During the pandemic, Sweden got many international headlines saying that we had a high mortality rate here. Research and statistics after the pandemic show that we had among the lowest excess mortality in Sweden compared to other European countries. Maybe it's because we mostly accepted the advice from authorities and that included keeping a distance when queuing for public transport or in shops.
We take to the customs of the country we visit. As we wish others to us. But I feel uncomfortable when going abroad with personal space, but feel obliged to accept it when abroad.
Hear hear! There are a lot of youtubers with great content out there that I would follow, if they would just stop yelling. Turning down the volume doesn't help either, because it's still screaming even if I can control the volume.
Totally agree! Unfortunantly many Swedish kids now take after these "cool" American youtubers, giving theit parents a headache in their effort of trying to get them to stop shouting all the time... Very anoying!
Swedish here, lived in japan for 2 years and people being close isn't something that is bothersome if you're ready for it, in sweden you wonder why they stand so close as there's plenty of space, in japan you understand why they stand close so it's okey.
This is definitely true, I'm Swedish as well but lived in India for awhile and when I travelled to India I of course knew what to expect ahead of time so it was not really an issue at all, and even in heavily crowded countries like India, it was still possible to find moments where I could get some time alone or some personal space, even if it wasn't possible all the time.
The most similiar part of the nordic country to Sweden must be Finland, and especially the swedish speaking parts of Finland. Thats due to the fact that Finland was a part of Sweden in over 600 years until 1809 when Sweden lost Finland to Russia.
#7 We love to hate on our neibours but we are very similar and we know it! We stick together in many situations and that often becomes apparant when the it time to vote during the Eurovision Song Contest - who do Swedes vote for?! Often our Danish, Norwegien or Finnish neighbours! We have a long, long history together, Sweden and Denmark used to be at war for several hundred years. Part of Sweden was Danish and Finland was part of Sweden. Norway has been part of both Denmark and Sweden so as you can see our history is intertwined!🇸🇪
Im swedish and in grocery stores people usually stand to close to me in line. It's like some think the line will go quicker if they push forward.. SO the line thing is not always true imo
I know, so annoying, during the pandemic I had 2 ways out of this. 1) If I was alone and the people behind me got too close I'd cough. 2) If I was with company I'd explain to whoever I was with, loud enough so those behind me could hear and stretched out my arms "This is roughly the closest distance we are supposed to be to other people" and spun around, stopping short of actually touching whoever was behind me with my out stretched arms. Looking whoever was behind me for a second before turning my attention to whoever I was with, in the hopes that those behind me would get the hint. Now I am socially awkward as fuck, I don't talk to strangers if I don't have to. Otherwise I'd just turn around and tell them they are too close.
Main issue I have with rounds is that like, Ok I've almost finished my Lager, I think I'll have a Guiness next, and then someone gives me another Lager.
This! When I lived in Ireland I once did the mistake of bying a glass of Baileys as the first drink of the evening. I hadn't thought that one through. I think my Irish friends bought me about 10-11 Baileys that night... I don't drink it any more... 😅
Sweden is different from South to the North. We down in the south has more common with the Danish then the north and Stockholm (Copenhagen considering by many as our capital city) and the people close to Norway and Finland is the same so it’s probably like it is on every border.
11:10 When i was in Istanbul they legit had staff working at the tram stations sometimes pushing the crowd into the tram just to be able to close the doors haha...... felt rather weird as a swede :DDD
11:09 A swedish person is often ok with crowds and intruders of their personal space, as long as it's not happening in sweden, or by other swedes :) When being abroad, swedes may also begin to talk loudly, or brag about their deeds, even without alcohol, if that's appropriate in the country they are visiting. Swedes love to take in and adjust to other cultures. That's actually one of the few things that it's ok to brag about, especially back home.
Went to tokyo, where little space is given. I felt like a dog in the shower, clinging to the walls, waiting for it to get over (but it nerver did). I am from the north of sweden where we actually feel the same visiting stockholm, just a little bit less intense.
