He's 50% Jewish American though and clearly identifies with that part, so it would be only fair to call him not Swedish at all when his loyalty isn't with the ethnic swedes
@@theknight9292 Not an argument. You tell me why Kinnaman supports the Nation of Islam, raciall nationalists, while being against the Sweden Democrats who isn't even ethnic nationalists? One can only asume he's anti-scandinavian
Lol wtf same thing happend to me, at first I didn't even recognize him, but he greeted me and moved on... I was like who is this guy, do I know him? Then it slapt me that it was him (I'm not the best with facial recognition or celebrity for that matter)
@@meelzebub It's really common to bump into celebrities here. It's not a big country or city and we don't have paparazzi. We usually give celebrities space if we meet them. I used to take the same bus and shop at the same grocery store as a swedish celebrity, and I even worked as an extra in one of his tv-shows, but I never interrupted his day or anything like that. I just minded my own business. I think it's pretty common here to just ignore them actually. 😅
@@kittehkat69 because everyone is so uncomfortable here in sweden it is genuinely sad. In my home country everyone is so social and I kinda get looked at as a weirdo cause I treat people the way I treat others in my home country, so yeah, Sweden is a very introverted country.
he didnt say as far away as possible, also its a difference between being friendly and talking to people than to sit next to them with every other seat on the bus being empty...
when I in Norway I asked people about Finland and they were like they don't really consider Finland as apart of Scandinavia or anything. Its just that extra country that's there. It was so funny.
To be honest, one of the reasons I loved Swedish people that much when I visited Stockholm is that people would randomly start talking to me. They would ask how I was doing, where I was from, how I liked Stockholm etc., it was just, like, keeping each other company while we were waiting for the metro, the boat etc. It was the nicest thing ever!
Land Masses and borders that change over time do not have anything to do with your Lineage or who you are.. That is defined by who your parents are and who there parents were etc.. Nothing to do with nations or cultures or anything else.
Bucket List: go to Sweden, Denmark and Norway and freak people smooth out at bus stops by initiating conversations while engaging in unblinking eye contact.
But if you don't speak swedish without accent you woun't freak them out as much because they are used to other cultures. If a swedish person gets close and starts talking and staring at someone they don't know then it freaks people put.
I adore this "How Nordic Are You?" series. I wish Netflix would do one for each major region that Netflix streams in. So, we can learn about one another's cultures with lots of humor and appreciation for the diversity within cultures.
I just heard his accent for the very first time in The Suicide Squad behind the scenes; he does a perfect Southern-American accent I always thought it was his real voice
Joel is one of my celeb crushes ever since he was so good in The Killing (plot issues but great performances, eh?) One of my fav anecdotes from my sad, not-famous life is the time I tried to chat up my seatmate on a flight to sweden. The guy literally acted as if I had not spoken. Ran into him at a bar a wk later, where he apologized, explained that for swedes, chatting up a stranger is crazy person stuff, and then proceeded to hit on me aggressively the rest of the evening. Alas we could not go home together since we were both staying with friends who wouldn't allow it. Sad!
smelting😂😂😂 that some swinglish. I am Swedish. Smälta in Swedish means to melt😊. Swedes in the countryside talk to each other a lot more than in the cities
Smelting is an english word, but it means something different from melting. Smelting is heating up an object above its melting point in order to liquify it (like you're smelting iron in a furnace), whereas melting means the process during which an object turns from solid to liquid due to reaching its melting point (like snow melting in the sun). It's easy to mix up since Swedish uses the same word for both things
I am an American living in Sweden and as soon as he said he would talk to people at the bus stop, my immediate thought was how unswedish of him! The last person that talked to me at the bus stop, I screamed because it was so unexpected :). But I agree with him, socialize more!
I respect him more for all the non-nordic things he does, such as staring and talking to strangers. My kind of stranger to chat with or a friend to get to know!
@@renk1071 I've watched it.😂..the killing too...oh suicide squad and RoboCop ...Hanna , run all night , the darkest hour ,child 44 and every other thing he's in. I'm waiting for the informer to come out. 🤣🤣🤣
@@cptcap7531 My favorites are Kovacs (Altered Carbon ) and Holder ( The killing). I think he was amazing in those but those are series. Movies 🤔 hm I would say Suicide Squad he played that character very well and probably the informer that I didn't get to see yet.
