How Sweden Has Changed Us (Been Here Too Long?)
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
- In this video Michelle and I discuss our thoughts on how Sweden has had an effect on us after having lived here for multiple years. As North Americans in Sweden (One from Mexico, one from the US) we've both noticed a lot of cultural differences which have rubbed off on our own personalities as we've adapted to the culture over time.
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It's so funny when Americans refer to Starbucks as "good coffee", In Europe Starbucks is to coffee what McDonals is to fine dining. Also, those two are so into each other.
nobody in the United States gives a shit what europeans think or do!
JimJimmy Dee don’t forget to take tour medicines
@@jimjimmydee5839 If you are American, the very fact that you posted that comment under this video, as response to that statement, means that you do give a shit. Logic, innit! Have another cup of faux coffee.
@@stream2watch that JimJimmy Dee got Owned!
I mean Starbucks is great compared to the brown water of sadness us Americans call coffee
I really liked and respect when you said: "She comes from a Mexican background and I come from the US, both of us being North American". Good job pointing that out
Where is the wall?
@@PoisonelleMisty4311 Ask Trump! He built the wall at the border of Colorado. And the New Mexicans paid for it! 😂😂😂
Mexico is in north america.
@my toughts umm ok?
@@ElisabetHermansson12 Mexico is central america. Not north and not south.
I remember when I went to Sweden
I was on the plane and the whole plane was full of Swedes, it was only me as a Non-Swedish person and like 3 more Americans, and I realized that the only people being noisy or talking were the 3 Americans hahahaha me and the rest of passengers were quiet during the whole trip. I was like whoa what a difference. You can tell how the cultures are so different. I totally love Swedes. You guys are amazing!
you love them? i dont cus to me they are quit and silent for a reason they want anything to talk shit behind peoples back. dont trust them
@@sonygod5418 who hurt you?
Sony God well I like quiet people, so that makes me like them.
@@eliotsalgado9908 it's really easy to spot an american. Always very loud and noisy, no respect for anyone else whatsoever
Cole I know hahaha fuck em
The green chili on kebabpizza that resembles jalapeños are actually "peperoni", although most people call them "feferoni" to not mix it up with pepperoni.
Also called 'banana peppers' in America (* no idea why)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friggitello
volantiad banana peppers are the pickled version of peperoncinis.
Inte peperoni 🌶🌶🌶🌶utan feferoni 🌶🌶använd mer på pizza, kebab etc, Peparonis går inte att äta 😂
1. Swedish tacos is something I find wierd as well as a native Swede.
2. It is not jalapeño on most pizzas in Sweden. It is feferoni, a milder chili. Most Swedes don't like spicy foods. Me personally I do like spicy food and sometimes have as much as 2 habañeros in my meals. Habañeros makes jalapeño tastes as water in comparison.
3. Starbucks coffee tastes bland/wstery in comparison to Swedish coffee.
As a Finn I find it funny how you say swedes are reserved in public transit, hehe, just normal here and we think swedes are outgoing and "too" social :)
Peter Ljungqvist it sounds like Finland is the most antisocial country from what I keep hearing 😂 not in a bad way necessarily but as an anxious person I’d feel kinda weird yet maybe appreciate the silence and peace
As a Swede that has visited Finland, this is so true. We are to Finns what Finns probably are to Japanese people, that is outgoing and social. And then you visit another country and realize that Swedes, Finns and Japanese are abnormal
@@nevereverstopsinging you mean "asocial" which is quite distant from "antisocial".
The Finnish introversion is so extreme it’s even creeping out other northerners, that’s almost a warning sign bro😂😘
Please tell me what's the point of being "outgoing", which means having meaningless conversations with people you don't know, and willn probably never see again, about things that never have any depth or value?
How do those conversations make someone "feel good"?
All it makes me is annoyed. I like to choose the people I socialise with, after I know something about them and learn if there's anything in common to speak about, or if I find the person interesting.
Thank god we're so closed off here in Finland and I can go about my business without being constantly harassed by strangers and having to have mundane conversations about superficial shit that doesn't benefit me in any way whatsoever.
