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There are alot of false rumours that has been spread over social media the last 10 years. I work all over the country as a truck driver and i struggle to find truth in those rumors.
Sweden is one of the best countries in the world, in several ways. Swedes have been a bit too generous when it comes to immigration and that has caused Sweden a lot of problems. I am not against immigration. I just say that it should have been more restricted. Multiculturalism does not work so well. Swedish is a great language. It is melodious and the grammar is not too complicated. If I was a terrorist I would not touch Sweden. Sweden gives a lot of help to countries that have big problems.
The last one is interesting, I'm from Sweden and I don't like showing my emotions to strangers they have nothing to do with my personal emotions. Maybe I'm just weird...
We value other peoples personal space and do not show exaggerated or are loud. I’ve been tough to always have control over my voice and maners so i won’t disturb my fellow swedes.
My personal experience is that what people consider "passionate Southern European" behavior, here in Sweden is considered "childish". Only children are allowed emotional outbursts in public, and are quickly taught to stop that behavior. Emotions are private. Religion is private. You only share it with friends, family, and those close to you in appropriate scenarios. On the street, at work, among strangers - you keep quite, and proper. Being emotional is not efficient. Swedes like efficiency and working hard.
Every country has its issues; none are perfect. Unfortunately, most people in the comments section tend to exaggerate both the positives and negatives. Sometimes you have to take risks. If you think Sweden (or any country) is the perfect utopia, you will be dissappointed. However, if you have realistic expectations and geniune intent to make the best of the situation, I believe anyone can make it work. If it works out, great; if not, at the very least, you will benefit from the experience. In sum, don't make negative comments sway you from living your best life.
This was an interesting video. Regarding gang violence, you and I both live with our families in good areas so we don't notice much of the crime, yet. But it is there. When a lot of immigrants come here from historically conflict-affected countries, you get the conflicts here too, unfortunately. I have a brilliant example, A family from Syria (not Muslims) lived in one of the vulnerable areas here in town. They moved to the area where I live, we have met on the street and talked a bit as we both have dogs. Asked why they moved here, the answer was that it is not possible to live there anymore because there are too many foreigners and conflicts. The problem is that many immigrants live in clan mentality and there it clashes with our democratic society.
It's not us, it's you. Seriously, what do people expect when they come to Sweden? To find their own culture or what? We are not like southern Europeans. Nor are we like Africans, Asians, Americans or any other other people. Sweden is propably not for all (no country is) but might be for someone looking for nature, peace of mind, balance, politeness, respect for personal boundaries and a simple life.
Go to Gotland, here we are used to talking to people who come from outside since the Viking Age. Then Swedes actually make small talk. But we do that when we have "fika" . So go for a coffee and sort of ask about something to find to do as a tourist and you're guaranteed to get help. However, on the street, people are busy with business and are not so welcome to talk to people.
Sweden is one of the most capitalistic countrys in the world. But we take care of our people in some sense no people starve in sweden and if you got diabetes you dont have to work 3 jobs to afford medicin. I think Sweden is a good country that have some problems with some criminals that happens to be second generation immigrants but we are working on it to get the criminals in prison
We take care of our people… after we take care of millions of immigrants first ofcourse. Helping our own people first would be racist or something like that. Hard to keep up with the bullshit these days you know.
@@LivingSwedish Sweden created the best economic system in the world. It's greatly misunderstood, even by Swedes... The core of the system should be rolled out all over the world. Just like how the world's first central bank was Swedish.. and was later rolled out around the rest of the world.
There *is* a problem with low/uneducated people from countries with very conservative traditions trying to integrate in the Swedish culture. It must be a monumental culture clash. There *is* also a problem with immigrants being considered for jobs, many investigations show this. It can of course also be connected to the first. Gang wars are a problem, but it seems that the police is finally getting on top of this. Also they are not everywhere - but the country will suffer from this in media for a long time. The school comment is just dumb. True the 60s was very lefty in this country, as in many European countries. This is by no means valid any longer. (But then I'm an ex-school/education politician, so I am maybe slightly biased).
The gang related violence is just not a small problem, it's a pretty big one. We have 63K members of criminal gangs in Sweden. Denmark have 1200 or so. We have the most gun related violence per capita i Europe. We have regular bombings in public which basically does not exist in any other Europeran countries (!). Our criminal gangs are so prevalent that Swedish criminality is even being exported to other nordic countries and to the rest of Europe because the competition is so intense on Swedish soil (lot's of deaths). With that said, if you keep out of certain areas of the big cities (and some of the smaller ones) you are not going to see much of that criminality. Just read about it in the news. Ever day. But that is certainly true of other Nordic (and European) countries as well. What people usually forget are the people (immigrants or not) who are model citizens who have no choice but to live in these areas. No one seems to feel too sorry for them 🤷♂
I remember a 2nd generation guy from some Arabic-speaking country who was looking for work at the same time I did. We were in the same trainee program, together. He told the rest in our group, that he always called the employer just after he sent his CV, to make sure they knew he spoke perfect Swedish. I'm lucky that my first name is "normal", and Eastern European surnames are normalized in Sweden by now. My mom who's first name is little weird, and never properly learned Swedish, is not as lucky. I'm educated and speak perfect Swedish. Most people confuse me for a Swedish woman. I have learned my first language before I learned Swedish, and I have a thing for words. Which means that being able to express myself was important (my vocabulary in my mother tongue was large for a teenager). An unfortunate situation for a lot of 2nd generation immigrants in the areas they live in is lack of proper education, lack of proper Swedish, lack of knowledge of their own languages. They don't have any language they are able to express themselves in. Without a language you are nothing. Nobody likes to feel like nothing. If you earn money anyway and throw your weight around with guns and grenades - at least you think you are something. It's a tragic circle for them. They are being preyed upon, and they are at the same being the ones preying upon their neighbors' kids. The gangs don't brew in limbo, and we don't really understand how to end the system. We should look at what Denmark did, but we should look at the entirety of what Denmark did. Many immigrants are put into impossible situations, but they also put themselves into impossible situations. I never went for familiarity, that many immigrants do. From the first day I said I would spend time with people who I'm close to based on what I'm doing (like school), not by background. My mom spent time with women she though were "her friends", but the only thing they had in common was their language. They were toxic company. We were living in a place that today is considered ghetto. It was starting to become ghetto at the time I lived there. I moved out as soon as I could. And thus - I'm considered Swedish, and she's considered "the immigrant". And I'm lucky to be able to seem Swedish, because I'm white. If you aren't Swedish-looking, but can express yourself as well as any Swede - you will be respected when you open your mouth. I guess I don't know what to say more about this.
@@MagdalenaBozyk Whenever I have have the chance to give advice to immigrantsm it is to *learn the language*. And I mean the proper version of it. Not the ghetto version from the suburbs of Stockholm. It's an unfortunate truth that thatversion of it will make it much harder for you. If you are educated and can speak decent Swedish or just good English, you will have no problems getting work here. And it (usually) doesn't matter what you skin color is. I have worked in IT in Sweden for over 25 years. I have had hundreds of non-Swedish colleauges during thos years. Mostly with little or no problems. The bigger problem in Sweden is that we are so advanced that we have *very* few simple jobs that anyone with a pulse can take. Which means that even the "simple" jobs usually means you have to know the language and also have at least some kind of formal education. If you have none of these, you are never going to work. No matter your skin color 🤷♂
Sweden is a big country, there are places where you could walk for 5 hours without ever encountering anyone or anything, just focusing on the issues in a certain city or place is rather silly.
