tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post3490727816907667889..comments2023-11-10T23:55:11.147-06:00Comments on A Swedish American in Sweden: 18 Bottles of Wine on the WallHairy Swedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-14366353375941204782010-07-10T11:19:52.536-05:002010-07-10T11:19:52.536-05:00@terander - some wine called cornas that was suppo...@terander - some wine called cornas that was supposed to be really good for storing for about 15-20 years.<br /><br />@anonymous - I will say in defense of Ann-Katrin, wine is a good option when buying alcohol in Sweden. its actually competitively priced compared to other countries. everything else? ridiculously expensive.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-47230910336648057882010-07-01T04:36:21.042-05:002010-07-01T04:36:21.042-05:00Ann-Katrin you are absolutely WRONG! Sweden has a...Ann-Katrin you are absolutely WRONG! Sweden has a crap selection of alcohol and buying it is such a nightmare. How many states have you been to in the US because it sounds like you've only been to Utah. AND it's so overpriced in Sweden as well. Sounds like you haven't traveled at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-87109654376601816012010-06-22T14:25:45.522-05:002010-06-22T14:25:45.522-05:00Ok, I just want to know what wine it was that you ...Ok, I just want to know what wine it was that you just HAD to get them as a gift... Come on, "sharing is caring" :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-37827472471329399752010-06-21T02:28:09.053-05:002010-06-21T02:28:09.053-05:00@Mazui – I thought so, but it seems that if they h...@Mazui – I thought so, but it seems that if they have the product somewhere else in the country they only do the internal transfers.<br /><br />@Juni – bor as in bore the g as in ya so boreya but cut the a off a little short.<br /><br />@Mazui – oooh, also good. <br /><br />@Juni – seriously, that was good work.<br /><br />@Mrs. Clapper – thanks!<br /><br />@Anonymous – that seems like a great way for a company to start getting listed in the Swedish liquor store. Just set up a marketing fund designed to buy the products and have them ordered in stores throughout Sweden. <br /><br />@Juni – looks like there are responses further down since I am horribly slow in responding to these.<br /><br />@Mazui – perfect for a marketing budget. Good work on the Canadian wines too.<br /><br />@Todd – well, I did possess them. They have now been gifted away.<br /><br />@The Urban – that’s what I hear, I was at a wedding so missed the game. But I have to say this, because it always bothers me when people get fired up about one single call costing someone a game. Having played a lot of sports, and having watched even more, one single call does not a game make. There tend to be so many opportunities to win a game that one blown call should never decide it. But like I said, I missed the game so I cant speak to this game specifically.<br /><br />I have been watching some of the World Cup though. And still nothing. In fact, when I see nonsense like the move by the Ivory Coast last night in the closing minutes of the game when Kaká got red carded because a guy pretended to be elbowed in the face, I once again lose all respect for soccer.<br /><br />@Juni – it is ridiculously expensive… although wine is probably the best deal you can get in the country.<br /><br />@Ann-Katrin – yeah, wine is just about the only alcohol in Sweden that is competitive price wise. <br /><br />And accessibility is relative. Accessible in that they have a good selection, not accessible in that they close at 3 in the afternoon on a Saturday.<br /><br />But I was quite pleased that they were so willing to send them internally, although I would have liked to have seen some sort of central ordering service but the ID thing does make sense.<br /><br />@Stefan – its true, there are some nut jobs especially depending on where you are. That’s the beauty of the US though, its so big you can find nut jobs you don’t agree with, nut jobs you do agree with, and everything in between.<br /><br />Enjoy the US, and good work on the blog!Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-50780527685280019482010-06-21T00:33:52.287-05:002010-06-21T00:33:52.287-05:00And i am A Swede in America right now...
