tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post4509052325177011151..comments2023-11-10T23:55:11.147-06:00Comments on A Swedish American in Sweden: Entertaining Canadians in StockholmHairy Swedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-66527698371282637542010-02-22T13:02:17.721-06:002010-02-22T13:02:17.721-06:00@Tod - now lets just hope this Sweden experience m...@Tod - now lets just hope this Sweden experience makes us awesome.<br /><br />@anonymous - absolutely. I did a semester there and had a blast.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-69064613999472796162010-02-21T23:13:54.579-06:002010-02-21T23:13:54.579-06:00Hey, I'm a Canadian university student. You me...Hey, I'm a Canadian university student. You mentioned before that you went to university in Sweden for a while I believe. I was thinking of doing an exchange with Uppsala University. Good idea? Yes or no? Are they nice to international students at all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-55866215772849231322010-02-21T16:57:04.777-06:002010-02-21T16:57:04.777-06:00Very trueVery trueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-39094897858587935822010-02-21T14:07:36.268-06:002010-02-21T14:07:36.268-06:00@anonymous – isn’t Molson teamed up with coors now...@anonymous – isn’t Molson teamed up with coors now?<br /><br />@Juni – a mixture. One man, two women. And that’s the thing that I have noticed, there are ways to group everyone together, but there are exceptions to all of those stereotypes.<br /><br />@Merlin – I may or may not have been the hairy talkative guy. I will neither confirm nor deny. I’m sneaky like that. Much like the Mossad.<br /><br />@Lost – do it. Not get arrested. But take pictures. <br /><br />@Kevin – oooh I like the theory. And trust me, the Canadians are around. <br /><br />@Sthlm – the Stockholm brats make me surprisingly happy. Mostly because I am laughing at them. And I like to laugh.<br /><br />@An American – I contend that the Swedes who are willing to go abroad, are a bit different than those who don’t. Nearly all of my Swedish friends are ones that have traveled extensively. <br /><br />I also contend that the co-ed bathrooms are not common in Sweden. But maybe I just have tunnel vision on my urinals and don’t notice any sort of shared bathroom. Ill be on the lookout when I head back to the US next time though.<br /><br />And that was Anja Pärson. She managed to get bronze the net day. Which, because I am so slow in responding to these, is old news now.<br /><br />@Nile – and you already answered her. Good work.<br /><br />@An American Girl – and I am just typing for the hell of it at this point.<br /><br />@anonymous – everyone is so very helpful. Good work again.<br /><br />@Kevin – Olof has a glorious beard.<br /><br />@anonymous – I say just stick with the English. They all speak English anyway.<br /><br />@Timad – ahh, I hope our lax defender checks that term out before using it.<br /><br />@SwedishJenn – always good to get some follow-up commentary. And some positive comments. But knowing how you feel, the bad stuff tends to make for the funny stuff.<br /><br />@Tod – experiences eventually work their way into the person we are.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-61465642539115013292010-02-20T14:35:14.817-06:002010-02-20T14:35:14.817-06:00Great ending. The life is the best teacher itself....Great ending. The life is the best teacher itself. i'm happy to see someone with some sort of same concerns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-12105946611262466552010-02-19T16:20:22.743-06:002010-02-19T16:20:22.743-06:00Ok, now feeling a little bad that I'm being pe...Ok, now feeling a little bad that I'm being perceived as putting down my hosts all the time. So here's a positive comment about my home country to balance out the "negative".<br /><br />Swedes seem to be GREAT parents. Mommies and Daddies bundle up the babes and take them out all the time. They play in the snow with their children, bike with them, take them on vacations, dress them in P.O.P and generally just make the time for Job #1. This is a very family-centric country and that's one thing I love about Sweden and the Swedish people. <br /><br />Look at poor Elin, as an example of a Swede living in America. Say what you will about her husband but those kids seem to have a wonderful, doting mother. A (stereo)typical Swedish Mom. <br /><br />So there :-) and sincerely.SwedishJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143674711124849448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-15465385580909765272010-02-19T15:46:53.182-06:002010-02-19T15:46:53.182-06:00I was just telling hubby about this post and figur...I was just telling hubby about this post and figured I should check back in after my uh...commentary? <br />@Robban: I agree with you wholeheartedly. Perception is key isn't it? A Canadian's definition of "Friendly" will or may come across as "Pushy" to a Swede whereas a Swede's definition of "Friendly" might not come across at all to a "Canadian". Again, speaking in generalizations here. I've admitted before that I need to tone it down where my uhmm "personality" is concerned in order to attract friends here. Been experimenting. A few fails so far :-( but here's to hoping. <br /><br />@Anon: I'm just as free to bitch as you are. This and other blogs like it (though this is so great) aim to help us all better understand the culture we currently find ourselves calling our own. I get just as much flack as a Canadian, especially with the fact that we're a pretty chubby nation, like our neighbours to the south. Oh and have you visited peopleofwalmart.com? Though American-based, not too far off. So I can laugh at myself just the same. <br /><br />@Juni: I never noticed that! Too funny.<br /><br />@Everyone: Cheering my heart out for Swedes this year, except in hockey of course :-)SwedishJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143674711124849448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-89699497165397178782010-02-19T10:50:45.509-06:002010-02-19T10:50:45.509-06:00Just say: Hej, haru lust att knulla?
