. I agree with you on most of your comments. I visited Sweden 4 years ago ( in search of my family roots). I wish I never had to leave. ♥️
I really like this video always fun to see foreigners perspective on sweden that is waht make it interesting. Keep up the good work and hope you have as much fun making theese videos as it is to watching them.
Thanks Erik! I think I probably have a lot more fun making them than most people do watching them. 😂 but it's so nice to see comments like this, it really makes my day! I hope you had a great mid summer!!
I think systembolaget started because we had a big alcohol problem in the country and all the different opening hours make you plan your drinking
Yeah I think so although sometimes I feel like it actually encourages buying more alcohol because people worry they wont have enough and stock pile. Also it's not in the usual supermarkets so it's easier for people to stock pile than take multiple trips. But that is just my theory! It's certainly interesting to see how different countries try to overcome these issues. Hope you enjoyed the video though :) all the best
Yeah i think thats happening in some cases but it’s certainly improved since early 1900’s, i know my family would be drinking more if it were in supermarkets so in our case it’s helping. I would actually want it to be available in supermarkets though. Im not really for the government having monopoly on alcohol
well ,its part of the reason at least
@@YAYGOME ye ,its true it doess encourage people to stockpile a bit ;) but its sort of confirmed that causes way lees 'new' drinking problems then being able to go to random stores at strange houers on impulses.
fun side effect of it also is that systembolaget got sort of a broader variation of what you can buy and taste due to the store being the only one cant deny to try sell someones produce if they arent allowed to sell it in other stores wich is pleasent ^^
You're pretty spot on with most of the stuff, but referring to the food our country side has plenty more to offer than meatballs.
Great vibe and style of presentation! Keep the spirit!
Thank you so much 🥰
I like hearing what other people think about us swedes. Like to hear more from you.
It's so interesting! I would love to do a video on what swedes think of immigrants but you're all so polite I'm not sure I would get the truth :P hehe. Thank you so much, I cant wait to make more videos. Suggestions are always welcome!
@@YAYGOME : The problem with that question is usually, as it is everywhere else also, that the one's who don't like immigrants are the loudest... so one easily gets the impression that there is some kind of vast majority against immigrants.. which there isn't.
Most peopel just mind their own business and don't mind anyone else who does the same... no matter where their parents gave birth to them. ;)
@@MarkusWande yes definitely! I think that is the case with most things. 😬 but exactly for the reason you just mentioned it why I’ve been moving more and more away from that kind of content. Hope you like my new stuff more 🤗 thanks for watching! Take care ☺️
You're so fun, I'm loving this video. I will be moving to Sweden and am learning a lot from videos here on UA-cam, but as for someone living in the south in America, people are always saying hello or waving and I'm not an ignorant type of person, but I would prefer you not be all in my face with hello and waving if I don't know you LOL. I love meatballs and I was raised with pickled herring and herring in a cream sauce which is eaten cold, so I'm learning a lot of things that just make me feel like I'm going to fit right in hahaha. As far as people looking into windows, if it means that much for someone to look, I take it as a compliment lol.
We are abit tired of our own traditional couisine I think :) but I can enjoy swedish traditional cooking every now and again. Above all we swedes are VERY proud of beeing a part of the world and we love people that enjoy our country and want to live in our country
You should make more videos. ❤❤ Great work
Thank you! I actually will now be uploading at least every tuesday and Thursday so there will soon be a lot more from me! :)
Also, cool yt name hehe
Thank you so much!!! 😊
HEY! Our swedish food is AWESOME.
It´s just that literally any other countries food is, well, better.
Love the vid, def subscribing!
Hey! Hahaha ,swedish food is good yea and sometimes you need something simple. Life is best with balance I find 😊
I'm going to start a new schedule next week with videos coming out every Thursday! So thanks for the sub and I look forward to seeing you again in future videos! 🥰
Your are so cute and funny. I laughed thru the whole video
Thank-you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it 😊
I agree with most but not with nr 4. That is mostly in Stockholm and Göteborg. Go to any city that is a bit smaller, like Östersund or Gävle and you'll see that people are not really that fancy dressed. In the north, people go around in "meckar byxor" and wooden shoes. Also the thing about borders around houses, thats because its so expensive to get a hedge lol. And here in the north, houses are so far apart that sometimes u cant see your neighbours house.
I live in Östersund lots of people dress nice, but we also use sweat pants hehe
Good video having lived in England as an American I relate to you learning about Sweden.
Thanks! Yea, its funny I all the things I thought I would miss aren't actually the things I really miss hahaha.
You make my day , alllways :)) so funny and nice Henrik in Sundsvall
Thanks so much! Really glad you enjoy my videos 😊 take care and hope to see you in future!
You're spot on
At my workplace my boss is very understanding if i feel a bit under the weather, that in turn makes me want to work on a weekend if they need it. It is a give and take and a common trusting.
Yea it's a good policy to have happy employees
@@YAYGOME Happy employees will make your company grow in the long run.
T’as raison ! J’ai tenu jusqu’au bout, j’ai tenu à m’abonner !
Swedish people even have weekdays for different kinds of traditional food. Stora Saluhallen right in the middle of Gothenburg has several restaurants that serve Swedish food every day. It's just that we're huge foodies that love to try many different kinds of food. It's a golden opportunity many people immigrating to Sweden have taken advantage of, and not just in the big cities. The tiny town up north where my grandma lives has a genuine sushi place with the most delicious dumplings I've ever had.