I once worked at a place where some girls from Thailand also worked and they told me they moved to Sweden in the summer - and thought it was soooo cold here. They couldn't understand all the swedes raving about sunshine, summer and how nice it was. They basically thought we all were crazy... and then they experienced their first winter! LOL! They said that after THAT they understood (and loved summer, even though it's not as warm as in Thailand ofc)
I've wondered if I'd like to live in a country where it's always warm? I kind of like the shifts and different seasons. I guess it's a matter of what you're used to...
I can take the cold dark days of winter - as long as everything WORKS - drives me crazy when buses and trains are late (or even cancelled) or the plowing and sanding don't work. We live in Sweden FFS! We should have figured out how to make everything work in winter by now!
"Someone needs to teach SL that winter comes every year" - the most repeated joke in Stockholm
The diagonal "sitting pattern" is due to the reduced leg space, depending on whether you are sitting right in front of someone. :)
true/det är sant
That thing about sitting diagonally across is more about getting more space for your legs, at least it is for me....
Same, I'm really tall so it's just more comfortable for me.
this happens in uk aswell i dont why
Or having the seat for your bag lol
@@malinpettersson2633
That's true
I think that most of the trains are made for the european market and they are usally smaller people than scandinavians
I met a young Swedish lady in Guatemala where we were both attending a Spanish language school. She told me Swedish kids were required to take 6 years of English classes. No wonder their English is so good.
As a Mexican with cousins in Sweden they insist that if some one were to open up a Mexican coffee and pastry place it would be a hit there. Like imagine Cafe de oya 💕💕💕💕💕💕 even if it was on a truck.
YES! Having lived in southern California for four years (never got the chance to visit Mexico unfortunately) I really miss the food there. Not the big restaurants with "Mexican-inspired" food, but the small family owned restaurants in the Mexican majority neighborhoods (and I assume that there are still some regional differences that someone with more experience can tell easily). The Swedish "tacos" aren't objectively bad, but they're just filled with ingredients you'd find in so many other Swedish dishes, like minced beef, cucumbers and ONLY Santa Maria brand store-bought salsa, or the "taco powder spice mix" packets. I really miss all the different kinds of vegetables and sauces. I've found one place in Huddinge that was actually surprisingly good, but it seems like it closed down because I can't find it again. I'm just so, so tired of dry minced beef.
Two days ago a Swedish guy sat next to at the bar, and the bar was mostly empty. I say high and he was super friendly, no personal space. Been in the military so I got no personal space anyway, so we had am awesome time. Now I hope to visit Sweden soon.
Haha! I love your description of the ”code of sitting” on the trains! Spot on! 😄👍
Well there is a reason to sit diagonally on buses and that's leg space ofcourse.
@Erik: Yes, you are right of course. But even if there were enough ”leg space” I would not sit directly oppositie if it was possible to choose the diagonal seat. 😊
The basic rule in Sweden is that you sit as far away from strangers as possible.
It's so fun watching your videos because I just moved to Sweden (from the US) in June to live with my bf so it's nice to see someone who is further in the journey :)
I think the willingness to travel, if you're from Scandinavia, is also related to our vacation laws - that Swede has 5 weeks of vacation time and asking your employer to run off to Texas isn't a big deal, where asking for time off in Texas might lose you your position.
woah!!! Loved this collaboration! I really love Michelle!!! Been following both of you guys for a while! So glad this video happened!!
Love your videos. I am a Swede who lived in the US from 1995 to Dec 2017, miss some things from the US but happy to be back home. What I wanted to point out is that people in Sweden, even if you work at Mc Donalds, get 5 weeks paid vacation - so that makes it a lot easier to travel and SO many countries are within 2-4 hour flight from Sweden.
This was a great video Stefan & Michelle! I enjoyed it a lot.
I enjoy vicariously experiencing the culture as you take us through your journeys through U.S./Mexican eyes. You guys do a great job of sharing your insights, discoveries, and joys of your new country. I also love that two people from neighboring countries in North America are covering this. I have watched a lot of videos with Swedes sharing their insights about their neighbors and this felt similar somehow! I loved it!