The thing is people think this gang violence thing just popped up during the last few years. This has been growing in the poor neighborhoods for 40 years or more. Having grown up in one of those places it's my firm belief this is not an issue with foreigners, it's a class issue. It's just that a lot of foreigners are poor. Our integration has been severely lacking too, making the issue worse. People turned a blind eye to this for so long because they didn't want to be tagged as racists. The sentiment for a lot of kids, both "native Swedish" and immigrants, growing up there was "They (Sweden, society, the government) don't care about us, so we don't care about them". Now racists are using this situation as an argument to dehumanize people and it pisses me off. This is of course just my experience but I thought I'd give a different view to the one circulating in social media today. I have a lot to say about it but I think that's enough.
Hi, your channel is beautiful. I'm planning my move to Sweden. I speak little English and little Swedish, I've been studying them for a while. Moving is my biggest dream.
Actually the shootings so far this year are the lowest since 2017. So it’s improving and the government will introduce even more measures to try to fix the problems. But as a person that grew up in Sweden it feels safe as always the streets and it’s not something you notice. I also just read it on the news. I never witnessed any crime as a 30 year old. You should look at the murder rate which Sweden is even lower than Finland and Canada. I’ve been to over 100 countries in the world and I find Sweden safe. There are no “no go zones” in Sweden. I grew up in a so called no go zone and life is normal. Of course it’s not Japan level safe but it’s similar to other western countries. Whole of Europe including Sweden is safer than USA which is a totally different world. Sweden has been a punching bag for political agendas recently. Just don’t fall for alternative right rhetoric.
It was interesting to hear all the points of view people have about Sweden. My relatives live in Sweden and always have (native to the country). I’m glad they do speak English as I do not speak Swedish. I e tried but it is a difficult language. I honestly have heard mostly positive things about the country. Listening to you over the past few years just reinforces my beliefs. I have met many Swedish people thru my family some who I speak to on a regular basis. No country will ever be perfect. But I need to ask your viewers why then is it, for many years, been ranked as the people being one of the happiest people in the world ??? 😊
It's always fascinating to hear different perspectives on Sweden. It's great that your relatives have provided you with a unique insight into the country.
I’m Swedish and I think this was very well rounded and an accurate take. Of course different people have different experiences living in different parts of the country but your opinions mesh with mine. Except for the winters, I hate them 😆
@@LivingSwedish For me as a Swede, winter adds contrast to summer. I love the crispy cold air of -10C and hoarfrost on the trees. I would probably be bored with the same year round. Only place you can get that is in tropical climate and that is way too hot for me.
In 2018, a Swede said my Asian partner should have no trouble adjusting in the southern cities, and northern Swedes would be more wary of outsiders . With some current anti-tourist views and the problems in recent years, is there a greater chance for discrimination despite having the necessary documents?
95% of swedes is very good at speaking english. People often misstake our reservness for being "not social". We are just cautious. When you pass that we are warm as people. This stams back atleast a 1000 years. It´s been a way for us to survive.
I've been going to Sweden every year for 20 years and I love the people and the country. But I don't think I'll be going again...I just can't bear to see the effects that unchecked immigration, is having on the cities. The last two times I was there, I got robbed at knife point by middle eastern looking gangs.
I’m a typical Swede, or rather Stockholmer, born and lived here all my life. I’m certainly reserved and doesn’t have many friends, but when I do get into conversations it’s hard to make me stop talking and discussing 🤣
We have different ideas what friends are in different cultures. When Americans and many other Europeans say friends, we would just say "bekanta". They are just people you spend time with doing whatever - like just hang out. When a Swede says "friend" we mean "bestie" in English. It's the few people that are your soulmates without romance, if you get what I mean. They are the family chosen by heart. This is what we want as friends in Sweden, not just a bunch of people to hang out with, who in the end mean pretty much nothing to you. Hanging out in packs seem more important in other countries - we want to have a connection. It's a difference between casual dating and a full-blown romance. Kind of like.... dating isn't really a thing for romantic relationships either in Swedish culture. Outsiders don't get how a Swede ends up from just hanging out with a person to being in a full-blown relationship. It's suddenly just there.
Firstly, there are a lot of chatty people here - so this one is just sooo blown out of proportion! We are curious as hell, that is maybe why we have come up with all those inventions during the years... Smalltalk with everyone around, does not interest us that much. We enjoy the private space and the different weathers, as every season is really unique - gives room for feeling good, and/or activate in some way. Julie, you are great! Giving good responses to these "writings"! We love Sweden and like people that does the same! 🙂
I give you an example In Växjö were i live we got a part of the city named Araby and it is a so called no go zone we have had 2 shootings and it is the Arabs and Somalis that have some sort of beef and i dont know how it begun but i go to Araby and see friends and i never had any problems there. So i think its very much overblown that Sweden is dangerus
I worked a certain part of London for 10 years where Somalian a Caribbean community is strong. English people moved away slowly over the last 60+ years and the demographics changed dramatically. Because of that, it's not a charming, inviting, clean and liveable area. Segregation is a huge issue and to change it would be a impossible job for the Gov.
@@AntonyoKnight Its a problem cause they want to live with other Somalis. Many of the Arabs have baught houses now and are integrating better in Sweden
@@hansericsson7058 The previous government (Torries) split these communities in London and offered them dwellings further north otherwise get nothing. Muslim communities different then others. They live in poligamy and women claims benefits and their husband collect the money. There was a documentary in UK national TV th-cam.com/video/HN9__zsOFGg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3I5rWhkz1_azplKe
Regarding criminality: dear Swedes - just stop buying drugs, I mean - not even sometimes on Saturday nights. Otherwise you just invest your money in that situation you complain about.
Do you think Swedes goes around high all the time? I don't know a single person that uses drugs. Not even now and then, I mean at all! Are drugs a problem here? Yes, as it is in most countries. Bur our biggest problem is organised crime and gangs.
@@Henrik_Holst No, thats not true. You have no clue what you are talking about. The imported gangs and organized crime and clans are making huge amount of money by scamming the swedish wealthfare system, scamming swedish elderly people, scamming swedish companies and so on. So to claim that 99% is from drug sale to the middle class is a pathetic lie.
@@Henrik_Holst Då gör man som Tjeckien och avkriminaliserar. Det är inte staten som bestämmer vad man stoppar i sin egen kropp. Vi borde också ha gjort som Tjeckien och aldrig tagit in babbar till att börja med.
