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#126 Summer Stories Part Two
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  • #126 Summer Stories Part Two

    #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...

  • #125 Summer Stories Part One

    #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.

  • #124 Attack of the Giant Potato

    #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.

English

Conversation I had on the phone today: Me: Hello, I’m calling about…. Lady: Speak English please. Me: I AM speaking...

If I ran the Olympics

Opening ceremony: Olivia Newton John singing “Physical” Parade of cats wearing flags of the world. Closing ceremony: Man with broom...

Summer in Stockholm

As an American, I am often confused as to why no one thinks to loot the entire city of Stockholm...

Swedish driver’s license

So after 3 attempts at the theory test and 4 attempts at the driving test, I finally got my Swedish...

Coffee

Major panic in the office yesterday.  The man who orders the coffee went on vacation.  NOOOOO!!!!  Our department was completely out of...

Princess Superstar

We have a new princess in Sweden today. Very exciting. Everyone at the office is talking about it. It turns...

Things I learned today

  1. Apple cider vinegar can turn your skin red 2. If you put an egg in your hair and...

Neighbor Wars

I’m convinced the upstairs neighbors put their faces to the floor and cough down to our apartment.  I’m also pretty...

Catch and Release

I’m currently trying to look up a way to get rid of fruit flies in the house so that I...

Slippery course

Today I will be spending 4 hours at a slippery course.  What is a slippery course, you say? It’s a...

New one for me

I’m looking though Singapore Airlines webpage and trying to fill in a form.  I have to say, all the airlines...

Overalls

Listening to Dexy’s Midnight Runners this morning. When is the adult blue-Jean overall coming back into fashion? It was actually...

Crazy hair old men

I was in a meeting today with an old man in a suit. He would have looked very sophisticated except...

Voodoo bathroom

There are only 3 bathrooms at work for our floor of around 60 people so with all of the coffee...

Millineum Grandma

Just checked Amazon’s “Gift Ideas for Grandma” section. They suggest the Millenium book series. I’m not really sure that’s the...

TAKE IT!

One of the cultural differences I noticed when I moved to Sweden is that Swedes will never take the last...

Jeeves

One of the political parties in Stockholm wants to have butlers in the subway.  My idea when I read the...