Aww man... I so agree with you Joel about talking to other people and vise versa. All of my life I've been keeping things inside, not sociable what so ever. About 4 years ago, started giving it my all to start up conversations with strangers and OH MY.... Does that ever freak people out! Sadly, from my experiences only about 1 out of 100 or so people will smile and or converse with me. By the way, I looove your acting! You did a wonderful job in Altered Carbon. You look so different from in The Killing that I had to go search to see if it was really you lol. Hope to see a lot more of you in the near futur! Take care.
I moved to Finland this year. At first I found it pretty weird that people would prefer to stand than sit next to someone in trains and buses but now i think it's just a Nordic thing haha
as a fellow nordic person there a couble of tiny issues, biggest one is the puplic transport thing, in denmark or most of the north it is expected that when you are above the teenage age you stop talking loud, you kinda lets everyone have their private space, and then if a convo do start its mostly about smalltalk and not an actual talk (more about passing silent time than about talking at this point) we have alot of this in the nordic country. beside that when it comes to the looking in the eye's of the ones you talk to is consideret a sign of respect and understanding and a commen frase in denmark is look me in the eye's when iam talking to you (a parent telling a kid to behave)
The empty seat part got me.. When I first arrived Germany, I realized people wouldn't seat beside me, rather they would find an empty seat.. I initially thought it was racism because in Nigeria, ideally one finds the spot he or she likes and sits there. And that spot could be beside a stranger..
I don't usually start conversations unless it's something I feel like talking about relevant to something in that moment. But if someone talks to me I'm down for a conversation no problem.
I didn't know Joel Kinnaman was born in Sweden. The first time I saw him was in The Killing, where he speaks with AAVE. I thought it was pretty convincing.
midsummer in sweden is usually the event that starts people drinking. either by collecting spirits from their parents or by smuggled (europe) spirits or moonshine. it's about gettting pissed.
Swedes are rather friendly and chatty! In fairness though, when I meet any here (Ireland) they’re usually full of beer and not being chatty isn’t really an option! 😄
Try being Nordic in a North-American setting. It's painful. Everybody wants to chit-chat for no reason at all, at bus stops and in line at the fucking supermarket or while buying a cup of coffee, and the conversations are always pathetically superficial. I will never understand it.
Im Canadian, we also are a chatty bunch with strangers, I have never been comfortable with this part of my society, perhaps I have nordic roots some where along the lines
Sitting next to people on the bus when there are empty seats is a violation of our personal space. Protip: If you're going to scandinavia, do not try to talk to people on the street when we don't know you, we hate it.
Starting a conversation like you know someone is seen as strange but swedes are really happy to help turists so asking for directions etc are no problem at all and swedes will happily do their best to help. Most swedes also speak fluid english but if they don't they might be a bit shy.
"I always liked to talk to other people"
*Meter immediately goes down*
lmao so true though...
He's 50% Jewish American though and clearly identifies with that part, so it would be only fair to call him not Swedish at all when his loyalty isn't with the ethnic swedes
Rikard Andersson He’s not Jewish American. His Swedish mother is of Ukrainian Jewish descent.
@@peacefulsocialjustice9270
Then he's not Swedish at all, concidering his father is American.
@@theknight9292 Not an argument. You tell me why Kinnaman supports the Nation of Islam, raciall nationalists, while being against the Sweden Democrats who isn't even ethnic nationalists?
One can only asume he's anti-scandinavian
@@rikardandersson4546 well a lot of Swedish women does the same
I remember when I walked past him in Stockholm that he really stared me right in the eye so I can vouch for that haha
That’s probably because you were starring at him lol
So jealous
Lol wtf same thing happend to me, at first I didn't even recognize him, but he greeted me and moved on...
I was like who is this guy, do I know him? Then it slapt me that it was him (I'm not the best with facial recognition or celebrity for that matter)
How have so many of you just walked right past him? Like was this all in Stockholm?
@@meelzebub It's really common to bump into celebrities here. It's not a big country or city and we don't have paparazzi. We usually give celebrities space if we meet them. I used to take the same bus and shop at the same grocery store as a swedish celebrity, and I even worked as an extra in one of his tv-shows, but I never interrupted his day or anything like that. I just minded my own business. I think it's pretty common here to just ignore them actually. 😅
"I think we should talk more to each other"
*meter drops from 58% to -900%*
so funny..
so nordic people don't like talking to each other?