I have followed your video before I moved to Sweden for my master. Now I have been here for three months, it is totally different from Asia, but as you mentioned in the video I found out there are so much amazing things which we don't have it or take it as granted in my country(other culture, weather). Though the dark is coming I am still happy to choose Sweden and gonna explore more!!! wish me good luck
Good luck!
Remember to buy D vitamins in the pharmacy. With no sun exposure it will affect you negativly.
We cope with lighting candles, make some tea or hot chocolate, put on some cozy clothes and watch a movie. If you study in Stockholm and want to hang with a local, let me know.
@@MrJustinTheory tack!
shiyi peng Well, the winter can be hard if you’re not accustomed to the darkness and the cold, especially if we don’t get any snow that makes it more brighter. Just hang in there, because when the spring comes you will love it so much more.
I am from US and we have a home in Mexico. I love how open and warm Mexicans are - those friendly casual conversations with strangers sure make it easier to learn Spanish! I hope to visit Sweden, but would have trouble with folks being reserved.
Michelle is gorgeous. That needs to be written!
the train/tram sitting arrangements are just so spot on 😂😂
i spent a month in Sweden. yes, seemingly, Swedes are reserved like you described, but i want to say they are also warm-heart inward. i remember i got a little lost when i just landed on Arlanda Airport, a Swedish family stop their journey and help me to get the right railway ticket, I think they saw my anxious expression, to be honest, at that moment, I even worry what they have other intentions, finally, i reached my destination ,i'm ashamed what i was thinking. what's more, the house-owner and my colleague are so kind. one colleague invite me to her house to have dinner and play with farm machinery on the farm, the other colleague invite me to join her daughter's Singing performance in the Church. I am grateful when i think back to that foreign experience.
God bless you and god bless Sweden and the Swedish people
I love Sweden so much
Sweden is love 🇸🇪❤️
Great show, Srefan! Getting better and better -many thanks!
They say that Swedish people are like an egg, hard on the outside but gooey on the inside, but please don't saw us in half to prove it!!
who ever said that is wrong swedish people are not kind, nice or respectful they dont like what they cant understand like nerds they dont like nerds at all even if nerd culture is populer now and if you play video games people wont look at you.
WHen i try to be social with swedish people they never let me speak, they dont lsitning to me and they just ignore that i exist so no swedish people are not good on the inside.
@@sonygod5418 I think you're hanging out with the wrong people.
Sony God We’ll if you enter a conversation with someone thinking that they they might not be nice person, you are not going to get a very good response. I think it will help you being open minded and to have as positive attitude, like the two lovely people in this video. Then you won’t have a problem at all meeting new people.
@@sonygod5418 Hi. I'm not sure what nerd culture is exactly, but saying swedes are biased against gamers I think is false. Please take a look at the 2 photos from my hobby room shelf and tell me the odds.
photos.app.goo.gl/BNKrV8KxEoZNeAMk6
Sounds like you only write about a few Swedes you've met online. don´t
refer your opinion on such a small basis
You two, do more videos together!
I definitely think we will :)
Tacos are a genius girl
Vill höra Michelle prata svenska nästa gång :D
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@@PoisonelleMisty4311 omg mee too! SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!
Hon pratar svenska i några av hennes egna videor.
Sweden typically uses peperoni(not the sausage) and not jalapeño, the latter being the spicier one.
Feferoni inte pepperoni
@@Diabolus1978 Båda är rätt, det beror bara på vem du frågar.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friggitello
@Ralph awwww mogen kommentar ju.
In Sweden it's rude to stare at a person, or just look straight at a person that you don't know, you learn how to look at people without "looking"...
Anita Lanzen fan vad sant
Well to be unsocial cold person also is rude so.. it's time Swedes to lean how to be normal person..
Swedish people are not unsocial with the people they know. When you get to know them, you'll find that out.
Haha, prova att åka från storstan en sväng. Folk glor som kor.
Har jag inte tänkt på faktiskt, är uppvuxen i Göteborg, och där tittade du inte vem som helst i ögonen... Sen efter 30 år utomlands.....
You guys are vibing so well!
I hope to see more of the Two of you together in these videos! You two are awesome! What a great combo you two are!❤️
I'm so happy that you met each other and that you decided to stay here. You're sincerely welcome, if it is OK to say this to people who has been living here for multiple years. Keep up the good work :-).