Check my...And i am A Swede in America right now...<br /><br />Check my blog if you like! I was reading your own thoughts and words and i found them really funny.<br /><br />I guess i havent been here to long to make a real judgement how the american people are, but i have some opinions though:<br /><br />Open and Crazy :) lol...<br /><br />I never met so many "nutcases" in my entire life, and i wonder where they are produced and why the density of them are so high here. It seems a lot of people do agree.<br /><br />And i guess we are all nutty and crazy in some ways even the weird shy Swedes. ;)<br /><br /><br />I will continue read... :)<br /><br />/StefanStefanhttp://oneadventure.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-30160086593746512162010-06-21T00:22:42.672-05:002010-06-21T00:22:42.672-05:00There are few places with a better selection than ...There are few places with a better selection than Sweden, alcohol is far more easily accessable than in many US states (California not being one of them, there it's relatively easy easpecially if you want Californian wines). And the prices are also lower in Sweden as long as you stick with wines - although vodka etc is more expensive - the more alcohol, the higher the tax. So I hope you know which state to go to ;-) <br />A bottle of wine in a tourist trap restaurant is of course a different thing, though. Tourist traps are expensive all over the world but especially in monopoly countries...<br />And Systembolagets ordering service is excellent, by the way, but yes, you have to go to the shop in the nearby so they can check your ID - same reason hotels in US often don't have minibars with alcohol, I assume... :-)<br />anyhow, good it eventually worked out :-)Ms Spiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12257252986498155541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-43839377443852542032010-06-19T02:07:51.189-05:002010-06-19T02:07:51.189-05:00@ Todd, yes but when I'm in Sweden next month ...@ Todd, yes but when I'm in Sweden next month I won't :) I don't think I"ll be bringing any wine in my suitcase, although maybe I should for gifts. I've heard alcohol is expensive in Sweden, though I can't imagine it being more expensive then here.Junihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805113153144942301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-63483611543258550672010-06-18T11:09:57.704-05:002010-06-18T11:09:57.704-05:00WOW! You guys just got ROBBED in the World Cup. Am...WOW! You guys just got ROBBED in the World Cup. Amazing turnaround in the second half. That goal shouldn't have been disallowed.<br /><br />Anyway, I hope you watched the game. I thought it was fantastic. If you thought this was boring, well, then all hope is lost that you will learn to appreciate the beautiful game...the urban achieverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526278746010014144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-10121064180951847432010-06-18T05:49:04.342-05:002010-06-18T05:49:04.342-05:00The point is you possess them now :)The point is you possess them now :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-43737680782257454972010-06-18T02:05:41.449-05:002010-06-18T02:05:41.449-05:00Since they are a monopoly they are obliged to get ...Since they are a monopoly they are obliged to get anything you want. But you have to buy to minimum quantity the producer sells, and you have to pay freight and of course taxes on top of it all.<br /><br />They don't have any canadian wines at the moment, according to the website.Mazuinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-86044202016198283972010-06-17T17:30:12.952-05:002010-06-17T17:30:12.952-05:00@anonymous can you get BC ( Canadian) wine there? ...@anonymous can you get BC ( Canadian) wine there? just curious :)Junihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805113153144942301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-45768966413013896452010-06-17T17:05:16.092-05:002010-06-17T17:05:16.092-05:00well you can pretty much get any wine you want
bu...well you can pretty much get any wine you want <br />but you have to order it at a store and they will fix it to you if its in sweden otherwise they can import it for you. but they will need some weaks notice beforeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-21665023792078345192010-06-17T13:23:34.670-05:002010-06-17T13:23:34.670-05:00ÄLSKAR din blogg.ÄLSKAR din blogg.Mrs Clapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02236586197064247734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-24230939844505126202010-06-17T10:57:01.439-05:002010-06-17T10:57:01.439-05:00@ Mazui Thanks! That's awesome.@ Mazui Thanks! That's awesome.Junihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805113153144942301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-56753719839562326442010-06-17T04:34:48.065-05:002010-06-17T04:34:48.065-05:00Hm, maybe american accent works even better.
Try ...Hm, maybe american accent works even better.<br /><br />Try it here:<br /><br />http://www2.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php<br /><br />Choose "Mike, US English" as the voice.Mazuinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-10666902369183326382010-06-17T04:30:27.088-05:002010-06-17T04:30:27.088-05:00"Hell sing bory", with a British accent ..."Hell sing bory", with a British accent and you're very close. :)Mazuinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-30799635168298045262010-06-17T03:15:32.750-05:002010-06-17T03:15:32.750-05:00ok, nothing to do with wine, but any advice on how...ok, nothing to do with wine, but any advice on how to say Helsingborg correctly?<br />I can't seem to say the 'borg' properly. Just thought, speaking both languages, you might have a suggestion. It keeps coming out 'boring' hahah.Junihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11805113153144942301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-49791438105513945852010-06-16T14:29:13.783-05:002010-06-16T14:29:13.783-05:00Couldn't you have called your local store and ...Couldn't you have called your local store and asked them to order a bottle for you?Mazuinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-23424350508273659752010-06-16T13:06:56.090-05:002010-06-16T13:06:56.090-05:00damn you and yoru insightful proofreading.
good ...damn you and yoru insightful proofreading. <br /><br />good work, Ive got it fixed now!Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-20196931125221406152010-06-16T13:02:28.728-05:002010-06-16T13:02:28.728-05:00sorry to be "that person" but I think yo...sorry to be "that person" but I think you meant Sweden has a population of 9 million an is a little larger than California, not Stockholm. that made me go huh?!! for a second there. :) Cheeers!CecileQPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212584947421366690noreply@blogger.com