@Рамис Карама Why does the cold make people less social?
I mean, unless your pants are on fire, why would anyone just randomly talk to you ?
@@kittehkat69 because everyone is so uncomfortable here in sweden it is genuinely sad. In my home country everyone is so social and I kinda get looked at as a weirdo cause I treat people the way I treat others in my home country, so yeah, Sweden is a very introverted country.
1:14 Start conversations at the bus stop, but when the bus arrives, then sit as far away from that person on the bus as possible 0:28.
then get off on the same stop and follow them home
Dude ...AS FAR AS WAY??? LOL
This is accurate
he didnt say as far away as possible, also its a difference between being friendly and talking to people than to sit next to them with every other seat on the bus being empty...
@@anib6103 looking them straight in the eye
Stare at them straight in the eye like sociopath 🤣🤣
He was awesome in Altered Carbon.
it was so good that i'm a bit worried about how season 2 will be...
Amanda Martins ikr they got anthony mackie as kovacs
Amanda Martins No season 2. It was cancelled.
he was so good that they recast his part
@@alb0zfinest nope it was renewed
His Nordic score should've gone up when he said "don't be so Nordic". That's such a Nordic thing to say.
I have a feeling Netflix will only interview swedish, Norwegians, Danes and Icelandic....and say they didn't know Finland exists
no norwegians yet :(,
also, what is a 'Finland'?
when I in Norway I asked people about Finland and they were like they don't really consider Finland as apart of Scandinavia or anything. Its just that extra country that's there. It was so funny.
Finland is not part of Scandinavia. It is part of the nordic countries though. So thats why you got that response :)
There's no Finnish actors in leading roles working on Netflix projecgs lmao, that's why
Kristofer Hivju! (Tormund from Game of thrones) Edit: I forgot that GoT is on HBO...
To be honest, one of the reasons I loved Swedish people that much when I visited Stockholm is that people would randomly start talking to me. They would ask how I was doing, where I was from, how I liked Stockholm etc., it was just, like, keeping each other company while we were waiting for the metro, the boat etc. It was the nicest thing ever!
Wait what? Were they drunk? High? Old people?
Really? Who are these people? Haha😂
Land Masses and borders that change over time do not have anything to do with your Lineage or who you are.. That is defined by who your parents are and who there parents were etc..
Nothing to do with nations or cultures or anything else.
Bucket List: go to Sweden, Denmark and Norway and freak people smooth out at bus stops by initiating conversations while engaging in unblinking eye contact.
They would have you committed! 😂
@@HennabyMaryam unless they are drunk. Then we are pretty talkative on the buses and trams
But if you don't speak swedish without accent you woun't freak them out as much because they are used to other cultures.
If a swedish person gets close and starts talking and staring at someone they don't know then it freaks people put.
You’re welcome
it would work. i lived in my house for 13 years and i know one neighbor only
I adore this "How Nordic Are You?" series. I wish Netflix would do one for each major region that Netflix streams in. So, we can learn about one another's cultures with lots of humor and appreciation for the diversity within cultures.
I just heard his accent for the very first time in The Suicide Squad behind the scenes; he does a perfect Southern-American accent I always thought it was his real voice
was it on youtube?
His father is american.
1:10 Joel's American side strikes in
@@user-yf1to2fx9r common misconception you only shoot them if they're in a gun-free zone
Well he does have a Yank father.
Bruh thats cap. Talking to strangers is more of a Swedish thing than a American thing. Plus Joel is barely even American
Either it's raining or the snow is "Smelting"..... hillarious.... (melting in swedish is "smälter") Swenglish right there for ya.
Joel is one of my celeb crushes ever since he was so good in The Killing (plot issues but great performances, eh?)
One of my fav anecdotes from my sad, not-famous life is the time I tried to chat up my seatmate on a flight to sweden. The guy literally acted as if I had not spoken. Ran into him at a bar a wk later, where he apologized, explained that for swedes, chatting up a stranger is crazy person stuff, and then proceeded to hit on me aggressively the rest of the evening.
Alas we could not go home together since we were both staying with friends who wouldn't allow it. Sad!
Altered Carbon was so damn good, and visually delicious. I want more.
mellow magic they are coming out with the 2nd season but Joel is being replaced by Anthony Mackie :(
@@afnan3981 it's not nearly as good as season one but still alright.
