Bedclothes
Looking for sheets today and I just realized that the Swedish word for sheets/bedding is “sängkläder” or “ clothes for...
#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?
Too friendly?
For the first time ever, I read about an expat to Sweden who thinks Swedes are “too friendly!” In our...
Svart fredag?
For several years now, here in Sweden, I’ve been seeing stores advertise for “Black Friday.” It’s not the chaos of...
Never make a grocery list while tired
I was exhausted Monday and decided to make my grocery list for the next day right before bed. Here is...
Sort by Price: Highest to Lowest
Who chooses this option? I finally got on a site today that just said “sort by price” which was naturally...
Is that a banana in your pants?
A woman asked if she could cut ahead of me at the store because she was in a hurry. No...
Ikea day
I’m going to Ikea today, as every good Swede is required to do at least 4 times a year. I...
Kids activities getting way too expensive
Our son is in a choir. Today we got a letter regarding the choir outfits the children must wear while...
Shopping – Sweden vs. U.S.
An advantage to shopping in Sweden – you can wander around alone in a store all day and not one...
Balsam does not mean Shampoo
Many of us foreigners who move to Sweden like to tell stories of the horrible mistakes we’ve made in the...
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...
Butternut squash
I was at the grocery store this morning when I noticed a new display with butternut squash. After years of...