I moved to Sweden roughly a year ago and I couldn't agree with you more about the food 😅 Just let's say that Swedish food is also lagom.
Hahahhahaha! I wonder if you will agree with my new culture shock video as well lol
Hey liked the vid intresting facts just checked out ur channel and saw you used to game cool, looking good. :)
Hi! Thank you very much! I still game way too much but because i have been a game tester for many years and still play every night all night i felt making more gaming videos was a bit much :P I sometimes live stream gaming when i want to share that though! I'll most likely live stream world of warcraft when the new expansion comes out but until then im a classic nerd hehe.
Yes! Keep on! ❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you!!
YAY GO ME love your positiv energy and your content! More posts please!! And yes you deserve more views! ❤️👍🏼
@@nataliemilinovic537 YES! I have set up a new schedule for myself and i am hoping to get out at least 2 videos a week from now on! :D Hehe i can't believe how much of a jump this video was in views from my usual actually - Quite surprised, i guess Swedish people really like to know what people think of them hey haha
YAY GO ME i
I think e everyone wants to know what anyone’s thinking about everything, anything, and everyone.... just go girl YOUR THE BEST! ❤️😘👏🏼🥂
@@nataliemilinovic537 you're probably right!! Thank you 🥰
*Many hugs from all swedish guys"
When the US had a vote on prohibition, Sweden did as well. Instead of introducing prohibition however, Sweden introduced the "motbok", which was basically alcohol rationing. This was later changed to a governmental monopoly, i.e., Systembolaget. Any beverage with an ABV of more than 3.5% must be sold at Systembolaget. Beer with 2.8% or 3.5% is called "folköl" (folk beer) and can be bought at grocery stores :)
Thanks for a fun video!
Here is the real info! hahaha!
Thanks so much for watching, take care! ☺️
at around 7 min mark.
We got a thing about fences that they need to be 50/50 seethru, atleast around villa areas.
Natural bushes are fine like cypress bushes.
In cities and countryside there are probably other rules in place.
Well, we are the safest country in the world for women, so proud!
It really shows when you play games online actually. Nordic guys usually always treat women like the men, equally. But other countries they're... well, not as well behaved shall we say haha.
Hopw you enjoyed the video! All the best :)
YAY GO ME I did enjoy it a lot, I live to hear foreigners thoughts about Sweden and swedes and also what preconceptions they have.
In the US, it feels like it's breaking the law to take time off from work, and you will feel shame and like you are being shamed by friends and family
Yea it 8s the same I the uk! I feel so so guilty
Quality of life is more important. You get sick u r not robot. Where i live. India its not even mandatory to give 1 or 2 weeks of paid vacation
You can stay as long as you want :)
Gosh you're so sweet and lovely. Think I will spend my day watch ure videos.. Thank you for being you...
Wow you made my day!! 🥰 thanknyou so much, I'm very humbled and grateful ☺ take care!
As a Swede (currently living in the UK lol), I think the privacy, sick leave and such might be down to that if we want and expect to be given privacy and understanding, we're obliged to give as much in return as well. You can't have all these things and not give them in return, whether that be to strangers or family. That's at least how I view and explain it.
Haha! We have swapped places! I'm sure you are right! I also have this theory that because swedish people tend to take all their holiday over summer they get burnt out throughout the year and end up needing sick days for mental breaks. As I'm sure you know it's not common for english people to take their holiday allowance all at once. 😅 Swedes are much more understanding of mental health I feel though lol
@@YAYGOME Yep, we have. XD; And yes, that is very possible. I can only speak for Stockholm but in the summer, the capital is essentially half empty, bar the toursits. We do love our sunshine so we prefer to take as much or all our time off during the summer. And I guess if the summer vacation and the singing we love to indulge in (with or without alcohol) can't keep your mood up or everything else going smoothly, then you deserve help so that you can go back to enjoying life like the rest of us.
No system or method is ever perfect but what counts is that we try to do good and be helpful to each other.
You're really sweet. You're points are quite accurate. Point 9 & 10 go together, high level of alcohol consumption not only damage your liver. A nice aspect of that is that our systembolaget is a huge buyer, so we get really nice stuff for god prices. Most swedes have some at home.
Thanks so much!! Im glad you enjoyed the video! :D
Välkommen! Du gör ditt bästa för att lära dig våra seder och förstå vår kultur och våra traditioner och det gör att vi svenskar gärna släpper in dig i vår gemenskap. Jag skulle gärna titta på en video där du rankar olika svenska smörgåsar med pålägg efter ditt tycke och smak. Olika ostsorter, leverpastej, mes-smör, kaviar, salami, skinka, mjuk-ost and so on.
Tack så mycket! Jag hade faktiskt en idé att göra en 2.0 smorgårstårta med alla de bästa smakerna från kommentarerna! Jag trodde att det skulle bli riktigt roligt! Tack för att du tittade, ta hand om dig 🥰
Try Wallenbergare, it's awesome. Also if you can find a place that serves sjötunga walewska, try that. When you're broke, buy some blodpudding, it's about as cheap as cup noodles. Slice in barely centimeter-thick slices. Fry until it goes from kind of brown to black. Eat with lingonberry jam. A staple for many parents, I had lots of it as a kid. Swedish pea soup (Ärtsoppa) with pork. Put a tiny blob of mustard in the hot soup and eat. Delicious. Also in many cases really cheap. Traditionally served on Thursdays, with pancakes as a dessert.