Buying rounds is pretty common if it's just you and one more person The thing about sallery is you can work in an office and you all make different negotiated sallery for doing the same job and wokring together. You don't want to open that can of worms
you should check out Floorball games between Sweden and Finland, one specific Swedish player trash talked Finland as a country after winning and every time he has the ball vs Finland the entire crowd BOO´s him out none stop, hilarious
I really thought this was the host of allt för Sverige at first, really similar voice and accent and the show has vids like this. As for the most similar country, I'd say it depends on the area. Skåne is like Denmark (not just the accent but love to drink and eat weird food, kinda racist etc). The north and to a lesser extent the Stockholm area is a bit like Finland, reserved and love Sauna. Like to drink, but quietly. Gothenburg is goofy like Norway
#9 talking about salary is not a uncommon thing, its one of the first things i ask when i meet an rival company personal that has the same job on another firm. It´s good to way to raise your own salary, I know roughly what why best friend makes and what my mom dad brother and my partner makes,
I agree with everything he said. When abroad I feel most Swedes try to adapt to the culture and habits of the country they're in, unlike many Americans. I do feel there are many similarities between Swedes and the British. We have a wicked sense of humour, love our alcohol and respect a que to name a few.
Im a brit and I’ve lived in Sweden for the last 20 years. Thank heavens I don’t need to buy rounds any more. Hated it in the UK. Never been a big drinker and detested the fact that I was always expected to buy 5 pints for the 2 that I was going to drink.
Cutting in line is a no no until its time to get on a bus. The orderly que may exist until the last moment when the bus pulls up. Then its a total free for all.
Also when it comes to salleries every thing is negosieted by the union so even if we have no idea what everybody else makes, we trust that the union makes sure our salleries are fair. 🇸🇪
Worst thing I can remember is going by bus or train in China. So crowded that it´s mental. In a train going down to Hongkong there were actually a person under the seats.
Most similar to sweden is probably dependant from where you are in Sweden, but I would say Norweigians are the closest, it is like how a swede would be if we got lots of oil-money so we didn't have to worry about anything anymore.
Its ofcourse an exageration, but in a funny way! Its rather how we think about our self? I do meat people frome the "british islands" at least every month.. and there is kinda an recognition that we share the same climate.. at least in southern sweden where I live!
As he points out in the beginning; we don't show disapproval that clearly either, so it can be hard to catch on to the unwritten laws of behaviour here. We even have a saying about being furious on the inside but not showing it: "knyta näven i fickan." literary meaning "to clench your fist in your pocket".
We buy rounds in my friend group, but I always find myself thinking like that. "Oh, he bought. So im buying in the next 5 rounds but I might be going in 4 rounds. I cant do that, I guess im here for 5 rounds"
I think it is nice when people are comfortable and happy with themselfs and able to handle true compliments. It is not necessarily boasting. Jante keeps people down, why is that? It is belittleling people not allowing them to be who they are. But offcourse heavy boasting is difficult for us Swedes. Americans tend be to boast too much for our taste...
When i am going outside of Sweden i of course have to accpet that the country i go to will be different. I am ok with that, but it is awkward when loud people stand in my personal space asking about personal things i usually don't share with strangers. So i might be more quiet but i try to be respectful. As for the que, that is the most true thing about Sweden. There is nothing that make us more angry then somone trying to bypass it. Then again if i am in a store and i have a shopping cart full of stuff and the guy behind me have one thing i mostly will say it is ok you can go ahead. So it is not that we are totally obnoxious but more, let me decide and you have a larger chance to by pass.