Swiss here..I think that was I liked about the USA the most. It was so easy to have a conversation with strangers which I really like. Very strange thing to do in in Europe and Switzerland.
Really enjoyed this conversation with Nikki Amini!
I loved it! I have a friend that lives in Sweden and am learning all the time of the social and private people they are. I would love to live in Sweden i think.
Love this. Me and my family traveled every year in October- November time to Gran Canaria. But summers in Sweden is amazing and also when it’s a lot of snow in the winter. I’ve been in the states now 10 years after I moved from Sweden because I fell in love with a women here in the states.
Härligt med mångkultur på badstränderna nu med 😋😋😋
Asså, det är så kul att titta på dina videor för man ser verkligen progress!
Regarding public transportation: Within the regions of the five largest cities it works - in the rest of Sweden people are more or less completetly dependant of their cars to get to work, get food and just generally managing their lives.
I live in Skåne, roughly 25 min away from Lund, and my family is quite dependent on cars. We have one bus that leaves from our town, but it only comes once an hour from 6 am until 19 pm. Not to mention that it doesn’t leave at all during the weekends. I also know places around that have no public transport connections whatsoever. So, the public transport works a lot of the time where I live, but it isn’t always very practical. I can only imagine how it is in the north. But I think people from the US and Canada depend A LOT more on cars than we do.
@@SL-pn6qb regarding Stockholm you can get around pretty easily with the transit system either via subway,bus or ferry.
Only issue is the delay during winter , which can be a hassle.
@@SL-pn6qb I live in south Sweden and I have 6km to nearest bus and train station with only a 70km/h road to get there. With 5 kids age 13 to 1,5 the car is a must have to make things work. As soon as you leave the urban areas, public communications are almost none existant. And yes I know what I'm talking about, being born in Sweden.
I live in umeå so pretty far noth and here the busses work fine in the city if you want to travel somewhere on the buss route but outside the city there are like 0 to 3 busses /day so with work that start or end on different times than the majority its impossible to take public transport. And its more expensive than having a cheap car
@@mayab2099 wow. once an hour? From 06:00 to 19:00 (7 pm or 19, not both ;-) ). That would be really much.
Where I live there are one bus in the morning 06:30 and one at 17:30. And they school bus the other direction. Would love to have that connection.
/Living in a small village in Dalecarlia
On the switching houses thing: Americans also get much less vacation time on average :( So even if the person has a passport and is interested, they might have work obligations they can't get out of. It's nice that Swedish employers usually give more vacation time. I think it's awesome.
The whole of Europe gets far more paid vacation time than the US. One US guy I met had shifted to Munich and was working for BMW. When his time was up and he moved back to the US, he got to keep his extended vacation time. His US colleagues were very jealous.
We have mandatory 5 week vacation (25 work days), and at least 4 has to be continuous, some have even 6 or 7 weeks (I do). So that is not Swedish employers being nice. It being our labour unions working hard a long time for longer vacations and 8 h working days.
Way to many take that for granted, which they should not.
For instance, we do not have a law that state the lowest allowed salary. That are an agreement between the employer and the employee. And the Union have worked on agreement with employers about the lowest salary.
@@Gimmickykekw you don't look 9 years old
This one time, I sat in an empty subway cart and this person came and sat down diagonally to me. That was creepy AF!
Yeah, felt creepy (I can feel the same), although in reality, it's a sign of our own non-coolness. I mean why WOULD or SHOULD anyone feel uncomfortable just because another human sits near in a public space? It's an example where being more non-Swedish is the way to strive for. Viva Americans there! :-) /Swede
@@syntaxerror8955 - Yeah, the social anxiety is strong within our nation, haha. But I do enjoy how quite and calm in places like public transportation.
Syntax Error That happened to me when I used to start work really early on weekends. So the subway was empty. The person who came and sat next to me was a creepy man that just tried to move himself closer to me all the time. When i moved to the opposite seat he followed. Am I too swedish that didn´t like that? If you are a man and are not used to think about things like that. Im not sure about what you would think if a really big gay guy would come and try to sit leg to leg with you and then follow when you move? If train is full I have no problem at all if I have ppl on both of my sides and on the opposite side of the seats. But why would you try to sit next to someone in an empty wagon if you don´t wanna sexually offend or rob someone?
