tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post1663777733267652838..comments2023-11-10T23:55:11.147-06:00Comments on A Swedish American in Sweden: Two Years in Stockholm and Memories of the GhettoHairy Swedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-28493755531340536912009-06-22T01:09:13.475-05:002009-06-22T01:09:13.475-05:0026 months is solid. Im getting close to the 25 mon...26 months is solid. Im getting close to the 25 month mark. We'll see how much longer I make it.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-44991862707467013122009-06-18T12:07:37.496-05:002009-06-18T12:07:37.496-05:00i only made it to 26 months (but who was counting?...i only made it to 26 months (but who was counting?), and then i ran like hell. you're very, er... modig. wink wink.Rachael Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949300572022969018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-6003305423831431332009-06-14T10:54:54.607-05:002009-06-14T10:54:54.607-05:00@Mike – stay with it. Eventually some Americans wi...@Mike – stay with it. Eventually some Americans will show up at those bars. Or Canadians. <br /><br />@Shane – it’s not always easy. What with two friends and all. I kid, I kid. Good work on 18 months though.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-91870137186970385202009-06-13T05:26:38.385-05:002009-06-13T05:26:38.385-05:00Congratulations Mike!
In a few days it will be my...Congratulations Mike!<br /><br />In a few days it will be my 18 month anniversary. I still only have two friends...etc etc <br /><br />Nah just kidding, I am enjoying it for the most part!<br /><br />We should have a beer soon!Shanehttp://www.letmetellyouaboutsweden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-36911869442728804382009-06-09T05:13:39.661-05:002009-06-09T05:13:39.661-05:00ballsy ha! you mean extremely brave in Swedes pros...ballsy ha! you mean extremely brave in Swedes prospective. we have a bone to pick later . <br />any way i went to one of those irish bars around Gamlastan and i just found some lovely Australian and Irish people there .give me an exact name and directions where i can meet some North American dude, please!<br />P.S. don't forget i'm utterly price sensitive.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-73341277698525907392009-06-09T01:03:18.180-05:002009-06-09T01:03:18.180-05:00@Travis – I am a big Bruce fan. And actually manag...@Travis – I am a big Bruce fan. And actually managed to get myself into the concert on Sunday. It was glorious. The weather was beautiful and Bruce played Thunder Road. And that’s really all I need.<br /><br />@Mike – oh wow… you’re ballsy. See what I did there? Man, I am hilarious.<br /><br />@Néstor – Thanks! It feels good to have made it.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-80106061919169584302009-06-08T22:54:24.247-05:002009-06-08T22:54:24.247-05:00Congratulations for reaching the two year mark! I ...Congratulations for reaching the two year mark! I know it is hard to move back and I admire you for it:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-10806196703625325092009-06-08T18:02:05.098-05:002009-06-08T18:02:05.098-05:00in my second adventure in wonderland to find a roo...in my second adventure in wonderland to find a room, yesterday i went over to some guy house,after checking the room and some other stuff he threatened me to lose my testicles(his eaxct word was balls,by the way)if i do anything wrong about his daughters, dear God !<br />i said did i look like a rapist.what do u think do i?!<br />what does a guy have to do in Stockholm to get a room and keeps those vital parts! <br />since i'm a little just a little crazy i gonna go for it.(for the room not losing them)!<br />and since i'm a kinda slacker i'm calling you a "responsible citizen"<br />for that voting thing!Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-22691181779525911262009-06-08T16:50:36.176-05:002009-06-08T16:50:36.176-05:00Hairy
I dont know if you are a huge boss fan or no...Hairy<br />I dont know if you are a huge boss fan or not but you should've ponied up for the tickets. The Swedes are crazy for him. Outside of seeing bruce in NJ/NY/PA I would suspect Sweden would be the best atmosphere to see a Bruce show.Travisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-1087905698923863962009-06-08T16:41:03.641-05:002009-06-08T16:41:03.641-05:00@anonymous – I feel like that comment ight there i...@anonymous – I feel like that comment ight there is exactly what is wrong with the Swedish housing system. That there is surprise that someone, after one and a half years, isn’t living in the suburbs anymore. <br /><br />@sapphire – crappy apartments can go both ways. Even nice ones can be crappy if youre getting ripped off.<br /><br />@mike – the housing situation is just a mess here sometimes. But it sounds like you’ve experienced that first hand yourself.<br /><br />I love the comment about the state of calm taking over when you have no money. Being broke does have a way of making certain things much calmer. <br /><br />@julia – well thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.<br /><br />@JErikR – it has its ups and downs. And a lot of times I write about the downs because they tend to be a bit more ridiculous and it gives me a chance to vent. But I will say this. Im really glad I moved here, and sometimes, whims are a hell of a lot of fun. Even if they leave you living in a Swedish ghetto (which I will say is still pretty nice for being a ghetto) and sweating profusely as you try to find out where you are living with half of IKEA in your suitcase.