When covid is gone, get invited to a crayfish party (kräftskiva). Typically held in the early autumn. Eat crayfish, drink beer, drink "nubbe". Get insanely drunk.
I hated the systembolaget system as a teenager as it made it really hard to get my hands of alcohol. As an adult however, i have come to love the fact that there is nothing that they do not carry. Every conceivable form of liquor is available in systembolaget. If they don't have in store, they will bring it in specifically for you from their central stock. Service level is great and as a connoisseur of all forms of alcohol i love the fact that everything i can think of is available.
Oh yeah thats so true!! If you haven't already had pimms I highly recommend 👌 its in my mid summer video!!
@@YAYGOME This one ? I haven't tried it , but it does indeed sound like a nice summer drink by the description! www.systembolaget.se/produkt/vin/pimms-no-1-841601/
@@plasticAA yes that's the one! Although best enjoyed in summer sadly.
I'll definitely say hi back and have a chat if you approach me in the street.
I've worked hard to become an extrovert and would never pass up an opportunity to practice this awesome skill.
My family eats traditional Swedish food every day. One big dish in Sweden that we eat a lot is spagetti bolognese :P
Haha yea we love traditional English food in England. Did you know our most eaten dish in London is apparently curry? 🤣🤣😂
At least England and Sweden are in this together lol.
@@YAYGOME Yes I did know that was it not elected to be the oficial English dish too
@@VattenDemonen I won't complain, curry is great!! 😁 the more world food the better. I love how easy it is to get sushi here, you have a lot more than where I'm from in England, its great! 😄
Spot on. The swedish food though we have a lot of different dishes. Are they tasty? Probably not.
Men lycka till i alla fall med din kanal. 👍
Tack!
I do like swedish foods! Im constantly on the look out for traditional foods! :) I've been planning a series that will look into that a little! :)
Just Google "svensk husmanskost" if you want some recipes for Swedish food. I like traditional food like surströmming, pölsa, palt, kalops, bruna bönor med fläsk, kålpudding and sylta just to name a few.
most of these are seasonal(in my family) but bruna bönor och fläsk is a regular for me and my family because it's so easy to prepare.
Borrowed text from : Magdalena Hedman Alfredsson.
Easiest way to pick up on all the traditional swedish food is to visit a julbord (Christmas buffet). You will soon realise it's a lot of smoked and salted meat. And eggs and fish.
Not only meatballs
We do have alot of traditional food, but that's mostly eaten at holidays, like pickled herring (personally I love the mustard one) and different types of curred salmon. But the swedish people are masters at appropriating foods from other countries and kind of transforming it to our own "traditional" food. For example the kebab pizza is one of our greatest imported national dishes. And yeah, we love taco friday!
And a comment about systembolaget. There's a great divide about the to be or not to be of systembolaget. Personally, I think it's great! Really good staf who has tons of knowledge. You can have any food and they'll find the perfect wine or beer to match. And the variety of alcohol is splendid! You can find or at least order almost anything.
Certainly its one of the most controversial topics i've brought up on my channel 😂 but if I am truly honest, I think there are benefits and negatives to everything. So im really quite balanced on the subject 😂 Thanks for watching, take care ☺️
since when did kebab pizza become a national dish? .. it's not an imported dish either, it's just disgusting.😅 .. I've never had taco friday and never will. guess i'm too old and don't get it.
Cheerful video, nice!
I wanna share a really rather sad thing about our forests and nature though. Most of what you call forests are actually forest plantations. Most of our real naturally regenerating forests are still not protected from logging. This together with very intensive forest husbandry is chipping away at biodiversity in the country.
Spruce plantations may be both aesthetically pleasing with soft pillows of moss and tall standing spruce as well as profitable but it has come at the cost of less resiliency. Sadly it seems we are starting to see the effects of that now.
All the best!
Your video is fantastic!!!!!!you are extraordinary!!! I needed your opinions about Sweden. I must decide between Germany and Sweden. I could not make up my mind!!! Now, I know thanks to YOU....THX a million!!! Please, just tell me if the prices of groceries are high???
Haha wow, high compliments indeed, thank-you!! Yes the supermarket prices are high in any Scandinavian country, I'm not sure if they're higher than Germany though, sorry!
Best of luck deciding (I've never told anyone my future videos but tomorrow I am filming "10 things not to do in sweden", I'll let you in on the secret since it sounds like it might be helpful to you 😂) take care and thanks for watching! 🥰
@@YAYGOME Oh, lot's of hugs!!!!! I really appreciate this!!!!
14:49 really awesome because alot of study's show s drink is trouble maker
What about swedish coffe? we like it black with no sugger or cream, nothing wrong with that?
😂 what do you mean? The video is called "10 things I've learnt about swedish people" not "10 things wrong with swedish people".
I like you! 🙆♀️ New subscriber here ✌
Thank you so much! Hope you like my future videos just as much 😊
Nice energy and I love the content. If swedish food was any good, It would be a lot of swedish resturants all over the world. Just a fact.