Really funny to hear your reactions to this! By the way, I made a follow-up video with more things not to do in Sweden. In case you get bored some time, I'd love to hear your thoughts on that one too :D
I don't know, I feel that most things on this list is extremely exaggerated, which probably is intentional. I have some comments, though. It's true that I would never buy a round of beers for people sporadically, but I think it's fairly common to do it if you ask before you buy if they want to take turns. While there are differences, I think that Swedes, Norwegians and Danes are quite similar. Especially Swedes and Norwegians. I mean, we are called the Brotherfolk. We even, for the most part, understand each others languages without issue. Danish is another matter, but by and large, I think we're fairly similar as well. The point about religion is completely true, though, thank god (see what I did there?). I remember when I started upper secondary school (a long time ago). I grew up in the countryside where the schools only went up to ninth grade, so I had to go to a bigger town for education above that. And it turned out that there was a kid in my class there who was religious. I was completely stumped, because up to that point I had never met anyone below like 80 years old who was religious for real, and very few of them as well. I didn't know how to handle it. I clearly remember our first conversation. I asked him why he had a necklace with a cross. He said that he was a christian. And my brilliant reply to that was: "Oh... But I guess we still can be friends." LOL
There is always that guy that buys a shot tray for everyone and half of the person doesn't want to take the shots and someone else has to take two and so on... Everyone will answer their salary if you ask it. I think it's more on CEO levels
1# When it is friends you know we buy rounds but only to strangers when we are pissdrunk! And you never know if someone you don’t know might drug your drink. (Happened to me a couple of times! 😂)
There is actually one more thing that can cause anger and that is if you mess with the Swedish fika. For example, take the anger that arose when people bake the princess cake wrong. Don't mess with our fika
It's precisely the same in London. Stay on the left, and you'll either build a silent queue behind you, or hear a faint "a-hm" (in rare cases even an "excuse me") which will cause you to quickly detract to the right side.
Funny thing is, that in Sweden information on someone's income is available on the Internet. In Denmark it'd be considered a crime, if some public office revealed information like that. Dane here.
Mert, you asked what a swede would feel coming to another country where you cannot have personal space. I don't need to travel to a country as China or Malaysia, Stockholm is good (?) enough. I always get real nervous bouncing between hectic, frustrated people in the that particular city 🤯
Yep, and they are always angry and in a hurry. Running for the tube when the next one is due in 3 minutes? Why? And often it's quicker to just walk instead of taking the tube anyway... 🤷♀️
Norway and Sweden is most same I think personally, we had an talk the other day me and my friends that what country would we "flee" too if we did go in to war and did not want to stay defending our ass politicians and we concluded. Well Finland we going toward the problem maybe (Russia attack) and our languages are so different so we could not communicate more then english. Denmark is just no way because well you know Danish people speak no matter what language with a potato in their mouth.:P Norway on the other hand we can communicate both English and in our native language, both can work together somewhat and we can understand each other pretty well. Then they got great economy, the weather is similar, and a lot of other things we felt was a good fit for us swedes =D
Most similar to Sweden? Actually - Belgium. Aside from their obsession with disregarding English and always insisting on either Dutch or French (depending on which of the two warring parts of the country they happen to relate to). As a Swedish person who's been living in London for the past 20+ years, I prefer the Swedish distance but I'm entirely fine with travelling on the tiny (compared to the underground trains in Stockholm) underground trains in London. Nobody talks to anybody there anyway. I just keep my headphones on, full noise cancellation mode on, which is a necessity considering the noise can sometimes reach 110 dB, and listen to podcasts. Or nothing at all, just enjoying the silence. Speaking of which, British people pride themselves about their queue culture. They've obviously never been to Sweden (or perhaps they learnt it from us).
Comparing Sweden to Norway is the biggest insult a Swede can ever receive. You might as well shit in our morning coffee and that's a better compliment than being mentioned with Norway. Just kidding, it's a well-known inside joke about sibling hatred. Sweden has "Norgeberättelser" that make fun of Norwegians, while Norway has similar jokes about Sweden. *How does a Norwegian guarantee that no one looks in through the keyhole when he is sitting on the toilet? Leaving the door open - because then no one can look in through the keyhole!* Check out Pewdiepie's video 'Why I left Sweden' video and you can see it yourself!
Or possibly prefered but not always a practical distance. I often see queues like this when outside but not inside stores where we have to crowd together...
#10 Alcohol at bars and restaurants are very expencive and we feel obligated to buy you a round, everyone a round or at least play you back and that might not have been in our budget.🇸🇪
I would be happy talking to a person 5 meters away... The closer a person gets, the more anxiety I get. To be fair though, I suffer more from social phobia than most swedes lol.