@@linnig4759 it was a creep and probably a foreigner.
The seating organization on trains are SO spot on.
I dunno, there are even worse cases of the Swedish Get the fuck away from me mentality. I've met people who rather stand up the whole fare instead of sitting down next to someone else or rather to have to risk sitting next to someone else. Once this guy and I were the only 2 on the whole Train and for 60 kilometers we both stood up in 2 different carriages, the ticket guy looked at our tickets and went off and drank some coffee. It was weird.
I love leaving this place in the winter spending a few weeks in South California or South Florida. It helps greatly during the fall having such a trip to look farward to. Too bad the dollar is soooo expensive nowadays!
I couldn't agree more with you about staying in Sweden in the summer. Don't waste that precious little time we're having the chance for some good weather here!
I would say traveling in the summer is mostly tied to "industrisemestern" when most factories closes for 4 weeks. So most people have 4 of their 5 weeks of vacation then.
I’ve been seriously Thinking of changing things up a bit and moving there. I like to experience the culture shock! Being Brazilian living in Miami I imagine it would be quite a change, especially coming from places where it’s so easy to make friends. Definitely makes me a bit worried when i hear it being said that Swedish people aren’t the easiest to make friends with. Though, Im still just as excited about it as I’ve always been. Maybe you should throw in a few of your Swedish friends in a video and talk about the matter. It would Definitely be content worth watching, especially hearing their perspective on these types of things! Anyway mate, just wanted to say i appreciate your videos a lot!
Very informative, thank you very much.
I kinda laughed when you brought up the first point about talking to strangers. I lived in the Republic of Kiribati for two years and those people are SO open to conversation. You can talk to anyone anywhere and they'll stick around and have a full on conversation with you, no matter their age, gender, religion, etc. Coming back home to the U.S., people here are way more private when they're in public. I can only imagine how much stronger that is in Sweden now. haha
Also, you are in Stockholm, the place where people are the most reserved in Sweden.
Here in Gothenburg it's a little bit less so, and the no eye contact in the elevator isn't really a thing here.
We even talk to strangers in the elevator here from time to time. :)
That being said, we're still pretty reserved compared to the US, just a little bit less so than in Stockholm.
Sploofy nej, har ni slutat dra senaste skämten medan ni väntar på bussen eller spårvagnen?? Vad trist isf.
what an amazing video! haha love it :)
Great video!
23:49 ..I totally heard the reggaton sirens in my head when she squeaked and dabbed :-D
Great videos! spent the past few weeks watching them. I want to live in Sweden one day, not really sure how to go about it yet. I'm visiting Stockholm at the end of November- any tips on what to do, where to eat/fika or how to shoot some nice footage?
It’s crazy how I feel so related hearing you guys talking about your experiences in Sweden while I live in Helsinki, Finland 😆. The Scandinavians countries really share big similarities in their culture and how their people behave. I have like 85-90% same experience and self-changing process like you guys’ 😆
I've been living in Sweden 21 years now and I'm SOOOO different now. I am Mexican but I lived some years in Texas where my family still lives at. After so many years, now I love my personal space. But it was the hardest thing to get used to the first years.
Now I can be outgoing but I don't actively seek company.
But if I'm at a party I try to be social but no longer enjoy it really.
When I do go to USA to visit my family I know I'll have to sacrifice and I get so worn out even if it's very nice.
You’re awesomely human being, it’s beautiful to see when you refer of both being from North American. You guys make a beautiful couple and she’s very funny too. It would be lovely to hear you guys talking in Swedish too ❤️
you need to see the rest of Sweden, go north and learn about 60 % more of sweden
Or go down south and meet real humans, who have to suffer due to the lunatics in Stockholm driving this nation into extinction.
And what will they find?
The Major exactly.
@@syntaxerror8955 I follow a Swedish couple that lives in Jämtland....Talasbuan is their channel. They basically homestead there. They do it all themselves. Pretty cool.
