Tag: holidays
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#112 Meatballs for Every Occasion
Ameury from France wants to know why the same food is served for every Swedish holiday.
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Trying once again to explain Halloween to Swedes
Listen to the latest bonus episode of our expat podcast as we make our yearly attempt to explain Halloween and Day of the Dead to the country of Sweden. Available […]
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Gifts for enemies
It’s the giving season! I’ve picked out this special gift for a number of people on my enemies Christmas list! Bus driver who didn’t stop for my son and I […]
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Horrible Vintage Christmas cards pt.2
Happy Friday! Did you know this Sunday is the first of Advent? Well here’s a horrible vintage Christmas card to mark the occasion!
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Back to the grind
Today most Swedes go back to work from the holidays. The subways and buses will be full of bleary-eyed people chugging coffee and wondering where all those mornings in bed […]
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Candy coma
I’ve been away from the computer for a few days. I blame it on candy coma. The holidays were just a 2 week candy binge. It’s actually not over yet. […]
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Slogans
I noticed that most countries (at least in Europe) have some sort of slogan. At the airport, I saw, “I Need Spain” and “I Feel Slovenia.” This got my husband […]
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Meeting
Am I the only one taking my vitamin D up here in Sweden? Everyone seems quite depressed lately. Today was the first day back at work from the holidays. They […]
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The in-between days
The days between Christmas and New Year are what we call the “in-between” days. “Are you working the in-between days?” “Yes, because I don’t want to take vacation days.” The […]