All this does not correspond to what you should not do in Sweden, but to what applies in Stockholm. This about how to stand on an escalator only applies in Stockholm, not up in Norrbotten. Since this not to start talking to a Swede you don't know, is a typical Stockholm thing. Up here in my city Kiruna, you can certainly start small talk with someone you don't know if you're standing in line. Since this keeping distance is also more than a Stockholm thing, we don't do that up in Kiruna. Then when it comes to friendliness, the higher up in Sweden you go, the nicer people are, counting from Stockholm and the same from Stockholm and southwards. Stockholamre are the most unpleasant people in Sweden Gothenburg is much better, so if you are thinking of going to Sweden. So choose Gothenburg instead of Stockholm and you will have a better and more pleasant experience.
Every time I see a video like this one I start wondering if I might have been adopted… so many of these things don’t describe me. This is fun and yes there is some truth to it. But remember that people are different. (Yes even swedes)
I agree with all points on the list. Pretty darn spot on! However the left side of the escalator thing is a Stockholm thing. I have live in all the biggest cities and few small ones in Sweden and in my experince it is only Stockholm that adhere to this like it was a religion (or have people running in the escalators for that matter). Perhaps it would be different if more cities in Sweden had subways. But ofc if someone is trying to get past you, even in an escalator, do not be an ass and hold them up; move to the side and let them through! You do not know why they are in a hurry. Basic curtesy. I also want to point out that the law of the Jante has two sides. Both that you your self shall try to blend in. But the flipside is that you shall never accept that someone thinks that ther are your better (as in more value as a human). So do not be an boasting bufun nor accept wannabe tyrants. Both are equally important. Cutting in line is a "tyrant move" 😉
The salary thing is not true. Speaking about your salary is good for keeping pay levels somewhat equal. The company doesn’t want people to discuss it beythey don’t want you to know that someone else doing the same job as you earn more.
I don't think tha'ts true at all aout staying silent of how much you make. Maybe my parents generation don't talk that much about it but all my friends are very open about it. (I was born 1995)
#9 We are not religious but we have the Lutheren sence of it really bad to brag or seem like you are better Thank others. To stand out in any way, so when it comes to money (like showing off by buying alcohol at a bar) makes us uncomfertable. The american way of celebrating your own successes by applauding youself make our devils on our shoulders mumble about making a fuss and braging. So sadly we are bad at celebrate our small successes in life and focus more on what we have NOT succeded at or achieved. 🇸🇪🇸🇪
Nordic Covid joke: 6-feet distancing rule? Do I really have to be that close?
Funny because it is true!
🤣🤣🤣🤣 so true
It is perfectly fine to talk to people in a queue when you know you have something in common like when you queue to a concert or similar.
During the pandemic, Sweden got many international headlines saying that we had a high mortality rate here.
Research and statistics after the pandemic show that we had among the lowest excess mortality in Sweden compared to other European countries.
Maybe it's because we mostly accepted the advice from authorities and that included keeping a distance when queuing for public transport or in shops.
We take to the customs of the country we visit. As we wish others to us.
But I feel uncomfortable when going abroad with personal space, but feel obliged to accept it when abroad.
Agree with most of them. Cutting in line is fracking not expected 😅 Love your reactions. Hugs from Sweden.
I think #4 is quite interesting, I always ALWAYS question why american youtubers/streamers etc are always screaming at the camera :)
Hear hear! There are a lot of youtubers with great content out there that I would follow, if they would just stop yelling. Turning down the volume doesn't help either, because it's still screaming even if I can control the volume.
I totally agree, why the screaming?
Totally agree! Unfortunantly many Swedish kids now take after these "cool" American youtubers, giving theit parents a headache in their effort of trying to get them to stop shouting all the time... Very anoying!
Swedish here, lived in japan for 2 years and people being close isn't something that is bothersome if you're ready for it, in sweden you wonder why they stand so close as there's plenty of space, in japan you understand why they stand close so it's okey.
This is definitely true, I'm Swedish as well but lived in India for awhile and when I travelled to India I of course knew what to expect ahead of time so it was not really an issue at all, and even in heavily crowded countries like India, it was still possible to find moments where I could get some time alone or some personal space, even if it wasn't possible all the time.
The most similiar part of the nordic country to Sweden must be Finland, and especially the swedish speaking parts of Finland. Thats due to the fact that Finland was a part of Sweden in over 600 years until 1809 when Sweden lost Finland to Russia.
