tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post5546020909398891014..comments2023-11-10T23:55:11.147-06:00Comments on A Swedish American in Sweden: Malmö, Sweden Goes GreenHairy Swedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-81058174482551105092008-09-18T15:58:00.000-05:002008-09-18T15:58:00.000-05:00not bad regions at all reallynot bad regions at all reallyHairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-45479106470139526142008-09-18T02:47:00.000-05:002008-09-18T02:47:00.000-05:00A regional thing, indeed. Wee. :o)A regional thing, indeed. Wee. :o)Isle Dancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755103029114698264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-90757402666444311352008-09-16T02:14:00.000-05:002008-09-16T02:14:00.000-05:00well, its kind of motorcycle gangs wo are fighting...well, its kind of motorcycle gangs wo are fighting down in that area. The Skåne region and a lot in Göteborg.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-43411140243440403412008-09-15T22:58:00.000-05:002008-09-15T22:58:00.000-05:00Gang fights in Malmö? All I can picture are scenes...Gang fights in Malmö? All I can picture are scenes from Grease, except with more scarfs.<BR/><BR/>Very green city though, not sure how Vancouver is on there over say Stockholm though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-35481044996419431552008-09-15T15:34:00.000-05:002008-09-15T15:34:00.000-05:00@slurb - its true its pretty easy to get used to. ...@slurb - its true its pretty easy to get used to. but I must say, aside from not recycling cardboard in colorado, where I lived in Oregon and Colorado did good work with recycling. And we just threw everything into a big bin and then it was sorted for us. So some places in the US have it figured out. But as a whole Sweden wins this one going away I think.<BR/><BR/>@michelle - glad youve been enjoying the blog. and feel free to email me at aswedishamericaninsweden at gmail dot com.<BR/><BR/>that being said, without any sort of familial ties to sweden or some sort of refugee status it is pretty tough to immigrate here. <BR/><BR/>check out migrationsverket (http://www.migrationsverket.se/english.jsp) that is the swedish immigration website for information. the best bet is to get a job or study visa before getting here. that makes it easier. student visas are pretty easy to get but Im not sure how they work if you want to bring the whole family. jobs are harder to get but make it easier to bring the whole family.<BR/><BR/>send me an email and Ill see what else I can answer.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-49651672244933108042008-09-15T14:41:00.000-05:002008-09-15T14:41:00.000-05:00I really appreciate you writing this blog-it has p...I really appreciate you writing this blog-it has provided some useful insight into living in Sweden. My family and I are seriously considering moving to Sweden-we have been researching this for almost a year, but really have found little info helping us pursue this. We have tried to contact the Embassy here in MN, but we were basically told it was next to impossible to immigrate to Sweden. Wondering if you would be willing to offer any advice and insight into how we go about doing this. Let me know the easiest way to contact/communicate with you.michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537800749960846503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-36589785186278743032008-09-15T11:13:00.000-05:002008-09-15T11:13:00.000-05:00to most outside of the us, the recycling rate of a...to most outside of the us, the recycling rate of americans is scary. and to many americans, it's also scary. our inability to perceive our actions with respect to the environment is also shown here: <BR/><BR/>http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/MULTIMEDIA02/80505016 <BR/><BR/>go sweden - show us how to be green! if you could switch easily from your american ways, then we all can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-90336143967624334232008-09-15T10:30:00.000-05:002008-09-15T10:30:00.000-05:00well I can only speak for where I lived in Oregon ...well I can only speak for where I lived in Oregon and Colorado but the actual sorting of everything into various trash cans is rare there. That being said, we do have large recycling bins but we just toss everything into those. The thing is though, in Colorado where I lived at least, cardboard wasnt recycled.<BR/><BR/>It is a bit different. Here though, it seems that everything is really sorted. Its just a bit different really.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-21965848590779069832008-09-14T06:41:00.000-05:002008-09-14T06:41:00.000-05:00We've been "källsorterat" in over 10 years in my h...We've been "källsorterat" in over 10 years in my home. Your post came across as if that the multiple trash can thing is rare in the States. That's weird. It seems as such a basic thing when it comes to trash management, to be careful with where you sort your trash. Just had to say how surprised I got while reading this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com