We are pragmatic as a nation, realizing that, we are good at somethings and worse in some. I´m a Chef and love Swedish food but I know for a fact, that i´ts an acuired taste. Love from Stockholm!
Oh I would love to try some of your swedish cooking. I'm desperately looking for places in gothenburg for people to recommend me but its always thai or Indian or Italian 😂 I'm working on a video about mushrooms atm 🤫 don't tell anyone but I'm investigating swedish recipes with autumnal and winter ingredients. I'm going to try to prove some of my swedish friends wrong hehehehe. Thanks for watching and the kind words!!! 🥰
Lovely
Thank you 😊
A little late here, but it was the first time I've seen one of your videos. YT just recommended it for some reason.
I have to agree on everything (even though I don't understand what you meant about the coffee) except for the food. There's a lot of traditional Swedish food. Most are quite boring though, so you won't hear a Swede go "Yay! I'm going to eat some ärtsoppa! (pea soup) What a treat!" Or it's not very healthy. (Lots of cream, butter and other animal fat) And like you said, most Swedes are very healthy.
A lot of traditional food also takes a long time to make, or the ingredients are expensive, so you tend to only make them for special times, like holydays or perhaps like a special treat on the weekend, if you have the time.
So many of the traditional things most people made themselves before have been available ready made in stores for a long time. The quality of these processed factory made products have deteriorated over the years, so I guess this too have made them less popular...
Also, a lot of the ingredients of traditional food aren't available as they were before. The cod is mostly fished out, so you can't even get smoked cod roe on cans. That used to be really cheep back in the days. Really good when you opened the can in both end and pushed it out like a cylinder, cut it in slices and fried it in a pan. Salmon used to be so plentiful that old laws (like 18th or 19th century) prevented farmworkers from being served salmon more than X days per week. And if you try to eat one of my favourites - smoked eel, they look at you like you are feasting on panda. :(
I made a quite traditional dinner last week; "Isterband med stuvad potatis". So yummy! Never made it myself before, so it really took me back to my childhood.
Also; welcome to Sweden. You can stay, despite of your honesty.
😂😂😂😂 feasting on panda!! 🤣🤣 wow that made me laugh more than it should...
Totally agree! Thanks for the fun comment and checking out my video! Never too late, I hope you enjoy it enjoy to stick around 😊 take care!
Love from me Marie in Sweden.
Thanks
One of the best arguments FOR systembolaget, that I've heard is - "If you can't plan ahead for your drinking ... maybe you shouldn't be drinking anyway."
Pfft bugger that! There are loads of times I’ve wanted to drink and not been able to. Like when a friend has come over unexpectedly to tell me they’ve been promoted or whatever but as someone that almost never drinks I never have anything to toast them with 😭 I think the people that have the drinking problems are usually well prepared and stock up. They’ll never be caught out by the closing times, it’s the people that don’t have a problem and aren’t that bothered about drinking thst forget the times and get caught out 😂
We have an equivalent to the english five o’clock tea, the eleven o’clock coffee. In the countryside by elderly people, it’s not negotiable.
😂 my grandparents do the 11 o’clock coffee to!
I think the whole afternoon tea matches fika fairly well. I’ve not heard of a match to the traditional British high tea.
Thanks for watching, take care! ☺️
Where do I look for jobs in Sweden for English speakers?
I will probably make a whole video on all the things i wish i had known when moving here but I just typed in "English speaking jobs in Gothenburg" into google and then i found a bunch of websites - I also looked on indeed and used google translate to find my job title :) best of luck!
Not fair with the dislikes since its her impressions of us, also she speaks extremely well of us so im more confused now why even someone would press dislike. It ruins the YT algorithm for her.
Unless you just turn your monitor upside-down to watch the video and forget to turn it back before you hit the like button. Then im sorry for complaining at you..
The hero we need but don't deserve 🥰
I like your energy. A breath of fresh air :) Btw. My moose meatballs are the best :D MMmmmm!!!!
Thank you so much, you know I'll let you into a secret. Im having such a poo day and you just completely made it for me. Now about those moose meatballs... when do u get to try them!! Sounds amazing, I love the moose sausage at the Christmas lisenberg event..mmmmmm
@@YAYGOME Like my mother used to say. It's ok to have crappy days. You can't walk around smiling all the time. That mindset has helped me out alot. It's rather hard for 'ordinary people' to get hold of moose meet so people are really missing out on my meatballs :D
@@kristofferhellstrom mums are always right ey!
"Ordinary people"?? But I'm a most famous youtube with a huge 70 subscribes 🤣😂🤣😂😂😂😂 not convinced? Alright ill take my British sarcasm to the north of sweden and try to find someone less Ordinary to get me some haha!! (I assume the North of sweden is the place to be for aquiring moose?)
@@YAYGOME haha. What i meant by that was people ouside the hunting community :) And in the hunting community a famous UA-camr such as yourself is rated as ordinary :D :D
No there are moose everywhere in Sweden. I live in the south. You live in Göteborg right now? I can send you some frozen meat and the recipe so you can try it out on your channel :)
@@YAYGOME It's from last years hunt. Frozen and vacuum sealed. Really safe :)
The bad thing about Sweden is there are not a lot of old growth forests...most are cut down. Most forests in Sweden are "crop forests" and the natural habitat has been destroyed and replaced. This is something I will fight for when I move to Sweden, to protect what little "natural" forests are left...because aoon there may be none.