Yeah stockholm is not really sweden. They are spiled multicutural. And are fucking up this great country by giving away our hard erned money and our land to muslims.... euh
I liked that you noticed that you were both from North America. More videos of you two guys.
Muchos saludos desde México!
The headphones thing in sweden - many have surprisingly good audio quality in them, overear headphones are fairly common over here (offers better sound quality, reduces the experienced noise of the city (lower volume on the music than the ambient noise is), and discourages people from talking to you. It is a win-win-win)).
Personally I like that the overear headphones also works as earmuffs/earwarmers, that combined with the breathtaking nature has lead to me having a winter habit of once a week (usually saturday) head out just before sunrise for a walk until sunset (only is about 7 hours in the late november in stockholm) while enjoying opera or calm electronica. With the sun setting before 1600 that means you have the time to shave, take a bath, and then head out for a beer with your friends.
The distinction that tacos and Santa Maria tacos are different foods is so true. If I’m craving an actual burrito, a Santa Maria taco wrap will not scratch that itch and vice versa. I will usually do the same similie with either gelato vs. Ben & Jerry’s or with actual pizza napoli vs. the kebabpizza you mentioned. 😂
Bra video!!!
Hi !!! We always go on a tripp in the winter to endure it. Take care
You guys are funny :) Great video!
I'm glad you liked it, thanks! :)
I’m Swedish and love my coffee but I have to say the best coffee I’ve ever had was Spanish coffee at Huber’s Cafe in Portland😍
Really entertaining video to watch since im a swede haha. It really warms my heart the way you have noticed the small things about our culture and the way you talk about them. Btw, the jalapeños on the pizza isnt actually jalapeños, its mild fefferonis :D
Also i would really like to add one thing, sorry in advance for being a party pooper. It is so important that we try and live sustainable. If we dont change our ways within the next 10 years and cut our emissions we will have to live in 3 degree warmer world by the end of the century. This is just the average temperature. Here in Sweden (closer to the poles) it will be even higher and most summers will be like last year - filled with forestfires, droughts, lack of water and yield losses. Why im writing this here is because of the way you talked about flying. This is a big debate right now in Sweden about how we all can contribute to lower our ecological and climate impact. One way is to always take the train instead of flying. Thats not possible across the atlantic of course, but it really is important to not talk about taking weekends away by flying in an unproblematic way.
Sorry about this last part, i really enjoyed the whole vid and i didnt even notice that almost 30 min passed by :D
There are great alternatives constantly being invented, like just recently electric water-planes that can cross the Atlantic in a few hours with only a fraction of the emissions of a typical passenger plane. Unfortunately there are just so many powerful lobbying organizations paid by the oil industry making sure that such projects never receive funding :(
I might be going to Sweden on a university exchange next year. I'm from New Zealand, and it seems Sweden is similar. People in New Zealand are friendly on the streets and when you pass someone you generally say hello, except when you're in a more densely populated area. We have the same unspoken code of public transport where you do not sit next to someone else unless you have no choice.
expect a lot of immigrants could it like 20 -40 percent in university . If your computer work then there is this shop or chain in stockholm or a bigger city www.webhallen.com/se/ -maybe prices are slightly higher
Jari Haukilahti Jari Haukilahti coming from New Zealand, I think Georgia is quite used to immigrants. In Sweden, roughly 18 percent of the population are born in another country. In New Zealand it’s 25 percent. Why do you point that out anyway? You seem to be from Finland yourself. :)
@@Jonsson474 He is finish, ironically finland has way more suicides than swedes despites all immigrants so id say its not as bad as finland living wise.
Flippen s Yes. And a Finn living in Sweden is an immigrant isn’t he? For decades, Finns have been the largest immigration group in Sweden, most of them coming as boat refugees for a better life in Sweden.