The DDR had a big program where they invited teachers to come and study German. Of course there was alterial motives behind it. Mostly very left leaning teachers applied. I know this beacause I had teachers who went to DDR. They had a great time and experienced "the greatness" of communism. Is this affecting the school today? No, not really. As a very classic liberal person - sure, I see a few subjects that could be represented in a better way but it isn't that bad. I'm not super happy with the current Swedish school system, but it isn't as bad as some people make it out to be. Of course there are ample opportunities for politicians to screw it up more 😂
@@LivingSwedish These are my opinions. Other have theirs. 1) Teachers need more respect and higher pay 2) Parents need to respect teachers 3) The schools that struggle need help, both with tactics and money 4) All students are not the same. This needs to be acknowledged both for students that struggle and students that have it "easy". 5) There has been a focus on students teaching themselves in groups. This is stupid. I experienced that start of this and it really is the blind leading the blind. 6) I believe math is being taught inefficiently. This leads to a lot of people not understanding the importance of students improving fast when they are young and, sadly, not understanding math in general. Now, all students don't need to be good at math - see 4. I could expand on this but this comment is already long. Also, math is "my subject" - there are probably similar feelings for other subjects by other people. That said, the Swedish school system does a lot of good things. For example I think the pacing of school hours is pretty good. However, there is a current popular idea of not giving students homework because "you wouldn't have to take work with you home from work". That is simply not true for a lot of carriers. There is a good argument for not having homework - some students have difficult home environments. While I feel sympathetic to this I feel it would be better if the school could maybe compensate for this instead of not giving homework.
I have had colleagues from Germany working in Sweden, they learned our language quite fast. But we aware there are more false friends than when you learnt English.
Sweden and the people here are great in general I am Swedish my self my ex wife is Persian we have a daughter who is Swedish for the most part whit that said in my opinion our political establishment have created a class of them selves and have not been listening to the general opinion regarding the migration politics who should been a bit more restrictive . It’s hard to connect whit Swedish people I have given that up long time ago and I am Swedish my self but I really don’t get some of them and they don’t get me ha ha . I don’t like that Swedish companies export weapons around the world , and don’t like the darkness in the winter I don’t have anything against the cold but the dark I could be with out 🤗
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American-Swede here. The term "integration" is a complete joke!!! And it's insincere! It's an invasion! Western history and greatness is exactly that... history! Riddle me this... a happy, peaceful, and prosperous lake full of busy brim and guppies decided to dig a channel into their neighbor lake full of wide-mouth bass. Many of the brim and guppies thought it would be nice to share the resources and cultures of the two lakes, and this idea made all those little fishies feel so proud of themselves for being so diverse and open. The other fishies that opposed this idea were labeled, shamed, and dismissed. What do you think happens to the lake full of the happy little brim and guppies?
Its not that Sweden is horrible or completely unsafe, but.. statistics do clearly show that Sweden has the highest (or 2nd highest) amount of people getting killed by gunshots compared to the rest of Europe. September 2023 saw 11 people killed by gunshots, that one month alone had more fatal shootings than the average European country sees in a year. Its not a matter about agreeing or not agreeing, its facts and the statistics are available to everyone. It dosnt mean that people walk around fearing for their lives, but the statistics do paint a picture of a horrible trend in Sweden with murders, crime and gang violence. Again crime and murder statistics are available to everyone and the numbers comes directly from the Swedish government itself. It is however important to know that these murders in 80% of cases are among the gangs and dosnt directly affect the average person, but its still a thing that makes some people uneasy and worried.
Non 80 %, 100 % of people shot are inter gang shootings. And the overall murder rate in Sweden is not high compared to other countries in Europe. IKt is higher than the other nordic countries.
It's time to clear things up. I am a 59-year-old Swede who was born and raised in Sweden like my ancestors. I am very sorry to hear the negative things about us Swedes and how we are unpleasant, cold and all the other crap people from other countries say about us. Seriously, it sounds like your negativity that you next expect us Swedes to meet you at the airport with flowers and say a warm welcome to Sweden and here are your new friends. What you have to learn is that it mostly depends on you whether you will make Swedish friends or not. If you want to make new friends and get to know Swedes, then you should NOT fly or even stay in Stockholm, it is even difficult for us Swedes to get to know and get to know Stockholmers, because they think they are better than everyone else. Then as I said it depends on you, we Swedes read body language and facial expressions. So if you smile you will be greeted by a smile then don't have a body language that shows you are inete want people close to you. Then to make it easier to get to know someone, YOU should start the conversation, then you will get answers and people will open up a little at a time. It is easier to get to know people in smaller cities than Stockholm. Since this, with these riots and gang violence, which is mostly in the larger cities, it is not innocent people who are affected, but the different gangs who shoot each other for revenge in the gang circle for taking care of the drug sales in different areas. So if you are NOT a criminal or have anything to do with them, then you are safe and move freely. As for these claims about wealth, it certainly happens BUT it is low compared to other countries. Then when it comes to work, once again it's all about YOU. Because if you insist on staying in the south of Sweden, yes, you will have a hard time getting a job, BUT if you are prepared to move up to the north of Sweden, you will have a much greater chance of getting a job. Because in northern Sweden there is a lack of labor and it is in northern Sweden that development and the future lie. The day before is crying out for labour, so they have to look abroad because those who live in southern Sweden refuse to move north. Since this claim that Swedish schools teach children Eastern European propaganda, this is bullshit AND it is actually Russian trolls who, on Putin's orders, spread these lies on social platforms, so that people distance themselves from Sweden and this started to spread when Sweden and Finland applied for membership in NATO . I myself have gone to a Swedish school as I am Swedish, so have my 4 daughters and now my grandchildren go to school. In Sweden, just like our Nordic neighbors, you are very careful that the education you receive in school is correct and they make sure that no propaganda or other lies are spread in schools. Above all, there are many American families who have moved to Sweden for the sake of their children and become Swedish citizens, as the school education is better in Sweden than in the USA, here for those who have become Swedish citizens, school is free even up to university. Those who go to a Swedish school have free food at school, you have free access to school nurses. Then all the American families who have moved here say that they don't have to worry about school shootings because this doesn't happen in Sweden and these Americans said that when the children went to school in America, the parents were worried every day because they knew not if the children at the very school they attended were to have a school shooting. Therefore, these families have had enough of being constantly worried and moved to Sweden. They have also said that the children learn more in Swedish school than they did in America. And finally the most important advice, DO NOT listen to others about Sweden but find out for yourself, and that you should start talking and people will answer you. IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU...
Thank you mam! For sharing very informative content based on actual facts I do agree Sweden is far better than many other countries around the globe 🌎. ❤love it
I agree on much of what you say but not on the comments about Stockholm. If anything it is easier to get friends here since you will always find people with the same interests as you. Here aswell, it is up to you. ;) To foreigners reading this. In my opinion many smaller cities and towns has alittle bit of big brother complex. This is a common thing all over the world and I am sure most of you can relate in some ways. As an example of this, most Swedes route for our neighbors in sport events but they seldom do for us. Kinda the same thing.
@@MattiasHenriksson-sw7xw It can be seen that you are an 08 and what you claim about how good Stockholm is is bullshit. For most Swedes who don't live in Stockholm, they hate Stockholmers. Then nonsense about it being easy to make friends in Stockholm, I'm social and it's easy to make friends but it doesn't work with Stockholmers as they have their noses in the air. Also that you are a typical 08 as I have said when you talk crap about smaller orders in Sweden and the Big Brother fluff you come up with, because no one has it. As I said, you 08s think you are better than everyone else but you are not and you add nothing to Sweden, people are idiots who are hated by the rest of Sweden
I know 2 west European students in their 24th year and 2 years living here, not a single sentence have they pocked up ...not one, tjey are very arrogant in that way, sure we all speak good English but thats to help the forigner gap the bridge, but not to never learn it, that is shamefull. Go to any other country stay for 2 years and not pick even one sentence and say u dont need too..