<br /><br />@Robban – it was a bit of ashock to the system. But it was fun. Well now it seems like it was fun. I remember cursing profusely as I wandered around trying to find my way. <br /><br />But youre right, the housing I was in was part of the (in)famous program to build one million housing units. Good times indeed. It just leads to isolated communities that makes integration even more difficult. But at the same time, Stockholm needs housing. So I have no good answer.<br /><br />Except to vote. Which I did.<br /><br />@anonymous – it was just south of Stockholm. We’ll leave it at that and let your imagination run wild.<br /><br />@anonymous – you are absolutely right. Stockholm, from many aspects, might be harder to get into in terms of housing and things like that. But at the same time, it’s a beautiful place.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-64732279465080881442009-06-08T09:56:53.946-05:002009-06-08T09:56:53.946-05:00If you do move to sweden there is alot of other op...If you do move to sweden there is alot of other options than Stockholm. Besides, like anything, its hard being new and if u got no experience, or the language skill, u will end up finding the apartments that noone else wants.<br /><br />Had proberly been pretty cool if there were ways to get help with stuff like that. People translating ads etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-23644352033808299382009-06-07T14:31:44.701-05:002009-06-07T14:31:44.701-05:00Wich "Suburb" was it? Just curious.Wich "Suburb" was it? Just curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-88741769467363408482009-06-07T08:50:58.097-05:002009-06-07T08:50:58.097-05:00Btw, are you voting for the European parliament to...Btw, are you voting for the European parliament today, Hairy?Robbannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-78543980196360393392009-06-07T08:47:51.197-05:002009-06-07T08:47:51.197-05:00Sounds like you had a rough first experience of ad...Sounds like you had a rough first experience of adult life in Sweden. I really sympathize with you because I've been to many suburbs like these and they are not nice. I can only imagine what it's like living in one. Damn Miljonprogrammet. It's the symbol of what's wrong with Sweden's immigration and integration-policies. How will immigrants get integrated when yhey just send them off to these ugly, poor suburbs where the other only people (kind of) they meet are other immigrants. It's terrible.Robbannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-47382558958406411052009-06-07T02:21:51.419-05:002009-06-07T02:21:51.419-05:00Congrats! Once again, you've given me a reall...Congrats! Once again, you've given me a really good taste of what living in Sweden must be like as an adult. Had I not stumbled across your blog, I may have moved to Sweden on a whim trying to experience some of the things you'ved shared. So far, based on what I've read, I'm glad I haven't moved there - yet. But I may still need to. Nevertheless, keep up the great work. I read the posts religiously. Tack sa mycket!JErikRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217801446693109671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-517219110681844552009-06-06T14:22:16.621-05:002009-06-06T14:22:16.621-05:00Aw, this post made my eyes teary, and me laughing....Aw, this post made my eyes teary, and me laughing. I sit here all :')-ish! this was my favorite post, so far.julianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-75841547440043548402009-06-06T12:14:52.732-05:002009-06-06T12:14:52.732-05:00good for ya! just yesterday i went to somewhere ca...good for ya! just yesterday i went to somewhere called märsta to check out a room in an apartment. and i had no idea how the neighborhood gonna look like.<br />the first thing i noticed on the train to märsta was utterly different faces !! i could barely find any swede! <br />by the time i got off the snake. i even got more shock. i felt like if i were in China, i turned around no it was somewhere in africa another turn showed me some different races!so i didn't turn any more just looked down head for the bus station. ...<br />and finally the place , the guy turned out to be from middle east and not friendly and so arrogant. this first thing absolutly was enough beside the room was a kennel.at the very begining he told me that he had just got off the phone speaking with a Swede guy who wants the room. <br />i am gullible but not that much!<br />so i had no reason to say "yes", as an excuse i mentioned the distance to university(which was a fact). but he flipped out and started saying some nonsense like "people wants cheap and in(at) the center". <br />i just didn't find to spoil my state of calmness(which i'm always in, this state hits you when you have no money haha) ... and left that garbage can.<br />i just wasted a beautiful day visiting that bas** it was quite an experience,though. <br /><br />however congratulation on how tough you are.you are(put some stress on are) brave !<br />haha<br />hope to see your new post soon buddyMikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-44790389533767458402009-06-06T11:48:42.466-05:002009-06-06T11:48:42.466-05:00God the glory days of crappy apartments. Wait, mi...God the glory days of crappy apartments. Wait, mine was in the city but only cost 13.000SEK per month (plus tv, gas, and electricity)and was owned by a bitchy girl from Östermalm. Amazing.<br /><br />It's so funny how despite all the craziness, things seem to work out. =)sapphirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993814066080696957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-28321681542438683992009-06-06T11:14:15.649-05:002009-06-06T11:14:15.649-05:00You don't live in the suburbs anymore? And it ...You don't live in the suburbs anymore? And it only took you 1,5 years? Damn, you're lucky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com