Tagged: culture

#41 Listen or the Babaroga Will Get You

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#41 Listen or the Babaroga Will Get You
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It’s the time of year for Serbian tales of vampires, the Babaroga and Nikola Tesla! Jelena fills us in on...

#39 Fifty Dollars for 2 Boxes of Chex

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#39 Fifty Dollars for 2 Boxes of Chex
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Sarah, from Wisconson, just wants a Target, good BBQ and affordable chocolate chips. Is that really too much to ask?

#38 Cinnamon Buns the Size of Your Head

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#38 Cinnamon Buns the Size of Your Head
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Today we chat with Nicole, from Massachusetts, about the terror of grocery shopping in another language, tricks for not having...

#37 Superstitions and Air Raid Sirens

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#37 Superstitions and Air Raid Sirens
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Pinar, from Turkey, joins us on this week’s episode when we talk about superstitions, air raid sirens and chain restaurants...

Cafe Culture and Neighbors

On this week’s episode of the podcast, Olga, from Ukraine, talks about Ukrainian vs. Swedish cafe culture, getting to know...

#36 Cafe Culture and Neighbors

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#36 Cafe Culture and Neighbors
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Olga, from Ukraine, talks about Ukrainian vs. Swedish cafe culture, getting to know your neighbors through fake traditions, and the...

#27 Season Wrap-up and Summer Tips

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#27 Season Wrap-up and Summer Tips
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Heather and Monica take you through a review of what we’ve learned this season and the people we’ve met. We...

#26 Please Stand on the Right Side of the Escalator

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#26 Please Stand on the Right Side of the Escalator
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Do you know what moose like to eat? Travis, from Australia does! He talks to us about moose farms, ethical...

From Italy to Sweden

On the podcast about expats in Sweden today, we talk to a couple of Italians, mainly about food of course,...

#25 Sometimes All You Need is a Kebab Pizza!

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#25 Sometimes All You Need is a Kebab Pizza!
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Today we chat with a couple of Italians, mainly about food of course, but also about language and some great...

Too friendly?

For the first time ever, I read about an expat to Sweden who thinks Swedes are “too friendly!” In our...

#13 This Sidewalk IS Big Enough for the Both of Us

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#13 This Sidewalk IS Big Enough for the Both of Us
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Steve, from England, and host of the podcast “The Experience Designers”, tells us how it is to pick up and...