Hi Uli. There is a couple of swedich expressions that is good to think of. First, You will bee treated the same way you treat others. second. Dont judge the dog of the fur. Next. Why arent people thinking ,they always have demands ,when you come here you get a lot of benefits that dont exist in ather countrys . and if a swed emigrate to that country that imigrant come from can we then demand what we will have? no no no. it will not happen. Can i go to Australia and demand get fri lessons in language or demand that i should be talking swedich on the work? no no no If you cant talk englich you dont get a work permit or anything ells. its your duty as emigrant to adept and here you get help of that too. so try bee humbled . You cant show up your face in other peoples faces and demand "NOW WE WILL BEE FRIENDS" and now we chit chat , how is you digestion nowdays or your glanders. Im sure you will get the answer "That is fucking not your buissenes get ot of here. Give people time and space you will not bee happyer if some one smiles up to the ears for you, im sure you will wonder whats wrong with you !? Time comes. The sun will rise tomorrow again. Mvh.KJ
1. Sweden is rated highest in sexual violence in Europe. It may depend on difference in what counts as sexual violence in different countries. 2. It is mainly in the largest cities, but the "shootings" and "bombings" is really bad now. 3. Sweden has without a doubt taken in too many immigrants and in the last 25 years mainly from backwards cultures. We have gone from one of the most homogenous country in the world to a multicultural soup and way too fast. It's not working very good. Integration does not work on people who doesn't want to integrate. 4. Weather is very different, depending on where you are in Sweden. 5. We Swedes tend to not talk/chat if we don't have to. Less talk the further north you are going. It doesn't mean we are rude though, even if it may come out that way. We are not very chatty. Basically we don't even know our neighbours... lol 6. Swedish is a very, very hard language to learn.
As for point 1; lies, damned lies and statistics. Yes, purely going by statistics, we are rated highest in sexual violence in Europe. However, I would like to shed some context on that. First of, we actively encourage people to report sexual violence, and we try to not shame people for doing so. More people report sexual violence in Sweden for that reason than in a lot of countries, which naturally leads to higher statistics. For example, in countries where you get shamed or blamed for coming forward with sexual violence, there will naturally be much lower number of sexual violence statistically. However, that does not mean that the actual number of sexual violence cases is any lower than it is in Sweden. Secondly, it depends on how sexual violence or rape is counted for each country. In some countries, like India, a woman can not be raped by her husband, and any case where that happens would not be counted. In Sweden, it is considered rape for a wide variety of reasons, and it does not require a woman to actively say no to be seen as rape. It also does not require violence to be considered rape. In some other countries, it is not counted as rape or sexual violence unless a woman actively says no, or it isn't considered rape or sexual violence unless the man hits her or is violent towards her. The less stringent the rules against rape or sexual violence is, the fewer reported cases of sexual violence a country will have. Thirdly, in Sweden, repeat offenses of rape (for example, if a woman is continuously raped by her partner in a relationship), each incident will be counted as a separate crime in Sweden. In a lot of countries, this would only be counted as a single crime--regardless of how many times she was raped in her relationship. Fourth; in Sweden, it is reported as a sexual violence offense as long as the report has been received by the police--regardless if it leads to a conviction. In a lot of countries, only convictions are counted in their statistics. Is sexual violence a problem in Sweden? Absolutely. Is it any worse than a lot of other countries? Probably not.
1. Well laws in Sweden on what is an "sexual offence" has inflated so much last years that nowadays looking at someone in a way that is not appriciated is under the sexual harrasment laws. If you dont believe my I am happy to share links! The consent law that was highly criticized by "lagrådet" in Sweden was passed anyway by the social democrats and now we even have a weird moment 22 where you should ask about sex (not strange at all of course in its basic form) BUT asking someone who does NOT welcome this type of question is sexual harrasment. I can go on and on but I think I have presented the most important topics on why the "sexual violence" statistics has sky-rocketed.
Nej, det var svenska lärare i DDR. DDR sågs om ett föredöme. Dock måtte Honecker ha varit avundsjuk på de svenska makthavarna som inte behöver något STASI för att hålla folket kuvat. Svenskar saknar civilkurage och kuvar sig själva genom grupptryck.
When I went to high school in Sweden in the early 80s my swedish psychology teacher had had an exchange with DDR universities. He even worked for DDR radio sending in swedish for some time. He was rather leftist. Probably a full-blown communist. But as a person rather nice. You're the one talking BS. Not everyone have the same experiences.
It's not all about the criminal activities connected to migration from MENA-countries. It's about preserving our swedish values and culture. If we become a minority in our own country, Sweden doesnt exist anymore. Only swedes are the natural carriers of our culture!
@@LivingSwedish Yes, but 100 000 a year is horrendous, many of them without education and a plan. To be honest, Sweden was much more prosperous before all the immigrants came to live on our taxes. No country with decent politicians and sain inhabitants would allow this...
@@iamsvea948in the immigration statistics around 50000 p.a. are swedes moving back after studying or working abroad included.The emigration figure is also around 50000 p.a.
@@LivingSwedish yes like embracing native middle age men who doesnt embrace feminism or progressive left politics. I guess that group was left out of the embracing last years...
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There are alot of false rumours that has been spread over social media the last 10 years. I work all over the country as a truck driver and i struggle to find truth in those rumors.
Facts are facts and rumours are rumours. Depending how their and foreign media represent them.
It's great to hear perspectives like yours too :)
Sweden is one of the best countries in the world, in several ways. Swedes have been a bit too generous when it comes to immigration and that has caused Sweden a lot of problems. I am not against immigration. I just say that it should have been more restricted. Multiculturalism does not work so well. Swedish is a great language. It is melodious and the grammar is not too complicated. If I was a terrorist I would not touch Sweden. Sweden gives a lot of help to countries that have big problems.
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Sweden is one of the most civilised and loved countries in the world. The uk 🇬🇧 love Sweden.
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The last one is interesting, I'm from Sweden and I don't like showing my emotions to strangers they have nothing to do with my personal emotions. Maybe I'm just weird...
Maybe not personal emotional but at least make comments or be chatty. I live in England but I feel close Greek people and tradition for some reason.
@@AntonyoKnight Im swedish and hate smalltalk foreign people tend to do.
I mean, why talk when you dont have anything important to say?
We value other peoples personal space and do not show exaggerated or are loud.
I’ve been tough to always have control over my voice and maners so i won’t disturb my fellow swedes.
My personal experience is that what people consider "passionate Southern European" behavior, here in Sweden is considered "childish". Only children are allowed emotional outbursts in public, and are quickly taught to stop that behavior.
Emotions are private. Religion is private. You only share it with friends, family, and those close to you in appropriate scenarios.
On the street, at work, among strangers - you keep quite, and proper.
Being emotional is not efficient. Swedes like efficiency and working hard.
Every country has its issues; none are perfect. Unfortunately, most people in the comments section tend to exaggerate both the positives and negatives.
Sometimes you have to take risks. If you think Sweden (or any country) is the perfect utopia, you will be dissappointed. However, if you have realistic expectations and geniune intent to make the best of the situation, I believe anyone can make it work. If it works out, great; if not, at the very least, you will benefit from the experience. In sum, don't make negative comments sway you from living your best life.
Totally get what you mean. It's all about finding your own path and making the best of it.
This was an interesting video.
Regarding gang violence, you and I both live with our families in good areas so we don't notice much of the crime, yet. But it is there.