It's ver...Just say: Hej, haru lust att knulla?<br /><br />It's very easy to pronouce.Timadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-38719809337476128312010-02-18T17:01:33.142-06:002010-02-18T17:01:33.142-06:00NEED HELP!!!! Wanna ask this swedish girl out on s...NEED HELP!!!! Wanna ask this swedish girl out on swedish.... need help with pronouceing it!!! HELP!!! <br /><br />Lax_defender17@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-91920970913803591082010-02-18T16:39:30.357-06:002010-02-18T16:39:30.357-06:00@Sthlm,
well of course there are more types and I...@Sthlm,<br /><br />well of course there are more types and I agree with your stereotypes. I guess maybe deep down we foreigners are still expecting to meet those Gigantic Viking like descendants who kick ass ala Olof Mellberg ;)<br /><br />but like I say. It's all good. I have a gf and she's Danish/Swedish so I rather find Swedish men to be cool guys. Once it takes them to continue a conversation. I'm wishing you guys luck in the Winter Olympics but lets all pray for our Canadian brothers out there :P May they come out on top, well not over us Americans :DKevin Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-85784999829442950712010-02-18T16:25:05.066-06:002010-02-18T16:25:05.066-06:00She won bronze in slalom todayShe won bronze in slalom todayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-87879160469775749512010-02-18T13:08:21.476-06:002010-02-18T13:08:21.476-06:00Thanks Nile, glad to hear she is ok!Thanks Nile, glad to hear she is ok!An American Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-90874881875782414292010-02-18T12:03:14.208-06:002010-02-18T12:03:14.208-06:00Her name is Anja Person, she's alright :)Her name is Anja Person, she's alright :)Nilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-39244443827599050402010-02-18T11:56:24.315-06:002010-02-18T11:56:24.315-06:00Oh, I also wanted to ask. Last night in the Olymp...Oh, I also wanted to ask. Last night in the Olympics, in the women's downhill skiing, there was a Swede who had a really bad fall. I can't remember her name, but she was one of the last to go and before she the fall she was on track to win silver. I have not seen anything reported about her in the US press since the fall. Is she ok? She got up afterwards, but it looked like a really bad spill. Just concerned...An American Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-17786232239522544372010-02-18T11:50:10.044-06:002010-02-18T11:50:10.044-06:00I keep hearing about the shy Swedish male, but my ...I keep hearing about the shy Swedish male, but my Swede is just the opposite. When we met, he was the one who approached me. He pursued me in the beginning as well, and he actually had to do quite a bit of work. (I resisted because I knew he was in the US temporarily and was going back to Sweden.) He has been reasonably assertive throughout the relationship, and really not all that different from the American men I have dated. I have also found him to be very straightforward and not at all into game playing, moreso than the typical American male, I would say. (Not that I have heard that Swedes are into gameplaying in relationships - I haven't - I'm just saying.) So what's up with that? Have I found the one Swedish male that is the exception to all the rules? Or is this what Swedish men are like in dating once you take away the cultural barriers? Oh, and for the record, he is from Stockholm and does not have orange skin, slicked back hair, or very tight jeans. So maybe other Swedes would consider him a freak. :o)<br /><br />And Hairy, co-ed bathrooms are becoming more common in the US, too. Off the top of my head, I can think of several bars in my area that have them. More of that "you've been gone from the US for too long" thing.An American Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-69421724345270073712010-02-18T10:43:55.154-06:002010-02-18T10:43:55.154-06:00Kevin Johnson:
Looking at it that way I can unders...Kevin Johnson:<br />Looking at it that way I can understand what you mean. But the hot women are normality for us so there's really no reason to go overboard. :)<br /><br />Which type of guy you can relate to will of course depend on where you come from. As I'm born and raised in and around Stockholm I probably have different eyes than you but I see a lot outside of the "Stureplan brat" that you describe.<br /><br />I'm a little surprised that all the Stockholm knockers have missed out on the worst kind of people though. The "small town people" (small town = not Stockholm in Sweden) who thinks they're following the trends and go 'round looking like a douched up version of a Stockholm brat 5 years ago. :) Have a google at "Partille Johnny" for example.<br /><br />Anyways, stereotyping is human nature. But sometimes I think it gets a bit on the negative side here when it comes to us Swedish men.Sthlmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-74518665658653391102010-02-18T10:10:44.699-06:002010-02-18T10:10:44.699-06:00Now as an American I find the thoughts or generali...Now as an American I find the thoughts or generalizations to be kinda funny. Like I said I never met a Canadian nor been to Canada but someday maybe. In Stockholm I met tons of Brits and even a few Aussies and a New Zealander and even a few Americans but never a Canadian. That sucks. Where are you guys?Kevin Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-9498502481334060352010-02-18T10:09:18.455-06:002010-02-18T10:09:18.455-06:00@Sthlm, Maybe it's cause a foreign male might ...