Only damn good when Joel's in it
You can watch The Killing it’s a bomb show plus he is also super hot in it
season 2 was shit
smelting😂😂😂 that some swinglish. I am Swedish. Smälta in Swedish means to melt😊. Swedes in the countryside talk to each other a lot more than in the cities
Smelting is an english word, but it means something different from melting. Smelting is heating up an object above its melting point in order to liquify it (like you're smelting iron in a furnace), whereas melting means the process during which an object turns from solid to liquid due to reaching its melting point (like snow melting in the sun). It's easy to mix up since Swedish uses the same word for both things
@@rymdalkis i still dont understand the difference, snow and iron both have melting points and they both go from solid to liquid?
@@Razeranton Maybe I should've been clearer. Smelting is specific for metallurgy, i.e. heating up ores above the melting point
@@rymdalkis Joel clearly didn't think of the English word "smelting" when saying the Swinglish word "smälting".
Didn’t he say ”when the snow is melting” though
Still looking for "How Slav are you?" @Nyetflix.
I am an American living in Sweden and as soon as he said he would talk to people at the bus stop, my immediate thought was how unswedish of him! The last person that talked to me at the bus stop, I screamed because it was so unexpected :). But I agree with him, socialize more!
I'd probably cry if I spoke to him in public. I think he is incredible
I've met and talked to him, he's a very kind and thoughtful guy!
Hell, he could talk to me, lol. Seriously I'm down for that convoe. Love you Joel and much continuing success to you.
I respect him more for all the non-nordic things he does, such as staring and talking to strangers. My kind of stranger to chat with or a friend to get to know!
"Smelting" loving the swenglish
Please continue this series! Its really great.
My new obsession. Him I mean. He's so cute.
Go watch Altered Carbon. He is in it and is beautiful.
@@renk1071 I've watched it.😂..the killing too...oh suicide squad and RoboCop ...Hanna , run all night , the darkest hour ,child 44 and every other thing he's in. I'm waiting for the informer to come out. 🤣🤣🤣
Hes delicious
Deanith You seem to have seen most of his work, what movie would you say is the best he's been in?
@@cptcap7531 My favorites are Kovacs (Altered Carbon ) and Holder ( The killing). I think he was amazing in those but those are series.
Movies 🤔 hm I would say Suicide Squad he played that character very well and probably the informer that I didn't get to see yet.
More of these please Netflix!!
The snow is smälting
OMG I love this guy! He’s a fantastic actor🖤
He's so right. Talk to each other.
I love this man.
Aww man... I so agree with you Joel about talking to other people and vise versa. All of my life I've been keeping things inside, not sociable what so ever.
About 4 years ago, started giving it my all to start up conversations with strangers and OH MY.... Does that ever freak people out! Sadly, from my experiences only about 1 out of 100 or so people will smile and or converse with me.
By the way, I looove your acting! You did a wonderful job in Altered Carbon.
You look so different from in The Killing that I had to go search to see if it was really you lol.
Hope to see a lot more of you in the near futur! Take care.
The snow is smälting xD
My god I love this guy!
his voice ughhh 😍
I just came from a trip to Sweden (literally today) and finally I can understand what he’s talking about
You should never comeback you fkn commie
@@Andyyyyycoleeee lold
Absolute cancer profile pic
I adore sitting next to people on the bus or train when there is plenty of room. I can feel the discomfort and it makes me happy.
I like the Mads Mikkelson version... This guy was great in Altered Carbon.
I love his personality so much 😊
fair percentage, he is half American so it levels out.
Omfg i love him so MUCH
I love this guy. Great actor. I would like to see him in more meaty roles.
He is so adorable !
I moved to Finland this year. At first I found it pretty weird that people would prefer to stand than sit next to someone in trains and buses but now i think it's just a Nordic thing haha
How I love this man!
Omg smelting 🤣 i love it!
Ugh I love this guy❤
Joel will forever be my no.1 celeb crush
Love him!!!
damn thought I couldnt fall more in love.
Love this guy :D
Awe!! He is a beautiful person!! Brotherly love!!
Love Joel.
Sweet as a Kinnamon roll ♡
Ayy that's pretty good
As a Seattleite, these videos lead me to believe i would feel very at home in the Nordic culture.