When a lot of immigrants come here from historically conflict-affected countries, you get the conflicts here too, unfortunately. I have a brilliant example, A family from Syria (not Muslims) lived in one of the vulnerable areas here in town. They moved to the area where I live, we have met on the street and talked a bit as we both have dogs. Asked why they moved here, the answer was that it is not possible to live there anymore because there are too many foreigners and conflicts. The problem is that many immigrants live in clan mentality and there it clashes with our democratic society.
Thank you for sharing your perspective on the issue. It's important to have open conversations about these topics.
It's not us, it's you.
Seriously, what do people expect when they come to Sweden? To find their own culture or what?
We are not like southern Europeans. Nor are we like Africans, Asians, Americans or any other other people.
Sweden is propably not for all (no country is) but might be for someone looking for nature, peace of mind, balance, politeness, respect for personal boundaries and a simple life.
If you do something right, there will always be haters. Love from Stockholm Sweden
Go to Gotland, here we are used to talking to people who come from outside since the Viking Age. Then Swedes actually make small talk. But we do that when we have "fika" . So go for a coffee and sort of ask about something to find to do as a tourist and you're guaranteed to get help. However, on the street, people are busy with business and are not so welcome to talk to people.
Thanks for sharing! :)
Sweden is one of the most capitalistic countrys in the world. But we take care of our people in some sense no people starve in sweden and if you got diabetes you dont have to work 3 jobs to afford medicin. I think Sweden is a good country that have some problems with some criminals that happens to be second generation immigrants but we are working on it to get the criminals in prison
We take care of our people… after we take care of millions of immigrants first ofcourse. Helping our own people first would be racist or something like that. Hard to keep up with the bullshit these days you know.
- you are loosing your one and only country.
"Some problems with some criminals"...
Not many countries manage capitalism and care like Sweden. It's challenging but Sweden is really trying and I like that about this country :)
@@LivingSwedish Sweden created the best economic system in the world. It's greatly misunderstood, even by Swedes... The core of the system should be rolled out all over the world. Just like how the world's first central bank was Swedish.. and was later rolled out around the rest of the world.
I live now 8 months in Sweden and i don’t have e second regret is moved from Belgium to Sweden.
Thank you for sharing your positive experience! It's great to hear that your move has been so fulfilling.
@@LivingSwedish I got my “personnummer” 14 days after I replied. I have to say that I am pensioned and braught my papers with me what income I had.
There *is* a problem with low/uneducated people from countries with very conservative traditions trying to integrate in the Swedish culture. It must be a monumental culture clash.
There *is* also a problem with immigrants being considered for jobs, many investigations show this. It can of course also be connected to the first.
Gang wars are a problem, but it seems that the police is finally getting on top of this. Also they are not everywhere - but the country will suffer from this in media for a long time.
The school comment is just dumb. True the 60s was very lefty in this country, as in many European countries. This is by no means valid any longer. (But then I'm an ex-school/education politician, so I am maybe slightly biased).
Well no, the problem is not "low/uneducated people from countries with very conservative traditions", the problem are the Muslims.
The gang related violence is just not a small problem, it's a pretty big one. We have 63K members of criminal gangs in Sweden. Denmark have 1200 or so. We have the most gun related violence per capita i Europe. We have regular bombings in public which basically does not exist in any other Europeran countries (!). Our criminal gangs are so prevalent that Swedish criminality is even being exported to other nordic countries and to the rest of Europe because the competition is so intense on Swedish soil (lot's of deaths).
With that said, if you keep out of certain areas of the big cities (and some of the smaller ones) you are not going to see much of that criminality. Just read about it in the news. Ever day. But that is certainly true of other Nordic (and European) countries as well.
What people usually forget are the people (immigrants or not) who are model citizens who have no choice but to live in these areas. No one seems to feel too sorry for them 🤷♂
I remember a 2nd generation guy from some Arabic-speaking country who was looking for work at the same time I did. We were in the same trainee program, together. He told the rest in our group, that he always called the employer just after he sent his CV, to make sure they knew he spoke perfect Swedish.
I'm lucky that my first name is "normal", and Eastern European surnames are normalized in Sweden by now. My mom who's first name is little weird, and never properly learned Swedish, is not as lucky.
I'm educated and speak perfect Swedish. Most people confuse me for a Swedish woman. I have learned my first language before I learned Swedish, and I have a thing for words. Which means that being able to express myself was important (my vocabulary in my mother tongue was large for a teenager). An unfortunate situation for a lot of 2nd generation immigrants in the areas they live in is lack of proper education, lack of proper Swedish, lack of knowledge of their own languages. They don't have any language they are able to express themselves in. Without a language you are nothing. Nobody likes to feel like nothing. If you earn money anyway and throw your weight around with guns and grenades - at least you think you are something.
It's a tragic circle for them. They are being preyed upon, and they are at the same being the ones preying upon their neighbors' kids. The gangs don't brew in limbo, and we don't really understand how to end the system. We should look at what Denmark did, but we should look at the entirety of what Denmark did.
Many immigrants are put into impossible situations, but they also put themselves into impossible situations. I never went for familiarity, that many immigrants do. From the first day I said I would spend time with people who I'm close to based on what I'm doing (like school), not by background. My mom spent time with women she though were "her friends", but the only thing they had in common was their language. They were toxic company. We were living in a place that today is considered ghetto. It was starting to become ghetto at the time I lived there. I moved out as soon as I could. And thus - I'm considered Swedish, and she's considered "the immigrant". And I'm lucky to be able to seem Swedish, because I'm white. If you aren't Swedish-looking, but can express yourself as well as any Swede - you will be respected when you open your mouth.
I guess I don't know what to say more about this.
@@MagdalenaBozyk Whenever I have have the chance to give advice to immigrantsm it is to *learn the language*. And I mean the proper version of it. Not the ghetto version from the suburbs of Stockholm. It's an unfortunate truth that thatversion of it will make it much harder for you.
If you are educated and can speak decent Swedish or just good English, you will have no problems getting work here. And it (usually) doesn't matter what you skin color is. I have worked in IT in Sweden for over 25 years. I have had hundreds of non-Swedish colleauges during thos years. Mostly with little or no problems.
The bigger problem in Sweden is that we are so advanced that we have *very* few simple jobs that anyone with a pulse can take. Which means that even the "simple" jobs usually means you have to know the language and also have at least some kind of formal education.
If you have none of these, you are never going to work. No matter your skin color 🤷♂
Sweden is a big country, there are places where you could walk for 5 hours without ever encountering anyone or anything, just focusing on the issues in a certain city or place is rather silly.
That's a valid point, Sweden's vastness offers both solitude and unique challenges.
The thing is people think this gang violence thing just popped up during the last few years. This has been growing in the poor neighborhoods for 40 years or more. Having grown up in one of those places it's my firm belief this is not an issue with foreigners, it's a class issue. It's just that a lot of foreigners are poor. Our integration has been severely lacking too, making the issue worse. People turned a blind eye to this for so long because they didn't want to be tagged as racists. The sentiment for a lot of kids, both "native Swedish" and immigrants, growing up there was "They (Sweden, society, the government) don't care about us, so we don't care about them". Now racists are using this situation as an argument to dehumanize people and it pisses me off.