@Sthlm, Maybe it's cause a foreign male might say to himself "Swedish women are soooo HOT" and yet he can't find any Swedish guy to actually enjoy himself in the vicinity of a Swedish woman.<br /><br />All I know is from my experience that guys outside Stockholm were very normal, relateable types whereas the Stockholm guys were "fashionista types, gelled hair, tight tight pants and a sorta arrogant feel" <br /><br />But it's all good.Kevin Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-91082844161679210502010-02-18T05:38:05.368-06:002010-02-18T05:38:05.368-06:00@ HAIRY:
I will So prove you wrong. next time I&...@ HAIRY:<br /><br /><br />I will So prove you wrong. next time I'm in a co-ed bathroom I'm gonna take pictures of the door.<br /><br />and hopefully, I wont get arrested.Gamma-rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149803854567501954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-23464479616578029862010-02-18T05:20:34.191-06:002010-02-18T05:20:34.191-06:00I recently met a Chinese guy who recently arrived ...I recently met a Chinese guy who recently arrived in Stockholm, and who told me that he thought that all Swedish men were very hairy and talked a lot. I immediately asked if they were drunk, and wondered "even when they are drunk they become normal, not talkative" And that the women were very "unruly" which made me wonder about some of the Swedish women whom I know who are the most ostentatiously quite ladies I have met in my life. Made me think about this blog somehow! Certainly made me promise to myself that I will not give in to the temptation of forming Stereotypes within days of visiting a new countryMerlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373549268388520052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-6557930802005384962010-02-18T00:43:39.060-06:002010-02-18T00:43:39.060-06:00Hey Hairy
I'm really curious were your Canadia...Hey Hairy<br />I'm really curious were your Canadian friends male or female? I've met a couple of men from Sweden and they don't fit all these stereotypes I keep hearing about Swedish men. Canadians are all different, just like I'm sure Swedes are and yet there may still be some similarities that are threaded through, like the more common use of 'eh?' here in Canada. Still, even that is not used by everyone all the time.<br /><br />@swedishjen<br />The funny thing about that ad you posted is that it was written by an American Advertising Company.Junihttp://dreaminginswedish.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-35862940933455140162010-02-17T21:48:30.124-06:002010-02-17T21:48:30.124-06:00Molson Beer eh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvtP...Molson Beer eh<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvtPuWtmNPMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-27122057205511062762010-02-17T16:24:50.424-06:002010-02-17T16:24:50.424-06:00@Linus – seriously, the bathrooms comment shocked ...@Linus – seriously, the bathrooms comment shocked me.<br /><br />@Lost – Im stan by my statement, they just aren’t that common. I mean, I walk around in a daze a lot, but I tend to know when Im in a mens bathroom. The urinals tend to be a dead giveaway. <br /><br />But now Im starting to question myself…<br /><br />@anonymous (Jess) – the situation really does make a difference, and I think that’s what became so obvious to me in this case. Even after years of being here, certain things have been colored by very small samples of experiences.<br /><br />@ anonymous – absolutely, and obviously it is easy to group people within stereotypes, but in the end, everyone really is an individual. No matter how hard I try to generalize.<br /><br />@Lost – maybe its something that grows on you. An acquired taste if you will. Kind of like blodpudding.<br /><br />@Kevin – see and that’s why Im starting to question myself. The pilsners.<br /><br />@Sthlm – I don’t know that its to women, but just in general. Alcohol induced doesn’t count.<br /><br />@A3000 – excellent points, and they didn’t try any fil, but we did get some storstarks in them and even a raggmunk for dinner.<br /><br />@SwedishJenn – that chubby native guy was pretty glorious. I think his chubbiness made him even better.<br /><br />@anonymous – Stockholm is special.<br /><br />@anonymous – fair enough.<br /><br />@SwedishJenn – agreed.<br /><br />@Robban – oooh, I like it. Its that disconnect between the north American culture and the Swedish that causes the problems and perceived unfriendliness. Eh indeed.<br /><br />@anonymous – cant we all just get along?Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-38026910012417410622010-02-17T15:24:48.640-06:002010-02-17T15:24:48.640-06:00Yeah honestly I'm getting a bit tired of Swedi...Yeah honestly I'm getting a bit tired of SwedishJenn's constant bitching about us Swedes. Take a look in the mirror.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-44998440937433762442010-02-17T13:44:07.282-06:002010-02-17T13:44:07.282-06:00Eh?Eh?Robbannoreply@blogger.com