Yep but most Swedes will probably answer Norway because they don't like the stereotypes of Finland, violent knife wielding & depressed people
Same goes for Norweigans to be fair.
#7 We love to hate on our neibours but we are very similar and we know it! We stick together in many situations and that often becomes apparant when the it time to vote during the Eurovision Song Contest - who do Swedes vote for?! Often our Danish, Norwegien or Finnish neighbours! We have a long, long history together, Sweden and Denmark used to be at war for several hundred years. Part of Sweden was Danish and Finland was part of Sweden. Norway has been part of both Denmark and Sweden so as you can see our history is intertwined!🇸🇪
Thanks! I agree, we are very similar. We love to pick on each others, but if anyone else do it, we’ll defend you. Love from Norway 🇳🇴
@@MonicaMaria2175like siblings 😄
@@MonicaMaria2175 Exacly! Like siblings!
Im swedish and in grocery stores people usually stand to close to me in line. It's like some think the line will go quicker if they push forward.. SO the line thing is not always true imo
I know, so annoying, during the pandemic I had 2 ways out of this.
1) If I was alone and the people behind me got too close I'd cough.
2) If I was with company I'd explain to whoever I was with, loud enough so those behind me could hear and stretched out my arms "This is roughly the closest distance we are supposed to be to other people" and spun around, stopping short of actually touching whoever was behind me with my out stretched arms. Looking whoever was behind me for a second before turning my attention to whoever I was with, in the hopes that those behind me would get the hint.
Now I am socially awkward as fuck, I don't talk to strangers if I don't have to. Otherwise I'd just turn around and tell them they are too close.
Main issue I have with rounds is that like, Ok I've almost finished my Lager, I think I'll have a Guiness next, and then someone gives me another Lager.
This! When I lived in Ireland I once did the mistake of bying a glass of Baileys as the first drink of the evening. I hadn't thought that one through. I think my Irish friends bought me about 10-11 Baileys that night... I don't drink it any more... 😅
Sweden is different from South to the North. We down in the south has more common with the Danish then the north and Stockholm (Copenhagen considering by many as our capital city) and the people close to Norway and Finland is the same so it’s probably like it is on every border.
11:10 When i was in Istanbul they legit had staff working at the tram stations sometimes pushing the crowd into the tram just to be able to close the doors haha...... felt rather weird as a swede :DDD
11:09 A swedish person is often ok with crowds and intruders of their personal space, as long as it's not happening in sweden, or by other swedes :) When being abroad, swedes may also begin to talk loudly, or brag about their deeds, even without alcohol, if that's appropriate in the country they are visiting. Swedes love to take in and adjust to other cultures. That's actually one of the few things that it's ok to brag about, especially back home.
Norway is defenitely the closest to Sweden in most ways
Norway and/or Finland.
Went to tokyo, where little space is given. I felt like a dog in the shower, clinging to the walls, waiting for it to get over (but it nerver did). I am from the north of sweden where we actually feel the same visiting stockholm, just a little bit less intense.
Buying rounds is pretty common if it's just you and one more person
The thing about sallery is you can work in an office and you all make different negotiated sallery for doing the same job and wokring together. You don't want to open that can of worms
you should check out Floorball games between Sweden and Finland, one specific Swedish player trash talked Finland as a country after winning and every time he has the ball vs Finland the entire crowd BOO´s him out none stop, hilarious
I hated it when going in a store in malaysia and the shop assistant follows you everywhere in the shop like 10 cm behind you. I Was going crazy 😅
I really thought this was the host of allt för Sverige at first, really similar voice and accent and the show has vids like this. As for the most similar country, I'd say it depends on the area. Skåne is like Denmark (not just the accent but love to drink and eat weird food, kinda racist etc). The north and to a lesser extent the Stockholm area is a bit like Finland, reserved and love Sauna. Like to drink, but quietly. Gothenburg is goofy like Norway
#9 talking about salary is not a uncommon thing, its one of the first things i ask when i meet an rival company personal that has the same job on another firm. It´s good to way to raise your own salary, I know roughly what why best friend makes and what my mom dad brother and my partner makes,
me and my friends always buy beer rounds, i actually never went partying with people who doesnt.