This is of course just my experience but I thought I'd give a different view to the one circulating in social media today. I have a lot to say about it but I think that's enough.
I like to listen to this! I live in south sweden, Malmö and it so huge difference from rest of Sweden. We have more Danish and German culture.
I need to visit Malmö 🙏
Hi, your channel is beautiful. I'm planning my move to Sweden. I speak little English and little Swedish, I've been studying them for a while. Moving is my biggest dream.
You can do it! Well done on learning the language(s). Best of luck!!
@@LivingSwedish I'm a little scared, I have a degree in jazz music. I hope to find work. Thanks for the encouragement!
Actually the shootings so far this year are the lowest since 2017. So it’s improving and the government will introduce even more measures to try to fix the problems. But as a person that grew up in Sweden it feels safe as always the streets and it’s not something you notice. I also just read it on the news. I never witnessed any crime as a 30 year old. You should look at the murder rate which Sweden is even lower than Finland and Canada. I’ve been to over 100 countries in the world and I find Sweden safe. There are no “no go zones” in Sweden. I grew up in a so called no go zone and life is normal. Of course it’s not Japan level safe but it’s similar to other western countries. Whole of Europe including Sweden is safer than USA which is a totally different world. Sweden has been a punching bag for political agendas recently. Just don’t fall for alternative right rhetoric.
It was interesting to hear all the points of view people have about Sweden. My relatives live in Sweden and always have (native to the country). I’m glad they do speak English as I do not speak Swedish. I e tried but it is a difficult language. I honestly have heard mostly positive things about the country. Listening to you over the past few years just reinforces my beliefs. I have met many Swedish people thru my family some who I speak to on a regular basis. No country will ever be perfect. But I need to ask your viewers why then is it, for many years, been ranked as the people being one of the happiest people in the world ??? 😊
It's always fascinating to hear different perspectives on Sweden. It's great that your relatives have provided you with a unique insight into the country.
I’m Swedish and I think this was very well rounded and an accurate take. Of course different people have different experiences living in different parts of the country but your opinions mesh with mine. Except for the winters, I hate them 😆
Maybe I will hate the winter soon hahaha Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
@@LivingSwedish For me as a Swede, winter adds contrast to summer. I love the crispy cold air of -10C and hoarfrost on the trees. I would probably be bored with the same year round. Only place you can get that is in tropical climate and that is way too hot for me.
In 2018, a Swede said my Asian partner should have no trouble adjusting in the southern cities, and northern Swedes would be more wary of outsiders . With some current anti-tourist views and the problems in recent years, is there a greater chance for discrimination despite having the necessary documents?
This is an excellent video, Thanks Uli
Thank uuuu!
95% of swedes is very good at speaking english. People often misstake our reservness for being "not social". We are just cautious. When you pass that we are warm as people. This stams back atleast a 1000 years. It´s been a way for us to survive.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I totally agree :)
I've been going to Sweden every year for 20 years and I love the people and the country. But I don't think I'll be going again...I just can't bear to see the effects that unchecked immigration, is having on the cities. The last two times I was there, I got robbed at knife point by middle eastern looking gangs.
Is it possible for us to leave a request? I would love to see your envelopment in Swedish :-) So it would be fun if you make a Swedish video.
Hey, thanks for the request! I'll try my best to make a Swedish video for you soon 😅
Uli as the next Swedish teacher !
I vote for that.
The "leftist" school comment is a classic. It always makes me laugh, because it's based in ignorance.
I’m a typical Swede, or rather Stockholmer, born and lived here all my life. I’m certainly reserved and doesn’t have many friends, but when I do get into conversations it’s hard to make me stop talking and discussing 🤣
We have different ideas what friends are in different cultures.
When Americans and many other Europeans say friends, we would just say "bekanta". They are just people you spend time with doing whatever - like just hang out.
When a Swede says "friend" we mean "bestie" in English. It's the few people that are your soulmates without romance, if you get what I mean. They are the family chosen by heart.
This is what we want as friends in Sweden, not just a bunch of people to hang out with, who in the end mean pretty much nothing to you.
Hanging out in packs seem more important in other countries - we want to have a connection. It's a difference between casual dating and a full-blown romance.
Kind of like.... dating isn't really a thing for romantic relationships either in Swedish culture. Outsiders don't get how a Swede ends up from just hanging out with a person to being in a full-blown relationship. It's suddenly just there.
Interesting! Thanks so much for sharing! :)
I love it hahaha
Firstly, there are a lot of chatty people here - so this one is just sooo blown out of proportion! We are curious as hell, that is maybe why we have come up with all those inventions during the years... Smalltalk with everyone around, does not interest us that much. We enjoy the private space and the different weathers, as every season is really unique - gives room for feeling good, and/or activate in some way.
Julie, you are great! Giving good responses to these "writings"! We love Sweden and like people that does the same! 🙂
I can confirm that some Swedes love to chat. An interesting video about this is coming soon ;)
And who is "us"? Who are the pure Swedish now, anyway? You are, but you will soon become a minority if you do not React
I give you an example In Växjö were i live we got a part of the city named Araby and it is a so called no go zone we have had 2 shootings and it is the Arabs and Somalis that have some sort of beef and i dont know how it begun but i go to Araby and see friends and i never had any problems there. So i think its very much overblown that Sweden is dangerus
I worked a certain part of London for 10 years where Somalian a Caribbean community is strong. English people moved away slowly over the last 60+ years and the demographics changed dramatically. Because of that, it's not a charming, inviting, clean and liveable area. Segregation is a huge issue and to change it would be a impossible job for the Gov.
@@AntonyoKnight Its a problem cause they want to live with other Somalis. Many of the Arabs have baught houses now and are integrating better in Sweden
Thanks for sharing your perspective! It's good to hear that you feel safe in this community :)
@@hansericsson7058 The previous government (Torries) split these communities in London and offered them dwellings further north otherwise get nothing. Muslim communities different then others. They live in poligamy and women claims benefits and their husband collect the money.
There was a documentary in UK national TV
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Regarding criminality: dear Swedes - just stop buying drugs, I mean - not even sometimes on Saturday nights. Otherwise you just invest your money in that situation you complain about.
Do you think Swedes goes around high all the time? I don't know a single person that uses drugs. Not even now and then, I mean at all! Are drugs a problem here? Yes, as it is in most countries. Bur our biggest problem is organised crime and gangs.
@@KasperochSiri Criminal networks makes their money on selling drugs. If the demand for drugs disappeared so would they. It's a valid point.
@@KasperochSiri and how do you believe the organized crime and gangs gets their money from? It's 99% from drug sale to the middle class.
@@Henrik_Holst No, thats not true. You have no clue what you are talking about. The imported gangs and organized crime and clans are making huge amount of money by scamming the swedish wealthfare system, scamming swedish elderly people, scamming swedish companies and so on. So to claim that 99% is from drug sale to the middle class is a pathetic lie.
@@Henrik_Holst Då gör man som Tjeckien och avkriminaliserar. Det är inte staten som bestämmer vad man stoppar i sin egen kropp. Vi borde också ha gjort som Tjeckien och aldrig tagit in babbar till att börja med.
It's up to each individual to integrate, the government can't do it for them!
The DDR had a big program where they invited teachers to come and study German. Of course there was alterial motives behind it. Mostly very left leaning teachers applied. I know this beacause I had teachers who went to DDR. They had a great time and experienced "the greatness" of communism.
