#21 Around the World
Being an expat in one country wasn’t enough for Sandy. She’s lived on 5 continents!
Too friendly?
For the first time ever, I read about an expat to Sweden who thinks Swedes are “too friendly!” In our local paper’s letter section, a person identifying themselves as having a foreign background states: Staff at stores, I am not your friend! Quit saying hello to me when I come up to the cash register. …
#17 Tapas are the Greatest Invention
I ask Rosa, from Spain, to fill me in on how people in southern Europe can eat dinner so late and still get up for work in the morning. We also talk about having to wear uniforms in school and about how tapas are the ultimate way to eat a meal.
#13 This Sidewalk IS Big Enough for the Both of Us
Steve, from England, and host of the podcast “The Experience Designers”, tells us how it is to pick up and move a family with older children to a different country, how he embraces the idea of “lagom” and how it ties into the Swedish drinking culture… maybe.
They fought so you can shoot lasers
Looking through some activities to do in the U.S. this summer and I found a WW2 Destroyer that has tours. Or, since people don’t think a giant war destroying battle ship is enough for children – there’s laser tag! I’m pretty sure this is wrong. Or is it just me?
Hot dog vending machine
Though I generally feel that America is ahead of Sweden when it comes to ridiculous items in vending machines, I do have to admit that Sweden wins this round – a hot dog vending machine.
It should be against the law….
The Swedes know he rest of the world would never define this fusion of substances that were never meant to be served together as “cake.
Best “ride” I’ve ever seen at a carnival
Last week was Culture Week in Stockholm. My friends and I found an area with wonderful rides, our favorite being this one, where kids have to fan their parents for 5 full minutes while classical music is playing. Best ride ever! Strangely, my kids didn’t agree.
Be careful what you ask
Our Swedish teacher asked our class of students from all over the world today what we thought was different about Sweden and Swedes. She was bombarded by shouting: “They all drink coffee. All the time! They never stop drinking coffee!” “Everything is white – the walls, the furniture. These people are obsessed with white!” “They’re …