Thanksgiving
There is no Thanksgiving in Sweden. I sincerely didn’t hope you read this title thinking that there was. However….. For...
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#126 Summer Stories Part Two
Jul 10, 2023 • 21:11
We’re talking to some of our guests from this past spring. We hear a bit about exploring the viking island...
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#125 Summer Stories Part One
Jun 26, 2023 • 14:14
In this special summer edition, we find out how former guests Adam from Australia, Matteo from Argentina and Diana from Latvia spend their summers, both in Sweden and around the world.
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#124 Attack of the Giant Potato
Jun 12, 2023 • 20:05
Today we chat with Ben, who works in comedy, about living in part-time in Linköping, voiceover work, and making a film about all the big things in the small towns across Sweden.
Just an observation
A lady today had a piece of Wasa bread. I thought it was an iPhone. Time to get new glasses.
Kids’ reactions to Stockholm vs. Gothenburg
Took a trip this past weekend to Gothenburg. Comments from my children: 5-year old I want to go back to...
Balsam does not mean Shampoo
Many of us foreigners who move to Sweden like to tell stories of the horrible mistakes we’ve made in the...
McDonald’s in Stockholm
What is the fascination with McDonald’s for children? Growing up in the states, I always assumed it was because they...
Time Traveling on a Friday morning
I called a number this morning while I was on the bus and left this message for a friend: “Hello,...
Plan B
My co-worker received a phone call last week from a customer who could not get the product she wanted because...
Differences in dining between Sweden and the U.S.
Tips for travelers going either way. Sweden: Going to dinner takes 3 hours. I didn’t believe it either, but it’s...
Caviar?
It’s funny to me, as a Texan, that Swedish children eat caviar in squeeze tubes. Caviar was always an expensive...
Advantages to grocery shopping in Sweden
In the months of November through April, I don’t have to rush home with the ice cream.
You can’t win
The temperature is right at freezing and rainy. I put my youngest son in warm socks and a hat and...
Halloween
This is a message for the Swedes – HALLOWEEN IS OCTOBER 31 ! IT IS ONLY ONE DAY AND IT...
Cell phone conversations in public
I found myself embellishing my cell phone conversation yesterday for the entertainment of my fellow subway passengers. My husband and...
Bad omen or very tired bird?
A strange thing happened to us this weekend. We left our apartment building and came back an hour later to...
Halloween costumes
Next week is fall break here in Stockholm – much like spring break, but in the fall…. yeah, you get...
UN day
Yesterday was UN day in Sweden. This is a day when we are supposed to celebrate different cultures and countries....
Winter Vomit Disease!
I got this email today at work: “Winter vomiting disease will soon be here, most active between November and April.”...
German restaurant
Went to a German restaurant this past weekend with some friends. Is it possible to go to a German restaurant...
Party in Aisle 3
This past weekend I went to a book-release party in the book department of a department store. This has to...
A tip..
… Just a short entry for Friday. I had to put out coffee and sugar at work for for visiting...