Yup, cutting in line is def my no 1..😂
I agree with everything he said. When abroad I feel most Swedes try to adapt to the culture and habits of the country they're in, unlike many Americans. I do feel there are many similarities between Swedes and the British. We have a wicked sense of humour, love our alcohol and respect a que to name a few.
Im a brit and I’ve lived in Sweden for the last 20 years. Thank heavens I don’t need to buy rounds any more. Hated it in the UK. Never been a big drinker and detested the fact that I was always expected to buy 5 pints for the 2 that I was going to drink.
YES!! Cutting in line is the worst
Cutting in line is a no no until its time to get on a bus. The orderly que may exist until the last moment when the bus pulls up. Then its a total free for all.
It's not bad. Worse you can do is cut in line. I agree.
Swedes like to go and have a beer because it's good and relaxing and rarely plans to drink more in order to be affected or drunk.
Thank you M;ert!
I would say Finland is the closest in similarity. History ... Great channel btw 🙂
Also when it comes to salleries every thing is negosieted by the union so even if we have no idea what everybody else makes, we trust that the union makes sure our salleries are fair. 🇸🇪
Worst thing I can remember is going by bus or train in China. So crowded that it´s mental. In a train going down to Hongkong there were actually a person under the seats.
Most similar to sweden is probably dependant from where you are in Sweden, but I would say Norweigians are the closest, it is like how a swede would be if we got lots of oil-money so we didn't have to worry about anything anymore.
Its ofcourse an exageration, but in a funny way! Its rather how we think about our self?
I do meat people frome the "british islands" at least every month.. and there is kinda an recognition that we share the same climate.. at least in southern sweden where I live!
Don't get on the bus/train/tram before the people already on it have been allowed to exit first.
As he points out in the beginning; we don't show disapproval that clearly either, so it can be hard to catch on to the unwritten laws of behaviour here.
We even have a saying about being furious on the inside but not showing it: "knyta näven i fickan." literary meaning "to clench your fist in your pocket".
We buy rounds in my friend group, but I always find myself thinking like that.
"Oh, he bought. So im buying in the next 5 rounds but I might be going in 4 rounds. I cant do that, I guess im here for 5 rounds"
I think it is nice when people are comfortable and happy with themselfs and able to handle true compliments. It is not necessarily boasting. Jante keeps people down, why is that? It is belittleling people not allowing them to be who they are. But offcourse heavy boasting is difficult for us Swedes. Americans tend be to boast too much for our taste...
Very true about not buying rounds😂
I'm Swedish and can only speak for myself, the ones I think we're closest to are Finland. but it stands for me only..
Absolutely not. They believe they invented the sauna. I won't budge on that one.
Norway would be the most similar to the part of Sweden I'm in. Even the dialect spoken here are more similar to Norwegian than Swedish.
When i am going outside of Sweden i of course have to accpet that the country i go to will be different. I am ok with that, but it is awkward when loud people stand in my personal space asking about personal things i usually don't share with strangers. So i might be more quiet but i try to be respectful.
As for the que, that is the most true thing about Sweden. There is nothing that make us more angry then somone trying to bypass it. Then again if i am in a store and i have a shopping cart full of stuff and the guy behind me have one thing i mostly will say it is ok you can go ahead. So it is not that we are totally obnoxious but more, let me decide and you have a larger chance to by pass.
We're most like Norway for sure.. They are like our little brothers and sisters..
Really funny to hear your reactions to this! By the way, I made a follow-up video with more things not to do in Sweden. In case you get bored some time, I'd love to hear your thoughts on that one too :D
Gillar det du gav med Grotesco, rekommenderar MDE lol
I think you should watch IIHF Finland vs Sweden hockey final from 2019.
Totally agree with all of it 🇸🇪
I don't know, I feel that most things on this list is extremely exaggerated, which probably is intentional. I have some comments, though.
It's true that I would never buy a round of beers for people sporadically, but I think it's fairly common to do it if you ask before you buy if they want to take turns.
While there are differences, I think that Swedes, Norwegians and Danes are quite similar. Especially Swedes and Norwegians. I mean, we are called the Brotherfolk. We even, for the most part, understand each others languages without issue. Danish is another matter, but by and large, I think we're fairly similar as well.