Not only do we eat moose, we also eat reindeer meat. You should try "renskav" or dried reindeer meat. Renskav is boiled potato and a creamy sauce with mushrooms.
!! I was just looking at a recipe yesterday with reindeer 😂 thanks for the tip I’ll do my best to remember it! ☺️ thanks for watching, take care!
If you buy reindeer meat there's a recipe on the package. But of course, you can google recipes. All the best to you too!
I just say "Husmanskost" Old classic swedish meals.
They do exist, even if they can seem to be a fairytale in this modern sweden. But sweden became, and still are, a traveling people (think its one of the most chartered people in the world, traveling all over the world on vecations). And it has many times brought tastes from other corners of the world, so it seems that we like to experience good food (and culture). Most foreign dishes have gotten somewhat "sweded" in some way. Now days, Pizza, Kebab and Taco are very commonly thought of as "everyday" or "nice" but accessable food (but with all kind of "weird" variations). Sushi and other things is the new stuff all want to eat. The previous generation though, loved things like "Spaghetti Bolognese", "Lasagna", "Hamburgers" and "Pomme frits" or "Pomme strips" with stuff like "fiskpinnar" (wich make it almost into "Fish and Chips"). Food from US, UK or Italy (it seems). I was of this generation where we thought that "Spaghetti me köttfärssås" was the everyday go to food.
But going back to swedish food. You have sirtenly experienced more swedish food by now (a year later), but most traditional food have among younger generations become something "rustic". Old fashioned. Something your grandparents eat. But we still eat and love it on some occasions. Like X-mas, Easter, Midsummer, Smörgåsbord etc. And some recipies are family "traditions" still. And then whe have some old traditions for different type of food on different days. Like Thuesdays, where you should have "Ärtsoppa och Pankaka" (med Punch). And it should be fish on another day, and "sunday Steak" etc.
(We seem to like compartementalise stuff ... Lördagsgodis, fredagsmys, söndags stek etc). These days it have even done full circle and in some eyes it can seem nostalgic or even "fancy". Like high class restaurant worthy versions of old classic "husmanskost".
But a note on swedish husmanskost, is that it mostly revolve around Potatoes and/or fish. Seasoned with a hint of salt and black pepper. Sometimes Dill or Thyme or some other herb. Most swedish meals I can think of contains potatoes. Mashed, Grilled, Cooked, Fried or otherwise. And then it almost always has some fish or meat beside it, some gravy/sauce, and some veggies like green pies, cucumber, pickled/salted cucumber, carrots, cabbage, sprouts etc, and lingonberry jam (Lingonsylt) or "Äppelmos".
Note: Just remembered, its also rather common with intestents (Liver etc), and blood is also used (Like bloodpudding, somewhat similar, but not the same as Brittish "Black Sausage").
That got alot longer then I intended. I Love food I guess (self proclaimed home chef). ;-)
Thanx for a good video and your nice attitude. Keep it up. Cheers.
Yes yes and yes!
don't apologise I am a real foodie myself! Always interesting to hear food history and try new things. I actually disappointed a lot of swedes when I first came here because I already loved pickled fish 😂
There is a kind of beauty to Swedish food though, it leaves you more refreshed than may other cultures I think. Yes a lot of the time it is simple but sometimes less is genuinely more. But that doesn't apply to the amazing Swedish smorgasbords, there are a lot of different flavours and mmmm 🥰 tasty stuff!
Maybe I am biased because I love pickled stuff hahaha 😂 I still think Sweden has some pretty unique flavours to their own culture.
Anyway before I write a book I am going to 1. thank you so much for stopping by and being publicly subbed! ❤️ and 2. Tell you a secret in return for your awesomely long comment! (Get close, no one knows the next video for this week but from one foodie to another... I am planning to do another "I try so you don't have to: Smörgåstårta"). 🤫 don't tell anyone! Thanks again for watching and take care! 🥰
@@YAYGOME(Leaning forward, listening careful)... oh! yeah thats realy swedish, Almost forgot about Smörgåstårta. How could I? (facepalm).
I'm keepin it a secret, so dont you worry. ;-)
I was also closing the cuitains at the beginning. But later on I got used to it. 🤣🤣🤣
So glad i am not the only one, although i still close my blinds! :P
Regarding Swedish food you are quite right. It is nice, mostly healthy but pretty bland. That’s why nobody invites someone and offers traditional Swedish food. That would almost be considered to be rude to the guest. That is probably escalated and compounded by the fact that Swedish people love to travel all over the world. When you have been to all the countries of Europe and many countries In Asia, probably visited the Caribbean islands, USA and Australia, Traditional Swedish foods doesn’t have much appeal!
The exception is If you happen to live in an area of Sweden where they have some famous specialities. Like Moose, herring or in Gothenburg fish and/or shrimps.
Exactly 😂 I should get you to write my scripts! Thanks for watching and take care ☺️
Regarding dress code, I don't feel that swedes dress very sharply. Jeans are quite common at most workplaces. When I was working in the City in London, it was compulsory dressing a suit. How that suit was worn, was a very different issue. About half of the people on my floor looked like they just came from a gang-bang, with their shirt hanging out of their trousers and the tie on half past eleven. Tracksuits would be a common sight if you happened to visit Essex. If you see people with tracksuits in Stockholm, they will be visitors from the Baltics or Russia.