Sooo good in Altered Carbon, kinda want a return for season 3 :O
He was really great in The Killing.
I agree talk to one another.....that’s why we are here to learn from each other .
Senapsill is a mustard sauce pickled herring. My favorite too!
I used to try to chat with people at the bus stop in Norway, why not? If they were uncomfortable, that was their signal to loosen up.
Oh I miss him so much since The Killing !
Spring Giddinessify Favorite!
The Fall: 1-900-Linden” lol. Favorite Kinnaman line
Did you ever feel like pillaging an english monastery?
Yes
200% nordic
as a fellow nordic person there a couble of tiny issues, biggest one is the puplic transport thing, in denmark or most of the north it is expected that when you are above the teenage age you stop talking loud, you kinda lets everyone have their private space, and then if a convo do start its mostly about smalltalk and not an actual talk (more about passing silent time than about talking at this point) we have alot of this in the nordic country. beside that when it comes to the looking in the eye's of the ones you talk to is consideret a sign of respect and understanding and a commen frase in denmark is look me in the eye's when iam talking to you (a parent telling a kid to behave)
"I like to talk to people"
*meter goes down"
Lol
ah yes, smelting. Klassik swinglish
The empty seat part got me.. When I first arrived Germany, I realized people wouldn't seat beside me, rather they would find an empty seat.. I initially thought it was racism because in Nigeria, ideally one finds the spot he or she likes and sits there. And that spot could be beside a stranger..
Jajajaja!!! "Dont be so nordic", best line ever xD
I don't usually start conversations unless it's something I feel like talking about relevant to something in that moment. But if someone talks to me I'm down for a conversation no problem.
I thought my mother was the only one who hated ski slopes on the cheese and also called it that
This man is fricken beautiful.
I’m watching The Killing right now. I love watching you in that show.
I didn't know Joel Kinnaman was born in Sweden. The first time I saw him was in The Killing, where he speaks with AAVE. I thought it was pretty convincing.
midsummer in sweden is usually the event that starts people drinking. either by collecting spirits from their parents or by smuggled (europe) spirits or moonshine. it's about gettting pissed.
if i'm seeing the same man ... he had me frightened when he started the kitchen fight in "Safe House".
Oh he is so damn beautiful
Swedes are rather friendly and chatty! In fairness though, when I meet any here (Ireland) they’re usually full of beer and not being chatty isn’t really an option! 😄
”Smällting” 😂😂
this is so good hahaha
He was great in swedish crime series: Johan Falk.👍🌹
This man is gorgeous
Like his voice.
I want altered carbon ❤️ Du var så bra i den!!
I love how his American qualities do the most damage to his Nordic score 🙃
I see what they mean about not talking to strangers in the north, but I also find that a lot of people start small talking to strangers
Please come back to Altered Carbon, you were awesome in that.
His raspy voice is everything.
That is completely awesome
Difficulty talking with people sometimes so I’m surprise that you’re able to do it
He could play a young John Malkovich
Scandinavian languages sound like someone rewinding an audio recording.
God he's cute ❤️
i love this lmfao
man if being anti social in public is a nordic trait i was totally born in the wrong country....
Try being Nordic in a North-American setting. It's painful. Everybody wants to chit-chat for no reason at all, at bus stops and in line at the fucking supermarket or while buying a cup of coffee, and the conversations are always pathetically superficial. I will never understand it.
Im Canadian, we also are a chatty bunch with strangers, I have never been comfortable with this part of my society, perhaps I have nordic roots some where along the lines
They need to get this guy on Marvel
Be back in Altered Carbon 3, please.
I wish i'm a nordic, i love norse culture, i love SKYRIM!
Sitting next to people on the bus when there are empty seats is a violation of our personal space. Protip: If you're going to scandinavia, do not try to talk to people on the street when we don't know you, we hate it.
Speak for yourself. I'm happy to help out any tourist in need!
Starting a conversation like you know someone is seen as strange but swedes are really happy to help turists so asking for directions etc are no problem at all and swedes will happily do their best to help. Most swedes also speak fluid english but if they don't they might be a bit shy.
Very much like him as an actor. Didn't know he was nordic though.
Just finished The Killing. His acting was really good. So good I waa 100% sure he was American!
what's the name of the music?
He was so mad about the cheese