The point about religion is completely true, though, thank god (see what I did there?). I remember when I started upper secondary school (a long time ago). I grew up in the countryside where the schools only went up to ninth grade, so I had to go to a bigger town for education above that. And it turned out that there was a kid in my class there who was religious. I was completely stumped, because up to that point I had never met anyone below like 80 years old who was religious for real, and very few of them as well. I didn't know how to handle it. I clearly remember our first conversation. I asked him why he had a necklace with a cross. He said that he was a christian. And my brilliant reply to that was: "Oh... But I guess we still can be friends." LOL
This was a good video! ❤❤❤
There is always that guy that buys a shot tray for everyone and half of the person doesn't want to take the shots and someone else has to take two and so on...
Everyone will answer their salary if you ask it. I think it's more on CEO levels
If everybody buys a round... I don't agree with the salary thing, but I was a union rep.
1# When it is friends you know we buy rounds but only to strangers when we are pissdrunk! And you never know if someone you don’t know might drug your drink. (Happened to me a couple of times! 😂)
The only thing I can agree with is the nr 1, cut in line, but the rest is mostly his own opinion, not a Swedish trade...
Slava Ukraine from Sweden
Hey! I recognized Kristianstad. :) That was surprising.
There is actually one more thing that can cause anger and that is if you mess with the Swedish fika. For example, take the anger that arose when people bake the princess cake wrong. Don't mess with our fika
The escalator thing is just in Stockholm, in my own experience.
It's precisely the same in London. Stay on the left, and you'll either build a silent queue behind you, or hear a faint "a-hm" (in rare cases even an "excuse me") which will cause you to quickly detract to the right side.
Funny thing is, that in Sweden information on someone's income is available on the Internet. In Denmark it'd be considered a crime, if some public office revealed information like that. Dane here.
Here in sweden, almost any information about you is on either the internet of an anonymous phone call away. For both good and bad.
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@@gargamelgamingotherstuff6727 whats good about that??
Northern Sweden is more like Finland, and southern is more like Norway I'd say.
I discuss pay with colleagues sometimes.. no secret i take to the grave... What i earn as repairman is what it is.... Im Native swe
Mert, you asked what a swede would feel coming to another country where you cannot have personal space. I don't need to travel to a country as China or Malaysia, Stockholm is good (?) enough. I always get real nervous bouncing between hectic, frustrated people in the that particular city 🤯
Yep, and they are always angry and in a hurry. Running for the tube when the next one is due in 3 minutes? Why? And often it's quicker to just walk instead of taking the tube anyway... 🤷♀️
Norway and Sweden is most same I think personally, we had an talk the other day me and my friends that what country would we "flee" too if we did go in to war and did not want to stay defending our ass politicians and we concluded.
Well Finland we going toward the problem maybe (Russia attack) and our languages are so different so we could not communicate more then english.
Denmark is just no way because well you know Danish people speak no matter what language with a potato in their mouth.:P
Norway on the other hand we can communicate both English and in our native language, both can work together somewhat and we can understand each other pretty well. Then they got great economy, the weather is similar, and a lot of other things we felt was a good fit for us swedes =D
Most similar to Sweden? Actually - Belgium. Aside from their obsession with disregarding English and always insisting on either Dutch or French (depending on which of the two warring parts of the country they happen to relate to).
As a Swedish person who's been living in London for the past 20+ years, I prefer the Swedish distance but I'm entirely fine with travelling on the tiny (compared to the underground trains in Stockholm) underground trains in London. Nobody talks to anybody there anyway. I just keep my headphones on, full noise cancellation mode on, which is a necessity considering the noise can sometimes reach 110 dB, and listen to podcasts. Or nothing at all, just enjoying the silence.
Speaking of which, British people pride themselves about their queue culture. They've obviously never been to Sweden (or perhaps they learnt it from us).
My friends and I always buy rounds. No different to in the UK.
Comparing Sweden to Norway is the biggest insult a Swede can ever receive. You might as well shit in our morning coffee and that's a better compliment than being mentioned with Norway.