Is this affecting the school today? No, not really. As a very classic liberal person - sure, I see a few subjects that could be represented in a better way but it isn't that bad.
I'm not super happy with the current Swedish school system, but it isn't as bad as some people make it out to be. Of course there are ample opportunities for politicians to screw it up more 😂
I would be super curious to hear what you think could be done better in the Swedish school system 😊
@@LivingSwedish These are my opinions. Other have theirs.
1) Teachers need more respect and higher pay
2) Parents need to respect teachers
3) The schools that struggle need help, both with tactics and money
4) All students are not the same. This needs to be acknowledged both for students that struggle and students that have it "easy".
5) There has been a focus on students teaching themselves in groups. This is stupid. I experienced that start of this and it really is the blind leading the blind.
6) I believe math is being taught inefficiently. This leads to a lot of people not understanding the importance of students improving fast when they are young and, sadly, not understanding math in general. Now, all students don't need to be good at math - see 4. I could expand on this but this comment is already long. Also, math is "my subject" - there are probably similar feelings for other subjects by other people.
That said, the Swedish school system does a lot of good things. For example I think the pacing of school hours is pretty good. However, there is a current popular idea of not giving students homework because "you wouldn't have to take work with you home from work". That is simply not true for a lot of carriers. There is a good argument for not having homework - some students have difficult home environments. While I feel sympathetic to this I feel it would be better if the school could maybe compensate for this instead of not giving homework.
Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ulmann are quite good at expressing emotions 🤣
Max von sydow springs to mind too 🤣🤣
Hahaha, a Swedish teacher who went to the DDR in the 60s is most likely around 80 years old and is retired since long ago.
I have had colleagues from Germany working in Sweden, they learned our language quite fast. But we aware there are more false friends than when you learnt English.
Sweden and the people here are great in general I am Swedish my self my ex wife is Persian we have a daughter who is Swedish for the most part whit that said in my opinion our political establishment have created a class of them selves and have not been listening to the general opinion regarding the migration politics who should been a bit more restrictive .
It’s hard to connect whit Swedish people I have given that up long time ago and I am Swedish my self but I really don’t get some of them and they don’t get me ha ha .
I don’t like that Swedish companies export weapons around the world , and don’t like the darkness in the winter I don’t have anything against the cold but the dark I could be with out 🤗
Is it possible to find places outside of no go zones in sweden?
Definitely.
Hi, I subscribed to your channel and got the email about the E book, BUT it wouldn't download! Any advice? BTW there are too many negative people in the world, dont let their comments get to you.
Thanks so much for bringing this to my attention! I just realised the location of the PDF download changed but it is now fixed. I have sent you an email with the updated link. I hope it worked :)
American-Swede here. The term "integration" is a complete joke!!! And it's insincere! It's an invasion! Western history and greatness is exactly that... history! Riddle me this... a happy, peaceful, and prosperous lake full of busy brim and guppies decided to dig a channel into their neighbor lake full of wide-mouth bass. Many of the brim and guppies thought it would be nice to share the resources and cultures of the two lakes, and this idea made all those little fishies feel so proud of themselves for being so diverse and open. The other fishies that opposed this idea were labeled, shamed, and dismissed. What do you think happens to the lake full of the happy little brim and guppies?
Its not that Sweden is horrible or completely unsafe, but.. statistics do clearly show that Sweden has the highest (or 2nd highest) amount of people getting killed by gunshots compared to the rest of Europe.
September 2023 saw 11 people killed by gunshots, that one month alone had more fatal shootings than the average European country sees in a year.
Its not a matter about agreeing or not agreeing, its facts and the statistics are available to everyone.
It dosnt mean that people walk around fearing for their lives, but the statistics do paint a picture of a horrible trend in Sweden with murders, crime and gang violence.
Again crime and murder statistics are available to everyone and the numbers comes directly from the Swedish government itself.
It is however important to know that these murders in 80% of cases are among the gangs and dosnt directly affect the average person, but its still a thing that makes some people uneasy and worried.
Non 80 %, 100 % of people shot are inter gang shootings. And the overall murder rate in Sweden is not high compared to other countries in Europe. IKt is higher than the other nordic countries.
Im swidish and im not a person that like to talk or being social
It's time to clear things up.
I am a 59-year-old Swede who was born and raised in Sweden like my ancestors.
I am very sorry to hear the negative things about us Swedes and how we are unpleasant, cold and all the other crap people from other countries say about us. Seriously, it sounds like your negativity that you next expect us Swedes to meet you at the airport with flowers and say a warm welcome to Sweden and here are your new friends.
What you have to learn is that it mostly depends on you whether you will make Swedish friends or not. If you want to make new friends and get to know Swedes, then you should NOT fly or even stay in Stockholm, it is even difficult for us Swedes to get to know and get to know Stockholmers, because they think they are better than everyone else. Then as I said it depends on you, we Swedes read body language and facial expressions. So if you smile you will be greeted by a smile then don't have a body language that shows you are inete want people close to you. Then to make it easier to get to know someone, YOU should start the conversation, then you will get answers and people will open up a little at a time. It is easier to get to know people in smaller cities than Stockholm.
Since this, with these riots and gang violence, which is mostly in the larger cities, it is not innocent people who are affected, but the different gangs who shoot each other for revenge in the gang circle for taking care of the drug sales in different areas. So if you are NOT a criminal or have anything to do with them, then you are safe and move freely.
As for these claims about wealth, it certainly happens BUT it is low compared to other countries.
Then when it comes to work, once again it's all about YOU. Because if you insist on staying in the south of Sweden, yes, you will have a hard time getting a job, BUT if you are prepared to move up to the north of Sweden, you will have a much greater chance of getting a job. Because in northern Sweden there is a lack of labor and it is in northern Sweden that development and the future lie. The day before is crying out for labour, so they have to look abroad because those who live in southern Sweden refuse to move north.
Since this claim that Swedish schools teach children Eastern European propaganda, this is bullshit AND it is actually Russian trolls who, on Putin's orders, spread these lies on social platforms, so that people distance themselves from Sweden and this started to spread when Sweden and Finland applied for membership in NATO . I myself have gone to a Swedish school as I am Swedish, so have my 4 daughters and now my grandchildren go to school. In Sweden, just like our Nordic neighbors, you are very careful that the education you receive in school is correct and they make sure that no propaganda or other lies are spread in schools. Above all, there are many American families who have moved to Sweden for the sake of their children and become Swedish citizens, as the school education is better in Sweden than in the USA, here for those who have become Swedish citizens, school is free even up to university. Those who go to a Swedish school have free food at school, you have free access to school nurses. Then all the American families who have moved here say that they don't have to worry about school shootings because this doesn't happen in Sweden and these Americans said that when the children went to school in America, the parents were worried every day because they knew not if the children at the very school they attended were to have a school shooting. Therefore, these families have had enough of being constantly worried and moved to Sweden. They have also said that the children learn more in Swedish school than they did in America.
And finally the most important advice, DO NOT listen to others about Sweden but find out for yourself, and that you should start talking and people will answer you. IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU...
The real problem are the Muslims, not the pure Swedes like you.