😂 yea the dress sense is very... varied in England 🤭 but generally I think Sweds put a lot more effort into how they look. Even if it is just a t-shirt, jeans and trainers. They aren't wearing dirty trainers, they are perfectly clean and the shirt is crease free etc... Kind of surprised a London office was like that, they are usually fairly smart in London but I have been to quite nice areas with people far richer than myself so maybe that is why 😅
To be fair countryside British fashion is quite nice I think, its not perfectly clean because you are usually muddy 😂 but its a nice style I think!
How whant to eat falukorv
with blod plättar that its rely
Swedich food
OK, you asked for it. There is plenty of good Swedish food, but we are used to them. If we go out, maybe we want something different.
One of my favourites is cured salmon with dill potatoes (or hasselback potatoes) but there are plenty of others. Btw, the meat balls at IKEA are no good. You should try home made ones!
As for Systembolaget, there are pros and cons. The con is the obvious one, you cannot pick up a bottle of wine at the supermarket when you shop the rest of the stuff for dinner. The pro is something most people probably never see, but in any Systembolaget store, anywhere in the country be it in a small place in the north or whereever, you always have free access to the full range they offer. It may be a day or two before they get it, but there is no extra charge: Order anything from 6000+ red wines, 3500+ white ones, 1300+ variants of whisky, 4000+ of beer etc, etc.
Thanks for watching the video! Sorry you got the idea i dont think there is any Swedish food hahaha!! I think sometimes English sarcasm and general humour is hard to pick up on if you aren't used to it.
The first recipe i got here was for homemade meatballs and I often make my own homemade ones (not sure why you think i havent tried any before but rest assured i have!! haha), i agree - Ikea food isnt the best but i dont think anyone has ever said it is? :P
Your point is interesting about Systembolaget but of course we still have specialist alcohol shops in England where you can also order whatever you want from various countries. You can also set up set deliveries to your home for x amount of bottles of wine every month. Usually these shops have "advisors" that will pick out new wines based on your previous shops and let you taste similar wines etc.
Of course, when they are private companies they compete for the best prices and service. Since Systembolaget is government run, you have no choice for better prices or service and you can not support your favourite company on these things.
In reality, it is just a different way of running things that doesn't really matter at the end of the day and isn't worth anyone getting upset about :P
@@YAYGOME Sorry if I jumped to conclusions. Have you had cured salmon ("gravlax") with dill potatoes? If not, try it!
I love salmon! so i couldn't miss out on this (Ica has a sale on, on frozen salmon atm where i am - Now my freezer is full of it!) You know what... I think i will make that tomorrow night even and i shall think of you hehehe!!
I do really wonder though, maybe you can tell me, why it is that quite a lot of people in Sweden tend to be quite defensive? I find that when talking about something not even necessarily Swedish related topics that Swedish people overly explain something or assume the worse. (I am most definitely not saying you have done that, just to clarify but you reminded me when you said about jumping to conclusions. (Which you dont need to be sorry for!)). I have found in my experience, Swedish people can be quite defensive and really explain things. Is there a reason for that? Because I find they usually let things go very easily when it comes to being over charged or have some problem. It really makes me curious if this is a thing or just a coincidence in the people i have meet, what do you think?
@@YAYGOME Sorry, can't help you out there. I haven't noticed it as a general trend - there are always all sorts of people.
Ah well, just a coincidence then I suppose! 😊 take care in this crazy world!
Lovely Smile 😃
Lovely comment! 🥰😂 thanks for watching, take care!
Think I'm gonna have some more coffee now :-)
You know what.. I think I might to! :P
You look like a really nice person, so you get a like! 😊👍🏻The video is interesting, too! Are you required to speak fluent Swedish to be able to work, or is knowing English enough? 😊
Aww thank you so much! You made my day! 🥰 you certainly can find work with only English here and that is even more doable in the IT sector but it also certainly limits you. I would always recommend knowing both but equally I wouldn’t panic if you had to come before knowing Swedish ☺️ thanks for watching and have a great day!
@@YAYGOME Thank you for the information, and have a wonderful day as well! 😊
Sad you missed out on Swedish foods, normaly me and my friends eats Swedish food atleast 4 times a week and sometimes every
Day.
I dare you to try thees foods
1: Skånsk Kallops, potatis/ris m rödbetor
2: pepparots kött eller Frukost Korv m potatis & pepparotssås & kokt blomkål
3: Laxpudding på varm/kallrökt lax med skirat smör
4: Tunnbrödsrulle med korv & Gurkmajonäs
4: Mjölkstuvade makaroner m stekt falukorv
5: fyllda Isterband m Rödlök,hackad gurka o senap, m potatis
6: Stekt panerad fisk,potatismos m remuladsås
7 Fiskgratäng med hummer & skaldjurssås gratinerat potatismos
8:rotfrukter,potatis o korv soppa
9: Svensk pyttipanna med stekt ägg & rödbetor
10: Köttbullar,mos,rårörda lingon/lingonsylt ,gräddsås och kokta grönsaker
11: Pannbiff stekt lök,gräddsås m pommes chatue
12: Lövbit med vitlöksmör & pommes
13: Ungsrostade grönsaker & potatis med vitlök timjan,rosmarin
14: Ostkaka,sylt & grädde
15: blandad semla m varm mjölk
16: Risalamalta med apelsin
17: Marabue choklad,
18:Mor Annas pepparkakor
19: Tomtegröt kanel o mjölk
20: Kardemumma /vanilj bullar
Å Oxrulader 👌🏻🇸🇪
Whoa what an amazing comment. Thanks a lot for all these suggestions !!
