Bus ride
- Category: mentality
The swedes have a very strange sense of personal space. The radius of distance to the next person is stretched pretty far and even extends to objects and places in the vicinity. A very known case where this is extremely obvious is on the bus. A swede won’t sit on a seat next to a […]
Read MoreTime
- Category: mentality
Time seems to be a hot topic. Several people with backgrounds in Turkey, Iran, Thailand shared their experience and observations: One thing that it is really important in Sweden is time, it is extremely important to keep time. Time is really important here. people count seconds. The day is planned in seconds, at this time […]
Read MoreIkea
Ikea, a company that is well known around the world but was founded in Sweden by Ingvar Kamprad. Ikea is not a small thing here in Sweden because many people who live in Sweden think it is a company that characterizes Sweden and something almost every Swede is proud of. At Ikea you get the […]
Read MoreLine up
- Category: mentality
If you’re running errands to a grocery store, or visit the immigration office for example, there is a so-called unwritten rule that you have to stand in line and wait for your turn when you need help or you are going to pay. Either you should stand in a queue, which means that you should […]
Read MoreLagom
Lagom is a word that Swedes really like. Lagom is “Just enough”, “Not too much or too little,” it is a word that is “Just right”. There is no direct translation of the word, but if you try to translate the word Lagom, ‘just enough’ and ‘appropriate’ shows up. Lagom works in a lot of different […]
Read MoreFika
- Category: food, mentality, traditions, words
Fika is something that is very popular in Sweden and most of the swedes love it, you can say that it is a social tradition here. Fika means that you taking a break to drink good coffee or other drinks with friends, family or acquaintances at a cafe, in school, at the workplace or at […]
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