Thank you mam! For sharing very informative content based on actual facts I do agree Sweden is far better than many other countries around the globe 🌎. ❤love it
I agree on much of what you say but not on the comments about Stockholm. If anything it is easier to get friends here since you will always find people with the same interests as you. Here aswell, it is up to you. ;)
To foreigners reading this. In my opinion many smaller cities and towns has alittle bit of big brother complex. This is a common thing all over the world and I am sure most of you can relate in some ways. As an example of this, most Swedes route for our neighbors in sport events but they seldom do for us. Kinda the same thing.
@@MattiasHenriksson-sw7xw It can be seen that you are an 08 and what you claim about how good Stockholm is is bullshit. For most Swedes who don't live in Stockholm, they hate Stockholmers. Then nonsense about it being easy to make friends in Stockholm, I'm social and it's easy to make friends but it doesn't work with Stockholmers as they have their noses in the air.
Also that you are a typical 08 as I have said when you talk crap about smaller orders in Sweden and the Big Brother fluff you come up with, because no one has it.
As I said, you 08s think you are better than everyone else but you are not and you add nothing to Sweden, people are idiots who are hated by the rest of Sweden
så du känner alla som bor i Stockholm? Där alla tror vi är bättre än alla andra? Vuxet inlägg?
I know 2 west European students in their 24th year and 2 years living here, not a single sentence have they pocked up ...not one, tjey are very arrogant in that way, sure we all speak good English but thats to help the forigner gap the bridge, but not to never learn it, that is shamefull. Go to any other country stay for 2 years and not pick even one sentence and say u dont need too..
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Congratulations!! 🥰
@@LivingSwedish thank you
@@LivingSwedish thank you!
Im coming to Sweden soon to be with husband!
I NOW !
Thank you for your support and motivation!
Hi Uli. There is a couple of swedich expressions that is good to think of. First, You will bee treated the same way you treat others. second. Dont judge the dog of the fur. Next. Why arent people thinking ,they always have demands ,when you come here you get a lot of benefits that dont exist in ather countrys . and if a swed emigrate to that country that imigrant come from can we then demand what we will have? no no no. it will not happen.
Can i go to Australia and demand get fri lessons in language or demand that i should be talking swedich on the work? no no no If you cant talk englich you dont get a work permit or anything ells. its your duty as emigrant to adept and here you get help of that too. so try bee humbled . You cant show up your face in other peoples faces and demand "NOW WE WILL BEE FRIENDS" and now we chit chat , how is you digestion nowdays or your glanders.
Im sure you will get the answer "That is fucking not your buissenes get ot of here. Give people time and space you will not bee happyer if some one smiles up to the ears for you, im sure you will wonder whats wrong with you !? Time comes. The sun will rise tomorrow again. Mvh.KJ
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1. Sweden is rated highest in sexual violence in Europe. It may depend on difference in what counts as sexual violence in different countries.
2. It is mainly in the largest cities, but the "shootings" and "bombings" is really bad now.
3. Sweden has without a doubt taken in too many immigrants and in the last 25 years mainly from backwards cultures. We have gone from one of the most homogenous country in the world to a multicultural soup and way too fast. It's not working very good. Integration does not work on people who doesn't want to integrate.
4. Weather is very different, depending on where you are in Sweden.
5. We Swedes tend to not talk/chat if we don't have to. Less talk the further north you are going. It doesn't mean we are rude though, even if it may come out that way. We are not very chatty. Basically we don't even know our neighbours... lol
6. Swedish is a very, very hard language to learn.
As for point 1; lies, damned lies and statistics. Yes, purely going by statistics, we are rated highest in sexual violence in Europe. However, I would like to shed some context on that.
First of, we actively encourage people to report sexual violence, and we try to not shame people for doing so. More people report sexual violence in Sweden for that reason than in a lot of countries, which naturally leads to higher statistics. For example, in countries where you get shamed or blamed for coming forward with sexual violence, there will naturally be much lower number of sexual violence statistically. However, that does not mean that the actual number of sexual violence cases is any lower than it is in Sweden.
Secondly, it depends on how sexual violence or rape is counted for each country. In some countries, like India, a woman can not be raped by her husband, and any case where that happens would not be counted. In Sweden, it is considered rape for a wide variety of reasons, and it does not require a woman to actively say no to be seen as rape. It also does not require violence to be considered rape. In some other countries, it is not counted as rape or sexual violence unless a woman actively says no, or it isn't considered rape or sexual violence unless the man hits her or is violent towards her. The less stringent the rules against rape or sexual violence is, the fewer reported cases of sexual violence a country will have.
Thirdly, in Sweden, repeat offenses of rape (for example, if a woman is continuously raped by her partner in a relationship), each incident will be counted as a separate crime in Sweden. In a lot of countries, this would only be counted as a single crime--regardless of how many times she was raped in her relationship.
Fourth; in Sweden, it is reported as a sexual violence offense as long as the report has been received by the police--regardless if it leads to a conviction. In a lot of countries, only convictions are counted in their statistics.
Is sexual violence a problem in Sweden? Absolutely. Is it any worse than a lot of other countries? Probably not.
@@Demonsteel87 I agree.
1. Well laws in Sweden on what is an "sexual offence" has inflated so much last years that nowadays looking at someone in a way that is not appriciated is under the sexual harrasment laws. If you dont believe my I am happy to share links! The consent law that was highly criticized by "lagrådet" in Sweden was passed anyway by the social democrats and now we even have a weird moment 22 where you should ask about sex (not strange at all of course in its basic form) BUT asking someone who does NOT welcome this type of question is sexual harrasment.
I can go on and on but I think I have presented the most important topics on why the "sexual violence" statistics has sky-rocketed.
i have never heared about teacher educated in DDR, so total new for me , i went in school in the 70 & 80's
i think this is reas BS
Thank you for sharing your experience! It's interesting to hear your perspective.
Nej, det var svenska lärare i DDR. DDR sågs om ett föredöme. Dock måtte Honecker ha varit avundsjuk på de svenska makthavarna som inte behöver något STASI för att hålla folket kuvat. Svenskar saknar civilkurage och kuvar sig själva genom grupptryck.
When I went to high school in Sweden in the early 80s my swedish psychology teacher had had an exchange with DDR universities. He even worked for DDR radio sending in swedish for some time. He was rather leftist. Probably a full-blown communist. But as a person rather nice. You're the one talking BS. Not everyone have the same experiences.
It's not all about the criminal activities connected to migration from MENA-countries. It's about preserving our swedish values and culture. If we become a minority in our own country, Sweden doesnt exist anymore. Only swedes are the natural carriers of our culture!
Embracing diversity while protecting the cultural heritage is the key to a vibrant society.
@@LivingSwedish Yes, but 100 000 a year is horrendous, many of them without education and a plan. To be honest, Sweden was much more prosperous before all the immigrants came to live on our taxes. No country with decent politicians and sain inhabitants would allow this...
@@iamsvea948in the immigration statistics around 50000 p.a. are swedes moving back after studying or working abroad included.The emigration figure is also around 50000 p.a.
@@LivingSwedish yes like embracing native middle age men who doesnt embrace feminism or progressive left politics. I guess that group was left out of the embracing last years...
@@LivingSwedish The Non-Ham Eaters will make you embrace diversity for sure.......
A big red flag is if a commenter includes terms like "MENA" and "multi-culturalism".
The Swedish bikini team seemed to be popular..
The comments you displayed are 80% correct but in say 2050 they will be 100% correct.