If you where in Stockholm i would invite you to Swedish cousins homemade, sad to see so few real authentic Swedish foodresturants, we are beeing bombarded with pizza,burgers and Kebab...
You should go to industrial areas they have restaurants for the workers where you can get normal Swedish foods many places have up to 3-4 cousins every day fr monday to friday
I thinj you should try there but its kinda noisy environment but if the food is good one tends to forget that✨
@@Jaglilpill75 thanks for the tip!!
Where in Sweden have you been if "köttbullar" is typical swedish for you? "Spaghetti och köttfärssås" is the most popular dish in Sweden.
As a Stockholmer I am not offended at all. We also find Gothenburgers weird. ;-)
😂😂😂
Where is your number two in your list ?
1:03
Love swedish meatballs, with a chilli sauce and spaghetti, broccoli, carrots.
Mmm sounds tasty! Thanks for watching, take care 😊
I used to mess with people by going up to a random person and be like: "Heeeey! Long time no see! Thanks for last time. It was so much fun. We just have to do that again soon". Then I look at my watch and go: "sorry, got to run. Call me later, yeah?". The look of confusion on their face is priceless!
Who are you?!?!? Let's be friends!!! 🤣🤣😂😂👌🏻 I love your style 😂😂 thanks for watching, take care! ☺
@@YAYGOME life is so much more fun with a little bit of chaos in it. Loving the channel so far. Keep up the good work!
@@basisten84 😄 thank you for making my day!! (Don't tell anyone but really needed a lovely comment right now, I just accidently deleted my whole video and all the footage, and I was planning to release it today! 😭🤣😂🤣😂 seriously only I could... 🤞🏻 for the backed up hard drive!!!) 🥰
@@YAYGOME oof! That's rough! But hey, see it as a learing experience. Like NEVER go to a football game between West Ham and Millwall. Not doing that again I can tell ya. But seriously, I think you will make something even better to replace it. You know why? It's because you are awesome! I mean, I think. I don't know you IRL xD
@@basisten84 Did my mum pay you to give me such lovely comments? 😂 How much are you getting?? I can double it if you keep going... 😂 Im joking, I can't sorry - Im dead broke but you know, its umm character building, I bit like going to a wast Ham game I guess (I hate football, my worst job was game testing apps that went with Fifa urgh) Omg look at me I am so easily side tracked... Its a good thing I don't do podcast, I would never shut up! 😂
We may also eat raindeer...
Noooo Roodolph :'(
Reindeer.... unless you mean deers that have been out in the rain, regndjur 🌧🦌😂
Raindeer is yum.
Sounds like you love it there
You are to funny and cute to kick out :)
Aww you're too kind!! 🥰 thanks for making my day and thanks for watching! Take care! 😊
visiting london some time ago. ending up buying snus from a smokeshop
I bet you can't find snus outside London though! 😂 The airport security always asks what my partners snus is when we travel 😂
Im from Sweden I love coffee lol
Ikea is my second home😂😂😂
😂 its so cool going there!
Well... if you visit Ullared (shopping town) in the south of Sweden, you can find a lot of _not_ so well dressed people.... ;-)
Btw, if you looked into my house I would probably invite you... for a cup of coffee ☺️
😂
Thanks! Is that specifically me or do you tend to invite strangers into your home? Because it’s much less flattering if it’s the latter 😂😂
Thanks for watching, take care! ☺️
@@YAYGOME No, no, no... I never invite strangers into my home. I do an exception for you and your English brown eyes though... especially if you look into my house (you creepy woman) 😉☺️
@@robert4you sometimes, being creepy pays off 😂 no it literally never does but Consider me one flattered filmmaker (if of course your definition of filmmaker includes the occasional dodgy UA-cam video which is probably doesn’t) 😁😂🥰 thanks for making day though! ☺️
Oh aren't you the sweet one! 😘
In general terms I give you an A+ for your assessment, it's pretty much spot on! People will argue about it but it is pretty much as you say! However, the only "gritt" in the machinery of this assessment is that you have a few advantages compared to certain other less fortunate resent residents, and that is:
1: You are english, and Swedes learn english at an early age in school, watch a lot of british english tv and movies.
2: You are a most delightfull person AND female.
This may sound iffy and sexist, but even thou sweden is one of the most gender equal countries in the world, we are still a product of our western uppbringing, but with a swedish twist... 😉
3: Gothenburg is THE most cosmopolitan/worldly city in sweden!
It is our "frontside" to the world around us, and have been that for centuries, thus making the people there as open to new folks as swedes can be!