@@Jonsson474 yeah so ironic tbh
It is a great way to evolve and get to know oneself to move to and learn about a new culture. It is easy to become a copycat to fit in (smtms a necessity to be able to feel the new), but after getting over that, new selves start emerging gradually and we become all cultures as one ... Great video‼️
Yeah I can identify with a lot on your channel. Grew up in Australia and have been living in Sweden for 17 years. Almost a life sentence 😅😂 Discovered your channel when I went to the epidemic sound creator circle. Bloody good tips! Thanks 😎👌🏻
Just wanted to say that I enjoyed watching your video and, as a native Swede, I am happy that you are here and appreciate our beautiful country. I’ve lived in the US and could really relate to the Swedish tendency not to talk to strangers... one of the first things that really struck me while in the US was how it was the complete opposite in that regard, basically like it felt rude not to engage in small talk with the person next to you on the bus or whatever. And truth to be told, I wish we Swedes were more like Americans in that regard. But anyway... I wanna hear your Swedish skills next time! 😉
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I always try to talk to ppl by saying hi, if the respond tells me they wanna be left alone I ofc let them be. The diagonal system as you say is because of the leg space mostly :)
You should both move to a small town/village, there we greet each other even if we don't specifically know each other :)
It is usually enough to know about...
Kul video! 😄
Lmao, the diagonal sitting on trains is something I do every single day and still never get used to. When I realize a train car is filling up I start looking around at every stop to see if I need to move over or if there are still other seats available near the aisle. I don't mind it, it's a funny little dance we do, the only annoying part is the leg space. Sitting next to another tall person means you need to non-verbally communicate who will point their knees toward the aisle and who will point theirs toward the window. And every so often you get someone who will spread theirs in each direction and you end up with your knees between theirs, which is always strange.
It's a ten-hour drive for me to leave me state... 12-hour flight sounds fine to me lol.
So far your videos are making me more and more excited to go to Sweden.
Getting the viewpoint from someone from Mexico should help my husband so much too.
His grandfather came from Mexico to America and now we want to move to Sweden.
I will miss my tacos though.
Great video, she has a great personality also !!
You guys need to come visit Helsingborg in Skåne! espacially in the summer time! You will love it!
Thanks for, as usually, a interesting video Stefan Tyroon. I have some thoughts for Michelle in the end of this, just wanted ro express me a littlebit first.
Mexico is as well a relatively large country, where there should reasonably be cultural variations. Such as the South of the United States and, for example, New York. Mexico may in many times have a somewhat bad reputation due to drug cartels etc. But Mexico has so much more than that, including a fantastic food culture. I was in Mexico for a couple of weeks just over a year ago, landed in Cancun (which I would not say represent Mexico) slept one night there before moving on to the house we had rented. The house was located in a small village called Chuburná. For two weeks we lived there and hung there in Chuburná, the neighboring village of Chelem or in the nearest town of Progreso and transfered with the colectivo.
After that we went to Merida and stayed there for a week. In addition to Cancun, which is what it is, what a fine country and what kind, lovely and friendly people. And I really loved the street food who was everywhere, it was better than anything and just go eating always :). The stay in the Yucatán parts really showed us a nice and also, what I hope for, a genuine Mexico and the friendly people Mexican is. I had wanted to See Mexico more, espacially Merida, Mexico City and also areas for tequila production, but the time was not enough.
So now to my question Michelle, where in Mexico are you? What is the most traditionally Mexican area, city or activity to do in your opinion? What characterizes the different parts of the country and is special for different places? Finally, I want to say that from what I saw, you can be very proud of your origins, the Mexicans and Mexico were amazing.
Really nice and fun video. You are so fun together too ☺
Love your channel, Nice to hear a foreigners view on our lovely country. I love the US, have plenty of American friends and go there every now and then. So I can relate to the culture differences and how different people/cultures stand out.
Ha kul och lev livet, hepp hepp. 😉
When i was in Texas they had made coffee that was twice their normal strength because they knew Swedes where coming.
It WAS very nice. I think Europeans in general drink stronger coffee than Americans?
The coffee i make at home has been compared to ayahuasca ( you cry, puke and hallucinate for a bit before feeling real nice ).