Just kidding, it's a well-known inside joke about sibling hatred. Sweden has "Norgeberättelser" that make fun of Norwegians, while Norway has similar jokes about Sweden. *How does a Norwegian guarantee that no one looks in through the keyhole when he is sitting on the toilet? Leaving the door open - because then no one can look in through the keyhole!* Check out Pewdiepie's video 'Why I left Sweden' video and you can see it yourself!
I think queuing in Sweden is very similar to in Britain. The exaggerated distance between people is in this video just this, exaggerated.
Or possibly prefered but not always a practical distance. I often see queues like this when outside but not inside stores where we have to crowd together...
#10 Alcohol at bars and restaurants are very expencive and we feel obligated to buy you a round, everyone a round or at least play you back and that might not have been in our budget.🇸🇪
#1 så sant 😂 true
So how do we proceed
I would be happy talking to a person 5 meters away... The closer a person gets, the more anxiety I get. To be fair though, I suffer more from social phobia than most swedes lol.
All this does not correspond to what you should not do in Sweden, but to what applies in Stockholm. This about how to stand on an escalator only applies in Stockholm, not up in Norrbotten. Since this not to start talking to a Swede you don't know, is a typical Stockholm thing. Up here in my city Kiruna, you can certainly start small talk with someone you don't know if you're standing in line. Since this keeping distance is also more than a Stockholm thing, we don't do that up in Kiruna.
Then when it comes to friendliness, the higher up in Sweden you go, the nicer people are, counting from Stockholm and the same from Stockholm and southwards.
Stockholamre are the most unpleasant people in Sweden
Gothenburg is much better, so if you are thinking of going to Sweden. So choose Gothenburg instead of Stockholm and you will have a better and more pleasant experience.
Every time I see a video like this one I start wondering if I might have been adopted… so many of these things don’t describe me.
This is fun and yes there is some truth to it. But remember that people are different. (Yes even swedes)
Crazy Swedes standing so close to each other!
I agree with all points on the list. Pretty darn spot on!
However the left side of the escalator thing is a Stockholm thing. I have live in all the biggest cities and few small ones in Sweden and in my experince it is only Stockholm that adhere to this like it was a religion (or have people running in the escalators for that matter). Perhaps it would be different if more cities in Sweden had subways. But ofc if someone is trying to get past you, even in an escalator, do not be an ass and hold them up; move to the side and let them through! You do not know why they are in a hurry. Basic curtesy.
I also want to point out that the law of the Jante has two sides. Both that you your self shall try to blend in. But the flipside is that you shall never accept that someone thinks that ther are your better (as in more value as a human). So do not be an boasting bufun nor accept wannabe tyrants. Both are equally important. Cutting in line is a "tyrant move" 😉
The salary thing is not true. Speaking about your salary is good for keeping pay levels somewhat equal. The company doesn’t want people to discuss it beythey don’t want you to know that someone else doing the same job as you earn more.
(I wrote this comment before watching the whole video obviously…😅)
Much applied to other Swedes , immigrants, then Swedes accept anything and call it enriching
Yeah, dont cut in line. You'll end up at the bottom of the baltic sea.
Everything is basically true😂
I don't think tha'ts true at all aout staying silent of how much you make. Maybe my parents generation don't talk that much about it but all my friends are very open about it. (I was born 1995)
I agree, but if someone I just met or dont know that well started asking questions about my salary, I would find it very uncomfortable.
For me as a swede "Jante" has more been about braging....
#9 We are not religious but we have the Lutheren sence of it really bad to brag or seem like you are better Thank others. To stand out in any way, so when it comes to money (like showing off by buying alcohol at a bar) makes us uncomfertable. The american way of celebrating your own successes by applauding youself make our devils on our shoulders mumble about making a fuss and braging. So sadly we are bad at celebrate our small successes in life and focus more on what we have NOT succeded at or achieved. 🇸🇪🇸🇪
dam i thouth i was swedish, i just to talk with stranger :S
I talk to random people i dont know all the time... Waiting is boring... But dont cut the line..... Hate that
Yeah cutting in line is the worst
ebout? Mean about? Leek his perseneliti, mean Like his personality? Can you just talk like...english before hacking on other coutries?