There might be those that strongly disagree with what both you and I have said, but then, there is allways them who do not follow the generall/average, it does not make either them or us wrong, but that's more a specific rather than a generall. 😎
Have a lovely continued stay here in Sweden, and if you ever want a decent meal of moose, give me a call and head north! 😋
Wow an A+ I am humbled! 🤭 thank you so much for your kind words! What a beautiful comment to wake up to 🥰 I would LOVE to try moose. You know I'm actually quite sad I still haven't seen a moose in person. 😅 is that a silly thing to be sad about? Hahaha one day... I can't wait to be able to afford to travel for my videos and do some more exciting "I try do you don't have to". Maybe moose sausages will be in the series one day hehe. Thanks for watching friend, take care!!
@@YAYGOME You are most welcome! 🤤 And no, it is not silly! There are many swede that have never seen a moose either, they are elusive creatures if you don´t know where and how to look for them, hunters have spent weeks out hunting for them not seeing one, and suddenly there are moose all around them when they go to take a fika or studying the lokal fauna (Having a relief of preasure...) 😄 I have inlaws down in Gothemburg, I´ll see if I can arrange for someone to bring down some of the good stuff with them to you when they visit! 😎 Have a lovely day and take care!
@@YAYGOME They have moose in Slottskogen in Gothenburg! There is a moose calf right now, too! It's free, so I highly recommend you go!
..there are penguins, as well, for some reason 😋, if you want to see some 🐧
@@Ebbagull omg omg omg omg omg omg!!!! Thank you!! 🥰 I will definitely check it out, might even go tomorrow!! 👏 aww that is exciting, I've been before and seen the penguin's but never the moose! Thanks for tip and for watching, take care!
It's okay , every single nationa have negative thinks some of them they really big brith side
How bad must it be in England if you think Sweden handles its drinks? :D
Hahaha... It's just a polite way of saying, they drink a lot tbh hehehe. Although tbf. I think few countries could rival english football hooligans 🙈
I'm Swedish and I don't drink coffee. Just want you to know we exist… 🤣👍
And I don't do taco Fridays. I didn't even know that's s thing… 😁
😂 a mystical beast appears...
@@YAYGOME And I live in Göteborg… Scary… 😁
How the hell did you not know about tacofredag?
@@Nekotaku_TV I know about tacos and I know about Fridays, just didn't know that eating tacos on a Friday is a common thing here. I don't even like tacos, maybe that's why… 🤪😁👍
Swedish food? You have to try sting nettle soup.
I’ve had that! It’s a traditional English dish ☺️ kinda weird from what I remember 😂 thanks for watching, take care!
Yeah well we didn't have a very great food culture seeing as very little yummy foods grow here lol
I have a us-american friend who once said "All traditional swedish food is based on desperation, to get through the winter." I think it kind of rings true.
Yea I agree, I can definitely see that! Thanks for watching, take care 😊
Brits and tea! Builders tea. PG Tips with milk in it!
Yeeessssssssss!!!!! Are you English? 🫖
@@YAYGOME No. Norwegian expat living in the south of Stockholm (Saltsjöbaden). I drive a british car, though. Some kind of kinky fetish I have. You think I enjoy builders tea? It's totally undrinkable. :-)
We eat it all but you spend time with some workers, eat what known as svensk husmanskost, traditionell swedidh food, suschi are for wankers ;)
I love Systembolaget, it has proven to reduce alcoholism and problems tied to alcohol. Also, this process and the best assortment in the world.
Wow you're the first person I've met to actually say they like systembolaget. I would be really interested to see these studies though. I'm a bit of a nerd at heart, can you link them? Thanks for watching!
@@YAYGOME I believe there's actually a majority in favor of Systembolaget. Might be wrong. Here you can find some research! www.uvic.ca/research/centres/cisur/about/news/archive/systembolaget-report.php
@@ompalompalompa2041 thats really interesting. As somewhat of an outsider my view if kind of warped from the people around me. Thanks for this i will take a look!
Before Systembolaget men drank to much
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....... dried elk/mose can be tasty just like reindeer ^^
Taco friday , saturday sausage stroganoff or meat balls! XD , sunday a lasagne eat half make work lunch boxes of the rest! ...any good dam dried meat ,mose , pork ,fish ,
sadly the work week food deepends a lot on peoples situation these days :( and the creeping stress climate corps pushes on people... just like people eating stuff like elk or reindeer tasty as it can be dried ,deepends a lot on circomstance ,just myself as example :/ half the foods i grew up with i dont have any habit of doing as an adult due to work and local shop ingridients/prices
in sweden it is not the curtains you should be worried about it is the social media and the government after the new NSA type law that they said would try out for atleast 5 years to combat terrorism but i think it is an excuse just to keep track of what we do online, i basically think they have become voyeurists
Sweden where the winter never ends and people are socially awkward penguins 😂
That's not only a super cute description but also a very true one!! 😂😊 stay safe !
70% of land is forest and only 2,9% of land is built on.
Hahaha great.
How is the crime
You have a slight Australian accent.
That is interesting, I've never been there. I don't think I even know anyone that is Australian hahaha
No, she's just British. There are different British dialects.
1:00 I made a weird face and went "wth?" as you said it in the video.
Not so much to do with understanding as it's the law that you can get off work if you're sick. That's crazy to me that someone would have to work while sick.
11:45 That's really weird, maybe it's stockholmare who are like that. We have a lot of traditional Swedish food and many many love Swedish food. Aka husmanskost.
Haha, Swedes wont get offended being told we drink a lot. We take pride in it and want to be the one who drinks the most in the North.