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Went to FL a bit back, found a nice place in the keyes where the owner had been living in Sweden for a few years. Now he imported Zoegas and served the locals - was awesome to get some real coffee while there. And fun thing - the locals had started loving it as well :D
You both have great chemistry! You seem like good friends. :)
I've been to Canada and England and I'm from the United States I wish I could travel to some more countries I have been in 48 states out of 50
That is actually something that i miss, just jump on Roslagsbanan and put your pods in your ear and just zoom out and look at people and being a little bit nosey... lol Täby was really good when i grew up there but now when i go home for a visit it has changed so much so i don't even recognize myself, i get lost in the big shopping center that they have. But my parents still lives there so i stay with them when i go home. i will actually move back home, maybe not to my hometown but i will move home in a few years so look out Stefan!.... keep up the good work always nice to hear your thoughts and views. We had an exchange student from the states ( California ) when i was in my teens and it was really fun and interesting. Tacos for me is the Shell and " spicy " mince and Guacamole ( make myself ) and Salsa and lettuce an unions and maybe grated cheese. some have tomatoes i don't due to being sensitive to that. Sweden and Finland are the 2 countries in the world to drink most Coffee lol maybe we just drink it to stay warm especially in the winter.
With the train seating. In Germany we do it too😂 i've never really payed attention to it before.
I beleive you both been in the Stockholm-area. I can't relate to this " not looking in the eye" thing. In Skåne, Lund and Malmö f ex. people are so much more outgoing. I changed moving from Lund to Gothenburg. In Lund we don't hide from each other.
Heh, I remember my time in Sweden and the coffee was not only black but seemed to have been sourced from an oil well. So, after a few years in southern Europe, I moved back up North to Riga (Latvia). And I quite like the cold weather... I posted a photo of the large frozen river last year and joked about it with Russian friends that I'd met in the South. They shot back that they did not miss that type of weather at all!
Kul att ni gör en video om Sverige och svenskarna. Hoppas verkligen ni får stanna (om ni vill). Det politiska klimatet i Europa och Sverige blir mer och mer högerextremistisk tyvärr, Och vi måste göra allt för att stoppa det. Trevligt att lyssna på er i alla fall. Ha det bra!
Guys it's an amazing video. Thanks alot.. Could you make us a video about the culture of work in sweden and also looking for jobs?
Loved this video! I love travelling in the summer and mostly in Sweden it isn't as warm compered to other countries and guessing that's why people travel for summer and also ofc beaucuse of experiencing new things.
August in Greece feels like hell to me ,waaaaay too hot ugh
@@SRBOMBONICA86 Loving Greece! ❤️
Very nice insights
As a person who comes from a country with a very overcrowded public transportation... I really appreciate the empty booths and the diagonial seating!!!
I've been in Sweden for 2 months and I talk to strangers less too! YES, I don't make eye contact with people anymore! Haha
Since you ask, I can inform you that many Swedes leave Sweden in the summer because the Swedish summer weather is somewhat unreliable, and often people don't want to risk having bad weather during their vacation. Another reason is that it may actually be relatively cheap (or at least not too much more expensive) to have a vacation e.g. in Southern Europe compared to somewhere in Sweden (unless you already have your own summer house or something). Also, many Swedes like to travel, as you have already pointed out.
Stefan, still cannot believe that you are from the NW! You sound so Southern!!!
You will ascend true swedishdom when you only never complain on cool spring days and brisk autumn ones.
I need my spicy food being Mexican myself! Lol the train seating I found pretty funny! 😆😂
Natalia Flores the seating thing has to do with space for your feets and legs 😊
Brazilian, Colombia and Venezuelan are much more beautiful and firecy than Mexicans, who are too dependable and laid back. Boring
Cringe warning for the old pics but not cringe warning for the dabbing? I was not ready 😂
Hahaha you're totally right, that probably should have had a cringe warning too 😂
I totally agree with the traveling in the summer, that’s just weird
Grattis till 70 tussen du är bra på svenska nu!!
I love the culture already - "I'M COMING"😀
That thing with the buses and trains was so spot on. I don't mind sitting down next to someone if there is no empty "group", but I don't acknowledge the other people of the group. I WILL answer politely if the others talk to me, but I don't make the first move. There are people here that don't move in to the windowseat. They stay in the aisle-seat, blocking the windowseat so that no one can sit next to them. Those people really irritate me, especially when blocked seats are the only vacancies.
Just ask them if you can sit there, nobody is gonna shoot you for asking..