Tag: English

#108 Is There a Blue One?

Grace, from Manchester, tells us about her first Midsommar experience and being repeatedly overrun by bicycles.
August 23, 2021Blog, Uncategorized

How I try new foods

When you can't speak the language correctly, you never know what you might get.
May 10, 2021Blog, Uncategorized

Fun with language pt. 132

Reading Swedish the wrong way sometimes means seals can be spooky.
#62 Isle of Man

Laura, from the Isle of Man, talks about music, Viking roots, and all the restaurants we should visit when things get back to normal.
April 2, 2020Uncategorized

Vegetables are Green Things

On episode 59 of the podcast…. Zayna, from California, enjoys the literal translations of Swedish words, like grönsaker, gives us some tips on Västerås and discusses the differences between college […]
#56 A Patrick for Saint Patricks Day

Patrick was born in Detroit to Irish parents and has been in Sweden 3 years. We talk about Detroit, Swedish dog rules and of course St. Patrick’s Day!
#55 Insects are Not Allowed as Food in Sweden

Patrick was born in Zimbabwe, raised in South Africa and now lives in Sweden. He really appreciates being here even though there are no penguins on the beach. We also […]
November 22, 2019Uncategorized

#44 Turn at the Robot

On this week’s expat podcast episode, Samantha, from South Africa, runs Stockholm Girl Gone International, an online group for expat tips and meetups. We talk language mistakes, getting out of […]
#44 Turn at the Robot

Samantha, from South Africa, runs Girl Gone International, an online group for expat tips and meetups. We talk language mistakes, getting out of your shell and of course, food!
#22 The Stockholm Writers Festival

Catherine, the organizer of the Stockholm Writers Festival, talks to us about the upcoming festival, Valborg and Eurovision (yes, it’s soon!)
#6 Lucia Day has Major Health and Safety Issues

Rachel, from the UK, discusses her hatred of saffron buns and Lucia, why you can’t name your kid Lucifer here, and lots of talk about stabbing!
December 26, 2017Uncategorized

Boxing day

It is only this year that I learned what “Boxing day” means. Most Americans have heard this term and I guarantee that the majority of us just picture a boxing […]
June 25, 2015Uncategorized

More language mistakes

Why do Swedes have to make the word “to hear” (höra) and “whore” (hora) so similar? This is really bad when I’m writing about something that happened. “You should hear […]
May 7, 2014Uncategorized

Å

In Swedish, sometimes just one letter can mean a whole word. “i” means “in” “Ö” means island “Å” can mean river, so I was wondering if it meant anything else. […]
November 4, 2013Uncategorized

Fill in the blank

I’ve realized that speaking a second language (not very well) is often like playing a fill-in-the-blank game. I was talking to my husband last week when he tried to tell […]
March 16, 2013Uncategorized

English vs. Italian

I’ve been looking through the job bank at opportunities for one of my Italian friends looking for a new job. I noticed that when I look for an English speaking […]
October 1, 2012Uncategorized

Disturbing

Yesterday my 5-year old son said, “Mamma, when you are killed I will be old.” Mistake in English or warning?
August 23, 2012Uncategorized

English

Conversation I had on the phone today: Me: Hello, I’m calling about…. Lady: Speak English please. Me: I AM speaking English. I’m calling about…. Lady: Please can you speak English? […]
February 6, 2010Uncategorized

Thank’s God

While I was looking up restaurants today on the main restaurant site for Stockholm, I found some information on Thank’s God It’s Friday – better known to you and I […]
December 9, 2009Uncategorized

Watch your language

I am usually very careful about the expressions I use around people who don’t have English as a first language, but I slipped up earlier this week. A woman was […]